1957
Born in Brooklyn, New York to Anthony Leonard and Patricia Marie Marrone.
1979
Graduates cum laude from Long Island University, receiving a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
1985
Receives a Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Delaware.
1991
Is listed in Who’s Who in American Nursing.
1998
Is listed in Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare for two years.
1998
Becomes a Leadership Fellow at the Center for Leadership Excellence within the American Association of Critical Care Nurses.
1999
Receives the Excellence in Leadership Award in the Circle of Excellence from the American Association of Critical Care Nurses.
2000
Is listed in Who’s Who in America for three years.
2005
Receives a Doctor of Education from Teachers College, Columbia University.
2009
Becomes a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine.
2010
Becomes a Transcultural Nursing Scholar with the Transcultural Nursing Society.
2010
Receives the Nursing Practice Award from Teachers College, Columbia University Nursing Education Alumni Association.
2011
Receives the New York/New Jersey Regional Award for Advancing and Leading the Profession from Nursing Spectrum.
2012
Receives the PRISM Diversity Award from the Association of Nurse Executives/American Nurses Credentialing Center.