Awards

IPN’s vision includes recognizing nursing excellence and leadership. To support that vision, IPN now has three annual awards. Two of the awards are given in the spring, at our May meeting, and one award is given in the fall.

The Leadership Award and Education Award are the spring awards and are presented at the spring program during National Nurses’ Week in May each year. The Leadership award is designed to recognize outstanding new leaders in nursing. The Education Award is designed to recognize new, outstanding educators, as well as those who are working to advance their nursing education.

The Career Contribution Award is given in the fall and is presented during the fall program and dinner. It is designed to recognize long term service and significant contributions to the nursing profession of over 20 years. The Career Achievement Award is not necessarily presented every year.

Exceptional nursing can be found in all areas of the profession, and anyone can now nominate colleagues for these awards. We will announce when the nomination process is open each year.

  • Leadership Award:
    • Click HERE to download the Leadership Award in .pdf format
    • Click HERE to download the Leadership Award in Word format (this version will allow you to type directly into the document).
    • The candidate must either live or work in Michigan.
    • Award:
      • The recipient of this award receives $400.00. 
      • They also receive a complimentary registration for the IPN Spring (May) program when this award is announced.
      • The recipient will also receive two complimentary registrations for the Fall IPN program in October. In place of these two registrations, the recipient could receive a complimentary registration for a future IPN Leadership Conference. The recipient will be notified if the conference is created.
      • They also receive a membership to IPN through the end of the year in which the award is given (this can be given to a colleague if recipient is already a member or added onto a current membership). 
  • Education Award:
    • Click HERE to download the Education Award in .pdf format
    • Click HERE to download the Education Award in Word format (this version will allow you to type directly into the document).
    • The candidate must either live or work in Michigan.
    • Award:
      • The recipient of this award receives $400.00, which can be used for any education expense (conference fees, tuition, books, etc.)
      • They also receive a complimentary registration for the IPN Spring (May) program when this award is announced.
      • The recipient will also receive two complimentary registrations for the Fall IPN program in October.   
      • They also receive a membership to IPN through the end of the year in which the award is given (this can be given to a colleague if recipient is already a member or added onto a current membership). 
  • Career Contribution Award:
    • Click HERE to download the Career Contribution Award in .pdf format
    • Click HERE to download the Career Contribution Award in Word format (this version will allow you to type directly into the document)
    • The candidate must either live or work in Michigan.
    • Award:
      • The recipient of this award will receive a complimentary registration for the Fall IPN program. 
      • They also receive a complimentary membership to IPN through the end of the year in which the award is given as well as the following calendar year. (This can be given to a colleague if recipient is already a member, or it can be added onto a current membership).
      • In honor of their legacy, a nursing student will be selected each year to attend the fall program at no cost.

For specific information about these awards, please email ipnursing@gmail.com. (Note: Our mailing address is IPN, PO Box 1083, Ann Arbor, MI  48106-1083)

For information about our previous Leadership, Education, and Career Contribution Award winners, click HERE to go to the IPN Archives.