In Remembrance of ANA Past President Anne Zimmerman
(1914-2003)
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of ANA past president (1976-78) Anne Zimmerman, RN, FAAN, a pioneer in the movement to improve nurses' economic status and nurses' control of practice. In 1980, Zimmerman received ANA's Shirley Titus Award in recognition of her contributions as director of the ANA's Economic and General Welfare Program (1951-52) and as a member and chair of the Committee, and later the ANA Commission, on Economic & General Welfare. She was one of the nation's foremost authorities in this area.
A native of Montana, Zimmerman began her career in nursing in 1942 as head nurse at St. James Hospital in Butte, MT. She served as the executive secretary of the Montana Nurses' Association, assistant director of the California Nurses' Association and executive administrator of the Illinois Nurses' Association from 1954 to 1981.
In 1994, the American Nurses Foundation named a research grant in Zimmerman's
honor and in 1997, the American Academy of Nursing named her a "Living
Legend" in nursing. She also served on the board of, and was elected chairperson
of the Board of Directors of, the American Journal of Nursing Company.
She devoted more than 50 years to the profession and the improvement of
nursing and will be sorely missed.
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