This document lists several recipients of awards related to nursing and nurse practitioners in Ohio in 2012, including Senator Charleta Tavares who was named Legislator of the Year for her advocacy. It also names the recipients of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners State Award for Excellence and individuals who received awards for excellence in advanced practice, education, and from various university nurse practitioner programs.

1. Legislator of the Year - Senator Charleta Tavares (D) - Ohio's 15th District - Columbus

2. OAAPN Advocates of the Year - Andrew Minton, OAAPN Lobbyist and Lisa Rankin, Esq. OAAPN Lobbyist

3. The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners - 2012 Ohio Nurse Practitioner State Award for Excellence -
Sandra Jorgenson, MSN, CRNP,

4. Ashley Siebeneck - University of Toledo - Family Nurse Practitioner

5. Lisa Datkun - Lourdes University - Nurse Anesthesia

6. Whitney Holmes - Wright State University - Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

7. Excellence in Advanced Practice - Lucinda Brown, RN, CNS - Hospital Operations and General Pediatrics, The
Children's Medical Center of Dayton

8. Excellence in Education - Louann Bailey, MSN, CRNP, ACNP, FAANP, APRN/PA Clinical Director, NEOCES - Inter
ACNP Program Director, Kent State University CON

9. Anne Tomsich - Ursuline College - Adult Nurse Practitioner

10. Excellence in Advanced Practice - Susan Yeager, RN, MSN, ACNP, CRNP - Neuro-critical Care Unit, Wexner Medi
Center, The Ohio State University