Three USF Nursing Alumni – Berarducci, Kurtyka & Quigley – Selected for FAANP

Three alumni of the College of Nursing at the University of South Florida have been selected for induction into the 2010 Fellowship of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP) and will be honored at the induction ceremony dinner for new FAANP members during the 2010 AANP National Conference in Phoenix, Arizona on June 23, 2010.

Only forty-four nurse practitioner leaders from across the country were selected for this prestigious honor this year, five being from the State of Florida, and three of which being USF alumni. The University of South Florida produced more FAANP inductees this year than all the other states except Texas (8) and New York (4). For the complete list of 2010 FAANP inductees see the announcement on the AANP website.

Congratulations to USF Nursing’s 2010 FAANP inductees:

Adrienne Berarducci –  MS 89’, PhD 01’

Don Kurtyka –  MS 92’, PhD 08’

Patricia A. Quigley –  BS 75’, MS 82’

The Fellows of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP) program was established by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) to recognize nurse practitioner leaders who have made outstanding contributions to health care through clinical practice, research, education, or policy and to provide a forum through which to extend and enhance such efforts. A limited number of Fellows are selected each year. FAANP candidates must demonstrate outstanding contributions and leadership, continuing commitment and leadership and potential for contributing to the mission of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. For more information about the Fellows of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners program visit the AANP website.