ODU Nurse Anesthesia

Congratulations to our two newest CRNAs today Lexi and Sharon🎉🎊🙌

Happy Friday words of wisdom!

Last weekend Delin Huver, DNP, CRNA and Janae Ingraham, DNP, CRNA were honored with the Chairs award. This academic distinction is given to the top 10% for GPAs of all DNP graduates in the Ellmer School of Nursing at Old Dominion University. This is an amazing accomplishment in a very rigorous nurse anesthesia program. All your hard work paid off and you are now both CRNAs!🎉🎊🙌

Hi ODU alum! Did you know that ODU faculty and alumni have a long history of state and national involvement including 3 Past Presidents of VANA and 3 Past Presidents of the AANA? Voting for the AANA Membership Year 2027 Board of Directors and Elected Committees is still open! Last day to vote is Tuesday at 1200. It’s so easy to vote right from your AANA homepage. Let’s keep the ODU representation going!

🗳️ Make your voice heard and cast your vote today: https://bit.ly/48OtIBl

Thank you Erin Stole DNP, CRNA for your outstanding service as a Virginia Association of Nurse Anesthesiology - VANA Future CRNA Ambassador. Your social media representation of SRNA life and Ellmer School of Nursing at Old Dominion University was amazing. Now that you are a CRNA we hope you will continue lending your talents to the communications team!

The highest honor given in Nurse Anesthesia Programs each year is the Agatha Hodgins award named after the pioneer nurse anesthetist that founded the AANA / American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology. This award considers professionalism, clinical performance, academics and attitude and is voted on by the faculty. This years winner is Trang Pagano. We are happy to report that Trang is staying local and will be practicing at Sentara Norfolk General one of amazing clinical partners! Congrats Trang!
Ellmer School of Nursing at Old Dominion University

Congratulations to Megan Daugherty and Erin Strole for winning the Research Award for their project entitled “Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocols for Hepatobiliary Surgery: Outcomes in Surgical Oncology Patients Undergoing General Anesthesia”. Their advisor was Dr. Victoria Goode. Ellmer School of Nursing at Old Dominion University

This past week Holly Sturdevant, DNP, CRNA received the Professional Service Award for her work as the Ellmer School of Nursing at Old Dominion University Nurse Anesthesia Program’s Resident Representative to the Virginia Association of Nurse Anesthesiology - VANA BOD. In that role she acted as a liaison between VANA and her classmates. Job well done Holly. We hope you will continue to be active with VANA now that you are a CRNA! Holly is also an amazing party planner🎊🎉

The Clinical Excellence Award is given out every year for outstanding clinical performance and is based on input/evaluations from our clinical preceptors. This year’s recipient was Dr. Matt Pavlecka, DNP, CRNA. Way to go Matt!