INANE Conference Business Meeting: Tuesday PM 8/5/25
The following information was provided by Marty Lewis-Hunstiger, Editor In Chief of Creative Nursing
- The Suzanne Smith INANE Editor Fellowship is named in honor of Suzanne Smith, INANE champion and beloved mentor.
- Suzanne passed away unexpectedly in 2013.
- Donations in her honor started the fund that supported the Mentoring Editors Awards
- Inaugural year of new program: Structure, role expectations, objectives
- Purpose: Provide mentorship for selected INANE members in an editor role.
Tributes to Suzanne:
- https://journals.lww.com/jonajournal/fulltext/2014/01000/A_Tribute_to_Suzanne_P__Smith,_EdD,_RN,_FAAN.1.aspx
- https://www.nursingcenter.com/journalarticle?Article_ID=1617758&Journal_ID=54026&Issue_ID=1617757
- https://nursingeditors.com/2013/09/20/in-memory-of-suzanne-p-smith-rn-edd-faan/
The Process:
Year 1:
- Fellows and mentors apply by Jan. 31.
- Matches announced March 1.
- Fellows and mentors meet in person or virtually to develop goals.
- Meet virtually as a group in early Summer.
- Connect at INANE annual meeting.
- Fellows and mentors work together on goals over the next year.
Year 2:
- Fellows and mentors co-present their projects and/or reflections at INANE annual meeting.
Year 1 Fellows and Mentors:
- Pernilla Garmy and Sarah Bekaert, new co-EICs, Journal of Research in Nursing. Mentor: Marilyn Oermann
- Mei Fu, new EIC, Journal of Transcultural Nursing. Mentor: Leslie Nicoll
- Lindell Joseph, new EIC, Nurse Leader. Mentor: Julia Snethen
- David Campbell-O’Dell, founding EIC, The Journal of the Academy of Doctoral Prepared Nurses. Mentor: Marty Lewis-Hunstiger
Responsibilities:
Program Committee:
- Currently Julee Waldrop, Jackie Owens, Kathleen Gould, and Marty Lewis-Hunstiger
- Manages applications, selects and matches Fellows and mentors
- Facilitates communication including first group meeting
- Conducts program evaluation
- Updates structure and function as indicated by results of evaluation
INANE Members:
- Recognize and support current Suzanne Smith INANE Editor Fellows.
- Identify potential Fellows and mentors, and encourage them to apply.
- Support the Suzanne Smith Development Fund.
Your INANE 2025 reporter is Melissa Anne DuBois, BSN, RNC-OB, PhD Student.
Content for this post was obtained from the INANE 2025 website, the conference guidebook, internet searches, speaker submitted bios, and live reporting from each session. Any errors in content are purely accidental and not intended to offend. If you notice an error you would like corrected, please contact Melissa Anne at melissadubois2 at gmail dot com and she will be happy to make corrections.