Departures Bednash Myers Knight Smedile Fratantoni Bednash to exit nursing college association Geraldine Polly Bednash will retire as CEO of the $10M-revenue American Association of Colleges of Nursing, effective June 15, 2014. Bednash first joined AACN in 1986 as director of government affairs. Three years later, she was promoted to CEO. Under her leadership, the association grew from 411 member schools in 1989 to 742 schools today, according to AACN. Among her accomplishments was the creation and ongoing revision of AACN's Essentials documents, the establishment of the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, the advancement of the practice doctorate and… Read More