Please support the AAHN Awards and Grants program by donating or buying items at the annual auction or by sending checks payable to "AAHN Awards" to:
AAHN, Inc.
10200 W. 44th Avenue, Suite 304
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
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 Manuscripts may represent published or unpublished research, must be in English, must be bound, and must have been completed within the last three (3) years.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.
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 published books (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 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.
It is recommended that submissions be sent electronically. If you choose to submit printed manuscripts, please send 4 copies. Submissions are not returned.
Selection criteria for the award are based on the rigor of the historical research and the quality of the writing demonstrated in the manuscript.
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
Mary M. Roberts Award
for Exemplary Historical Research and Writing
The purpose of the Mary M. Roberts Award is to recognize outstanding original research and writing in an edited book of nursing history.
Editor/s is encouraged to submit published edited books (4 copies) based on original research related to the history of nursing. Books must be in English and have been published in the last three (3) years. One submission per editor, please. Selection criteria for award are based on the rigor of the research and quality of the writing of the chapters. Submissions are not returned.
Deadlines
The deadline for awards is May 15 of each year.
All submissions for the Christy, Dock and Roberts Awards should be sent to:
AAHN
Attn: Dock Award
10200 W. 44th Avenue, Suite 304
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
All submissions for the Nutting Award should be sent to:
Dr. Barbara Brodie
103 Surrey Road
Charlottesville, VA 22901
BB9w@virginia.edu
