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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. D Magazine‘s annual Excellence in Nursing Awards is the perfect opportunity to publicly recognize a nurse you see healing North Texas with skill and spirit.
Medical professionals and patients alike are invited to submit nomination for a registered nurse that is making a difference.
Winners will be featured in the March 2022 issue of D Magazine.
STEP 1
D Magazine contacts local hospitals, doctors, nursing organizations, and patients and asks them to visit our website to nominate outstanding nurses. We ask nominators to answer three questions regarding how the nurses affected their lives, community, and professions.
STEP 2
The editors consider every nominee submitted, and cull the list down to select the best nominees in each category.
The staff does not count:
STEP 3
The nominees selected by the editors are then sent to a panel of esteemed registered nurses in various fields to make final selections. The panel members do not judge those they work with directly. The panel changes periodically to ensure consideration is impartial.
D Magazine editors finalize the list by verifying each nurse’s:
STEP 4
We mail and email congratulation letters to the Best Nurses in Dallas.
After notification, our sales team is allowed to view the list and offer advertising opportunities to winners.
We play fair:
Maxine Adegbola
NPD Specialist
Methodist Richardson Medical Center
Sharon Blackerby
Director of Magnet, Nursing Education & Professional Development
Methodist Richardson Medical Center
Katherine Bloodgood
Associate Manager of Nurse Residency: Neonatal ICU
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Kirbie Laken Haynie
Nephrology Staff Development and Patient Educator
Children’s Health
Julia Hesler
Clinical Educator
Children’s Health
Iris Hobson
Educator, Family Nurse Practitioner
Chicago School of Psychology, College of Nursing and Advance Health Professions
Rebecca Keele
Professor
Texas Woman’s University College of Nursing
Karrie Lawson
Injury Prevention and Outreach Coordinator
Medical City Dallas
Mikyoung A. Lee
Associate Director of PhD Program and Associate Professor
Texas Woman’s University College of Nursing
DaiWai Olson
Professor of Neurology
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Martha Shaw
Clinical Educator
Children’s Health
Emily Snyder
Burn Educator
Medical City Plano
Krisana Tipton
Nurse Educator
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Beena Varghese
Senior Nurse Educator
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Kimm Wright
Nursing Program Coordinator
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Brianna Abramson
Nurse Manager
Medical City Dallas
Charity Ballmann
Nurse Manager
Medical City Plano
Brittni Barnhardt
Director of Surgical Services and Operating Room
Medical City Frisco
Elsia Basadre Tio
Nursing Administrative Supervisor
Baylor University Medical Center
Angela Bazzell
Assistant Director, Advanced Practice Providers
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Joyce Bernardo-Uhlmer
Director of Acute Care Services
Medical City Dallas
Joshua Bourgeois
Vice President and Associate Chief Nursing Officer
Children’s Health
Jennifer Campbell
Nurse Manager
Texas Health Dallas
Diana Cardwell
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Children’s Health
Molly Case
Director of Virtual Care
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Juanita Chism
Director of Nursing
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Tamika Christman
Nurse Manager
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Kimberly Collier
Director of Surgical Services, Outpatient Surgery Center and Endoscopy Services
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Joyce T. Davis
Nurse Consultant
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Natalie Denson
Senior Director Acute Care Services
Children’s Health
Dolores Diaz
Nurse Manager
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Amanda Faggart
Director of Women’s and Children’s Services
Medical City McKinney
Nora Frasier
Vice President Nursing/CNO
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Laura Garner
Burn Quality Coordinator
Medical City Plano
Judy Herrington
Senior Vice President Nursing Services, Medicine & Neuroscience Division
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Jodi Lipps
Surgical Services Assistant Nurse Manager
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Donna Morehead
Nurse Manager
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Irving
Julie Norris
Nursing Manager
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Stephanie Novak
Nurse Manager
Methodist Charlton Medical Center
Charles Okpara
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Interim Manager Oncology/Infusion Clinic
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Sandra O’Rear
Acute Dialysis Unit Manager
Parkland Health & Hospital System
McKenzie Pedigo
Registered Nurse Administrative Supervisor
Children’s Health
Amanda Pitt
Magnet Program Manager
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Russell Reed
Chief Nursing Officer
Medical City Green Oaks
Chelsea Reynolds
Clinical Manager
Children’s Health
Sherry Reynolds
Director of Surgical Services
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Plano
Priyadarsini Somanchi
Orthopedics and Joint Restoration Unit Manager
Medical City Dallas
Joyce Soule
Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive
Medical City Dallas
Suzanne Stone
Stroke Program Manager
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Kristen Sumrall
Burn Trauma ICU Manager
Medical City Plano
Laura Sweatt
Director of Magnet
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Jessica Tramp
Manger of Medical-Surgical and Telemetry
Medical City McKinney
Rebecca Tutt
Director, Ambulatory Nursing
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Kathryn Ufolla
Director of Nursing Critical Care Services
Methodist Charlton Medical Center
Brooks Williams
Director of Nursing
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Debbie Wilson-Lewis
Registered Nurse
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Rachel Akins
Adolescent & Young Adult Women’s Health Nurse
Children’s Health
Angela Allain
Registered Nurse Care Coordinator
Children’s Health
Maria Alvarez
Registered Nurse
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Tiffany Au
Certified Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurse
Methodist Charlton Medical Center
Lylia Baca
Registered Nurse
Medical City Dallas
Noel Beboso
Staff Nurse
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Lauren Bereuter
Critical Care Nurse Practitioner
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Felicia Berno
Ambulatory Triage Nurse
UT Southwestern Medical Center
April Berry
Transplant Coordinator
Children’s Health
Nicole Bessinger
Registered Nurse Care Coordinator
Children’s Health
Rhyan Brown
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Michael Busch
Critical Care and Trauma Registered Nurse
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Kaelea Butterfield
Nurse Supervisor
Medical City Dallas
Linda Bynum
Registered Nurse
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Kimberly Cline-Walker
ICU Clinical Team Lead and ICU Nurse
Methodist Charlton Medical Center
Alexa Coldewey
Nurse Navigator
Children’s Health
Chacey Cunningham
Registered Nurse
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Heather Degraffenreid
Registered Nurse, Float Pool
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Elia Esquivel
RN Care Coordinator
Children’s Health
Sara Gray
Registered Nurse
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Jesse Harper-Tarantolo
Registered Nurse
Children’s Health
Akhere Isenalumhe
Registered Nurse
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Tairat Jaji
Registered Nurse
Medical City Dallas
Jennifer Kaplan
Neurosciences Nurse Practitioner
Texas Health Plano
Kirandeep Kaur
Registered Nurse
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Lauren Kennedy
Perinatal Program Manager
Medical City Dallas
Joshua Lamb
Staff Nurse
Methodist Richardson Medical Center
Patricia Lee
Staff Nurse
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Madison Lowrance
Registered Nurse
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Elena Lucas
Ambulatory Registered Nurse
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Alexandra Luttrell
Staff Nurse
Methodist Richardson Medical Center
Daizy Mathai
Registered Nurse, Lactation Consultant
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Paul Mayombola
Nurse Practitioner
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center
Rhonda McGuire
Registered Nurse, Facility Administrator
Trusted ER
Sarah Wilson McNeil
Registered Nurse
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Aubrey Merrill
Oncology Coordinator
Medical City Plano
Trenton Mobley
Registered Nurse
Baylor University Medical Center
Jowanna Moffitt
Registered Nurse
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Mary Moore
Registered Nurse
Dallas Independent School District
Edith Muñoz
Registered Nurse Care Manager/Health Coach
Baylor Scott & White Health
Teresa Ortiz
Resource Team Staff Nurse
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Cecily Pareja
Registered Nurse Medical Surgical 7S COVID
Medical City Dallas
Sabitha Purayil
Assistant Nurse Manager
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Marilen Ramos
Hemodialysis Nurse Supervisor
Medical City Dallas
Laura Restall
Lead Kidney Transplant Coordinator
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Shirley Roberts
Clinic Nurse Manager
GRACE
Corey Robnett
Registered Nurse Pediatrics
Medical City Dallas
Linda Saklevedis
Registered Nurse
Texas Health Dallas
Thu Nguyet Sanadi
Intensive Care Unit and Critical Care Registered Nurse
VA Dallas Medical Center
Kevin Schroeder
Clinical Team Lead Emergency Department
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Lindsey Segura
Renal Transplant Unit Supervisor
Medical City Dallas
Josette Stegmair
Registered Nurse
Children’s Health
Lanie Sutton
Registered Nurse
John Burns, MD, PA
Debbie Thompson
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Kelly Ann Williams
Senior Director of Pediatrics
Trusted Medical
Autumn Wood
Emergency Department Clinical Nurse Supervisor
Medical City McKinney
Mackenzie Wood
Registered Nurse
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Elena Wurtz
Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Nurse Practitioner
Medical City Dallas
Shona Zachariah
Registered Nurse
Parkland Health & Hospital System
How do I make nominations?
Nominations submissions can be made online at https://www.dmagazine.com/assets/nomination-forms/excellence-in-nursing/ when the nomination period is open.
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?
The D Magazine editorial team contact winners directly. All winners will be featured in the June issue of D Magazine.
Where can I get more information?