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2008 APNO Officers and 2007 APN of the Year

November 13, 2007

Yearly Business Meeting was held on November 13. At that 
meeting, Mindy Hill, out-going Past President of APNO, 
announced the following new officers for 2008: 
President-Elect: Jocelyn "Jody" Kates 
Membership Coordinator: Karen Nelson 
Marketing Chairman: Patty Summerford 
 
We have divided the Membership/Website committee into two 
separate committees as the work load has significantly 
increased with larger membership. 
 
Paula Maize will be the Website Administrator. 
 
Missy Penkalski, current President, will move to the Past 
President position. 
Candi Griffin, current President-elect, will move to the 
President position. 
 
We want to thank Mindy Hill, and Dan Johnson, outgoing 
marketing chairman, for their hard work and dedicated 
service to APNO. 
 
In addition, the 2007 Advanced Practice Nurse of the Ozarks 
was announced. The award goes to ANNA DRYER. This award 
is bestowed on a member who has contributed to the Advanced 
Practice Nurses profession through involvement in APNO, 
mentoring students, etc. It is voted on by the membership. 
Anna was the Conference Coordinator and worked extremely 
hard to plan our very successful conference. She is also 
the coordinator for APN volunteers for Isabel's House, 
crisis nursery of the Ozarks, and precepts APN students.  
Congratulations to Anna Dryer.  
 
If you would like to become involved in APNO 
activities/committees, please contact one of the executive 
board or committee chairman. It is a richly rewarding 
experience.