Hoover Resident Jeanenne Barnes MacKnight Named Distinguised Alumna of Auburn Montgomery

MONTGOMERY, AL (11/01/2010)(readMedia)-- Jeanenne Barnes MacKnight of Hoover has been named a distinguished alumna of Auburn University at Montgomery, where she received a bachelor's degree in nursing in 1988.

MacKnight has conducted research in several long-term care facilities to verify what is now known as Kennedy Terminal Ulcers. She is currently working with the Alabama Board of Nursing to provide educational opportunities on wound care, staging and assessment for hospital acquired ulcers, providing recommendations for licensed professional requirements regarding skill performance of these tasks. Following Hurricane Katrina, MacKnight drove down to the Gulf Coast and delivered ostomy pounches and supplies to those in need. She is also an active participant in the Birmingham Wound Care Nurse Society.

The Distinguished Alumnus Award is given annually at AUM to a nursing graduate known for his or her clinical distinction in nursing through scholarly endeavors, promotion of health care, professionalism and remarkable service to the community.