CIRCLE OF EXCELLENCE RECOGNITION AWARD
2005 RECIPIENTS


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

  • Cardiac Comprehensive Care Unit
    The Queen's Medical Center
    Honolulu, HI
  • Donald W. Reynolds Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
    The Arkansas Children's Hospital
    Little Rock, AR

2005 Circle of Excellence Award Recognition Books