Dr Marilyn Parker, founding member of the Jamaica Nurses Group of New York and the Caribbean American Nurses Association received the Nurse of the Year Award at the Caribbean Nurses Organization biennial conference in Aruba, October 2010.  She was nominated by the Caribbean American Nurses Association to receive the chapter award for her service and dedication to nursing.Dr Parker retired from Phillips Beth Israel School of Nursing where she held the position of Associate Dean.  Currently, she is assistant treasurer of the Jamaica Nurses Group of New York and chairperson of the Education Committee.