The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology recognized Connie Steed, MSN, RN, with its 2018 President's Distinguished Service Award.
The award recognizes "an individual who has made major contributions to the profession of infection prevention and control through service within APIC."
Ms. Steed is corporate director of the infection prevention department at Greenville (S.C.) Health System. She has been an APIC member since 1979 and has served on the APIC board of directors, the membership committee and the governmental affairs committee.
Ms. Steed helped create APIC's Strategic Plan 2020 as well as the IP Competency Model (2012) and its current revision. She has served as president of APIC's Chattahoochee and Palmetto chapters.