Louise C. O'Keefe (PhD, CRNP, FAANP), a member of The UAH College of Nursing faculty has been selected to participate in the National League for Nursing (NLN) LEAD program. She was also nominated for the Alabama League for Nursing Lamplighter Award for exemplary contributions to the nursing profession. And, in June, O'Keefe was selected as a 2017 Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (aanp.org) for outstanding contributions and demonstrated commitment to advancing the nurse practitioner role.