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2001 MNA Leader Fellows Program
The application deadline for the 2001 MNA Leader
Fellows Program has been extended to November 15. Don't miss this
important opportunity to enhance your leadership ability.
We look to leaders to assist us with thinking out
of the box; collaborating more effectively with groups with whom
we have not worked closely in the past and framing the possibilities,
issues, and pathways as we move forward. Leaders encourage us to
stretch. In the process of reaching, we often learn that we are
capable of wonderful things we never believed possible.
These remain turbulent times. Rapid changes in health
care and nursing delivery systems continue to pose challenges for
nurses and nursing. Capitalizing on the opportunities these challenges
provide requires leadership. Some of us like Barry Adams, the St.
Vincent Hospital nurses or Karen Daley make very visible statements
that demonstrate personal courage and a keen sense of professional
clarity. Others of us act in ways that are considerably less visible
but are equally courageous and keenly centered professionally. In
either case, when acting in this way, we are leaders.
In an effort to identify and nurture leaders among
us, the association established the MNA Leader Fellows Program in
1998. The program includes several sessions designed to explore
leadership and change, provide opportunities to self-assess leader
competencies, develop and enhance communication and presentation
skills, and support the initiation of applied projects in each Leader
Fellow's selected area of interest. A stipend of $1,000 is awarded
to each fellow.
In 1998, Ellen Vangel-Brousseau and Linda Watson
were named as District 2 Leader Fellows. Kristin Robbins and Jane
Thornton were selected from District 5. In 1999, Susan Morris Smith
and Theresa Murphy represented District 2 and Marilyn Nalbach and
Anne Rundle, District 5. The 2000 Leader Fellows include: Kathlyn
Logan, District 2; Claudia Ellis, District 3 and Sharon McCollum
and Marie Tobin, District 5. Contact Donna Mae Donahue, MNA staff
liaison, at 800.882.2056, x739 to network to any of the leader fellows.
Click here for a Leader
Fellows Program Overview
Click here for a Leader
Fellows Application Form
 Note:
This application form is available as an Adobe Acrobat downloadable
file. In order to view it, you must first have the Adobe Acrobat
Reader software installed on your computer. This software is available
for free from Adobe. To
download the Reader software, click here. After you have downloaded
the Reader and installed it, you may then download the Leader
Fellows Application Form to view and print from your PC.
Also, program overviews and applications
can be obtained through the MNA Career Center at 800.882.2056, x739.
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