1. 6 th Annual Nursing Research & Evidence-Based Practice Symposium Real & Ideal: Identifying the Mismatches November 13 – 14, 2014 So. Burlington, VT

2. Keynote Speaker: Nursing Research: Building the Scientific Foundation for Clinical Practice Patricia A. Grady, PhD, RN, FAAN Director, National Institute for Nursing Research

4. Honor the Nurse Paying tribute to a nurse who has been instrumental in your career… who has been a mentor to you…

6. University of Vermont Health Network: University of Vermont Medical Center Ann Laramee, MS, ANP-BC, ACNS-BC, CHFN Clinical Nurse Specialist, Cardiology & Palliative Care

7. Honoring Julie Brunell, RN, PhD, Associate Vice President University of Vermont Health Network: Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Kathleen Carey, RN, MS, CCRN Clinical Nurse Specialist, Critical Care University of Vermont Health Network: Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital I am so fortunate to have Julie Brunell as my mentor over the last 20 years. She is an inspiration to me! She is a transformational leader who supports change and inspires the team to succeed. She is a lifelong learner who seeks out new knowledge to create an environment that improves healthcare systems.

9. “Honoring Kate Brunk, MS, BSN, RNC – my mother and my loudest cheering section, helping me retool if it didn’t go so well.” Linda Havey, MSN, RN-BC Nurse Educator Central Programs University of Vermont Health Network: University of Vermont Medical Center

11. Honoring Marilee Donovan, PhD, FAAN, my doctoral advisor and dissertation chairperson at Rush University. She taught me “You don’t have to like your data, but you have to trust your data.” I’ve remembered and followed these words of wisdom often throughout the last 25 years while conducting various research projects. Dr. Donovan is now retired and living in the state of Washington. Marcia Bosek, DNSc, MS, BS, RN Associate Professor, Department of Nursing College of Nursing & Health Sciences University of Vermont

13. Elli Collins is my mentor. She helped me to form a vision for my career. She provided opportunities for growth and encouraged me to make this vision the reality it is today. Elli Collins, RN, MS, OCN, CBCN, AOCNS Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist (Retired!) FitzPatrick Cancer Center Patti Johnson, RN, OCN, CBCN Oncology Care Coordinator University of Vermont Health Network: Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital FitzPatrick Cancer Center

15. Janet Dupont, PhD, MSEd, RNC-OB My advocate, “official mentor for my BSN and MSN programs,” friend, and person to whom I look for career and life advice. Linda Havey, MSN, RN-BC Nurse Educator University of Vermont Health Network: University of Vermont Medical Center

17. Elaine Koenig, RN Nurse Educator Inpatient Psychiatry University of Vermont Health Network: University of Vermont Medical Center

19. Honoring our mentor Carrie Howard-Canning, RN, MS, CNS Associate Vice President Patient Care Operations University of Vermont Health Network: Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital “We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives…” John F. Kennedy Rachael Hite, RN,BA, OCN, CHPN, CMSRN Tara Ebere, RN Clinical Education Managers University of Vermont Health Network: Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital

21. Marcia Bosek, DNSc, MS, BS, RN Associate Professor, University of Vermont Marcia has been a collaborative colleague, friend, but most importantly my mentor. I value Marcia’s expertise in writing, research skills, and I can always depend on her excellent moral compass! Ann Laramee, MS, ANP-BC, ACNS-BC, CHFN Clinical Nurse Specialist/Nurse Practitioner University of Vermont Health Network: University of Vermont Medical Center

24. Thank you to all the nurses and individuals who have been mentors to each one of us on our professional journeys!