Brother Ignatius Perkins, OP, PhD, RN, ANEF, FRSM, FNYAM, FNCBC, FAAN, Director of the St. Martin De Porres Center for Health and Human Dignity, Providence College, School of Nursing and Health Sciences has been recognized twice in the last few years for his over 60 year influential vocation in nursing.

The National League for Nursing (NLN) honored Brother Ignatius Perkins with the Lifetime Achievement for Transformative Excellence Award last fall.

This October, he is also being named a Living Legend by the American Academy of Nursing — the academy’s highest honor. Those awarded this honor “have generated policy change through innovative thinking, scientific pursuit, and adept leadership to ensure meaningful health care change is influenced by nursing expertise,” American Academy of Nursing (2025)

National League for Nursing (NLN) Article: https://www.nln.org/detail-pages/news/2024/07/17/nln-honors-brother-ignatius-perkins-with-lifetime-achievement-for-transformative-excellence-award?fbclid=IwY2xjawLniopleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFwbnI2eE1IaG5NQnlLTEt2AR6HvP1tn1xXaNakOIfWZmftzx3FxeU9VZOo1STHu8BJDHDoieeEO3nZvziFLw_aem_pY8_Cuu4kEchO4oYETtJyA

American Academy of Nursing Article: https://aannet.org/news/705402/American-Academy-of-Nursing-Designates-Six-Trailblazers-as-Living-Legends.htm?fbclid=IwY2xjawLniaVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFwbnI2eE1IaG5NQnlLTEt2AR5hOZcYlOgdL7qVGx0V1VVj4r2xondZbU6CQoYIxCrCXjV2f9yO07QZwStimw_aem_Xx5tudLZp4JEfpRWeYNeXQ