Pacific Lutheran University Honors Mary Lynn Pannen of Sound Options
with Nursing Alumni Association's Distinguished Nursing Alumna
Tacoma, WA
Oct 02, 2009
Washington-based
Sound Options CEO Mary Lynn Pannen, RN, BSN,
CCM will be honored this coming weekend at the
Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) Homecoming
Celebration Luncheon as one of its 2009 Alumni
Award recipients. Ms. Pannen will be presented the
Nursing Alumni Association's Distinguished Nursing
Alumna Award.
"Mary Lynn Pannen, considered to be a foremost
content expert in the country on geriatric care
management, was a unanimous choice of the
selection committee, says PLU representative Leslie
Watt. "She was a key contributor to a significant grant
received by the university to enhance our program in
this area."
PLU Distinguished Alums are recognized for their
demonstrated commitment to the advancement of the
profession in which they practice, for their leadership
roles in the profession, and for their community
service."I am honored to receive this award from PLU,"
comments Mary Lynn. "PLU is an outstanding
teaching institution and is embracing the importance
that geriatric care plays in the nursing profession."
This is the third significant award that Ms. Pannen has
received in the last year for her dedication to
advancing the field of geriatric care management. In
May, the National Association of Geriatric Care
Managers (NAPCGM) presented Ms. Pannen with the
Adele Elkind Award, a national award given to one
member each year who embodies the professional
spirit of the organization. Last November, NAPCGM
presented Ms. Pannen with the regional Rose Kleiner
award.
Learn more...
About Sound Options Inc.
Sound Options, Inc., which is the largest private
geriatric care management company in Washington
State recently celebrated its 20th anniversary. Sound
Options also provides in home care services to
families and programs for the workplace, to assist
employees with their family responsibilities. Sound
Options has an excellent reputation for managing
complex cases and coordinating multi-disciplinary
teams.
Mary Lynn is a trained healthcare professional and
has over 35 years experience working with families as
a Registered Nurse, in a wide variety of areas from
intensive care nursing to public health nursing, to a
Director of senior housing, and now manages a
rapidly growing company that serves western
Washington State and the Portland area. She is also
an experienced presenter in the field of geriatrics to
professionals, employees of corporations and the
community at large. Mary Lynn is a past President of
the National Association of Geriatric Care Managers.
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Sound Options Inc.
Erica Gower
Director of Marketing
Phone:
(800) 628-7649
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