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The Agnes Marshall Walker Foundation (AMWF) is dedicated to supporting
neuroscience nursing through education, research, professional development, and
certification to promote excellence in patient care.

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research, and professional development. Learn more…

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A PIONEER IN NEUROSCIENCE NURSING

Agnes Marshall Walker, cofounder of the American Association of Neuroscience
Nurses (AANN), was a loved and respected figure in the profession of
neuroscience nursing. In 1967, after discussing the idea of developing an
association dedicated to the specialty of neuroscience nursing, Barbara
Therrian, a nursing instructor, sought Agnes to assist in developing the
concept.

Agnes joined Barbara to develop the structure of AANN; locate interested and
eligible nurses; and plan the first scientific meeting, which took place in
Chicago on April 11, 1968, in conjunction with the American Association of
Neurological Surgeons.

 

“We can see we are now one world. Neurosurgical nursing is being recognized as a
special field of patient care in many countries of the globe. As we forge ahead,
let us work together and, united, go forward with strength and determination.”

 

Agnes’s dedication to the field of neuroscience nursing extended into the global
arena and neuroscience nursing certification. Some of her many accomplishments
include

 * serving as AANN president in 1969
 * founding the World Federation of Neuroscience Nurses
 * serving on an AANN task force to develop a certification program for
   neuroscience nurses
 * being a founding member of the American Board of Neuroscience Nursing (ABNN)
   and serving as president.

 


AGNES’S LEGACY

Agnes Marshall Walker passed away on September 13, 2010. Through her more than
40 years of nursing, educating, and leading, she retained her humor, spirit, and
love for neuroscience nursing. Please continue her legacy and dedication to
neuroscience education by making a donation to the Agnes Marshall Walker
Foundation.




THE FOUNDATION

The Agnes Marshall Walker Foundation (AMWF) is dedicated to supporting
neuroscience nursing through education, research, professional development, and
certification to promote excellence in patient care. AMWF was founded with a
generous bequeath from Agnes Marshall Walker and works collaboratively with the
American Association of Neuroscience Nurses and the American Board of
Neuroscience Nursing to help support neuroscience nursing education in Agnes’s
honor.

AMWF, AANN, ABNN
Together we are the three pillars driving neuroscience nursing excellence.




THE IMPACT OF AMWF

The Agnes Marshall Walker Foundation will award grants and scholarships for
research, leadership, and educational pursuits. Grant recipients use the funds
towards neuroscience educational materials, research, professional development,
or certification to promote excellence in patient care.

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