Three Michigan State University College of Nursing faculty members, Dawn Goldstein, Kathleen Poindexter and Courtney Sullivan, are among those in the new class of fellows in the American Academy of Nursing, or AAN. The honor is among the highest a nursing educator can receive.

Poindexter is the assistant dean for undergraduate education and joined the college in 2005. She is former president of the National League for Nursing, one of the largest international organizations for nursing educators. Goldstein is the director of the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, or PMHNP, program, which she helped launch in 2019. Sullivan joined the college in August as an assistant professor and researcher.

The MSU faculty members now join more than 3,000 AAN fellows worldwide.

“This fellowship is one of the greatest honors a nurse can achieve,” said Dean Leigh Small, also a fellow in the academy. “It speaks to their leadership, passion and commitment to improving the nursing field and preparing the next generation of nurses. I am proud to have them join the 11 other Spartan nurse educators who have already been inducted.”

According to AAN, fellows in the 2024 class, who were officially inducted at its recent conference in Washington, D.C., came from 37 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and 14 countries.