Virginia: Hampton Roads Chapter
of the
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

The primary focus of the organization is to provide continuing education activities for the membership.  The Chapter hosts a dinner/continuing education meeting on the third Wednesday evening of even number months.  This meeting is usually free to members.  On rare occasions, there may be a nominal charge to offset the cost of the meal.  Annually, the Chapter hosts a continuing education conference.  This event usually occurs in the fall.  Through this event and the dinners, all continuing education requirements for certification as a pediatric nurse practitioner may be met.

Katherine S. Robeson Award

Annually, the Chapter presents the Katherine S. Robeson Award to a nurse who has exhibited outstanding leadership in the area of pediatric nursing.  This award is named for the first president of the chapter, whose tireless effort and leadership made the Chapter a reality.

Award Recipients

Cynthia D. Fisher - 2005
Cyndi Fisher is recognized for her contributions to the fight to overcome childhood obesity in the Hampton Roads area.  As the manager for the Health You program at Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, she has been instrumental in the development of their childhood obesity program.

Anne C. Campbell - 2004
Anne Campbell has been a leader in the asthma awareness and reduction programs of the Hampton Roads area.  As the chair of the local asthma coalition, she lead the development of their program involving multiple agencies and school systems in the area cities.  As a dedicated volunteer for Operation Smile International, her activities have assisted children with maxillofacial defects and their families around the globe

Karen S. Rance & Jennifer L. McMurray - 2003
Karen S. Rance has been recognized for her effort to implement and disseminate a successful nurse practitioner developed treatment protocol for asthma through research and education.
Jennifer L. McMurray has been recognized for her effort to change the legal environment of the Commonwealth to allow nurse practitioners to partner with physicians in the ownership of a healthcare practice.

Fawn R. Snow - 2002
Fawn R. Snow has been recognized for her effort to implement child passenger safety and pediatric injury prevention programs in the local military community through the emergency department at Portsmouth Naval Hospital.

Cynthia A. Trent - 2001
Cindy Trent is recognized for her overall leadership efforts during the preceding year to increase public and professional recognition of the PNP role.

Stephanie Marangoni - 2000
Stephanie Marangoni was instrumental in the expansion of prescriptive privileges of nurse practitioners in the Commonwealth to include schedule II - IV controlled substances.

E. Jane Servonsky - 1999
E. Jane Servonsky, PhD developed and taught the first pediatric nurse practitioner program in Hampton Roads.  This program began as a joint project of Norfolk State University and Old Dominion University.  Eventually Old Dominion University, assumed the entire program and Dr. Servonsky went to Hampton University to design and implement the PNP program there.
(as a historical note of trivia, Norfolk State University and Old Dominion University are not allowed under federal regulations to offer identical degrees unless those degrees were in place prior to the passage of Title IX, Education Amendments of 1972.)

W. Lawrence Daniels - 1998
Larry Daniels is recognized for his work in child passenger safety.  As one of the first 100 instructors in the nation for the Standardized Child Passenger Safety Curriculum, he brought child passenger safety to the providers of Hampton Roads.  Obtaining funding through the Department of Motor Vehicles, he developed a training program for providers across the region, developing programs in hospitals and leading others to help prevent the leading cause of death of children.

Katherine S. Robeson - 1997
Through her untiring efforts and leadership abilities, Kathie Robeson made this Chapter possible.  Her attention to detail, follow-through and tenacity brought together the PNP's of Hampton Roads.

Past Presidents

Office is held from July 1 of the above listed year to the following June 30.