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 2020 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 2020 issue of D Magazine.
Juan Bahena
Nurse Educator
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Jill Benns
Director of Clinical Education
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Barbara Crim
Clinical Educator, Surgical Services
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Calli Davis
Manager, Clinical Education & Professional Development
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Rebecca Deisler
Clinical Nurse Manager
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Linda Denke
Director of Nursing Research
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Amy Gloger
Burn Unit Nurse Educator
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Erika Grimes
Manager, Clinical Education
Children’s Health
Marygrace Hernandez-Leveille
Asst. Director of Advanced Practice Providers
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Penny Huddleston
Nurse Scientist and Magnet Coordinator
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Irving
Allison Huffman
Asst. Professor, FNP & DNP Programs
Texas Woman’s University
Allen Kirby
Manager, Clinical Education & Professional Practice
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Jean Lovell
Nurse Educator
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Tracy McGaw
Manager, Clinical Education and Professional Practice
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Jessica McNeil
Perinatal Educator
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Jessica Moreno
Clinical Research Manager
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Joyce Bernardo
Clinical Operations Manager
Medical City Dallas and Medical City Children’s Hospital
Kimberly C. Branum
Director, Behavioral Health & Addiction Recovery
Methodist Richardson Medical Center
Shelley Brown-Cleere
Director of Neurosciences
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Sharron Coffie
Asst. Director of Nursing
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Yolanda Dario
Clinical Manager
Our Children’s House
Debbie Derda
Director of Surgical Services
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Kathleen Doherty
Director of Nursing, Surgical Services
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Scott Domingue
Chief Nursing Officer, Behavioral Health Services
Texas Health Resources
Tarah Grooms
Director, Emergency Services
Methodist Richardson Medical Center
Donielle Halvorsen
Clinical Excellence Manager
Texas Health Huguley
Beverly Hardy-Decuir
Exec. Director, Acute/Post Acute Services
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Judy Herrington
Vice President of Nursing
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Lori Hodge
Director, Medical &
Oncology Services
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Brandi Hopkins
Nurse Manager, Progressive Care Unit
Texas Health Huguley
Harold Magee
Nurse Manager, Children’s Services
Methodist Richardson Medical Center
Cornelius Metili
RN, Intake Coordinator
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Lindy Lee Moake
Clinical Manager, Advanced Practice Services
Children’s Health
Suzanne M. Murphy
Director of Nursing for Women’s and Infant’s Services
Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas
Mitch Netterville Jr.
Unit Manager
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Christi Nguyen
Exec. Director, Medical Surgical Division
John Peter Smith Health Network
Cherl Phillips
Manager, Clinical Decision Unit and Comprehensive Wound Care Clinic
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Irving
Samantha Rowley
Vice President of Nursing, Perioperative & Procedural Services
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Ryan Skyrme
Nursing Supervisor of Surgical Oncology
Baylor University Medical Center, part of Baylor Scott & White Health
Emily Sneed
Director, Intermediate Care Services & Neurosciences
Medical City Healthcare
AJ Stephens
Director of Critical Care Services
Medical City Plano
Mary Stowe
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer
Children’s Health System of Texas/Children’s Medical Center
Toya D. White
Director, Oncology/Digestive Disease
Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas
Stephanie Armendariz
Rheumatology Advanced Practice Provider
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital
Janice Ballou
Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Primary Care
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Jemrose Bandoy
RN Supervisor
Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas
Emelita Bennett
RN, Apheresis
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Anthony Blevins
RN, Charge Nurse
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Stephanie Booker
RN III
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Leslie Brown
Certified Nurse-Midwife
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Justin Buchert
RN II,Operating Room
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Sarah Clark
BSN, RN
Our Children’s House
Jay Ebon
Registered Nurse
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Claudia Engle
Certified Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurse
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Cheryl Evans
Pectus Nurse Coordinator
Children’s Health
Gary Foster
Director of Clinical Operations
The Agape Clinic
Tiffany M. Foster-Waites
Adv. Practice Provider, Palliative Care
Baylor Scott & White Supportive and Palliative Care
Sara Gray
Staff Nurse/Charge Nurse
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Catherine Harvey
Family Support Specialist for Labor & Delivery
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Karen Hodges
Registered Nurse
Texas Health Resources Dallas
Chris Holdrich-Crooks
RN, Emergency Services
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Susan Michelle Hooks
Director of Emergency Services
Medical City Plano
Kelli Hulsman
Lactation Consultant and Childbirth Educator
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Verita Ingram
Nurse Manager, Imaging Services Nursing
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Molly Iype
Clinical Nurse, Psychiatry
Texas Health Resources
Aleasha Johns
Critical Care Educator
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Celeste Johnson
Vice President of Nursing, Behavioral Health
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Kay Jones
Clinic RN, Pulmonary Hypertension
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Jorie Klein
Senior Director, Trauma, Emergency Department & UCEC
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Cathy Knapp
RN, Emergency Department/Day Surgery
Baylor Scott & White- Carrollton/McKinney
Stephanie Koepke
Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist/Chest Pain Program Coordinator
Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas
Cynthia Krusinski
Nurse Supervisor
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Grapevine
Dawn Lewellen
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Francis Luna
School Nurse and Cluster Leader
Garland Independent School District
Delaney Massey
Registered Nurse
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Randall Matthew McCoy
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center-Fort Worth
Lu Ann McKee
Manager, BioTel Operations
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Mindy Michel
Nursing Operations Specialist
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Sarah Miles
Manager, Palliative Care Services and Nurse Education
VNA of Texas
Kelli Morrison
Ambulatory RN/Clinic Lead RN
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Yen Munoz
Emergency Department Nurse Supervisor
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Irving
Ellen Munsterman
Gerontology Program Coordinator
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth
Shivas Niduasa
Manager, Orthopedics and Joint Restoration Institute
Medical City Dallas
Joscyln Patrick
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Children’s Health
Lindsey Patton
Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist, Hematology/Oncology
Children’s Health
Kandice Perez
Clinical Faculty, Staff Nurse, Labor & Delivery
Baylor University Louise Herrington School of Nursing; Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen
Stephanie Prater
Charge Nurse, Cardiac Cath Lab, Electrophysiology, and Interventional Radiology
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Erin Prendergast
Oncology Nurse Navigator
Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas
Doris L. Raymond
Chief Nursing Officer, Senior Nurse Consultant/CMS Federal Nurse Surveyor
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services-Region 6, Dallas/Survey and Certification Branch
Shalen Robbins
Progressive Care Nurse
Texas Health Huguley
Jennifer Rosenthal
Burn Nurse Clinician
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Patsy Short
RN II, Burn ICU
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Valerie Simcik
Registered Nurse
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Crystal Smith
Registered Nurse
Texas Health Presbyterian Plano
Joslin Swanfeldt
Operating Room Nurse Manager
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Cheryl Thaxton
Nurse Practitioner
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Somy Thomas
Registered Nurse
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Jennifer Thompson
Manager, Vascular Access
Texas Health Huguley
Andrea Torzone
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Children’s Health
Liezy Varghese
RN, Burn ICU
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Beth Vaughn
Manager
Medical City Plano
Sharon Wacht
Clinical Supervisor
Medical City Plano
Melinda Wallace
Staff Nurse
Baylor Scott & White-Waxahachie
Marie Wilson
Infection Preventionist
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
How do I make nominations?
Nominations for the 2020 program have closed.
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 2020 issue of D Magazine.
Where can I get more information?
For program information, contact Aileen Jimenez. For advertising information, contact Kym Rock.