Connell School of Nursing Associate Professor Rosanna DeMarco and co-editor/contributor Gail Harkness were honored by the American Journal of Nursing with a 2011 “Book of the Year” Award for their textbook Community and Public Health Nursing: Evidence for Practice.The textbook is geared for undergraduate and master’s entry students who are interested in learning about the principles of community and public health nursing using integrated cases, evidence-based research and community-based practice innovations. It was recognized in the category of  Community and Public Health. A number of Connell School alumni and faculty contributed to the textbook: Susan Chase, Annie Lewis O’Connor, Joyce Pulcini, Teresa Eliot Roberts, Mary Margaret Segraves, Judith Shindul-Rothschild, Patricia Tabloski, and Linda Tyer Viola.