Awards and Recognition
2024 DAISY Nurse Leader Award
Jessica James, BSN, Clinical Manager, Outpatient Psychiatry
2024 DAISY Nurse Educator Award
Pam Hutchinson, PhD, CPN, CPE, Educational Consultant
2024 DAISY Team Award
Chris Corbett, MSN, BMTCN, BMT
Maddie Frank, BSN, BMTCN
Shawn Thomas, MSN, BMTCN
2024 B. Robison-Sporck Outstanding Nursing Award
Cory Barnes, BSN, RN II
Susan R. Allen Excellence in Nursing Leadership Award
Emily Hoffman, MSN, RN, CENP, CPN, Clinical Director, Ambulatory Subspecialty and Opthalmology
2024 Torch Award
Carrie Goddard-Roaden, BSN, RN
Julie Dversdall, MSN, APRN, CPNP
Steve Rogers, MSN, PNP-AC
Margot Daugherty, MSN, MEd, RN, CEN
2024 Managing Success Award
Erin Sandfoss, MSN, RN, CPN, NE-BC, Clinical Director, A5C, CBDI
Denielle Bischoff, MSN, HA, RN, NE-BC, Clinical Director, CICU
2024 Patient Education Advocacy Award
OT/PT Autism Translating Research and Clinical Knowledge (TRACK) Team,
Featured above, OT/PT Track Team Lead, Rebecca Weisshar
Other members include:
Brittany Arhin, Jamie Donovan, Sarah Hille, Kathy Krebs, Amy Lee, Jessica Moreau-Boxer, Colin Nissen, Stefanie Schmidthuber
2024 Ruth Lyons Child Life & Integrative Care Award
Kayla Geistman, Child Life Specialist I
2024 High Five Award for PCAs/MTs
Megan Wesley-Haynes, PCA/MT II, NICU
Mt. Saint Joseph Distinguished Nurse Researcher Award
Ndate Fall, PhD, MS, RN
Mt. Saint Joseph Nurse Educator Award
Julie Moody, DNP, MEd, RN, NPD-BC
2024 UC College of Nursing Preceptor Award
Rita Hill, MSN, RN, CPRN, A4C
2024 Medical Anchor Award
Elisabeth Jauch, Medical Assistant II, CHECK Foster Care Clinic
2024 Dave Huschart Pharmacist Excellence Award
Brooke Coccari, PharmD
2024 Barbara Jean Black Technician Support Excellence Award
Jessica Lester, CPhT
2024 Cole-Montgomery Award for Health Unit Coordinators
Karen Williams, HUC II, Linder Center
2024 Eubanks Zenith Award for Respiratory Care
Jeanette Jaeger, RT III
2024 Anne Brandner Award
Julie Arnold, Social Worker I
2024 Behavioral Health Specialist Award
Andrew Wilmes, BHF
2024 Dietitian of the Year
Rohan Klare, RD, CSP, LD
2024 Robert E. Davis Award for Speciality Resource Unit Staff
Rolanda Champion
2024 Carol McKenzie Award for APRNs
Amy DeToro, APP Program Lead, Emergency Medicine
2024 Carolyn Stoll Research Grant Recipients
Zachary Paff, APRN, MSN, CPNP-AC/PC, Pediatric Intensive Care
Lisa Schaaf, MSN, RN, CPNP-CP, Endocrinology
Siobhan Tellez, DNP, APRN, CPNC-PC, Endocrinology
2024 Patient Services Research Grant Recipients
Grant Poston, PT, DPT, physical therapist II, Division of Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy (OTPT)
Elsie Bush, MS, OTRL, occupational therapist, OTPT
Chelsea Blakenship, PhD, AuD
Awarded three grants in 2024:
K23 Grant Award entitled, “Neural Speech Tracking in Infants: Associations with Hearing, Environment, and Language.”
Gerber Foundation Grant Award entitled, “Optimized Detection and Classification of Neurologic Impairment and Hearing Loss in Full-term and High-Risk Preterm Infants”
American Auditory Society New Investigator Travel Award for her podium presentation entitled “Broadband and 8kHz chirp ABRs in Full-term and Preterm Infants.”
2024 Recipients
January: Xuzhe Zhang “Sue”, MSN, RN, NICU
February: Sophie Privitera, MSN, RN, Emergency Department
March: Jill Springmeyer, MSN, RN, Hematology/Oncology
April: Claire Hollingsworth, BSN, RN, Gastroenterology
May: Sara Brunner, MSN, CPHON, Liberty CBDI Outpatient Clinic
June: Kaleigh Harlow, BSN, RN, SRU
July: Melissa Magness, MSN, APRN-CNP, Heart Institute
August: Hanna Earley, BSN, Hem/Onc
September: Randi Fentress, MSN, RN, PICU and Janee Rice, BSN, PICU
October: Mikayla Wolfer, MSN, PICU
November: Julie Wientjes, BSN, CLC NICU
December: Olivia Jones, BSN, RPM, and Patty Maloney, BSN, RPM
Sunflower Award for Extraordinary Respirtatory Therapists - 2024 Recipients
January: Emily Sandlin, RRT-NPS
February: Makala Bice, RRT-NPS
March: Peggy Hendricks, RRT, NPS
April: Jeanette Jaeger, RRT-NPS, AE-C
May: Christina Kornegay, RRT
June: Jerry Edens, RRT-NPS
July: Lauren Lampkin, RRT
August: Niru Thavaratnam, RRT
September: Sarah Crail, RRT
October: Larry Wical, RRT
November: David Pugh, RRT
December: Troy Ellens, RRT-NPS