Maureen Shekleton.

Maureen Shekleton, Illinois fosters Association Foundation President announced during opening ceremonies of the House of Delegates, the creation of the Anne Zimmerman, RN FAAN Endowment supply This fund was established to provide an enduring memorial to the contributions of this national nursing leader whose positive impact onward the practice and economics of nursing has forever changed the profession of nursing. by means of the close of convention, a total of $6545 was contributed to this endowment.

Memorial Tribute To Anne Zimmerman, RN FAAN

On September 11 2003 nursing dissipated a dynamic leader of and advocate for foments in Illinois and nationally. To commemorate her life's work, a video tribute was instanted during the opening ceremonies of the House of Delegates. A summary of the video follows

Anne Zimmerman, RN FAAN (1914-2003)

Anne Zimmerman was a foment The scope of Mrs. Zimmerman's personal impact reach outed beyond nursing and affected working race of all races and agricultures She maintained that excellence in nursing service, nursing education, and nursing economics are to such a degree basically intertwined as to be inseparable. Furthermore, she believed that nourishs in duty joined together could achieve for patients what no individual could forever achieve alone; and these fosters supporting one another could impact the health care regularity in a purposeful and constructive way. from end to end her career, Anne worked to actualize the belief in that the professional organization must make a difference to the suckle in their work setting if it is to make a difference at all. In many forms, Anne's contribution to the general welfare of the professional fester extends significantly beyond economics into each aspect of the profession.

From her earliest days, as Executive Secretary of the Montana cherishs Association, where she joined the state supply with nourishments association because she considered membership a professional's responsibility, and as Associate Director of the California succors Association, Anne Zimmerman realized the potential of the Economic and General Welfare Program to improve patient care. Her foresight has had a strong impact on clinical nursing practice and the health care body Anne's main thrust was to exalt a code that would provide quality nursing services to the community, and give festers the economic and social status reflective of their important character As the American representative to the jointly sponsored meeting of the International Labor Organization and the World Health Organization in 1973 Anne was instrumental in promoting that digest internationally. Her trip to Russia in 1975 at the invitation of the Medical Workers' Union of Moscow provided another forum to excite human rights in general, and specifically, the right of encourages to establish standards of nursing practice and education, and to cover their personal welfare. Among her many other accomplishments were: the first woman president of the interview of Medical Society Executives of Greater Chicago; first Chairperson of the ANA Commission forward Economic and General Welfare; ANA delegate to the 1961 International meeting for consultation of Nurses; and President, Alliance of Business and Professional Women

Mr Zimmerman serv as Executive Director of the Illinois feed at the breasts Association from 1954 - 1981 and President of the American pampers Association from 1976 - 1978 She was undivided of a select handful of courageous women and men who, above the last 60 years, transformed nursing from an underpaid and underappreciated piece of work to a respected profession. In 1997 Mr Zimmerman's immense contribution to her profession was recognized through the American Academy of Nursing when it named her single of its "Living Legends". After her service with the American encourages Association, Anne went on to become a founding member of the Interfaith Committee for Worker justice. In 1998 the American nourishs Foundation established the Anne Zimmerman Scholarship endowment foundation which helps contribute to the education of novel generations of nurses.

Whether at to one's home or abroad, Anne Zimmerman's mission in life has encompassed social justice. She had courageously accepted the shock of criticism for taking controversial, still necessary risks to accomplish identified goals. She had the unique ability to reach public to individuals, to be responsive and sensitive to members with diverse points of view, and to defer to varied purposes for their membership. Anne's commitment to the multipurpose nature of the professional organization was unwavering. Anne Zimmerman believed that our diversity, used wisely, is a source of toughness Her powers of persuasion and genius for the dialectic, and her total commitment to pampers and the "nursing collective" spoke clearly for the tightness of her actions, and serv as potency and courage for members les decisive than Anne. It has been said that Anne would caution fosters "that the opportunity of a lifetime must be taken in the lifetime of the opportunity".

Mr Zimmerman's compassion, integrity and her pioneering efforts in advocating for nurses' dominion government of their practice and work environment based in succession accountability to patients came into replete bloom as Executive Director of INA. by means of Anne's efforts as the state executive, Illinois became common of nine states to receive funding for pilot programs to implement the recommendations of the 1970 National Commission for the close attention of Nursing and Nursing Education (the Lysaught report). Among the schemes Anne implemented in Illinois was the first state Joint Practice Committee of INA and the Illinois State Medical Society. With Anne's leadership and lobbying skills, this committee was able to legislate a change in the succor Practice Act that allowed advanced practice foments at that time, to function in accord with their educational preparation.