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Nurses of Achievement Award Recipients
2023 Nurses of Achievement Award Recipients
| Administrative Leadership | Stephen Pennington | VA SNHC |
| Advanced Practice | Megan Burchfield | Northern Nevada Health System |
| Behavioral Health | Laura Beth Lathrop | Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center |
| Clinical Leadership | Kristen Cleveland-Ceballos | Renown Regional Medical Center |
| Critical Care | Sandra Merkow | Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center |
| Education | Carrie Hintz | Orvis School of Nursing |
| Emergency Nursing | Allison Stewart | Renown Regional Medical Center |
| Innovation/Nursing Informatics | Jaclyn Richardson | Renown Regional Medical Center |
| Lifetime Achievement | Sandy Wartgow | Carson City Fire Department |
| Maternal/Child | Kylee Hamm | Renown Regional Medical Center |
| Medical/Surgical | Melissa Alessandra Lorica | Saint Mary's |
| Office/Outpatient | Mary Brown | VA SNHC |
| Oncology/Infusion Services | Francesca Lei Bulaong | Saint Mary's |
| Peri-Operative/Operative | Elaine Marriott | Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center |
| Rural and Community Health | Raylene Stiehl | Pershing General Hospital |
| Skilled Nursing/Rehabilitation | Michelle Aglubat | VA SNHC |
| Rookie of the Year | Sophie Tetlow | Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center |
2022 Nurses of Achievement Award Recipients
| Administrative Leadership | Lora Carlson | Renown Regional Medical Center |
| Advanced Practice | Jennifer Unruh | Northern Nevada Health System |
| Clinical Leadership | Kristine Strand | Northern Nevada Health System |
| Community/Behavioral Health | Katrina Adams | Renown Hospice |
| Critical Care | Jennifer Langham | Renown South Meadows Medical Center |
| Education | Stephanie Keogan | Renown Regional Medical Center |
| Emergency Nursing | Krysinthia White | Saint Mary's |
| Innovation/Nursing Informatics | Deanna Olson | Renown Regional Medical Center |
| Lifetime Achievement | Roya Galata | Renown Regional Medical Center |
| Maternal/Child | Kylie Cummins | Renown Regional Medical Center |
| Medical/Surgical | Murya Lientz | Renown Regional Medical Center |
| Office/Outpatient | Alyson Rogers | Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center |
| Oncology/Infusion Services | Daniel Paylor | Saint Mary's |
| Peri-Operative/Operative | Laura Williams | VA SNHC |
| Skilled Nursing/Rehabilitation | Theresa Watts | Alta Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center |
| Rookie of the Year | Aaron Aguirre | Renown Regional Medical Center |
2021 Nurses of Achievement Award Recipients
| Administrative Leadership | Keri Piper Colonna | Renown Medical Group |
| Advanced Practice | Jeanine Packham | VA SNHC |
| Clinical Leadership | Christine Obregon | Saint Mary's |
| Community/Behavioral Health | Natalie Matley-Keeney | Banner Churchill Community Hospital |
| Critical Care | Courtney Curcio | Renown Regional Medical Center |
| Education | Leah Chirico | Saint Mary's |
| Emergency Nursing | Michelle Chenin | Renown Regional Medical Center |
| Innovation/Nursing Informatics | Megan Rumzie | VA SNHC |
| Lifetime Achievement | Kim Magee | Renown Regional Medical Center |
| Maternal/Child | Wynter Shively | Renown Regional Medical Center |
| Medical/Surgical | Christina Lepore | Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center |
| Oncology/Infusion Services | Karissa Parra | Renown Regional Medical Center |
| Office/Outpatient | Brandi Peterson | Renown Medical Group |
| Peri-Operative/Operative | Margie Encinas | Renown Regional Medical Center |
| Skilled Nursing/Rehabilitation | Ana Rizzo | Renown Rehabilitation Hospital |
| Rookie of the Year | Gordon Neelands | Saint Mary's |
2020 Nurses of Achievement Award Recipients
| Administrative Leadership | Dustin Bass | Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center |
| Advanced Practice | Megan Pratt | Orvis School of Nursing |
| Clinical Leadership | Jenny Garcia | Renown Regional Medical Center |
| Community/Behavioral Health | Melissa Washabaugh | Pershing General Hospital and Nursing Home |
| Critical Care | Olivia Cartwright | Renown Regional Medical Center |
| Education | Sherry Stofko | Saint Mary's |
| Emergency Nursing | Joel Fairfield | Banner Churchill Community Hospital |
| Innovation/Nursing Informatics | Danielle Dare | Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center |
| Lifetime Achievement | Cheryl Jameson | Renown South Meadows Medical Center |
| Maternal/Child | Lindsay Ochs | Saint Mary's |
| Medical/Surgical | Stephanie Vu | Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center |
| Oncology/Infusion Services | Paola Espinoza | Renown Regional Medical Center |
| Office/Outpatient | Kathleen Neilan | Renown Regional Medical Center |
| Skilled Nursing/Rehabilitation | Michelle Mellinger | Northern Nevada Medical Center |
| Rookie of the Year | Tamara Slater | Renown Regional Medical Center |
2019 Nurses of Achievement Award Recipients
| Administrative Leadership | Jesica Ford | Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital |
| Advanced Practice | Kindal Andrews | Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center |
| Clinical Leadership | Aris Onas | Renown Regional Medical Center |
| Community/Behavioral Health | Jeff Acosta | Saint Mary's |
| Critical Care | Dawn Miller Hanna | Saint Mary's |
| Education | Christine Tillisch | Saint Mary's |
| Emergency Nursing | David Bunker | Northern Nevada Medical Center |
| Innovation/Nursing Informatics | Kathleen Zaski | Renown Regional Medical Center |
| Lifetime Achievement | Doreen Begley | Retired |
| Maternal/Child | Carmina Boone | Saint Mary's |
| Medical/Surgical | Janet Doligosa | Saint Mary's |
| Office/Outpatient | Amy Thompson | Saint Mary's |
| Skilled Nursing/Rehabilitation | Kathleen Johnson | Northern Nevada Medical Center |
| Rookie of the Year | Madison Arlin | Renown Regional Medical Center |
2018 Nurses of Achievement Award Recipients
| Administrative Leadership | Roberta Gillis | Renown Regional Medical Center |
| Advanced Practice | Rommel Co | Saint Mary's |
| Clinical Leadership | Crystal Heyer | Renown Regional Medical Center |
| Community/Behavioral Health | Mary Angelique Sampson | VA SNHC |
| Critical Care | JoAnna Trautwein | Renown Regional Medical Center |
| Education | Melodie Nutter | Renown Regional Medical Center |
| Emergency Nursing | Mykensie Halily | Northern Nevada Medical Center |
| Innovation and Advocacy | Erin Madsen | Renown Regional Medical Center |
| Lifetime Achievement | Brenda Jahnke | Northern Nevada Medical Center |
| Long-Term Care/Rehabilitation | Alexis Starks | VA SNHC |
| Maternal/Child | Jane Stacy | Renown Regional Medical Center |
| Medical/Surgical | Brenda Wells | Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center |
| Nursing Informatics | Jennifer Finley | Northern Nevada Medical Center |
| Office/Outpatient | Katja Lektorich | Saint Mary's |
| Rookie of the Year | Shannon Parker | Renown Regional Medical Center |
2017 Nurses of Achievement Award Recipients
(hold your mouse over faces or names to highlight identities)
Back row, left to right:
Jenny Jordan-Griffo
– Critical Care (Renown Regional Medical Center)
Ann Egan – Innovation
& Advocacy (CareFlight)
Mario Conroy –
Clinical Leadership (Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center)
Janice Peters –
Medical/Surgical (Saint Mary's)
Barbara Vonarx –
Education (CareFlight)
Cathy Dinauer –
Administrative Leadership (Nevada State Board of Nursing)
Daun Russell –
Office/Outpatient (Renown Regional Medical Center)
Jorge
Montano-Figueroa – Rookie of the Year (Renown Regional Medical
Center)
Front row, left to right:
Martha McNabb –
Nursing Informatics (Saint Mary's)
Yvette
Viado-Hebron – Community/Behavioral Health (Saint Mary's)
Merle Ocampo –
Lifetime Achievement (Saint Mary's)
Katelyn Foster –
Long-Term Care/Rehabilitation (VA SNHC)
Denise Gonzalez –
Maternal/Child (Renown Regional Medical Center)
Heather Silva –
Advanced Practice (VA SNHC)
Not pictured:
Erin Madewell – Emergency Nursing (Saint Mary's)
2017 Nurses of Achievement Award Recipients
(hold your mouse over faces or names to highlight identities)
Back row, left to right:
Jenny Jordan-Griffo
– Critical Care (Renown Regional Medical Center)
Ann Egan – Innovation
& Advocacy (CareFlight)
Mario Conroy –
Clinical Leadership (Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center)
Janice Peters –
Medical/Surgical (Saint Mary's)
Barbara Vonarx –
Education (CareFlight)
Cathy Dinauer –
Administrative Leadership (Nevada State Board of Nursing)
Daun Russell –
Office/Outpatient (Renown Regional Medical Center)
Jorge
Montano-Figueroa – Rookie of the Year (Renown Regional Medical
Center)
Front row, left to right:
Martha McNabb –
Nursing Informatics (Saint Mary's)
Yvette
Viado-Hebron – Community/Behavioral Health (Saint Mary's)
Merle Ocampo –
Lifetime Achievement (Saint Mary's)
Katelyn Foster –
Long-Term Care/Rehabilitation (VA SNHC)
Denise Gonzalez –
Maternal/Child (Renown Regional Medical Center)
Heather Silva –
Advanced Practice (VA SNHC)
Not pictured:
Erin Madewell – Emergency Nursing (Saint Mary's)
2016 Nurses of Achievement Award Recipients
(hold your mouse over faces or names to highlight identities)
Back row, left to right:
Jennifer Stevens –
Education (Renown Regional Medical Center)
Marianne Cascio –
Community/Behavioral Health (VA SNHC)
Angela Classen –
Critical Care (Renown Regional Medical Center)
Andree Siegel – Licensed
Practical Nurse (LPN) (Renown Regional Medical Center)
Mary Ann Brown –
Innovation and Advocacy (Renown Regional Medical Center)
Krystal Flaniken –
Administrative Leadership (Saint Mary's Health Network)
Paula Peterson –
Medical/Surgical (Renown Regional Medical Center)
Jennifer Simas –
Emergency Nursing (Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center)
Front row, left to right:
Jennifer Digangi –
Maternal/Child (Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center)
Wynter Shively –
Rookie of the Year (Renown Regional Medical Center)
Rebecca Berkowitz –
Lifetime Achievement (Hemophilia Treatment Center of Nevada)
Catherine Estipona –
Advanced Practice (Saint Mary's Health Network)
Merle Ocampo – Clinical
Leadership (Saint Mary's Health Network)
Not pictured:
Caleah Hindman – Long-Term Care/Rehabilitation (Carson Tahoe
Continuing Care Hospital)
Erin Austin – Office/Outpatient (Saint Mary's Health Network)
2015 Nurses of Achievement Award Recipients
(hold your mouse over faces or names to highlight identities)
Back row, left to right:
Peg Farrar – Education
(Carrington College)
Jana Jensen – Rookie of
the Year (Renown Health)
Cristin Peterson –
Critical Care (Renown Regional Medical Center)
Nate Chitwood –
Emergency Nursing (Renown Health)
Tracy Peterson –
Licensed Practical Nurse (VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System)
Barbara Gordon –
Long-Term Care/Rehabilitation (VHA Veterans Health Association)
Front row, left to right:
Lori Eustis –
Office/Outpatient (Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center)
Lisa Lottritz –
Community/Behavioral Health (Washoe County Health District)
Andrea Holman –
Medical/Surgical (Renown Health, South Meadows)
Ruth Stone –
Lifetime Achievement (Renown Regional Medical Center)
Marian Gnandt –
Advanced Practice (VA Hospital)
Johna Magnuson –
Leadership (Northern Nevada Medical Center)
Nichole Alvarez –
Innovation (Renown Regional Medical Center)
Not pictured:
Mary Scott – Maternal/Child (Carson Tahoe Regional Health)
2014 Nurses of Achievement Award Recipients
Heather Sabol – Advanced Practice
Toril Strand – Behavioral/Community Health
Natasha Lukasiewich – Critical Care
Poeth Kilonzo – Leadership
Patty Sredy – Lifetime Achievement
David Hoffman – Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Orlando Murray – Long Term/Rehab
Amber Boobar – Medical/Surgical
Shelly Koontz – Maternal/Child
Jami-Sue Coleman – Nursing Education
Carrie Archie – Nursing Innovation
Mary Jeppson – Office/Outpatient
Amy Murphy – Patient Advocacy
Jennifer Stevens – Rookie of the Year
Cathy Dinauer, Chairperson, 2006-2013 – In appreciation for
her expertise and leadership
2013 Nurses of Achievement Award Recipients
Back row, left to right:
April Tucker – Maternal/Child (Renown Regional Medical Center)
Lindsay Smith – Rookie of the Year (Renown South Meadows Medical
Center)
Elizabeth Cogan – Nursing Education (Renown Regional Medical
Center)
Elsie Huerta – Maternal/Child (Renown Regional Medical Center)
Mary Anne Brown – Licensed Practical Nurse (VA Sierra Nevada
Health Care System)
Amy Smith - Critical Care (Renown Regional Medical Center)
Front row, left to right:
Peggy Ewald – Nursing Innovation (Care Management Associates)
Jacqueline Crittendon – Long-term/Rehabilitation (Carson Tahoe
Continuing Care Hospital)
Amy Schler – Patient Advocacy (Renown Regional Medical Center)
Karin Walker – Advanced Practice Nurse (Renown Regional Medical
Center)
Candace Hunter – Lifetime Achievement (Washoe County Health
District)
Becky Haase – Leadership (Renown Regional Medical Center)
Ericka Bjorum-Nelson – Office/Outpatient (Renown Regional
Medical Center)
Brenda Keller – Community Health (Nevada State Health Division)
Laura Langham – Medical/Surgical (Renown South Meadows Medical
Center)
2012 Nurses of Achievement Award Recipients
Back row, left to right:
Lynn Anderson – Maternal/Child (Women's Health Specialists of
Nevada)
Carla Farnworth – Advanced Practice (Carson Tahoe Regional
Medical Center)
Rosa Cortez – Office/Outpatient (Renown Regional Medical Center)
Shannon White – Patient Advocacy (Renown Regional Medical Center)
Barbara Coruna – Long Term/Rehabilitation (Renown Regional
Medical Center)
Emily McClure – Nursing Education (Renown Regional Medical Center)
Kristen Cleveland-Ceballos – Critical Care (Renown Regional
Medical Center)
Sandra Anderson – Licensed Practical Nurse (VA Sierra Nevada
Health Care System)
Elizabeth Krayk – Medical/Surgical (Renown Regional Medical
Center)
Front row, left to right:
Gail Haney – Lifetime Achievement (Saint Mary's Regional Medical
Center)
Kelly Espinoza – Leadership (Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center)
Julie Hager – Community Health (Saint Mary's Regional Medical
Center)
Ronnie Varney – Patient Advocacy (Renown Regional Medical Center)
Becky Haase – Nursing Innovation (Renown Regional Medical Center)
Bethany Wilson – Rookie of the Year (Renown South Meadows Medical
Center)
2011 Nurses of Achievement Award Recipients
Left to right:
Teena Thomas – Nursing Education (Renown Regional Medical Center)
Megan Pratt – Patient Advocacy (Renown Regional Medical Center)
Bobbi Gillis – Office/Outpatient (Renown Regional Medical Center)
Dawn Dollarhide – Critical Care (Renown Regional Medical Center)
Bridget Tuma – Medical/Surgical/Maternal Child (Renown Regional
Medical Center)
Elizabeth Cogan – Nursing Innovation (Renown Regional Medical
Center)
Doreen Begley – Community Health (UNR - Early Head Start)
Gayle Wickman – Lifetime Achievement (UNR - Orvis School of
Nursing)
Jean Lyon – Leadership (Sierra Surgery Hospital)
Sandra Ryan – Licensed Practical Nurse (GI Consultants)
Lisa Dunkelberg – Rural Health (Carson Valley Medical Center)
Erika Clizer – Long Term/Rehabilitation (VA Sierra Nevada Health
Care System)
Teri Kozik – Advanced Practice (Saint Mary's Regional Medical
Center)
2010 Nurses of Achievement Award Recipients
Katherine Dawson – Advanced Practice (Renown)
Jennifer Lee – Community Health (Renown)
Kristin Combs – Critical Care (Renown)
Roseann Colosimo – Education (State Nursing Board)
Lily San Agustin-Delie – Innovation (Saint Mary's)
Elizabeth Mead – Leadership (Renown)
Susan Urmston – Lifetime Achievement (Saint Mary's)
Pam Venters – LPN (Renown)
Peggy Tingley – Long Term/Rehab (Renown)
Carole Wiseman – Med/Surg/Maternal Child (Carson Tahoe)
Debra Holst – Office/Outpatient (VA)
Catherine Estipona – Patient Advocacy (Advanced Medical)
Julie Hager – Rural Health (Saint Mary's)
2009 Nurses of Achievement Award Recipients
Lori Knuf – Critical Care (Renown Regional Medical Center)
Richard Harper – Medical / Surgical / Maternal Child (Carson
Tahoe Regional Healthcare)
Lillian Morton – Community Health (Renown Regional Medical Center)
Jane Miller – Lifetime Achievement (REMSA)
James Black – LPN (Renown Regional Medical Center)
Amy Quigley – Education (Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center)
Terry Ditton – Innovation (Renown Regional Medical Center)
Doreen Begley – Leadership (Orvis School of Nursing Clinic)
Beth Ahart-Valk – Office / Outpatient (Renown Regional Medical
Center)
Elizabeth Kiehn – Advanced Practice (Renown Regional Medical
Center)
Lisa Jonkey – Patient Advocacy (Renown Regional Medical Center)
Nicole Rowe – Rural Health (Grover C. Dils Medical Center)
Ali Jangula – Long-Term Care / Rehabilitation (VA Sierra Nevada
Healthcare System)
2008 Nurses of Achievement Award Recipients
Melissa Smith – Acute Care / Critical (Renown Regional Medical
Center)
Jane Ivey – Acute Care Medical/Surgical (Saint Mary's)
Barbara Szatkowski – Community Health (Saint Mary's)
Cathy Dinauer – Lifetime (Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center)
Denise Colman – LPN (Renown Regional Medical Center)
Ellen House – Nursing Education (Truckee Meadows Community
College)
Vicki Simmons – Innovation (1 of 2) (Saint Mary's)
Patty Sredy – Innovation (2 of 2) (Saint Mary's)
Lisa Black – Leadership (Orvis School of Nursing)
Martha Aiyuk – Office Outpatient (Saint Mary's)
Kimberly Hathcock – Advance Practice (VA)
Marjie Newman – Advocacy (Renown Regional Medical Center)
Sarah Miller – Rural Health Nursing (1 of 2) (Grover C. Dil Mills)
Lori Salvador – Rural Health Nursing (2 of 2) (Carson Valley
Medical Center)
Patricia Wilkerson – LTC (Renown Rehabilitation Hospital)
2007 Nurses of Achievement Award Recipients
Jacob Ricks – Acute Care Nursing (Carson Tahoe Regional
Healthcare)
Brooke Walker – Advanced Practice Nursing (Saint Mary's Regional
Medical Center)
Shawni Andries – Community Health Nursing (Saint Mary's Regional
Medical Center)
Don Richardson – Licensed Practical Nursing (Saint Mary's
Regional Medical Center)
Maria Sol Canoy – Long Term Care/Rehab Nursing (Renown
Rehabilitation Hospital)
Nancy Force – Nursing Education Nursing (Carson Tahoe Regional
Healthcare)
Kathie Lloyd – Nursing Innovations Nursing (Renown Regional
Medical Center)
Dana Dye – Nursing Leadership Nursing (Renown Regional Medical
Center)
Heidi Flores – Office/Outpatient Nursing (Saint Mary's Regional
Medical Center)
Lenora McCarty – Rural Nursing (South Lyon Medical Center)
Kathy Molina – Lifetime Achievement Nursing (Carson Tahoe
Regional Healthcare)
Debby Romero – Mental Health Nursing (Carson Tahoe Regional
Healthcare)
Julie Grimes – Patient Advocacy Nursing (Carson Valley Medical
Center)
2006 Nurses of Achievement Award Recipients
Patricia Elliott – Community Health Nursing (VA Sierra Nevada
Health Care System)
Elizabeth Devine – Nursing Innovation (Washoe Medical Center
South Meadows)
Nancy Conkey – Lifetime Achievement (Great Basin Medical Group)
Jennifer Richards – Advanced Practice Nursing (Washoe Medical
Center)
Brenda Sneed – Licensed Practical Nursing (Washoe Medical Center)
Kara Neumann – Nursing Leadership (Washoe Medical Center)
Pat Oberman – Rural Health Nursing (Home Health Services of
Nevada)
Doreen Begley – Patient Advocacy (UNR - Orvis Nursing Clinic)
Karen Thompson – Acute Care Nursing (VA Sierra Nevada Health
Care System)
Valerie Linke – Office or Outpatient Nursing (Great Basin Imaging)
Sable Shaw – Nursing Education (Western Nevada Community College)
Debra Handke – Long-term Care or Rehabilitation (Washoe Medical
Center Rehab Hospital)
Anne Wallace – Mental Health Nursing (Washoe Medical Center)
2005 Nurses of Achievement Award Recipients
Meg Myles – Acute Care Nursing (Washoe Medical Center)
Marta Heffner – Advanced Practice (Washoe Medical Center)
Dorothy Riley – Community Health Nursing (Washoe Home Health)
Betty Ramirez-Razor – Lifetime Achievement (Razor Collaborative
Nursing Services)
Diane Wicklund – Long Term Care/Rehabilitation Nursing
(Carson-Tahoe Hospital)
Marnie Frank – LPN (VA)
Jennifer Bowler – Mental Health Nursing (Washoe Medical Center)
Diane Rolfs – Nursing Education (UNR)
Peggy Stevens – Nursing Innovation (Saint Mary's Health Network)
Deborah Johnson – Nursing Leadership (VA)
Carole Wiseman – Office/Outpatient Nursing (Carson-Tahoe Hospital)
Barbara Mallory – Patient Advocacy (Washoe Medical Center)
Ella Holybee – Rural Health Nursing (Mt. Grant General Hospital)
2004 Nurses of Achievement Award Recipients
Roberta Andreozzi – Mental Health Nursing (State of Nevada)
Gloria Castillo – Lifetime Achievement (Washoe Medical Center)
Gerilyn Ewing – Acute Care Nursing (Saint Mary's Regional
Medical Center)
Becky Haase – Patient Advocacy (Washoe Medical Center)
Maribeth Kilgore – Nursing Innovation (Washoe Medical Center)
Sigrid Kilgore – Licensed Practical Nursing (Washoe Medical
Center)
Kit Landis – Community Health Nursing (Saint Mary's Regional
Medical Center)
Tobey Morris – Nursing Education (UNR - Orvis School of Nursing)
Jerri Pear – Office-Outpatient Nursing (VA Sierra NV Health Care
System)
Ruth Ripsom – Lifetime Achievement (Washoe Medical Center)
Lois Rock – Longterm Rehabilitation Nursing (Washoe Medical
Center Rehabilitation Hospital)
Cassandra Smith – Nursing Leadership (Sierra Eye & Tissue
Donor Services)
Kathleen Steiner – Nursing Innovation (Carson Tahoe Hospital)
2003 Nurses of Achievement Award Recipients
Melanie Harrity-Carson – AC (Tahoe Hospital)
Emalie Caley – APN (retired)
Gwen Curtis – CH (Saint Mary's Health and Wellness)
Carolyn Landol – LPN
Millie Harmon – LTA (Orvis School of Nursing)
Lisa Dinwiddie – LTC (Bright Path Adult Enrichment Center)
Silvia Elexpuru – LTC (Bright Path Adult Enrichment Center)
Donna Davis – MHN (Northern Nevada Mental Health Services)
Kelly Dawson – NE (Carson Tahoe Hospital)
Edda Gibson – NI (Carson-Tahoe Hospital)
Sandra Deveny – NL (Nevada State Health Division - Community
Health)
Kathy Read – Office/Outpatient (Arlington Clinical)
Rosanne Hoff – Patient Advocacy (Carson Tahoe Telemetry)
Eileen Dana – RH
2002 Nurses of Achievement Award Recipients
Danielle Mick – Acute Care Nursing (St. Mary's - Oncology)
Sue Kucera – Advanced Practice Nursing (Veterans Hospital)
Denise Engel – Community Health Nursing (NV State Dept of Health
Carson City Clinic)
Rosemary Rinaldi – Nursing Education (TMCC Nursing Program)
Keri McGill – Innovation (Washoe Medical Center)
Julie Johnson – Leadership (Orvis School of Nursing)
Juanita Morrow – Licensed Practical Nurse (Carson Tahoe -
Women/Childrens Center)
Wanda May – Long Term/Rehabilitation Nursing (VA Sierra NV
Health Care System, Nursing Home Care Unit)
Kevin Welch – Mental Health Nursing (Washoe Medical Center -
LifeSkills)
Mimi Slavin – Office/Clinic Nursing (offices of Dr. John Lemieux)
Suzanne Reiserer – Patient Advocacy (Carson Tahoe - PACU)
Marie L. Robertson-Sprick – Rural Health Nursing (Nye Regional
Medical Center)
2001 Nurses of Achievement Award Recipients
Dianne Naylor – Acute Care Nursing
Millie Carpenter – Advance Practice Nursing
Stacy Hardie – Community Health Nursing
Will Fischer – Licensed Practical Nursing
Julie Perumean – Long Term Care Nursing
Shelley Keltner – Mental Health Nursing
Ellen House – Nursing Education
Karlene Andreola – Nursing Innovation
Melinda Miller – Nursing Leadership
Raquel Guerrero – Patient Advocacy
Karlene Andreola – Primary Care Nursing
Ann Cariker – Rural Health Nursing
2000 Nurses of Achievement Award Recipients
Mik Staeck
Rochelle Neilson
Terri Dallman
Kathleen Peele
Nancy Paul
Diane Early
Sally Spinola
Estrellita Kelley
Julie Pomi
Cathy Dinauer
Gayleen Eichensehr
Amy Hau-Wan Tsu
Kay Marriott
Linda Stanton
Ruth Ripsom
Kathy Read