The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists chose Gayle as the second recipient of the Ira P. Gunn Award!
The award is presented to an individual who through leadership and/or personal effort has made a highly significant contribution to the preservation and advancement of the nurse anesthesia profession through legislative, regulatory and/or legal efforts.
(The award was established to honor Ira P. Gunn, CRNA, MLN, FAAN, who had a 21-year Army career, where she excelled as practitioner, educator, researcher, consultant and prolific writer.)
Gayle served as president for the Minnesota Association of Nurse Anesthetists for 3-years. She also served as a board member for 10-years. During that time, she worked on several legislative and legal issues, which brought her before the US Judiciary Committee. |