Awards

The American Association for the History of Nursing (AAHN) offers three awards for completed research, each presented annually at the Fall Nursing History Conference. The Teresa E. Christy Award is to acknowledge the excellence of historical research and writing done while the researcher was a doctoral student. Two of the AAHN awards recognize the work of experienced scholars in nursing history. The Lavinia L. Dock Award is presented to the author of a book noted for its outstanding research and writing. The M. Adelaide Nutting Award is conferred on the author of a post-doctoral article in the history of nursing.

List of Prior AAHN Award Recipients

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Lavinia L. Dock Award
for Exemplary Historical Research and Writing

The purpose of the Lavinia L. Dock Award is to recognize outstanding research and writing produced by an experienced scholar in nursing history who submits a book.

Scholars are encouraged to submit manuscripts (4 copies) based on original historical research related to the history of nursing. The book must be in English, and must have been written within the last three (3) years. One submission per author, please. Selection criteria for the award are based on the rigor of the historical research and the quality of the writing demonstrated. Submissions are not returned.

Mary Adelaide Nutting Award
for Exemplary Historical Research and Writing

The purpose of the Mary Adelaide Nutting Award is to recognize outstanding research and writing produced by an experienced scholar in nursing history who submits, most often, a post-doctoral research manuscript or article. Manuscripts and articles by pre-doctoral students should be submitted to the Christy Award.

Scholars are encouraged to submit manuscripts (4 copies) based on original historical research related to the history of nursing. Manuscripts may represent published or unpublished research, must be in English, and must have been written within the last three (3) years. One submission per author, please. Selection criteria for the award are based on the rigor of the historical research and the quality of the writing demonstrated in the manuscript. Submissions are not returned.

Please note that 2006 was the first time the Nutting Award was awarded. Between 2001-2005 two Dock awards were given, one for book, one for manuscript.

Teresa E. Christy Award
for Exemplary Historical Research and Writing

The purpose of the Teresa E. Christy Award is to encourage new nursing history investigators, and to recognize excellence of historical research and writing done while the researcher was in a student status. The Christy Award is given for doctoral work and submissions usually are dissertations. (Revised dissertations which result in published books generally are submitted for the Lavinia Dock Award).

New scholars are encouraged to submit manuscripts (4 copies) based on original historical research related to the history of nursing. The submission must be accompanied by a letter describing the nature of student activity represented by the work. Manuscripts may represent published or unpublished research, must be in English, must be bound, and must have been completed within the last three (3) years. One submission per author, please.

Selection criteria for the award will be based on the rigor of the historical research and the quality of writing demonstrated in the manuscript. Submissions are not returned.

The deadline for all 2008 Awards is May 15, 2008

All submissions should be sent to:
Prof. Rima D. Apple
2013 Madison Street
Madison, WI 53711

The funded research awards
will be part of the new research grant program in 2008.

Past Award Recipients

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