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CIRCLE OF EXCELLENCE RECOGNITION AWARD
2005 RECIPIENTS


Visionary Leader Awards
Leadership Awards
Practice & Research Awards
Chapter Awards
Circle of Excellence Award Recognition Books
VISIONARY LEADER AWARDS


Lifetime Member Award

Janet Foster, PhD, RN, CNS, CCRN
The Woodland, TX
Texas Woman’s University
Kathleen McCauley, PhD, RN, BC, FAAN, FAHA
Ardmore, PA
University of Pennsylvania



Marguerite Rodgers Kinney
Award For A Distinguished Career

Dorothy J. del Bueno, EdD
Philadelphia, PA





Ross Products Pioneering Spirit Award

Linda H. Aiken, RN, PhD, FAAN, FRCN
Philadelphia, PA
University of Pennsylvania

Marlene Kramer, RN, PhD, FAAN
Apache Junction, AZ
Health Science Research Associates

Susan J. Quaal, PhD, APRN
Salt Lake City, UT
George Wahlen VA Medical Center and University of Utah Health Sciences

Claudia Schmalenberg, RN, MS
Apache Junction, AZ
Health Science Research Associates

LEADERSHIP AWARDS


Excellent Nurse Manager Award

Jennifer N. Gleason, RN, MSM, BSN, CCRN
Tacoma, WA
St. Clare Hospital

Catherine Stevens, RN, MSN-OB
Brandford, CT
Yale New Haven Children's Hospital

Margie Whittaker, RN, MSN, CCRN, CNRN
Dana Point, CA
Mission Hospital




Eli Lilly and Company Excellent Preceptor Award

Kevin Butler, RN, CCRN
Longmont, CO
Longmont United Hospital

Melissa J. Kairnes, RN, BS, BSN
Warwick, RI
Hasbro Children’s Hospital

Patricia Mickley, RN, CCRN
Greensboro, NC
Moses Cone Health System


Mentoring Award

Mary Kay Bader, RN, MSN, CCRN, CNRN
Mission Viejo, CA
Mission Hospital

Shauna Helene Lobre, RN, BSN, CCRN
Daly City, CA
University of CA San Francisco Hospital

Jan Powers, RN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS, CNRN, CWCN
Indianapolis, IN
Methodist Hospital, Clarian Health Partners

Dolores Maggie Varona, RN, MSN, CCRN, CS
San Antonio, TX
University Hospital

Pam Zinnecker, RN, BAN,CCRN
Billings, MT
Deaconess Billings Clinic


Media Award

Miami Children’s Hospital
Miami, FL


Excellence in Leadership Award

Toni Fiore, MA, RN, CNAA
Pompton Lakes, NJ
Hackensack University Medical Center

Patricia S. Lewis, MS, RN, CNAA BC
Houston, TX
The Methodist Hospital

Aimee C. Lyons, RN, MSN, CCRN, CPNP, EMT
Boston, MA
Boston Children’s Hospital


Excellence In Education

Linda Baas, PhD, RN, CCNS, ACNP
Cincinnati, OH
University of Cincinnati College of Nursing

Angela Smith Collins, RN, DSN, CCNS, APRN, BC
Birmingham, AL
Capstone College of Nursing

Ruth Kleinpell, PhD, RN, FAAN, FCCM, ACNP, CCRN
Chicago, IL
Rush University College of Nursing





Marsh Affinity Group Services
Community Service Award

Jeanne M. Cinotti, RN, BS
Newport, RI
Hasbro Children’s Hospital

Greater Reading Chapter
Reading, PA

Sheree Schroeder, BSN, RN, RDCS, FASE
Kokomo, IN
Howard Regional Health System




AACN Certification Corporation
Value of Certification Award

Beverly S. Farmer, RN, MSN, CCRN
Henderson, KY
Deaconess Hospital
&
Lynn S. Schnautz, RN, MSN, CCRN, CCNS
Evansville, IN
Deaconess Hospital
&
Maria R. Shirey, RN, MS, MBA, FACHE, CNAA, BC
Evansville, IN
Deaconess Hospital


Kelly Jane Harris, RN, MSN, CCRN, CEN
Milliken, CO
Poudre Valley Hospital




Datascope Excellence in Collaboration Award
Multidisciplinary Team Award Collaboration

Team PICU
Portland, OR
Oregon Health & Science University

Aspirus Wausau Hospital Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Wausau, WI
Aspirus Wausau

Phoebe Putney Critical Care Multidisciplinary Team
Albany, GA
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital


Datascope Excellence in Collaboration Award
Nurse to Administration Collaboration

Aultman Heart Center
Canton, OH
Aultman Hospital


Datascope Excellence in Collaboration Award
Nurse to Physician Collaboration


Coronary Care Unit
Washington, DC
Washington Hospital Center


Datascope Excellence In Collaboration Award
Nurse to Family Collaboration

Team PICU
Portland, OR
Oregon Health & Science University

Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Albany, NY
Albany Medical Center


PRACTICE & RESEARCH AWARDS




Baxter Excellence In Patient Safety Award

The Cincinnati Collaborative for Patient Safety
Cincinnati, OH
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Cincinnati VA Medical Center
Fort Hamilton Hospital
Jewish Hospital
Mercy Hospital Mount Airy
St. Elizabeth Medical Center
The Christ Hospital
TriHealth
University Hospital

Froedtert Hospital Insulin Patient Safety Team
Milwaukee, WI
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital


The Heparin Error Reduction Workgroup (“HERW”)
Minneapolis, MN
Abbott Northwestern Hospital



Excellence In Caring Practices Award

Laura McCall, RN, BSN
Dallas, NC
Carolinas Medical Center

Laurie Roberts, RN, CCRN
Mission Viejo, CA
Mission Hospital

Robin N. Smith, RN, BSN
Lincoln, RI
Hasbro Children’s Hospital

Renee Samples Twibell, DNS, RN
Muncie, IN
Ball State University

Diana L. Vance, MSN, RN, CCRN, CCNS
Doylestown, OH
Aultman Health Foundation



3M Health Care Excellence In Clinical Practice Award

Carolee M. Arsenault, RN, BS, CCRN
Holyoke, MA
Baystate Medical Center

Cheryl N. Cook, RN, BSN, CCRN
Shippensburg, PA
Chambersburg Hospital

Tracy Davis, RN, BSN, CCRN
Kirklin, IN
Clarian Health Partners, Inc.

Capt. Darcy Mortimer, RN, MSN, CCRN
Verona, NJ
Wilford Hall Medical Center

Susan Reed, RN, CCRN
Mission Viejo, CA
Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center



Excellence In Clinical Practice Non-Traditional Setting

Critical Care Air Transport Team
59th Medical Wing, Lackland AFB, TX
Wilford Hall Medical Center

Capt. Darcy Mortimer, RN, MSN, CCRN
Verona, NJ
Wilford Hall Medical Center

Susan M. Wright, RN, BSN, CCRN
Dexter, MI
University of Michigan Health System



Excellent Nursing Student Award

Marie St. Ann Harrington
Hoboken, NJ
University of Medicine and Denistry of New Jersey School of Nursing

David Holloway, Jr.
Wheeling, WV
Cleveland Clinic Foundation




Dale Medical Products Excellent Clinical Nurse Specialist Award

Cheryl Herrmann, RN, MS, APN, CCRN, CCNS
Peoria, IL
Methodist Medical Center of Illinois

Paula A. Lusardi, PhD, RN, CCRN, CCNS
Longmeadow, MA
Baystate Medical Center

Hildy Schell-Chaple, RN, MS, CCRN, CCNS
Burlingame, CA
University of CA San Francisco Medical Center



Excellent Nurse Practitioner Award

Joan M. Holden, RN, MSN, CPNP
Attleboro, MA
Rhode Island Hospital/Hasbro Children’s Hospital

Kimberly McCourt, CCRN, MSN, APNC
Point Pleasant, NJ
Jersey Shore University Medical Center



Excellence In Research Award

Marjorie Funk, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN
New Haven, CT
Yale University School of Nursing

Karen K. Giuliano, RN, PhD, FAAN
Salem, NH
Philips Medical Systems

Therese S. Richmond, PhD, CRNP, FAAN
Philadelphia, PA
University of Pennsylvania

CHAPTER AWARDS


President’s Award for Chapters
Atlanta Area Chapter
Atlanta, GA

Broward County Chapter
Ft. Landerdale, FL

Heart of the Piedmont Chapter
High Point, NC


Outstanding Chapter Communication System Award

Broward County Chapter
Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Greater Reading Chapter
Reading, PA

Palm Beach County Chapter
West Palm Beach, FL



Outstanding Chapter Educational Program Award

Region 6 Chapters:
Atlanta Area Chapter
Central Savannah River Area Chapter
Chattahoochee Valley Chapter
Greater Birmingham Chapter
Greater Savannah River Area Chapter
Greater Tuscaloosa Chapter
Northeast Georgia Chapter
Northwest Georgia Chapter
Southwest Georgia Chapter
West Georgia/East Alabama Chapter

Sacramento Area Chapter
Sacramento, CA



Sharon Connor Excellence In Chapter Leadership Development Award

West Michigan Chapter
Grand Rapids, MI

Palm Beach County Chapter
West Palm Beach, FL





     

SCCM/AACN/AIA ICU Design Citation Award

The Queen’s Medical Center, Cardiac Comprehensive Care Unit
Honolulu, HI

The Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Donald W. Reynolds Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Little Rock, AR
2005 Circle of Excellence Award Recognition Books




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