Past Nurse Researcher of the Year Recipients
The AONL Foundation Nurse Researcher Award recognizes an individual who has made a significant contribution to nursing and health systems research. Past recipients of this award include:
2024 Lesly Kelly, PhD, RN, FAAN
2023 Patricia A. Patrician, PhD, RN, FAAN
2022 Nora Warshawsky, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
2021 not awarded
2020 Mary Anthony, PhD, RN
2019 Maria Shirey, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE
2018 Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN
2017 Bernadette Maxurek Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/PMHNP, FAAN
2016 Mary D. Naylor, PhD, RN, FAAN
2015 Heather K. Spence Laschinger, PhD, RN, FAAN, FCAHS
2014 Marlene Kramer, PhD, RN, FAAN
2013 Beatrice Kalish, PhD, RN, FAAN
2012 John Welton, PhD, RN, FAAN
2011 not awarded
2010 Patricia Quigley, PhD, APRN, FAAN, FAANP
2009 Donna Sullivan Havens, PhD, RN, FAAN
2008 Marita Titler, PhD, RN, FAAN
2007 Patricia Benner, PhD, RN, FAAN, FRCN
2006 Mary Wakefield, PhD, RN, FAAN
2005 Mary Blegen, PhD, RN, FAAN
2004 Linda Aiken, PhD, RN, FAAN, FRCN
2003 Colleen Goode, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
2002 Peter Buerhaus, PhD, RN, FAAN