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Midwest Nursing Research Society News

Greetings from the Board of Directors of the Midwest Nursing Research Society! We have had a productive year and would like to bring several noteworthy items to your attention. Communications with our members are now fully electronic! Take a look at the MNRS Web site to view important happenings and other important information related to the organization. Go to: www.mnrs.org for continuously updated information. Our biggest event of the year was the 28th Annual Conference, “Nursing Research: Addressing Health Disparities”, held February 27 through March 1, 2004, at the Renaissance Grand Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. The Board of Directors would like to again thank the Schools of Nursing at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Saint Louis University and the University of Missouri–St. Louis for their generous financial and faculty support of this outstanding and successful event. Several outstanding pre-conference workshops were held, and the attendance was strong. At the conference, two $5,000 research grants were awarded. The MNRS Dissertation Research Grant was given to Salwa Hassanein, Case Western Reserve University, for her research titled, “Pulmonary Rehabilitation COPD Disability Outcomes,” and the MNRS Seed Grant was awarded to Lorna Finnegan, Saint Xavier University, for her research titled, “ Physical Activity in Childhood Cancer Survivors.” In addition, several of our distinguished members were honored with awards. Dr. Norma Methany, Saint Louis University, was presented with the Distinguished Contribution to Research in the Midwest Award. Dr. Methany shared her research during a special presentation at the conference on Sunday, February 29th. The Lifetime Achievement Award was bestowed upon Dr. Joan Shaver, University of Illinois at Chicago, for her distinguished career accomplishments contributing to and supporting nursing research and for her outstanding work as a mentor to other nurse scientists. The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing/MNRS Award for Leadership in Geriatric Nursing Research Award was given to Dr. Marilyn Rantz, University of Missouri–Columbia, in recognition of her