Purpose
The Agatha Hodgins Award for Outstanding Accomplishment was established in 1975 to recognize individuals whose foremost dedication to excellence has furthered the art and science of nurse anesthesia.
The award was established to honor Agatha Hodgins (1877-1945), founder and first president of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists. A notable pioneer in the field of anesthesiology, Miss Hodgins was one of the first to perfect the nitrous oxide-oxygen technique of anesthesia. In 1915 she founded the influential Lakeside School of Anesthesia in Cleveland and was the visionary force in the establishment of the profession of nurse anesthetists.
Award
The Agatha Hodgins Award is a crystal urn inscribed with the recipient’s name and the year of the presentation. The recipient’s name is also added to a plaque bearing the names of previous recipients, which is displayed next to an identical urn in the AANA Executive Office. The Award is presented during the AANA Annual Meeting.
Eligibility
The nominee may be a CRNA or a non-CRNA who has worked toward furthering the profession of nurse anesthesia. The nominee may be living or deceased.
Past Recipients
1975
Ruth P. Satterfield, CRNA
1976
Helen Lamb, CRNA
1977
Hilda R. Salomon, CRNA
1978
Gertrude L. Fife, CRNA
1979
Helen P. Vos, CRNA
1980
Olive L. Berger, CRNA
1981
Florence A. McQuillen, CRNA
1982
Sr. M. Yvonne Jenn, CRNA
1983
Ira P. Gunn, CRNA, MLN, FAAN
1984
Miriam G. Shupp, CRNA
Sophie J. Winton, CRNA
1985
Del Portzer, CRNA, BSN
1986
Jessie L. Compton, CRNA
1987
Patricia R. Fleming, CRNA
1988
Martha J. Lundgaard, CRNA, BA
1989
Sr. Margaret E. Kollmer, CRNA, MEd
1990
Timothy J. Wolf, CRNA
1991
Margaret E. Ryan, CRNA, MA
1992
Ronald F. Caulk, CRNA
1993
Hazel P. Currier, CRNA
1994
Jeffery M. Beutler, CRNA, MS
1995
Goldie D. Brangman, CRNA, MEd
1996
Mary Jeanette Mannino, CRNA, JD
1997
John Scott McGlothlen, CRNA
1998
Richard G. Ouellette, CRNA, MEd
Sandra Maree Ouellette, CRNA, MEd, FAAN
1999
Patrick M. Downey, CRNA
2000
John F. Garde, CRNA, MS, FAAN
2001
Christine S. Zambricki, CRNA, MS
2002
Joyce W. Kelly, CRNA, EdD
2003
Sister Mary Arthur Schramm, CRNA, OBSN, PhD
2004
Ruth Wright, CRNA
2005
Julie Spores, CRNA, MAE
2006
Susan Caulk, CRNA, MA
2007
Diana Quinlan, CRNA, MA
2008
Major General Gale Pollock, CRNA, MBA, FACHE, AN, USA
2009
Jack M. Neary, CRNA, ARNP, MS (posthumously)
2010
Frank T. Maziarski, CRNA, MS, CLNC
2011
Peggy L. McFadden, CRNA, BS
2012
Jackie S. Rowles, CRNA, MA, MBA, FAAPM