AANA | Janice Drake CRNA Humanitarian Award

Excellence in Service

The Janice Drake CRNA Humanitarian Award is presented to a CRNA/nurse anesthesiologist who volunteer(s) and provide(s) anesthesia, education, and training in needy areas of the United States and overseas.

Nomination Deadline: Applications are closed until early 2025.

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The Janice Drake CRNA Humanitarian Award is presented to a CRNA/CRNAs/nurse anesthesiologist(s) who volunteer and provide anesthesia, education, and training in needy areas of the United States and overseas. The winner of the 2024 Janice Drake CRNA Humanitarian Award is presented to Bimpe Adenusi, PhD, CRNA, APRN, CNE, FAANA.

2024 Recipient Janice Drake CRNA Humanitarian Award

Bimpe Adenusi, PhD, CRNA, APRN, CNE, FAANA

The Janice Drake CRNA Humanitarian Award is presented to a CRNA who volunteer and provide anesthesia, education, and training in areas of need in the United States and overseas. The recipient of the 2024 Janice Drake CRNA Humanitarian Award is Bimpe Adenusi, PhD, CRNA, APRN, CNE, FAANA.

The program director at Cedar Crest College Nurse Anesthesia Program in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Dr. Adenusi is also the founder and president of the Nigerian American Nurse Anesthetists Association in the United States. She is dedicated to community service and participates in various associations and outreach programs, locally and abroad. Dr. Adenusi is a board member of the Pennsylvania League for Nursing (PLN) State Board of Nursing and an inclusive leader for LabakCare Organization (LO) and Ogun State Medical Mission in Nigeria. She is passionate about promoting equitable and inclusive health services and surgeries for vulnerable populations worldwide. Dr. Adenusi’s innovative partnership with LabakCare Organization resulted in vaccinating 1,720 homeless individuals in Camden, NJ, and Philadelphia, PA, during the COVID-19 pandemic from 2021 to 2022.

Previous recipients

2023: Clare Golden, DNP, CRNA
2021: Donnell Carter, MBA, MS, CRNA, and Rose Silveira, BSN, RN, MSA, CRNA, ACLS
2020: Karla Maldonado, DrAP, CRNA, APRN
2019: Wilma K. Gillis, BSN, CRNA and Judith A. Schmidt, MSN, CRNA
2018: Janet Dewan, PhD, CRNA
2017: Brian Ryder, CRNA
2016: Richard Henker, PhD, RN, CRNA, FAAN
2015: Mary Kay Thomas, BS, CRNA
2014: Erin M. Cushing, MS, CRNA
2013: Marion W. Njoroge, MS, CRNA
2012: Ronda L. Davis, MSN, CRNA

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