Shining Star Award

Shining Star Award

A Component Recognition Program

ABPANC’s Shining Star Award publicly recognizes ASPAN Components for supporting and encouraging CPAN® and CAPA® certification at the local level. All Components, meeting the following criteria, will be awarded the Shining Star Award at the annual CPAN/CAPA Celebration Event, held in conjunction with the ASPAN National Conference. The award, a beautiful silver star, is engraved with the Component’s name and year of award. This star statue can be displayed proudly at Component meetings! Let ABPANC celebrate your success!

Shining Star EligibilityShining Star Application

2024 Shining Star Award Recipients

ABPANC’s Shining Star Award publicly recognizes ASPAN Components for supporting and encouraging CPAN and CAPA certification at the local level.

Region 1:

  • NPANA – Northwest
  • PANAC – California
  • PANANM – New Mexico
  • RMPANA – Rocky Mountain

Region 2:

  • TAPAN – Texas

Region 3:

  • MAPAN – Michigan
  • MNDAKSPAN – Minnesota/Dakotas
  • OPANA – Ohio


Region 4:

  • MASPAN – Massachusetts
  • MESPAN – Maine

Region 5:

  • CBSPAN- Chesapeake Bay Society
  • NCAPAN – North Carolina
  • FLSPAN – Florida
  • TSPAN – Tennessee