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Award Recipients 2019

Name of award	Recipient name
Carole DeMille Achievement Award	Mary Lou Manning, PhD, CRNP, CIC, FAPIC, FSHEA, FAAN Professor Thomas Jefferson University, College of Nursing Philadelphia, PA
President’s Distinguished Service Award, in honor of Pat Lynch	Marc-Oliver Wright, MT(ASCP), MS, CIC, FAPIC Clinical Infection Control Practitioner University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Madison, WI
Healthcare Administrator Award	Brian Harte, MD, MHM President Cleveland Clinic Akron General Akron, OH
Film Festival Award	Gunderson Health System La Crosse, WI
Distinguished Scientist Award	Sarah Krein, PhD, RN Research Career Scientist VA Ann Arbor Center for Clinical Management Research Ann Arbor, MI
Chapter Excellence Awards	Clinical and Professional Practice (Large)—Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter Member Support (Large)—Minnesota Chapter Synergistic Alliances (Small)—Pine Tree Chapter
Chapter Leader Awards	Karen Anderson, CLS, MPH, CIC (San Francisco Bay Area Chapter) Heather Bernard, DNP, RN, CIC, FAPIC (Heart of New York Chapter) Lisa Caffery, MS, BSN, RN-BC, CIC, FAPIC (Eastern Iowa Chapter) Bonnie Colaianne, MSN, RN, CNL, CIC, FAPIC (Three Rivers/Pittsburgh Chapter) Thi Dang, MPH, CHES, CIC (Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter) Ranekka Dean, PhD, RN, CIC, FAPIC (Greater New York Chapter) Nancy Dupont, BSN, RN, MPH (New England Chapter) Toni Foos, BSN, RN, CIC (Mile High Chapter) Michele Garcia, BSN, RN, CIC (Southern New Jersey Chapter) Kathy Miller, BSN, RN, CIC (Minnesota Chapter) Denise Naval, RN, BSN, ANP-C (Long Island Chapter) Julie Richards, MSN, RN, CIC (Greater Kansas Chapter) Barbara St. John, RN, CRRN, CIC (Northern New Jersey Chapter)
Film Festival People’s Choice Award	Will be announced at APIC 2019!
APIC Graduate Student Award	Darlene Carey, DNP, RN, CIC, FAPIC Gwinnet Health System “The impact of discontinuing contact precautions for multi-drug resistant organisms (MDRO)“
Blue Ribbon Abstract Awards	Margaret Drake, MT(ASCP), CIC Nebraska Medicine/Nebraska DHHS “Factors associated with infection preventionist turnover in long-term care facilities“ Katia Robinson, MPH Northwestern Memorial Hospital “Implementing infection prevention for leech therapy“
Implementation Science Abstract Award	Lutfe Ara, MSc icddr,b “Comparative analysis of HCWs’ IPC competency at different hospitals in Bangladesh: Success of a multimodal intervention for a healthier tomorrow“
New Investigator Abstract Award	Alina Stancovici, BSN, RN, CCRN-K, CIC Advocate Aurora Health—Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center “Taking every precaution—An inter-professional approach to reducing catheter associated urinary tract infections in an acute care medical center“
Best International Abstract Award	Lisa Saidel-Odes, MD Soroka University Medical Center, Israel “Impact of a multidisciplinary approach to diabetic foot infections: The design of a new orthopedic department, stringent practices, and diagnostic methods“
William Rutala Abstract Award	Emily Moulton, MSN, RN Fauquier Hospital “Using ATP testing to promote staff engagement and proper disinfection procedures in the perioperative setting“
*APIC/AJIC* Award for Publication Excellence**	Victor Rosenthal, MD, MSc, CIC International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium “International nosocomial infection control consortium report, data summary of 50 countries for 2010-2015: Device-associated module”
Heroes Implementation Research Scholar Award	Elizabeth Monsees, PhD, MBA, RN, CIC, FAPIC Children’s Research Institute “Frontline stewards: Antibiotic engagement tool“ Valerie Vaughn, MD, MSc Michigan Medicine and the Ann Arbor VA Medical Center “Reducing overuse of antibiotics at discharge (ROAD) Home”
Heroes of Infection Prevention Award	Nkwan Jacob Gobte, BSN, MT(ASCP) Baptist Training School for Health Personnel (BTSHP) Kumbo, Cameroon Category: Advocacy and Influence JoAnn Adkins, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC & Terri Lee Roberts, BSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority Harrisburg, PA Category: Education Jayme Townson, RN University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH Category: Patient Safety Teresa Daniels, MSN, RN, CIC, CPPS, T-CHEST Clark Regional Medical Center & Bourbon Community Hospital Winchester, KY Category: Process & Systems Improvement Infection Prevention UF Health Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL Category: Process & Systems Improvement Kelly Romano, BS, MPH, CIC Einstein Medical Center Montgomery East Norriton, PA Category: Program Development