NAPNAP Honors McKegney

Associate Professor Clare Cardo McKegney, DNP ’08, has been awarded the 2024 Presidential Commendation by the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP). 

Given annually since 2022, the commendation honors “dedicated leadership and service that contributed to the success of our community of experts in pediatrics and advocates for children.” 

McKegney, a practicing primary care pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP) since 2001 and a nurse since 1997, joined the faculty of Columbia Nursing’s PNP/DNP Program in 2018. She received a BS in nursing from Sacred Heart University and an MS in nursing from New York University.