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Adel Benatmane
President’s Award
Adel Benatmane received the 2023-2024 President’s Award at AORN Expo 2024. Adel is presented the award by Elizabeth Pincus, President of AORN, 2023-2024.
Renae Battié, MN, RN, CNOR, FAAN
Jerry G. Peers Distinguished Service Award
Renae Battié MN, RN, CNOR, FAAN received the Jerry G. Peers Distinguished Service Award at AORN Expo 2024.
Individual Awards
Dr. Josh Wymer, DNP, MSPM, MA, RN, CNOR, CSSM(E), FACHE, FAAN
Award for Excellence
Dr. Josh Wymer is the Chief Health Information & Data Strategy Officer with the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services serving 6.2M Missourians.
Albert R Knight DNP, APRN, AGCNS-BC, CMSRN, CNOR
Outstanding Achievement in Perioperative Nursing Evidence-Based Practice
MAJ Knight has co-authored multiple manuscripts published in peer reviewed journals and has been recognized for his outstanding achievementin conducting and promoting evidence-based practice by the Army Nurse Corps Association and AORN.
Dawn Berthiaume RN, MSN, MBA, CNOR, CRCST
Outstanding Achievement in Mentorship and AORN Leadership
Dawn Berthiaume is an Adjunct Faculty at Southwestern College, as an instructor in their Central Service Technician Certificate Program.
Karen Pacheco Elliott MSN, RN, CNOR, CSPDT
Outstanding Achievement in Perioperative Education, Clinical or Academic
Karen Pacheco Elliott, MSN RN BS CNOR CSPDT, is the Professional Development Specialist for Regional One Health, Elvis Pressley Trauma Center, in Memphis Tennessee.
Jean Franks BSN RN CRNFA CNOR
Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Nursing Practice
Jean Franks career has spanned over 40 years. Franks is the Sole Proprietor of Eastside Surgical Assistants, which she established in 1993.
Sarah L. Griffin, BSN, RN, CNOR
Outstanding Achievement in Perioperative Nursing Management
Sarah Griffin serves as the Perioperative Clinical Coordinator at Boston Children's Hospital, where she guides a team of 45 direct reports, overseeing daily ambulatory surgery clinical and administrative operations.
Doreen Wagner PhD RN, CNOR, FAORN, FAAN
Outstanding Volunteer Leadership
Dr. Doreen Wagner is a Professor, Nurse Scientist, and the Assistant Director of Research and Scholarship at the Kennesaw State University, WellStar School of Nursing, in Kennesaw, Georgia, where she has taught nursing students for over 16 years.
Karen White-Edwards, MBA, BSN, RN, CNOR
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives of the Year Award
Karen Edwards (White), BSN, RN, MBA, CNOR, is a high-performing, strategic-thinking professional with more than 14 years’ experience in the management of Perioperative Services.
Nancy Do, BSN, RN
Rising Star Award
Nancy Do, BSN, RN, stands as a trailblazer in her family, achieving the significant milestone of becoming the first-generation college student by earning her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Northeastern University in August 2022.
AORN Journal Writers Contest
Article: “Using Continuous Intraoperative Pressure Mapping to Describe Patterns of Tissue Interface Pressure.”
Authors: Sadeeka Al-Majid; Barbara Vuncanon; Melody Kiyohara;
and Cyril Rakovski
Article: “Care of the Patient Undergoing Robotic-Assisted Brain Biopsy With Stereotactic Navigation: An Overview.”
Authors: Beth Karasin; Tara Hardinge; Lauren Eskuchen; and Johanna Watkinson
Article: “Surgical Conscience: A Concept Analysis for Perioperative Nurses.”
Author: Danielle Quintana
Chapter Excellence Awards
AORN of North Central West Virginia
AORN of Fort Wayne
AORN of Baltimore
AORN of Fort Wayne
AORN of Greater Houston
AORN of East Metro from Minnesota
