In Memory of Mary K Wollan, RN, BAN, ONC
It is with great sadness that the NAON family announces the sudden passing of Mary K Wollan, RN, BAN, ONC on March 10, 2018. Mary K was elected to the NAON Board as Director and then 29th President 2008-2009. Her theme of Uniting the World of Orthopaedics was her mantra not only during her presidency but throughout her career as she brought the orthopaedic team together to serve patients. She was the chair of the 30th anniversary committee for NAON and continued this work until the present by organizing NAON memorabilia and writing the history pages on the website. Locally she was the president and mainstay of the Twin Cities Chapter of NAON. Known as one of the longest running orthopaedic nursing conferences in the country Mary K chaired their well known annual meeting for many years.
Mary K graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter Minnesota. Her work history included time working at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Santa Clara California Hospital and Hennepin County Medical Center. In her role as Orthopaedic Clinic Manager at Hennepin her love of orthopaedics and the orthopaedic patient was well known to the medical staff and patients. She was a true patient advocate and was well respected by the medical staff for her advocacy. After her retirement she continued to serve as an active volunteer at Hennepin on a variety of projects and the Hennepin Medical Center History Center.
In her retirement Mary K enjoyed traveling all over the world. She shared her most recent trip to Scotland and the Canary Islands for the holidays with many of us on the web. She was an avid rubber stamper and knitting enthusiast and gifted many with her beautiful personal cards. Mary K also enjoyed delving into her Norwegian heritage.
Her family includes first cousins Sue Gans and Pat Gans from Minnesota. They and her mother, who preceded her, were well known to NAON as they supported Mary K through her presidency.
Donations in her memory can be made to the NAON Foundation.
It is with great sadness that the NAON family announces the sudden passing of Mary K Wollan, RN, BAN, ONC on March 10, 2018. Mary K was elected to the NAON Board as Director and then 29th President 2008-2009. Her theme of Uniting the World of Orthopaedics was her mantra not only during her presidency but throughout her career as she brought the orthopaedic team together to serve patients. She was the chair of the 30th anniversary committee for NAON and continued this work until the present by organizing NAON memorabilia and writing the history pages on the website. Locally she was the president and mainstay of the Twin Cities Chapter of NAON. Known as one of the longest running orthopaedic nursing conferences in the country Mary K chaired their well known annual meeting for many years.
Mary K graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter Minnesota. Her work history included time working at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Santa Clara California Hospital and Hennepin County Medical Center. In her role as Orthopaedic Clinic Manager at Hennepin her love of orthopaedics and the orthopaedic patient was well known to the medical staff and patients. She was a true patient advocate and was well respected by the medical staff for her advocacy. After her retirement she continued to serve as an active volunteer at Hennepin on a variety of projects and the Hennepin Medical Center History Center.
In her retirement Mary K enjoyed traveling all over the world. She shared her most recent trip to Scotland and the Canary Islands for the holidays with many of us on the web. She was an avid rubber stamper and knitting enthusiast and gifted many with her beautiful personal cards. Mary K also enjoyed delving into her Norwegian heritage.
Her family includes first cousins Sue Gans and Pat Gans from Minnesota. They and her mother, who preceded her, were well known to NAON as they supported Mary K through her presidency.
Donations in her memory can be made to the NAON Foundation.
Applications Now Being Accepted:
The NAON Foundation is now accepting applications for two volunteer Trustee positions on the board with 3-year terms to begin in May 2018 at the conclusion of the NAON Annual Congress. Trustee candidates should be a member of NAON and have attended a NAON Congress within the past 5 years and preferably attended a NAON Foundation event. Trustees should be enthusiastic in their support of orthopaedic nursing scholarships and eager to participate in charting the future of the NAON Foundation. Applications must be received by March 15th, 2018. Candidate interviews will be scheduled beginning April 2, 2018, and appointments will be made by the Trustees by the end of April.
The NAON Foundation is now accepting applications for two volunteer Trustee positions on the board with 3-year terms to begin in May 2018 at the conclusion of the NAON Annual Congress. Trustee candidates should be a member of NAON and have attended a NAON Congress within the past 5 years and preferably attended a NAON Foundation event. Trustees should be enthusiastic in their support of orthopaedic nursing scholarships and eager to participate in charting the future of the NAON Foundation. Applications must be received by March 15th, 2018. Candidate interviews will be scheduled beginning April 2, 2018, and appointments will be made by the Trustees by the end of April.
Scholarship Applications for NAON Congress 2018
The mission of the NAON Foundation is to provide funding for grants and scholarships to advance orthopaedic nursing practice, research and leadership. Please check www.naonfoundation.org starting in mid-March for the NAON Congress scholarships available this year through the NAON Foundation.
Links to the applications will become available at that time.
The mission of the NAON Foundation is to provide funding for grants and scholarships to advance orthopaedic nursing practice, research and leadership. Please check www.naonfoundation.org starting in mid-March for the NAON Congress scholarships available this year through the NAON Foundation.
Links to the applications will become available at that time.
Help support the NAON Foundation with your NAON membership renewal:
NAON membership renewals are underway. Strongly consider giving a donation with your renewal to support scholarships and research. The NAON Foundation has awarded more than $470,000 in educational scholarships to help prepare orthopaedic nurses for the challenges in both nursing practice and patient care. Your donation will help build more scholarships. Thank you for your support
Save The Date:
Monday, May 21, 2018 for the NAON Foundation Walk and the Congress event in Albuquerque.
Start your morning at 6 am with the NAON Foundation Health Walk on Monday, May 21st. For those late risers,- you can participate by electing to "Sleep in for the Foundation".
After an exciting day at NAON Congress, finish your evening by joining us for an exciting evening of fun! The NAON Foundation is hosting an event at the Sandia Peak Tramway as well as a Taste of New Mexico dinner!
You will meet and travel via bus to the Sandia Peak Tramway, which is an aerial tramway located adjacent to Albuquerque, New Mexico. This is the longest aerial tram in the United States. The tramway ascends the western side of the Sandia Mountains. You will have an 11,000 square mile view of the New Mexico countryside from your tram. Bring your cameras for this breathtaking view.
You will also enjoy a taste of New Mexico dinner while networking with your NAON colleagues. Dr. Fran Roberts will be providing a CE presentation during dinner.
Please join us on Monday, May 21, 2018 for these unique events!Registration for the Sandia Tramway is now available on our website - www.naonfoundation.org. This event will have limited seating, so plan early. Please remember to print your confirmation- it will be your ticket to the event.
Check back later for details on the Health Walk!
You can shop and also support the NAON Foundation.
Shop at any of our 150+ online retailers, including Amazon, and we receive a contribution for every purchase! Go to www.naonfoundation.org and click on “Shop to Support”.
NAON membership renewals are underway. Strongly consider giving a donation with your renewal to support scholarships and research. The NAON Foundation has awarded more than $470,000 in educational scholarships to help prepare orthopaedic nurses for the challenges in both nursing practice and patient care. Your donation will help build more scholarships. Thank you for your support
Save The Date:
Monday, May 21, 2018 for the NAON Foundation Walk and the Congress event in Albuquerque.
Start your morning at 6 am with the NAON Foundation Health Walk on Monday, May 21st. For those late risers,- you can participate by electing to "Sleep in for the Foundation".
After an exciting day at NAON Congress, finish your evening by joining us for an exciting evening of fun! The NAON Foundation is hosting an event at the Sandia Peak Tramway as well as a Taste of New Mexico dinner!
You will meet and travel via bus to the Sandia Peak Tramway, which is an aerial tramway located adjacent to Albuquerque, New Mexico. This is the longest aerial tram in the United States. The tramway ascends the western side of the Sandia Mountains. You will have an 11,000 square mile view of the New Mexico countryside from your tram. Bring your cameras for this breathtaking view.
You will also enjoy a taste of New Mexico dinner while networking with your NAON colleagues. Dr. Fran Roberts will be providing a CE presentation during dinner.
Please join us on Monday, May 21, 2018 for these unique events!Registration for the Sandia Tramway is now available on our website - www.naonfoundation.org. This event will have limited seating, so plan early. Please remember to print your confirmation- it will be your ticket to the event.
Check back later for details on the Health Walk!
You can shop and also support the NAON Foundation.
Shop at any of our 150+ online retailers, including Amazon, and we receive a contribution for every purchase! Go to www.naonfoundation.org and click on “Shop to Support”.
The NAON Foundation Congress Event - Monday, May 21, 2018
Join us for an exciting evening of fun! The NAON Foundation is hosting an evening at the Sandia Peak Tramway as well as a Taste of New Mexico dinner! You will meet and travel via bus to the Sandia Peak Tramway, which is an aerial tramway located adjacent to Albuquerque, New Mexico. This is the longest aerial tram in the United States. The tramway ascends the western side of the Sandia Mountains. You will have an 11,000 square mile view of the New Mexico countryside from your tram. Bring your cameras for this breathtaking view.
You will also enjoy a taste of New Mexico dinner while networking with your NAON colleagues.
Please join us on Monday, May 21, 2018 for this unique event!
There will be 2 departures: 6:30PM and 7:15PM
Each dinner and trip will last approximately 3 hours.
The NAON Foundation was established in 1994 to support the goals and mission of NAON by providing funding for grants and scholarships to advance the specialty of orthopaedic nursing through excellence in nursing practice, education, research and leadership.
As you well know, the scope of orthopaedics is diverse, touching all ages across the life span and as the population ages, musculoskeletal injuries, disease and the wear and tear of everyday living are affecting the lives of many Americans. Ever-changing technology and the current healthcare economic challenges make resources for the advancement of orthopaedic patient care and orthopaedic nursing practice imperative. To meet this need the NAON Foundation has awarded more than $470,000 in educational scholarships to help prepare orthopaedic nurses for the changes in both nursing practice and patient care. The NAON Foundation also provides grants for cutting edge research and evidence based practice studies to help provide new interventions and therapies in orthopaedic care such as pain management and osteoporosis prevention.
The NAON Foundation has created affiliations with universities online RN to BSN programs. These programs are highly recognized in the healthcare industry for offering outstanding programs for practicing nurses who are seeking to further their education. These affiliations allow choices for our members as potential opportunities to consider for returning back to school. In addition, our NAON members are able to receive a discount.
Carolyn Crane Cutilli was the recent recipient of the Clara Donahoo, RN & Joseph Dimon, MD Memorial Clinical Legacy Lectureship. Carolyn presented at the 2017 NAON Congress.
This scholarship is to promote excellence in orthopaedic nursing practice through a lectureship addressing best practices, health policy or clinical research. Carolyn says, “I applied for the Clara Donahoo RN and Joseph Diamond MD Memorial Clinical Legacy Lectureship because I wanted the opportunity to teach the congress participants about evidence-based patient and family education. The scholarship provided support so that evidence-based patient education strategies could be examined and learned by the congress participants.”
Past NAON Executive Board Director, Ann Bruemmer, created the Joseph & Octavia Bruemmer Memorial Pediatric Congress Scholarship. This scholarship is specific for an orthopaedic pediatric nurse. Ann says, “ I was blessed to have congress expenses reimbursed each year that I attended from the military or my employer. Very few employers reimburse nurses these days and I wanted to pay it forward. I also wanted to honor my parents in some way after they had died. They both had osteoporosis and they both loved children. Thus, I thought of creating a scholarship to benefit a pediatric orthopaedic nurse”. I also wanted to support the NAON Foundation in some way.”
NAON Past Presidents Leadership Scholarship
This scholarship, funded by NAON’s Past Presidents, is to support the education of a NAON member who has demonstrated leadership in the specialty of orthopaedic nursing.
The NAON Foundation would like your support weather to fund an endowment, support lectureships, or support scholarships for NAON nurses.
In your service,
NAON Foundation Trustees
As you well know, the scope of orthopaedics is diverse, touching all ages across the life span and as the population ages, musculoskeletal injuries, disease and the wear and tear of everyday living are affecting the lives of many Americans. Ever-changing technology and the current healthcare economic challenges make resources for the advancement of orthopaedic patient care and orthopaedic nursing practice imperative. To meet this need the NAON Foundation has awarded more than $470,000 in educational scholarships to help prepare orthopaedic nurses for the changes in both nursing practice and patient care. The NAON Foundation also provides grants for cutting edge research and evidence based practice studies to help provide new interventions and therapies in orthopaedic care such as pain management and osteoporosis prevention.
The NAON Foundation has created affiliations with universities online RN to BSN programs. These programs are highly recognized in the healthcare industry for offering outstanding programs for practicing nurses who are seeking to further their education. These affiliations allow choices for our members as potential opportunities to consider for returning back to school. In addition, our NAON members are able to receive a discount.
Carolyn Crane Cutilli was the recent recipient of the Clara Donahoo, RN & Joseph Dimon, MD Memorial Clinical Legacy Lectureship. Carolyn presented at the 2017 NAON Congress.
This scholarship is to promote excellence in orthopaedic nursing practice through a lectureship addressing best practices, health policy or clinical research. Carolyn says, “I applied for the Clara Donahoo RN and Joseph Diamond MD Memorial Clinical Legacy Lectureship because I wanted the opportunity to teach the congress participants about evidence-based patient and family education. The scholarship provided support so that evidence-based patient education strategies could be examined and learned by the congress participants.”
Past NAON Executive Board Director, Ann Bruemmer, created the Joseph & Octavia Bruemmer Memorial Pediatric Congress Scholarship. This scholarship is specific for an orthopaedic pediatric nurse. Ann says, “ I was blessed to have congress expenses reimbursed each year that I attended from the military or my employer. Very few employers reimburse nurses these days and I wanted to pay it forward. I also wanted to honor my parents in some way after they had died. They both had osteoporosis and they both loved children. Thus, I thought of creating a scholarship to benefit a pediatric orthopaedic nurse”. I also wanted to support the NAON Foundation in some way.”
NAON Past Presidents Leadership Scholarship
This scholarship, funded by NAON’s Past Presidents, is to support the education of a NAON member who has demonstrated leadership in the specialty of orthopaedic nursing.
The NAON Foundation would like your support weather to fund an endowment, support lectureships, or support scholarships for NAON nurses.
In your service,
NAON Foundation Trustees
EXCITING NEWS FROM THE NAON FOUNDATION
Galen College of Nursing
As one of America’s largest private colleges of nursing, Galen College focuses solely on quality nursing education. And preparing confident, caring professionals for successful careers in nursing is why we’re here.
We created our Online RN to BSN program centered around how we can best equip our students for success.
From Enrollment Counselors who walk you through every step to getting started, to our incredible Student Support Liaisons, to the awesome faculty who are accessible, quick to respond, and really make the difference (at least, according to our current students)!
All in a flexible and affordable program you can finish in 12 – 16 months (based on credit transfer).
http://galencollege.edu/naonfoundation
Galen College of Nursing
As one of America’s largest private colleges of nursing, Galen College focuses solely on quality nursing education. And preparing confident, caring professionals for successful careers in nursing is why we’re here.
We created our Online RN to BSN program centered around how we can best equip our students for success.
From Enrollment Counselors who walk you through every step to getting started, to our incredible Student Support Liaisons, to the awesome faculty who are accessible, quick to respond, and really make the difference (at least, according to our current students)!
All in a flexible and affordable program you can finish in 12 – 16 months (based on credit transfer).
http://galencollege.edu/naonfoundation
Shop and support the NAON Foundation - all at the same time!
The NAON Foundation participates in a “Shop to Support” program that is available thru our website. This is an SSL encrypted and secure way to do your online shopping at your favorite merchants and help the NAON Foundation provide scholarships and grants to the NAON membership.
The NAON Foundation website has links that will connect you to over 150 online retailers such as Amazon, Kohl’s and Target. Each purchase will send a percentage contribution back to the NAON Foundation.
Planning a trip? Websites such as Travelocity, Orbitz and Expedia can be accessed thru the NAON Foundation website and will send a donation back to the Foundation as well.
For a list of retailers, please follow this link: http://www.naonfoundation.org/shop-to-support.html
The NAON Foundation participates in a “Shop to Support” program that is available thru our website. This is an SSL encrypted and secure way to do your online shopping at your favorite merchants and help the NAON Foundation provide scholarships and grants to the NAON membership.
The NAON Foundation website has links that will connect you to over 150 online retailers such as Amazon, Kohl’s and Target. Each purchase will send a percentage contribution back to the NAON Foundation.
Planning a trip? Websites such as Travelocity, Orbitz and Expedia can be accessed thru the NAON Foundation website and will send a donation back to the Foundation as well.
For a list of retailers, please follow this link: http://www.naonfoundation.org/shop-to-support.html
