Nurses in St. Louis spend countless hours serving our community and selflessly touching lives. St. Louis Magazine would like to show our gratitude for the excellent nurses at our schools, hospitals, nurseries, colleges, and clinics. To honor of these dedicated nurses, St. Louis Magazine will be hosting our fifth annual Excellence in Nursing Awards Reception presented by Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes Jewish College. The event will be held on Wednesday, April 23 at The Chase Park Plaza.
Last fall, we put out the call for nominations and received more than 200 submissions. While each and every one of the nominees had an outstanding background in their field, the judges carefully narrowed the list to 66 exceptional finalists in 18 categories. Our 2014 selection committee included: Geraldine "Polly" Bednash, CEO and Executive Director, American Association of Colleges of Nursing; Ann Cary, Dean, University of Missouri-Kansas City's School of Nursing and Health Science; Karen Drenkard, Executive Director, American Nurses Credentialing Center; Shirley Farrah, Assistant Dean of Nursing Outreach, University of Missouri-Columbia's Sinclair School of Nursing; Judith Halstead, Professor of Nursing, Indiana University School of Nursing; Debra Harrison, Chief Nursing Officer, Mayo Clinic-Jacksonville, Florida; Rebecca McClanahan, President, Missouri Nurses Association; Phyllis Arn Zimmer, President, Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation.
Acute Care/Family Practice/General Medicine: Christian Boyce, Jessica Doiron, Lisa Koester, Stacey Lindley, Michael Rybak
Cardiovascular: John Cornett, Emily Dodd, Dana Gima, Christine Hinden, Paul Sevigny
Community Care/Ambulatory Care: Kristin Kolley, Kathleen O'Neal, Amy Pytlinski
Educator: Judith Carlson, Shelly O'Malley-Robinson, Mary Schurk
Emergency Department: Patricia Ahrens, Kathryn Howard, Ariella Teater
Hospice/Home Health/Palliative Care: Mary Buchek, Kristin Sanders
Intensive Care: Roxanne Fitzgerald, Michele Gatzert, Donna Prentice, Bethany Westlake
Management/Nurse Executives: Katherine Barnes, Kathleen Bonser, Michelle Hawk, Gayle Reneer, Patsy Stapleton
Medical-Surgical Nursing: Ronald Griffin, Brenda Hall, Bonnie Johnston, Stacy Smugala, Jeanette Stoney
Neurology/Psychology/Behavioral Health: Dawn Lintzenich, Dorcas McLaughlin, Cathy Patterson, Marjorie Viehland
Oncology: Diane Athmer, Lisa Salem, Nancy Larson Vomund
Orthopedics: Karen Holtmann, Anne Janson, Jeanine Johnson, Beth Paige
Pediatrics: Neonatal: Margaret Loyet, Jamie Wunderlich, Peggy Rasp
Pediatrics: Non-Neonatal: Cynthia Lynne Brooks, Cara Christanell, Rachel Elledge,Mary Alice McCubbins
Research: Georgia Stobbs Cucchi, Michael Klebert, Debra DeMarco Shaw
School: Katherine Park, Susan Rozier
Senior Services: Kristen Anthony, Toni Dewhirst, Jane Olsen
Women's Health: Rebecca Florian, Lynn Hayward, Charlotte Lewinski, Amy McLean, Joann Schramm
On Wednesday, April 23 at 6:00 p.m., join St. Louis Magazine at The Chase Park Plaza as we honor the heart of healthcare at a reception for these altruistic men and women. Cocktails, hor d’oeuvres, and a three-course dinner will be featured at the event prior to an awards presentation where each finalist will be recognized and the overall winner in each category will be announced. Individual tickets for the reception are $100 or $1,000 for a table of 10. To purchase tickets or for more information, call 314.918.3033 or click here.
