Two faculty members from Barry University’s Master of Science in Anesthesiology program recently received national recognitions from the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA).

Steve Clarke, MS, CRNA, clinical coordinator and assistant director of Barry’s anesthesiology program, was named Outstanding Clinical Instructor of the Year at the association’s annual meeting in Denver, CO. The award, presented to one instructor a year who exemplifies excellence in nurse anesthesia education, was one of two presented to Barry faculty members at the meeting. Diana Quinlan, CRNA, program lecturer in Barry’s program, was also recognized with the Agatha Hodgins Award for outstanding contributions to the nurse anesthetist profession.

Both Clarke and Quinlan have been long-time contributors to both Barry’s program and their profession. Clarke helped establish Barry’s nurse anesthesia degree with Dr. Norman Wolford in 1993, and Quinlan has been conducting research and lecturing on her chosen topic, chemical dependency in health care providers, for over 20 years.