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Call for Nominations: Association of Rehabilitation Nurses Role Awards

To nominate a member for the role award, you must submit the application to ARN by June 1, 2013. A supervisor, colleague, family member, or rehabilitation nurse can submit a nomination.

Exceptional rehabilitation nurses deserve recognition for their contributions to rehabilitation nursing.  ARN Role Awards recognize colleagues in each of the categories below.  Supervisors, colleagues, or family members can submit nominations-and ARN members can nominate themselves!

In addition to receiving special recognition at the ARN Annual Educational Conference, role award winners receive one free year of ARN membership.

Role Awards are available in the following categories.

Advanced Practice Nurse

Case Manager

Doctorate Prepared Researcher

Educator

Masters Prepared Researcher

Nurse Executive

Nurse Manager

Staff Nurse

Association of Rehabilitation Nurses Chapter Awards

Deadline: Saturday, June 01, 2013

Community Service Award

This award will be granted to a chapter that has made a significant contribution to the community in the last year.

Nominations will be reviewed based on the following criteria:

• How the activity benefited those with disabilities within the community.

• External support (e.g., community agencies that assisted with the project).

• Number of chapter members involved in the project.

• Number of people that benefited from the project.

• The focus of the activity (e.g., fundraiser, service, etc.).

Reward

Recipient chapter will receive a $100 award, a certificate, and recognition at the ARN annual conference.

Communication Award

This award will be granted to a chapter that has excelled in regularly communicating with its members. Communication can include newsletters, Web sites, and blast e-mails.

Nominations will be reviewed and based on the following criteria:

Design and Format

• Content is attractively arranged

• Size and coloring of print and ease of reading

• Graphics are included for visual appeal, but do not clutter the media format

• Pages are linked and arranged to provide user-friendly navigation (for Web site submissions only)

• Various information sections and links are clearly marked (for Web site submissions only)

• Volunteers that contribute to the production and maintenance of the Web site Professionally maintained Web sites without significant member participation will not be eligible

Content

• Mission/description of chapter and national ARN are provided

• Chapter contact information is provided and easily accessible

• Membership activities are highlighted

• Content is updated frequently (for Web site submissions only)

• Printed newsletter is distributed on a timely basis (newsletter submissions only)

• Educational content (e.g., future or past local or national events)

• Professional resources are provided (e.g., Web sites, educational articles, printed media or professional regulations and licensure and certification updates)

• Additional rehabilitation and rehabilitation nursing links/resources provided

Reward

Recipient chapter will receive a $100 award, a certificate, and recognition at the ARN annual conference.

Education Award

This award will be granted to a chapter that provided an extraordinary educational event above and beyond the requirements designated by ARN (chapters are required to present one educational offering per year). The educational event must reflect principles of the current trends in rehabilitation nursing and have been presented within the last calendar year. Applicants should highlight why the chapter feels the educational event exceeded their normal chapter educational meetings.

Nominations will be reviewed based on the following criteria:

Educational Goals:

• The presentation must have established educational goals consistent with ARN's philosophy for ongoing continuing education.

• The educational program should demonstrate consistency between the educational goals and current trends in rehabilitation nursing.

Planning and Implementation Process:

• Applicants must provide a narrative description of the planning process, description of the activity, objective and content outline which demonstrate support for the achievement of goals.

CEU Approval:

• Applicants must provide documentation that the educational program was approved for continuing nursing education contact hours.

Evaluation Process:

• Applicants must provide a summary of the evaluation process. The summary should include a copy of the attendee evaluation form and results.

Reward

Recipient chapter will receive a $100 award, a certificate, and recognition at the ARN annual conference.

Membership Recruitment/Retention Award

This award will be granted to a chapter that has exceptional membership recruitment and retention methods. Applicants should present documentation of the chapter's membership campaigns along with documented recruitment and retention statistics displaying both what was done to increase membership and support of the success of the efforts.

Nominations will be reviewed based on the following criteria:

Chapter Size:

• Number of chapter members over the last 3 years

• Percent increase in chapter membership over the last 3 years

Chapter Composition:

• Percent of national ARN members residing in chapter area that are members of the chapter
Leadership:

• Display consistent chapter member excellence through:

1. Active governance (i.e., administration)

2. Stability of participation by members

• Diverse membership base (i.e., chapter officers turn over rate)

• Member innovation (i.e., creative recruitment methods or outstanding growth)

• Programs that the chapter has developed/presented over the previous 3 years to promote chapter leadership

Chapter Activities:

• Best practices implemented to improve the chapter and services provided to members

• Outstanding programming (i.e., co-sponsorship of events with another chapter or overall programming excellence)

• Member volunteer opportunities (i.e., speakers, moderators in seminars, annual conferences, and panels)
Chapter Finances:

• Financial incentives to members that attend conferences

Reward

Recipient chapter will receive a $100 award, a certificate, and recognition at the ARN annual conference.

Chapter of the Year

This award will be granted to a chapter that meets the criteria of the communications, community service, education, and membership recruitment awards.

Reward

Recipient chapter will receive a $500 award, a certificate, and recognition at the ARN annual conference.

Applications are formatted as electronic form fillable Word documents. Please type required information directly into each field.

AmeriGlide Achiever Scholarship

AmeriGlide is the leading supplier and distributor of home accessibility products, including wheelchair lifts, stair lifts, residential elevators, and other mobility products. AmeriGlide understands the needs of wheelchair users in an academic environment, and we're willing to help them anyway we can - that's why we're proud to bring back the AmeriGlide Achiever scholarship!

The AmeriGlide Achiever Scholarship is a scholarship we offer to full time college students who use either a manual wheelchair, power wheelchair, or a mobility scooter. One applicant will be selected to receive a $2,500 scholarship award. Our goal is to contribute to the future of a wheelchair user by offering the winning student financial assistance to help cover the expenses of tuition and books.

In addition, the school of the applicant who wins will receive a free swimming pool lift that allows them to offer more accessibility to their handicapped students and staff, as well as comply with new ADA requirements.

In addition to submitting an essay response, all applicants must meet the following requirements.

Requirements

•Must be enrolled at an accredited two or four year college within the United States as an undergraduate or graduate student.

•Must have at least one year of college experience.

•Must use a manual or electric wheelchair, or a mobility scooter. (Exceptions on a case-by-case basis)

•Must have a minimum 3.0 GPA.

•Must complete application and submit response to essay question by May 31st, 2013.

•Must be a legal resident of the United States or hold a valid student visa.

The essay question is the following: "What goals do you have for your career/life, why do you have those goals, and what inspires you to achieve them?"

If selected and awarded a scholarship, the recipient agrees to allow the use of his/her name, photo, essay, and brief bio to be included on AmeriGlide’s website, in public relations, and marketing efforts.

American Association on Health and Disability Scholarship Program 2013-2014

The mission of the American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) is to contribute to national, state, and local efforts to promote health and wellness in people with disabilities and identify effective intervention strategies that reduce health disparities between people with disabilities and the general population. AAHD accomplishes its mission through research, education and advocacy at the national, state and community level.

In 2008, AAHD launched the Disability and Health Journal (DHJO), the first peer reviewed, scientific, scholarly and multidisciplinary journal that focuses on health promotion and wellness for people with disabilities. In 2009, AAHD created the AAHD Scholarship Program, which supports students with disabilities pursuing higher education. Preference is given to students who plan to pursue undergraduate/graduate studies in the field of public health, health promotion, disability studies, to include disability policy and disability research. Royalties from the DHJO and private donations fund the AAHD Scholarship Program.

Funds are limited and we anticipate that scholarships will be competitive. Scholarships will be limited to under $1,000. The AAHD Board of Directors Scholarship Committee will evaluate each of the applicants and make a decision in December of each calendar year. The 2013 AAHD Scholarship Award will be awarded January, 2014. It is the discretion of the Scholarship Committee to determine how many scholarships will be awarded each year and the amount of each scholarship.

The AAHD board and staff are excited to be able to offer this program and support the efforts and dedication of students who have chosen to pursue higher education in the disability and health fields.

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM CRITERIA

Applicant must be enrolled as a full time in an undergraduate school (freshman or greater status) or be enrolled part time or full time in a graduate school, and have a documented disability and provide documentation of their disability. (Applicants who have not yet graduated from high school will not be considered.)

Applicant must be a US citizen or legal resident living in the US and enrolled in an accredited United States university.

Preference will be given to students majoring in public health, disability studies, disability research, health promotion or a field related to disability and health.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

■Applicant must provide a Personal Statement (maximum 3 pages, double spaced), including brief personal history, educational/career goals, extra-curricular activities, and reasons why they should be selected by the AAHD Scholarship Committee. This statement must be written solely by the applicant

■Applicant must provide two (2) Letters of Recommendation (One must be from a teacher or academic advisor). Letters may be sent by U. S. mail or by email attachment as pdf and should include the signature of the teacher or advisor, and the name of student should appear in the subject line of the email.

■Applicant must provide an official copy of college transcript, which should be mailed to AAHD in a sealed envelope.

■Applicant must agree to allow AAHD to use their name, picture and/or story in future scholarship materials.
Please attach your application, supporting materials, etc. and email to: scholarship@aahd.us. Place “2013-14 Scholarship” in subject line. (Please use MS Word for your personal statement and MS Word, if at all possible, and/or PDF for all other documents that are emailed as attachments).  If this is not possible, please mail documents to:

Scholarship Committee
American Association on Health and Disability
110 N. Washington Street, Suite 328-J
Rockville, MD 20850

Only completed applications will be considered and must postmarked and/or received by email no later than November 15, 2013.