To recognize the remarkable efforts of nurses across the St. Louis region, St. Louis Magazine hosts its annual Excellence in Nursing Awards, presented by BJC HealthCare and Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing. Excellence in Nursing is supported by Saint Louis University Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing.
Over more than a decade, we have recognized more than 500 outstanding nurses across a wide range of practice areas and levels of expertise, from emerging leaders to those with decades of experience. We couldn’t do it without the help of a distinguished selection committee, comprised of respected leaders across the nation.
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These nurses consistently exhibit selfless care, compassion, and service. We never cease to be moved by these nurses’ inspiring work, from life-changing moments of life and death to kind, thoughtful gestures that make a lasting impression on patients and their loved ones.
So beyond recognizing the following honorees, we encourage you to reach out to nurses across the region with a simple message: Thank you.
The winners will be revealed in the May issue of St. Louis Magazine, and honored at an awards celebration this spring. Sign up below to be notified when event tickets go on sale, and subscribe to SLM‘s Wellness newsletter to keep up with the latest.
Selection Committee
- Debra Harrison, executive coach, MEDI; former chief nursing officer, Mayo Clinic
- Lola Denise Jefferson, first vice president, National Black Nurses Association
- Brigit VanGraafeiland, Assistant professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
- Phyllis Zimmer, founder, Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation
- Carli Zegers, associate professor, Florida State University College of Nursing
Honorees
Congratulations to all of the honorees!
ACUTE CARE/FAMILY PRACTICE/GENERAL MEDICINE
- Alexandra Castrop, Missouri Baptist Medical Center
- Dana Kirksey, ArchWell Health
- Katelyn Krekeler, Missouri Baptist Medical Center
ADMINISTRATION
- Susan Jones, Mercy Hospital South
- Amy Robinson, Missouri Baptist Medical Center
- Jeanette Scott, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
- Mary Kate Slama, Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
ADVANCED PRACTICE
- Sara Franco, InVita Health and Wellness
- Erin Herrera, Washington University School of Medicine
- Lynelle Jolliff, Washington University School of Medicine
- Karen Lucas, Mercy Hospital South
- Elvira Sayfutdinova, Washington University School of Medicine
- Kate Silver, Washington University School of Medicine
CARDIOVASCULAR
- Ronald Fiehler, St. Luke’s Hospital
- Bethany Roth, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
COMMUNITY CARE/AMBULATORY CARE
- Samantha Marquard, iFM Community Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Nursing
- Rebecca Rodman, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
- Tara VerKuilen, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
EDUCATOR
- Bridget Coleman, Missouri Baptist Medical Center
- Amy Kief, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Saint Louis University School of Nursing
- Heidi Schmittgens, Missouri Baptist Medical Center
- Elaine Young, Saint Louis University School of Nursing
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
- Megan DeCamp, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
- Kathryn Harvath, SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital
- Sheri Lawing, St. Louis Children’s Hospital
- Sarah Schmitt, Missouri Baptist Medical Center
EMERGING LEADER
- Felicia Cotton, SSM Health DePaul Hospital
- McKaylie Hirth, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
- Marianne Nguyen, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
HOSPICE/HOME HEALTH/PALLIATIVE CARE/LONG-TERM CARE
- Karole Albach, Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
- Victoria Gray, BJC Home Care and BJC Hospice
- Laura Hanke, BJC Hospice
INTENSIVE CARE
- Katie Bernsen, SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital
- Jamie Keiser, Progress West Hospital
- Ashlee Schmutz, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING
- Cassandra Schmaltz, Memorial Hospital Belleville
- Kaitlyn Sekulski, Missouri Baptist Medical Center
- Ashley Tasso, Memorial Hospital Belleville
NEUROLOGY/PSYCHOLOGY/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
- Alicia Gardner, SSM Health Behavioral Health
- Natalie Goedeker, Washington University School of Medicine
- Mary Rebecca Hopfinger, Washington University School of Medicine
ONCOLOGY
- Nicole Chrisman, Washington University School of Medicine
- Kristin Daly, Washington University School of Medicine
- Nancy Umbeck, Mercy Research
ORTHOPEDICS
- Angela Beran, Washington University School of Medicine
- Teresa Sarah Rock, Washington University School of Medicine
PEDIATRICS: NEONATAL
- Kate Brennan, Missouri Baptist Medical Center
- Michelle Filipek, Missouri Baptist Medical Center
- Kym Galbraith, St. Louis Children’s Hospital
PEDIATRICS: NON-NEONATAL
- Juanita Allmon, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital
- Sarah Franz, St. Louis Children’s Hospital
- Kelly Hoppe, St. Louis Children’s Hospital
- Stacy Pokorny, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis Children’s Hospital
- Sarah Vuichard, Washington University School of Medicine
RESEARCH
- Katheryne Amba, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, United States Air Force
- Kelly Bochicchio, Washington University School of Medicine
- Janette Coble, Washington University School of Medicine
SCHOOL
- Rebekah Roberson, Mehlville School District
- Nancy Williams, Ladue School District
WOMEN’S HEALTH
- Dylan Franklin, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis Children’s Hospital
- Jennifer Hawn, Missouri Baptist Medical Center
- Eve Holzemer, VA St. Louis Health Care System, Saint Louis University School of Nursing
- LaShanda Jackson, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
- Jody Liebman, Missouri Baptist Medical Center
- Sarah Smith, Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
