SLM Announces the 2011 Excellence in Nursing Award Winners

April 21, 2011 – ST. LOUIS, MO – St. Louis Magazine is pleased to announce the winners of the 2011 Excellence in Nursing awards. At a reception Wednesday, April 20, St. Louis Magazine Editor-in-Chief Jarrett Medlin and AT HOME Editor-in-ChiefChristy Marshall presented awards to 65 finalists. The overall winners in each category were announced for the first time at the reception.

The Excellence in Nursing awards included 16 categories: Cardiovascular; Educator; Emergency Department; General Practice; Hospice, Home Health & Palliative Care; Intensive Care; Internal Medicine; Leadership; Long-Term Care; Neurology; Oncology; Orthopedics; Pediatrics; School; Surgery; and Women’s Health.“Last year, our editors unveiled the inaugural Excellence in Nursing Awards, and we didn’t know what to expect,” says Editor-in-Chief Jarrett Medlin.“The reception was so encouraging that we decided to continue the project for the second year in a row. We are honored to spotlight such a vital—though often unrecognized—sector of the medical field.”

St. Louis Magazine received nearly 200 nominations for the awards contest. Those nominations were evaluated by a selection committee that chose the finalists. The selection committee of the 2011 Excellence in Nursing competition included Jeanne M. Floyd, former executive director of the American Nurses Credentialing Center; Jill Kliethermes, CEO of the Missouri Nurses Association; and Diane Twedell, vice president and chief nursing officer of Mayo Health System in Austin, Minn.

In addition to the Excellence in Nursing awards presentation, Chamberlain College of Nursing presented awards to the winners who received perfect scores from the selection committee. The 11 nurses who received perfect scores included: Christina Brethauer, BJC Hospice; Gail Davis, Barnes-Jewish Hospital; Beverly Dressel, Barnes-Jewish Hospital; Nancy Duncan, St. Louis Children’s Hospital; Dorothy James, St. John's Mercy Medical Center; Nancy Lane, Barnes-Jewish Hospital; Andrew Mills, Saint Louis University School of Nursing; Joan Renaud Smith, St. Louis Children's Hospital; Jennifer Seigel, Washington University School of Medicine and St. Louis Children’s Hospital; Marilyn Schallom, Barnes-Jewish Hospital; and Lori Watkins, Washington University School of Medicine.

The overall winners in each category are profiled in a 10-page feature in the May issue of St. Louis Magazine, which was unveiled at the awards reception. The issue hits subscribers’ mailboxes April 22 and newsstands April 29. St. Louis Magazine’s Excellence in Nursing awards reception was held at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch. The event was presented by Budweiser Select, Chamberlain College of Nursing, Life Uniform, and Select 55.

The 2011 Excellence in Nursing Award Recipients Include:

Cardiovascular
Winner
Beverly Dressel, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Finalists
Gerry Huber, St. John’s Mercy Medical Center and St. John’s Mercy Heart and Vascular Hospital
Nelda Kay Martin, Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Educator
             Winner
             Andrew Mills, Saint Louis University School of Nursing
             Finalists
             Theresa Canania, Des Peres Hospital
             Ann Prebil, St. John’s Mercy Medical Center
             Valerie Vogeler, SSM St. Mary’s Health Center

Emergency Department
             Winner
              Jon Caron, SSM DePaul Health Center
             Finalists
              Cherie Blaesing, SSM DePaul Health Center
             Martha Rahm, SSM St. Mary’s Health Center
             Gina Seltzer, Barnes-Jewish Hospital

General Practice
           Winner
           Anne Voss, St. John’s Mercy Medical Group
            Finalists
            Camila Lucasey, UnitedHealthcare
            Michelle Miller, UnitedHealthcare
            Mary Pat Tierney, Take Care Health Systems

Hospice, Home Health & Palliative Care
           Winner
           Christina Brethauer, BJC Hospice
           Finalists
           Yvonne Belosi, St. John’s Mercy Home Care
           Marti Robards, Visiting Nurse Association of Greater St. Louis
           Nikki Schindewolf, St. Louis Children’s Hospital

Intensive Care
           Winner (TIE)
           Nancy Lane, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
           Marilyn Schallom, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
           Finalists
           Admir Brkic, St. John’s Mercy Medical Center
           Rebecca Karfeld, Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
           Karla Kellogg, St. John’s Hospital, Springfield, Mo.

Internal Medicine
           Winner
           Lori Watkins, Washington University School of Medicine
           Finalists
           Julie Koncki, Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
           Elizabeth Pratt, Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Leadership
           Winner
           Dorothy James, St. John’s Mercy Medical Center
           Finalists
           Sherry Nelson, St. Anthony’s Medical Center
           Laureen Tanner, Ranken Jordan Pediatric Specialty Hospital

Long-Term Care
            Winner
            Bernice McGuire Irwin, McKnight Place Extended Care
            Finalists
            Lacey Buzick, Parkwood Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
            Maureen Deutman, SSM St. Clare Health Center

Neurology
             Winner
             Linda York, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
             Finalists
             Mary Coats, Washington University School of Medicine
             Mary Kay Fink, St. John’s Mercy Medical Center
             Lisa Nicoletti, Washington University School of Medicine
             Faith Rodgers, St. Louis Children’s Hospital
             Dawn Weinstock, Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Oncology
            Winner
           Jeane Kuensting, Washington University School of Medicine
            Finalists
            Lisa Marie Campise, Washington University School of Medicine
            Pamela Dowling, Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of
              Medicine
            Shannon Krus, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
            Merry Schlegel, St. John’s Mercy Medical Center
            Rachel Zimnavoda Schwartz, SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center

Orthopedics
           Winner
           Nicole McLemore, Shriners Hospitals for Children and Barnes-Jewish Hospital
           Finalists
           Barbara Cook, SSM DePaul Health Center
           Madelyn Curry, Washington University School of Medicine
           Kelly Osterman, Washington University School of Medicine

Pediatrics
           Winner (TIE)
           Nancy Duncan, St. Louis Children’s Hospital
           Joan Renaud Smith, St. Louis Children’s Hospital
            Finalists
            Tammy Bowman, St. Louis Children’s Hospital
            Margaret Bultas, Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College
            Ann Donze, St. Louis Children’s Hospital

School
Winner
Susan Rozier, Chaminade College Preparatory School

Surgery
           Winner (TIE)
           Gail Davis, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
           Jennifer Seigel, Washington University School of Medicine and St. Louis Children’s Hospital
           Finalists
           Chiaki Bossaller, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
           Christine Brust, Sound Health Services
            MaryAlice McCubbins, Washington University School of Medicine and St. Louis Children’s Hospital
            Lisa Sanford, Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Women’s Health
           Winner
           Mary Susan Pfenning, St. Luke’s Hospital
           Finalists
            Susan Bender, Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri
            Judy Stith, St. Louis Women’s Healthcare Group
            Rebecca Tackett, St. Luke’s Hospital

St. Louis Magazine is the smart, stylish, and sophisticated guide to St. Louis. Each month, our award-winning magazine brings our readers revealing profiles, discerning dining and cultural guides, in-depth features, informed commentary, and authoritative best-of lists.

For more information, please contact Meghan Riley Fritsche at 314.918.3002 or mriley@stlmag.com.

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