St. Louis Magazine is pleased to announce the 2011 finalists of our second annual Excellence in Nursing awards. St. Louis Magazine received nearly 200 nominations for the contest, and our 2011 judges panel has seleted 65 finalists across 16 categories. Each finalist will be presented with an award at a dinner and awards reception set for Wednesday, April 20 at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch. The overall winner in each category will also be revealed for the first time at the reception. In addition, the winners will be named in the May issue of St. Louis Magazine. The judges panel included: Jeanne M. Floyd of the American Nurses Credentialing Center; Jill Kliethermes of the Missouri Nurses Association; and Diane Twedell of the Mayo Clinic. Read more about the 2011 Excellence in Nursing Reception here.
The 2011 Excellence in Nursing Finalists:
Cardiovascular
Beverly Dressel
Gerry Huber
Nelda Kay Martin
Educator
Theresa Canania
Andrew Mills
Ann Prebil
Valerie Vogeler
Emergency Department
Cherie Blaesing
Jon Caron
Martha Rahm
Gina Seltzer
General Practice
Camila Lucasey
Michelle Miller
Mary Pat Tierney
Anne Voss
Hospice
Yvonne Belosi
Christina Brethauer
Marti Robards
Nikki Schindewolf
Intensive Care
Admir Brkic
Rebecca Karfeld
Karla Kellogg
Nancy Lane
Marilyn Schallom
Internal Medicine
Julie Koncki
Elizabeth Pratt
Lori Watkins
Leadership
Dorothy James
Sherry Nelson
Laureen Tanner
Long-Term Care
Lacey Buzick
Maureen Deutman
Bernice McGuire-Irwin
Neurology
Mary Coats
Mary Kay Fink
Lisa Nicoletti
Faith Rodgers
Dawn Weinstock
Linda York
Oncology
Lisa Marie Campise
Pamela Dowling
Shannon Krus
Jeane Kuensting
Merry Schlegel
Rachel Zimnavoda Schwartz
Orthopedics
Barbara Cook
Madelyn Curry
Kelly Osterman
Nicole Persky
Pediatrics
Tammy Bowman
Margaret Wawrzyniak Bultas
Ann Donze
Nancy Duncan
Joan Renaud Smith
School
Susan Rozier
Surgery
Chiaki Bossaller
Christine Brust
Gail Davis
MaryAlice McCubbins
Lisa Sanford
Jennifer Seigel
Womens Health
Susan Bender
Mary Susan Pfenning
Judy Stith
Rebecca Tackett