There are jobs, and then there are callings. Some people are just born with the gift of caregiving, and through their gifts, they make our city a better place to live. The 2019 Excellence in Nursing awards is your opportunity to publicly recognize a nurse you see healing North Texas with skill and spirit.
Medical professionals and patients alike are invited to nominate registered nurses for the awards.
Winners will be featured in the March 2019 issue of D Magazine.
Liffy Indu Cherian
Clinical Nurse Educator
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Vicki L. Hallum
Education Specialist, Nursing Orientation Coordinator
Methodist Charlton Medical Center
Jeremy Lewis
Associate Unit Manager
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Jillian Smartt
Nurse Navigator
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Pyari Abraham
Associate Unit Manager, GI Lab
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Stacey Barker
Associate Unit Manager
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Beth P. Beckman
Chief Nursing Officer
Baylor University Medical Center, a part of Baylor Scott & White Health
Philip Boettcher
Vice President of Emergency Services and Nursing
Baylor University Medical Center, a part of Baylor Scott & White Health
Janet Cover
Manager of Adv. Practice- Specialty
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Cynthia D. Ekes
Director: Nursing Med-Surg Acute/ONC
Texas Health Resources
Kashundra S. Foreman
Nursing Administrative Officer
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Nora Frasier
Vice President Nursing, Chief Nursing Officer
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Gabriel Etienne Fruge
Senior Project Manager, Non-Tech. Trans. In.
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Susan Hernandez
Chief Nurse Executive
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Tiffany Lee Hicks
Emergency Department Manager, EMS Liaison, Chest Pain Coordinator
The Heart Hospital Baylor Denton
Mini Joby Kannookkadan
Associate Unit Manager
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Susan K. Moats
Chief Nursing Officer, Vice President of Patient Care Services
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center–Plano, The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano
Kim T. Nguyen
Vice President of Nursing, Surgical Services
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Gail W. Nordman
Unit Manager III
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Donna Richardson
SVP and Associate CNO
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Kay Armstrong
Nurse Manager
Methodist Charlton Medical Center
Kailey Alese Blansit
Registered Nurse
Methodist Charlton Medical Center
Amy Sherie Brown
Nursing Clinical Coordinator
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Stephanie Campbell
Burn Program Manager
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Shannon Chalk
Assistant Nurse Manager
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Shanna Choate
Nursing Procedure Specialist
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Polly B. Cordova
Adv. Practice Provider II–NRP
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Megan Cortez King
Specialty Nurse Coordinator, OR
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Stefanie Laurel Crain
Registered Nurse
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Stephanie Crank
Nursing Operations Specialist
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Jennifer Cross
Adv. Practice Provider I–GEN
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Tessy Davidson
Infection Preventionist
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Sally Derrick
Craniofacial Team Coordinator
Children’s Health
Phyllis Dyess-Nugent
Director of Nursing, Labor and Delivery Perinatal
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Leslie Ann Erfe
RN III Med-Surg
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Anne Katrine Fjordholm
Staff Nurse
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Joan Ellen Fox
Nurse Manager
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center–Plano
Doris Giles
Faith Community Nursing Coordinator
Methodist Health System
Erin Glanz
Manager of Operating Room and Sterile Processing
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center–Plano
Adam Blair Golden
Unit Manager III
Parkland Health & Hospital System
April Greenberg
Education Specialist
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Cheryl Hammer
Manager
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Scarlett Harden
Adv. Practice Nurse, Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Robin Harding
Trauma Nurse Clinician II-WE 2Day
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Kelly Heathman
Director of Nursing
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Michael Hernandez
Director of Nursing
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Raminder Hira
Lactation Consultant
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Emily Holmes
Neurosurgical Spine Coordinator, OR
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Latitia Houston
Infection Preventionist
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Ruth Ifediora
Nurse Educator
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Monica F. Jackson
RN III
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Aleasha Johns
Critical Care Educator
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Nicole McGarrah Johnson
Director of Transplant Quality and Regulatory Compliance
Baylor University Medical Center, a part of Baylor Scott & White Health
Midaeja Killen
RN III Med-Surg
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Melanie Renee King
Adv. Pract. Provider III–GEN
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Molly K. King
Cardiac ICU Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Children’s Health
Karrie Madalyn Klein
Staff Registered Nurse
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Janice C. Lankford
Manager of Adv. Practice- Specialty
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Mercedes Lawson
Registered Nurse
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Lacye Lemke
Registered Nurse
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Kathy Jo Lewis
Manager, Invasive and Noninvasive Cardiovascular Services
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center–Garland
Lauren K. Lindemann
Assistant Service Manager, Emergency Services Department
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Amanda Rene Lopez
RN III Med-Surg
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Jessica Michelle Low
Registered Nurse
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Catherine Lux
Adv. Practice Provider III–GEN
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Rebecca Martin
Unit Manager II
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Erin McCracken-Pittman
Adv. Service Manager, Emergency Services Department
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Melanie McMahon
Burn Nurse Clinician
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Martha Megginson
Certified Wound Ostomy Nurse
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center–Grapevine
David Wayne Molengraaf
Director of Nursing, Critical Care Services
Methodist Charlton Medical Center
Rebecca Moore
Registered Nurse, Cystic Fibrosis Clinic
Children’s Health
Kelly Marie Murphy
Surgical ICU Manager
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Sandra Nasr
Labor and Delivery Nurse
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Abimbola Olajumoke Owoyele
Supervisor, Nursing
Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas Hospital
Angela N. Pearce
Adv. Practice Provider II–Trauma
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Pam Petersen
Registered Nurse, Pulmonary Clinic
Children’s Health
Amanda Joanne Pitt
RN Surgical Specialties
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Nadia Pratt
Asst. Nurse Manager, SICU
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Emma Ramon
RN III–NNICU
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Mary R. Reece
Charge Nurse
Children’s Health
Susan Robinson
Staff Nurse
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Sajith Sasidhar
Supervisor, Nursing
Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas Hospital
Mary Christina Sunna
Nurse Anesthetist CRNA
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Laura Lea Sweatt
Director of Magnet Program and Centralized Nursing
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Ethel H. Tate
Charge Registered Nurse
Methodist Health System
Tami Thompson
Adv. Practice Provider II–NRP
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Sharla Turner
Unit Manager II
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Tracy Tyner
Adv. Practice Provider I –ACLS
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Flame Zabala Uytico
Clinical Nurse Leader/RN V
Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas Hospital
Alessondra Vaughn
Clinical Nurse Leader/RN V
Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas Hospital
Chad R. Vickers
Nurse Practitioner
Acclaim/JPS Health Network
Mallorie Elizabeth Walkup
Registered Nurse
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center–Plano
Karen Zelman
Adv. Practice Provider II–NRP
Parkland Health & Hospital System
How do I make nominations?
Click here to nominate.
What are the categories?
The categories are Education/Research, Leadership, and Direct Care. The panel reviews the categories each year and ensures we are not leaving out a worthy subsector.
How are winners selected?
Only nominees with a current RN license will be considered. Applications are sent to a panel of multiple esteemed leaders in healthcare (Chief Nursing Officers, nursing educators, and more) for judging. Each panelist scores each application. D Magazine compiles the scores, and the highest in each category are announced as finalists.
When will the winners be announced?
D Magazine will contact winners in December. All winners will be featured in the March 2019 issue of D Magazine.
Where can I get more information?
For program information, contact Caroline Carr. For advertising information, contact Kym Rock.