Note: * denotes multiple nominations.
All 2026 Art of Nursing Nominees
Clinical Assistant Support Award - Inpatient
- Stella Ajuonu, CNA - Unit 42 - Medicine/Oncology
- Jeffrey Alvarez, CNA, PCT - Unit 58 - Ortho/Neuro/ENT*
- Sonia Austin - Women's & Outpatient Surgical Center
- Linda Booker, CNA - Nurse Registry
- Tracie Brown, BSc CIS, MBA - General Operating Room
- Niambi Carter, CST - General Operating Room*
- Sharvon Coleman-Ealy, NST - Wound Care*
- Isabella DeMario, CNA - Labor and Delivery*
- MonaLisa Donkor, CNA- Unit 38 - Medicine/Telemetry
- Aaliyah Edwards, CNA - Unit 38 - Medicine/Telemetry*
- Latrice Forbes, NST - Unit 47 - Integrative Care Unit
- Nicole Fowlkes, NST - Unit 47 - Integrative Care Unit
- Dalisha Gholston, NST - Unit 47 - Integrative Care Unit
- Miranda Graham, CST - General Operating Room
- Kalisha Hayes-Bey, CNA - Unit 47 - Integrative Care Unit
- Nya Hill, CNA - Unit 52 - Medicine/Stroke
- Bonnie Jones, NST - Unit 35 - Medicine/Telemetry*
- Jillian Jones, CNA - Post Anesthesia Care Unit*
- Macie Jones, CNA - Unit 42 - Medicine/Oncology
- Emily Katsaros, CNA - Mother Baby
- Sarah Langham, NST - Mother Baby
- Tiarra Livingston, CNA - Unit 42 - Medicine/Oncology
- Minnie Madden, NST - Unit 38 - Medicine/Telemetry
- Autumn Mayden, CNA, PCT - Unit 58 - Ortho/Neuro/ENT*
- Brittany McAllister, NST - Unit 42 - Medicine/Oncology*
- Joseph Munyaneza, EMT, MFT - Pediatrics
- Tamaria Parland, CNA - Unit 42 - Medicine/Oncology
- Maraina Phillips, CNA - Unit 42 - Medicine/Oncology
- Latavia Preston, NST - Unit 42 - Medicine/Oncology
- Clarence Ricafort, CNA - Unit 42 - Medicine/Oncology
- Rena Robinson, CNA - Unit 52 - Medicine/Stroke
- Karina Rodriguez-Portillo, CNA- Medical Intensive Care Unit
- Yarasheila Sanjuan, NST - Unit 42 - Medicine/Oncology
- LaTonya Spencer, CNA, PCT - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit*
- Katera Stevenson, CNA - Unit 52 - Medicine/Stroke*
- Ashley Venter, CNA - Unit 47 - Integrative Care Unit
- Toni Wyatt, EMT-B - Emergency Department
Clinical Assistant Support Award - Outpatient
- Myla Anderson, CNA - Gilchrist
- Shawna Ballard, CNA - Gilchrist
- Tyona Chase, MA - GBMC Health Partners Primary Care - Medicine for Adults
- Shanika Dukes, CMA - GBMC Health Partners Primary Care - Jonestown
- Amber Hart, CMA - GBMC Health Partners - Family Care Associates
- Stephanie Helmick, CMA - Medical Oncology*
- Kierra Jackson, CMA - GBMC Health Partners Primary Care - Medicine for Adults
- Alishia Johnson, CMA - Medical Oncology*
- Taylor Johnson-Green, CNA - Gilchrist
- Kamela Kess, CNA - The Lifecare Institute*
- Kimberly Martz, MA - GBMC Health Partners - Colon & Rectal Surgery
- Tyrie Moore, CMA - Medical Oncology
- Phyllis Offer, CMA - Medical Oncology
- Audrey Pillar, CMA - Medical Oncology
- Loretta Ruffin, CNA - The Lifecare Institute
- Lori Shaw, CNA - Hospice of Washington County
- Jay Willet-Cruz, MA - GBMC Health Partners Primary Care - Medicine for Adults*
- Brandi Woodton, CMA - GBMC Health Partners Primary Care - Medicine for Adults
Mrs. H. Norman Baetjer Jr. Nursing Graduate of the Year Award
- Ner Allen, BSN, RN - General Operating Room
- Hannah Ball, RN - Medical Intensive Care Unit
- Amy Bram, RN - Gilchrist
- Jessica Cruickshank, RN - Unit 38 - Medicine/Telemetry
- Mackenzie D'Anthony, BSN, RN - Pediatrics*
- Tabitha Discher, RN - Unit 58 - Ortho/Neuro/ENT
- Brooke Foyles, BSN, RN - Unit 48 - General Surgery
- Britney Hufham, RN - Unit 35 - Medicine/Telemetry
- Sharon Jacob, BSN, RN - Surgical Intensive Care Unit
- Cymone Jones, BS, RN - Unit 38 - Medicine/Telemetry
- Samantha Lassahn, BSN, RN - Labor and Delivery
- Alexus Lee, RN - Emergency Department*
- Regan McGraw, BS, RN - Unit 45 - Medicine/Telemetry*
- Carleigh O'Neill, BSN, RN - Labor and Delivery
- Tulsi Patel, BSN, RN - Unit 42 - Medicine/Oncology*
- Maria Spivey, BSN, RN - Unit 58 - Ortho/Neuro/ENT
- Emily Stange, BSN, RN - Unit 47 - Integrative Care Unit
- Emily Whitaker, RN - Post Anesthesia Care Unit
- Rachel Young, BSN, RN - Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Diversity in Nursing Award
- Titilayo Akanbi, BSN, RN - Unit 52 - Medicine/Stroke
- Magda Alaoui, BSN, RN - Labor and Delivery
- Shirley Ashutabi, BSN, RN - Unit 47 - Integrative Care Unit
- Kayla Brown, BSN, RN - Unit 58 - Ortho/Neuro/ENT
- Beanne Leigh Patricia Dela Pena, BSN, RN, ONC - Unit 58 - Ortho/Neuro/ENT*
- Michelle Garza, BSN, RN - Unit 42 - Medicine/Oncology
- Carine Mimba, RN - Gilchrist
- Kiron Moore, RN - Unit 42 - Medicine/Oncology*
- Ravinder Sanghera, BSN, RN, CMSRN - Unit 35 - Medicine/Telemetry
- Margot Spoth, MSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM - Perinatal Program
- Brooke Taylor, BSN, RN - Unit 47 - Integrative Care Unit
- Marites Tiberio, BSN, RN - General Operating Room
- Mario Ventic, BSN, RN - Surgical Intensive Care Unit
- The Emergency and Pediatric Department Nursing Teams
Evidence-Based Practice Nursing Award
- Ashley McAree, MSN, RN, FNE-A/P, SANE-A & Melissa Cross, BSN, RN, FNE-A/P - Sexual Assault Forensic Examination and Domestic Violence Program
- Samantha Broadwick, BSN, RN - GBMC Health Partners - Bariatric Surgery
- Lillianna Felts,BSN, RN, Sarah Boerner, BSN, RN, Samantha Lassahn, BSN, RN, & Brooke Sisk, BSN, RN - Labor and Delivery
- Kaitlin Leland, MSN, RN - The H. Norman Baetjer Jr. and Jeanne H. Baetjer Center for Nursing Excellence
- Ann Marie Miller, MSN, RN - Unit 38 - Medicine/Telemetry
- Aubrey Townsend, BS, RN - Unit 42 - Medicine/Oncology*
- The Emergency Department Nursing Team
- The Endoscopy Nursing Team
Patient- and Family-Centered Care
- Abigail Adams, CRNP - GBMC Health Partners - Pediatrics
- Julie Alveari, BSN, RN - Unit 52 - Medicine/Stroke
- Reilly Banton, BSN RN - Unit 42 - Medicine/Oncology
- Brooke Bartosiewicz, BSN, RN - Unit 42 - Medicine/Oncology
- Jessica Baumgartner, RN - Gilchrist
- Mary Crue-Davis, RN - Unit 42 - Medicine/Oncology
- Nicole Davis, RN - Labor and Delivery
- Taren Drechsler, BSN, RN - Emergency Department
- Kyla Forte, RN - Gilchrist*
- Sandee Gelven, MS, RN, OCN - Medical Oncology
- Gabriela Grayton, LPN - Post Anesthesia Care Unit
- Christine Griffin, RN - Wound Care
- Martha Hettchen, RN - Gilchrist
- Felicity Kirby, BSN, RN, OCN - Oncology Support Services
- Isis Lewis, BSN, RN - Nurse Regsistry
- Stacey Lupus, RN - Gilchrist
- Brittany Ryan, BSN, RN, CMSRN - Unit 47 - Integrative Care Unit
- Rhea Pe, BSN, RN - General Operating Room
- Skyler Rafferty, RN - Emergency Department
- Joelle Ridgeway, RN - Gilchrist
- Lyndsey Ross, RN - Gilchrist
- Nershad Sarracco, RN - The Lifecare Institute
- Teresita Sevilla, BSN, RN - Post Anesthesia Care Unit
- Kelly Spangler, RN - Gilchrist
- Amelia Staat, RN - Unit 52 - Medicine/Stroke
- Brooke Taylor, BSN, RN - Unit 47 - Integrative Care Unit
- Mariana Vazquez, BSN, RN - Unit 35 - Medicine/Telemetry
- Sarah Whitmore, BSN, RN - Labor and Delivery
- Toni Wittman, BSN, RN-BC - Care Mangement
- Jocelyn Zemanek, BSN, RN - Unit 52 - Medicine/Stroke*
- The Wound Care Nursing Staff
Nurse Clinician of the Year Award
- Janet Achiro, MSN, RN - Infection Prevention
- Jennifer Anderson, BSN, RN - Wound Care
- Gina Altekruse, MSN, RN, CPEN - The H. Norman Baetjer Jr. and Jeanne H. Baetjer Center for Nursing Excellence
- Lauren Baldwin, BSN, RN - Emergency Department
- Gretchen Bell, BSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM - Epic
- Lydia Bonvillain, BSN, RN, FNE-A/P - Sexual Assault Forensic Examination and Domestic Violence Program*
- Donna Campbell, RN - Post Anesthesia Care Unit
- Emily Cimirro, MSN, RN, MEDSURG-BC - The H. Norman Baetjer Jr. and Jeanne H. Baetjer Center for Nursing Excellence
- Taylor Dannenfelser, BSN, RN - Labor and Delivery*
- Stacey Dennis, MPH, RN - Unit 42 - Medicine/Oncology
- Prince Darko, RN - The Lifecare Institute*
- Ann Doran, RN - Unit 35 - Medicine/Telemetry
- Elizabeth Fennell, BSN, RN, CCRN - Surgical Intensive Care Unit
- Jennifer Folk, BSM, RN - Post Anesthesia Care Unit
- Pam Gillin, MSN, RN, FNE-A/P, SANE-A, SANE-P - Sexual Assault Forensic Examination and Domestic Violence Program
- Tiffany Hall, BSN, RN - Wound Care
- Lauren Hart, RN - Unit 42 - Medicine/Oncology*
- Laura Kalwa, RN - Gilchrist
- Anna Lovejoy, MSN, RN, CAPA - Post Anesthesia Care Unit
- Jessica Meyer, BA, ASN, RN - Unit 38 - Medicine/Telemetry
- Rebecca Murk, BSN, RN, PCCN - Unit 52 - Medicine/Stroke
- Stephani Nunez, BSN, RN - Unit 35 - Medicine/Telemetry
- Charles O'Brien, BSN, RN - Unit 38 - Medicine/Telemetry*
- Monica Pierce, RN - The Lifecare Institute
- Emily Shifflett, BSN, RN - Unit 35 -Medicine/Telemetry
- Laurie Taylor, BSN, RN - Emergency Department
- Brooke Tetrick, BSN, RN - Emergency Department
- Kelsey Votta, BSN, RN - Unit 52 - Medicine/Stroke
- Silvana Willoughby, MSN, RN-BC, CEN - Perioperative and Procedural Service Line
Nurse Leader Award
- Sylvia Alghali, BSN, RN, CMSRN - Unit 35 Medicine/Telemetry*
- Gina Altekruse, MSN, RN, CPEN - The H. Norman Baetjer Jr. and Jeanne H. Baetjer Center for Nursing Excellence
- Kiera Andrews, BSN, RN - Unit 52 - Medicine/Stroke
- Kristin Bailey, MS, BSN, RN, CCRN - The H. Norman Baetjer Jr. and Jeanne H. Baetjer Center for Nursing Excellence
- Brian Bardelman, BSN, RN, CCRN - Surgical Intensive Care Unit
- Kathleen Barger, BSN, RN, CEN - Emergency Department
- Christine Collier, BSN, RN, CMSRN - Unit 48 - General Surgery
- Jessica Cross, MS, RN, OCN - Medical Oncology
- Nicole Davis, RN - Labor and Delivery
- Elizabeth Delfosse, RN - Gilchrist
- Taren Drechsler, BSN, RN - Emergency Department
- Savannah Dunivant, MSN, RN, CMSRN, CNML - Unit 42 - Medicine/Oncology*
- Olusheun Fashina, RN - The Lifecare Institute
- Jennifer Folk, BSM, RN - Post Anesthesia Care Unit
- Catherine Frome, BSN, CHPN - Gilchrist
- Jennifer Gall, BSN, RN, CNOR - General Operating Room
- Brittney Gallion, BSN, RN, CPAN - The H. Norman Baetjer Jr. and Jeanne H. Baetjer Center for Nursing Excellence
- Pam Gillin, MSN, RN, FNE-A/P, SANE-A, SANE-P - Sexual Assault Forensic Examination and Domestic Violence Program
- Bethany Goodwin, BSN, RN, CNOR - General Operating Room*
- Melissa Graczyk, BSN, RN, CMSRN - Unit 38 - Medicine/Telemetry
- Stephanie Gramling, RN - Gilchrist
- Kayla Grammer, BSN, RN, RNC-OB - Mother Baby
- Ariana Haywood, MS, BSN, RN - Emergency Department*
- Rachel Hellmann, DNP, RN, CNOR - General Operating Room
- Patricia Hilliard, RN - Gilchrist
- Amanda Icenroad, BSN, RN, CNML - Unit 45 - Medicine/Telemetry
- Sydney Janowski, BSN, RN - Mother Baby*
- Carla Johnson, RN - The Lifecare Institute*
- Katherine Jones, DNP, RNC - Nursing Administration
- Renee Joyner, RN - Gilchrist
- Grace Kirkendall, BSN, RN, CMSRN - Unit 47 - Integrative Care Unit
- Kristin Lopizzo, BSN, RN - Surgical Intensive Care Unit
- Anna Lovejoy, MSN, RN, CAPA - Post Anesthesia Care Unit
- Janet McNeely, BSN, RN, ONC - Unit 58 - Ortho/Neuro/ENT
- Carlene Mello, MSN, CNML, RN-BC, NE-BC - Unit 52 - Medicine/Stroke
- Regina Merritt, RN, CNOR - General Operating Room
- Ann Marie Miller, MSN, RN - Unit 38 - Medicine/Telemetry
- Rebecca Murk, BSN, RN, PCCN - Unit 52 - Medicine/Stroke*
- Madonna Nunez, BSN, RN - General Operating Room
- Charlie O'Brien, BSN, RN - Unit 38 - Medicine/Telemetry
- JoAnn Parr, MSN, MS-HCM, RN, C - Care Management, Utilization Review, & Care Transition*
- Rhea Pe, BSN, RN - General Operating Room
- Julie Porter, MSN, RN - GBMC Health Partners Primary Care - Medicine for Adults
- Kristen Ramsey, BSN, RN, CPEN - Pediatrics
- Kathleen Resnick, MS, BSN, RN - Nurse Registry
- Joy Reynolds, MSN, RN, PCCN - Unit 58 - Ortho/Neuro/ENT
- Shannon Ryan, BSN, RN - Pediatrics
- Gabrielle Sanchez, BSN, RN, CNOR - General Operating Room
- Alexis Schultz, MSN, RNC-NIC - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit*
- Tracie Schwoyer-Morgan, DNP, ANP-BC - Gilchrist
- Wayne Silver, BSN, RN - Nurse Registry
- Bonnie Speicher, MHA,BSN,RN,CHPN - The Lifecare Institute*
- Trudie Stoner, RN - Hospice of Washington County
- Laurie Taylor, BSN, RN - Emergency Department
- Brooke Tetrick, BSN, RN - Emergency Department
- Katherina Violette, RN - Gilchrist
- Silvana Willoughby, MSN, RN-BC, CEN - Perioperative and Procedural Service Line *
The Nightingale Award
- Shirley Ashutabi, BSN, RN - Unit 47 - Integrative Care Unit
- Shartiya Boykin, BSN, RN, PCCN - Unit 52 - Medicine/Stroke*
- Donna Campbell, RN - Post Anesthesia Care Unit*
- Jennifer Collins, MSN, RNC-OB - Labor and Delivery
- Prince Darko, RN - The Lifecare Institute*
- Brianne Dietrich-Mahnke, RN - Gilchrist
- Lana Edwards, RN - Gilchrist
- Kimberlee Godack, BSN, RNC-OB - Labor and Delivery
- Rachel Hauck, BSN, RN - Labor and Delivery
- Martha Hettchen, RN - Gilchrist
- Evelyn Hickman, RN - Gilchrist
- Stacey Hutzell, BSN, RN, CCRN, OCN - Surgical Intensive Care Unit
- Megan Kaliakin, BSN, RN, PCCN - Unit 45 - Medicine/Telemetry
- Grace Merchlinski, RN - Gilchrist
- Georgi Mooney, BSN, RN - Unit 42 - Medicine/Oncology*
- Kiron Moore, RN - Unit 42 - Medicine/Oncology*
- Rebecca Murk, BSN, RN, PCCN - Unit 52 - Medicine/Stroke*
- Corey Papale, RN - GBMC Health Partners - GBMC Health Partners Otolaryngology
- Penny Recklein, RN - Gilchrist
- Ann Reter, RN - Gilchrist
- Elizabeth Richards, RN - Gilchrist
- Brooke Tetrick, BSN, RN - Emergency Department
- Peggy Wong, BSN, RN, CCRN - Nurse Registry
