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September 15, 2025
RALEIGH, N.C. – More than 500 people gathered in Winston-Salem last week for important professional development, to celebrate some of the most successful nurses in North Carolina, and to elect new leaders of the North Carolina Nurses Association (NCNA). The association’s Annual Convention is routinely one of the most anticipated nursing conferences in the state.
The topic for NCNA’s Statewide Membership Forum, which occurs each year during Convention, was “AI in Nursing: Balancing Innovation with Ethical Practice to Move Nursing Forward®.” Some of the other highlights of 118th Annual Convention included inducting two new members of the Hall of Fame, a pair of Legislator of the Year awards, and the swearing-in ceremony for the new Board of Directors. Bonnie Davis Meadows, MSN, APRN, ACCNS-AG, of Belmont, will serve as NCNA’s President for the next two years. Meadows is a Service Line Nurse Educator at Atrium Health.
“In a healthcare landscape that is constantly evolving, the role of the nurse is more important than ever – and NCNA is vital to ensuring that the nursing profession has a seat at the table when major practice and policy changes are being decided," Meadows said. "I am incredibly proud of my colleagues who lead Nursing Forward® on a daily basis, and I cannot wait to see what we can achieve together over the next two years.”
NCNA member G. Rumay Alexander, EdD, RN, FAAN, and Past NCNA President Pat Campbell, RN, MBA, were both inducted into the NCNA Hall of Fame. Alexander has been at the forefront of national diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives for the nursing profession and helped guide NCNA on its path of Relentless Inclusion. Campell, meanwhile, led NCNA through one of its biggest periods of change, setting the tone for a decade of unprecedented growth and advancement.
See below for the full list of nurses and others honored during the week. NCNA members are designated in bold.
Board of Directors
Bylaws Committee Chair
Nominations Committee:
Hall of Fame
Nurse of the Year Awards
Board of Directors Awards
Best Practice Awards
MEDIA CONTACT
Chris Cowperthwaite, CAE, APR
Director of Communications & Outreach
(919) 821-4250 or chriscowperthwaite@ncnurses.org
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Established in 1902, NCNA provides continuing education, networking and legislative advocacy for registered nurses throughout North Carolina. For more information, please visit www.ncnurses.org.
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