TANA's Patty Cornwell Practitioner of the Year Award
This is your chance to submit a candidate for TANA's 2025 Patty Cornwell Practitioner of the Year Award, and we're looking for nominations for outstanding CRNAs in your area!
This award is intended to "recognize excellence in anesthesia practice as a clinician, educator, and/or researcher." If you know a practitioner who fits the bill, then please nominate him or her by submitting the required information!
Eligibility and requirements, with submittal information is discussed in more detail below with the deadline for submissions on September 1, 2025! We want to make this easy for you, so call the TANA office if any questions at 615-329-3450.
The winner will be celebrated at the TANA Annual Business Meeting, which will be on October 11, 2025! Please don't miss this opportunity to recognize a well-deserving peer!
The 87th Annual Meeting TANA's 2024 Patty Cornwell Practitioner of the Year Award was awarded to Jim Alberding, DNP, CRNA, APN.
This award is voted on annually by the TANA Board and given to a TANA member in good standing who has made a significant contribution to the profession of nurse anesthesia in Tennessee. The purpose of this award is to “recognize excellence in anesthesia practice as a clinician, educator and/or researcher." The winner of this award is announced and recognized each year at TANA’s Annual Meeting.
2024 Practitioner of the Year Recipient
Jim Alberding, DNP, CRNA, APN
On October 12, Jim Alberding, DNP, CRNA, APN, was honored at the Annual Business Meeting with the 2024 Patty Cornwell Practitioner of the Year Award.
Jim Alberding is a very proficient CRNA, a loyal and kind friend, a gifted educator and an absolute credit to our profession. Jim’s advocacy for the CRNA profession has been nothing short of admirable and mountain moving.
The author of another nomination stated, "Jim has served in the educator sector since 2019 as Associate Program Director and Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee Knoxville’s CRNA DNP program. I have met and mentored several of Jim’s students, all of whom are grateful for his loving, encouraging form of leadership. He uplifts his students while fostering a sense of safety and security in his program. Jim is leading the future of our profession into a culture of compassion, intelligence, autonomy and advocacy. He is not only creating change himself—he strives to empower the next generation to provide the same level of advocacy he dedicates."
Please join TANA in congratulating Jim Alberding, DNP, CRNA, APN, for winning the Patty Cornwell Practitioner of the Year Award for 2024!