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<strong>2017</strong> Kentucky <strong>Nurses</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />

Kentucky <strong>Nurses</strong><br />

Foundation<br />

The Kentucky <strong>Nurses</strong> Foundation (KNF) established in 1975 as a 501 (c)(3) status foundation,<br />

has both a contractual and professional relationship with the Kentucky <strong>Nurses</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />

to enhance achievement of the strategic goals of both organizations. The Kentucky <strong>Nurses</strong><br />

Foundation has a long history of supporting nursing scholarship and research.<br />

Mission<br />

The mission of the Kentucky <strong>Nurses</strong> Foundation is to promote the highest level of health for<br />

the citizens of the Commonwealth of Kentucky by advancing the practice of nursing through<br />

nursing scholarship and healthcare research.<br />

Strategies<br />

• Provide funding and resources for nursing research that will improve healthcare<br />

outcomes in Kentucky.<br />

• Enable the application and dissemination of the new knowledge from research through<br />

professional development of nurses in Kentucky in cooperation with the Kentucky<br />

<strong>Nurses</strong> <strong>Association</strong> and other organizations.<br />

• Recruit and sustain a committed and visionary community based partnerships to fund<br />

research projects.<br />

President:<br />

KNF Past President:<br />

Vice President:<br />

Treasurer:<br />

Secretary:<br />

Directors:<br />

Jo Singleton, DNP, RN-BC<br />

Mary A. Romelfanger, MSN, RN, CS, LNHA<br />

Debra Rayman, MA, BSN, RN<br />

Patricia Davis, BSN, RN<br />

Linda J. Thompson, PhD, MSN, RN<br />

Sharon Eli Mercer<br />

JoAnn M. Weaver, MSN, RN<br />

Shelia Spence<br />

Nathan Goldman, JD<br />

Kathy Hager, DBP, APRN, FNP-BC, CD E<br />

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