AONL members named 2022 AAN Living Legends

Jeanette Ives Erickson, DNP, RN, and Franklin A. Shaffer, EdD, RN, are among the luminaries designated Living Legends this week by the American Academy of Nursing (AAN). The two AONL members will be honored during the Academy’s annual Health Policy Conference this October. Living Legends is the highest designation awarded by the Academy. Erickson, who is currently serving as interim CEO and president of Nantucket (Mass.) Cottage Hospital, was commended for her efforts to advance the professional care environment, training programs and nurse service on boards. Schaffer, who is president and CEO of CGFNS International, Inc., was commended for his leadership in transforming the global nursing workforce. (AAN news release, 8/10/22)