AONL Announces 2026 Class of Fellows

CHICAGO – The American Organization for Nursing Leadership today announced the 2026 inductees into its fellow designation program. The AONL fellow designation, FAONL, recognizes a nurse leader’s sustained contributions to the specialty of nursing leadership, commitment to service and influence in shaping health care. AONL will honor the inductees at its annual conference March 30 in Chicago.

AONL 2026 Class of Fellows:

• Patricia Baise, ECU Health, Greenville, N.C.
• Robert Boesch, Emory Healthcare, Atlanta, Ga.
• Lya Cartwright-Stroupe, Vandalia Health, Morgantown, W.Va.
• Douglas Dascenzo, Henry Ford Health, Detroit
• Stephan Davis, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
• Shanon Fucik, University of Missouri Health Care, White, Mo.
• Simmy King, Children's National Hospital, Washington, D.C.
• Kimberly Ann Landers, Morris Hospital, Morris, Ill.
• Cody Legler, Maimonides Health, New York 
• Brandy Mathews, UK HealthCare, Lexington, Ky.
• Patricia Noga, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association, Burlington, Mass.
• Leslie Norman, Chamberlain School of Nursing, Chicago
• Joan O'Hanlon Curry, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
• Joy Parchment, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Fla.
• Heidi Shedenhelm, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
• Lauraine Spano-Szekely, NYU Langone Health, New York
• Corrin Steinhauer, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
• Renee Thompson, Healthy Workforce Institute, Oldsmar, Fla.
• Monica Tucker-Schwartz, Tufts Medical Center, Boston

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About the American Organization for Nursing Leadership

As the national professional organization of more than 12,500 nurse leaders, AONL is the voice of nursing leadership. Our membership encompasses nurse leaders working in hospitals, health systems, academia and other care settings across the care continuum. Since 1967, the organization has led the field of nursing leadership through professional development, advocacy and research to advance nursing leadership practice and patient care. AONL is an affiliate of the American Hospital Association. For more information, visit AONL.org/AONL.