PAST SPN EXCELLENCE AWARD RECIPIENTS

Excellence in Clinical Practice Award

  • Robin Leger 1993
  • Terri Lipman, RN 1994
  • Nancy Page, RN 1995
  • Joan McNichol Dougherty 1996
  • Noreen Trentadue 1997
  • Cheryl Chamberlain, BSN, RN, CPN 1998
  • Heather Bartlett, MSN, RN 1999
  • Kathleen McCall, BSN, RNC, PHN 2000
  • Stephanie Haley-Andrews, BSN, RN 2001
  • Mona Walters, RN 2002
  • Lisbeth Gabrielski, BSN, RN, IBCLC 2002
  • Lisa Gerard, AD 2003
  • Clinical Practice Council at Texas Children’s Hospital 2005
  • Angela Scott, MNSc, RN, PCNS-BC 2006
  • Major Jennifer Thomas, BSN, RN 2008
  • Donna Bigani, RN, CPN 2010
  • Colleen Forster, BSN, RN 2011
  • Elizabeth Voyles, RN, CPN 2012
  • Gayla Huffman, RN, BSN, CPN 2013
  • Ruby De Jesus, BSN, RN, CPN 2014
  • Jean A. Crumrine, RN, CPN 2015
  • Julie Laybourne Swee, BSN, RN, CPN 2016
  • Vickie L. Webb, MSN, RN, CPN 2017
  • Jennifer Cummings, MSN 2018
  • Teresa Davis, RN 2020
  • Amanda Simmons, BSN, RN, CPN 2021
  • Holly Lewis, DNP, RN, CPN, CNE 2022

Excellence in Nursing Research Award

  • Marion E. Broome, PhD, RN, FAAN 1995
  • Mary Tesler, MS, RN 1996
  • Marilyn Sevedra 1996
  • Janet Deatrick, PhD, RN, FAAN 1997
  • Susan Kelley 1998
  • Anne Marie Kotzer, PhD, RN 1999
  • Karen LeDuc 2003
  • Aris Beoglos 2004
  • Terri Lipman, RN 2005
  • Judith Vessey, PhD, RN, PNP, FAAN 2006
  • Myra Martz Huth, PhD, RN, FAAN 2007
  • Patricia Burkhart, PhD, RN 2008
  • Barbara Velsor-Friedrich, PhD, RN 2009
  • Angela Green, PhD, APN, NNP-BC 2012
  • Nancy Pike, PhD, RN, CPNP-AC, FAHA 2013
  • Elizabeth Ely, PhD, RN 2014
  • Marlene Walden, PhD, APRN, NNP-BC, CCNS 2017
  • Cristy Roberts, PhD, RN 2018


Excellence in Education Award

  • Lynn Carey, RN 1996
  • Margaret Miles, PhD, RN 1997
  • Elizabeth Lipp, PhD, RNC 1998
  • Karen LeDuc 1999
  • Barbara Woodring, EdD, RN 2000
  • Shellie St. Peter 2001
  • Deborah Raines, PhD, RNC 2002
  • Amy Johnson, BSN, RN, CPN 2003
  • Virginia Maikler, PhD, RN 2004
  • Vicky Bowden, DNSc, RN 2005
  • Janice Selekman, DNSc, RN 2006
  • Toni Christopherson, EdD, MSN, RN 2007
  • Carole Kenner, PhD, RNC-NIC, FAAN 2008
  • Cindy Smith Greenberg, DNSc, RN, CPNP, FAAN 2009
  • Julia Snethen, PhD, RN 2010
  • Nancy Blake, MN, RN, CCRN, NEA-BC 2011
  • Eileen O’Shea, DNP, RN, CHPPN 2012
  • Donna Miles Curry, PhD, RN, PCNS-BC 2013
  • Angela Knackstedt, BSN RN-C 2014
  • Wayne Neal, MAT, BSN, RN-BC, FCN 2015
  • Deborah Iovanna 2016
  • Mary D. Gordon, PhD, RN, CNS-BC 2017
  • Lori Huff, MSN, RN, CPN 2018
  • Teresa Richardson, DNP, RN, CPN, NE-BC 2018
  • Linda Roney, CPN, CPEN 2020
  • Andrea Correia, MSN, RN, PHN, CPN, CNL, NPD-BC 2021
  • Carrie Hill, PhD, RN, CNE, CPN 2022
  • Ashley Arehart, MSN, RN, SPN 2023


Excellence in Advanced Practice Award

  • Carole Wegner, RN, MSN 1996
  • Lindsey Sterling Harris, MSN, RN, CPNP 1997
  • Gail Smart, MS, RN 1998
  • Bonnie Gance-Cleveland, PhD, RNC, PNP 1999
  • Maureen Smith 2000
  • Renee Manworren, PhD, APRN-BC, PCNS-BC 2001
  • Terri Brown, MSN, RN, CPN 2002
  • Debi Lammert, MSN, RN, CCRN, CNS 2003
  • Mary Lee Lacy, MSN, RN 2004
  • Karen Gralton, MSN, RN 2005
  • Ann Froese-Fretz, MS, RN, CPNP 2006
  • Lynn Mohr, MS, RN, APN, PCNS-BC, CPN 2007
  • Angela Morgan, MS, RN, CCRN 2008
  • Mary Smellie-Decker, MSN, RN 2009
  • Diane Limbo, MS, RN, CPNP 2011
  • Patricia Beierwaltes, MSN, RN, CPNP, PNP 2012
  • Ingrid Larson, BA, MBA, MSN, RN, APRN, CPNP 2014
  • Cathy Cartwright, MSN, RN-BC, PCNS 2015
  • Leslie Rhodes, DNP, PPCNP-BC 2016
  • Lori Erickson, RN, MSN, CPNP-PC 2017
  • Josie Bidwell, DNP, CFNP 2018
  • Tiffany Mullen, MSN, RN, ACCNS-P, CCRN 2019
  • JoDe Kinnaman, RN, BA 2020
  • Sharon Norman, RN, MSN, PNP, DNP, CNS, CCRN 2021


New Researcher Award of Excellence

  • Suzanne Sander, RN, BSN, CPON 2001
  • Maura MacPhee, PhD, MS, RN 2002
  • Kathleen McLane, MSDN, RN, CPNP, CWCN, COCN 2005
  • Kathleen Adlard, RN, MN, CNS 2007
  • Trenda Ray, APN, CPNP 2008
  • Elyse McClean, MSN, RN-BC, CPN, CNS 2011
  • Valerie Boebel Toly, PhD, RN, CPNP 2012
  • Hoi Sing Chung, PhD, RN 2015


Excellence in Clinical Scholarship Award

  • Nursing Department of Children’s Hospital Michigan 2000
  • Nursing Division of Children’s Hospital (Denver) 2001
  • High Risk Spine Fusion Program at Children’s Hospital (Denver) 2002
  • The Butterfly Program at Children’s Hospital (Denver) 2003
  • Special Needs Team in Pediatric/Young Adult Unit at Concord Hospital 2004
  • Center for Clinical Research at Texas Children’s Hospital 2005
  • Infant Toddler Unit Team at Arkansas Children’s Hospital 2006
  • Procedural Pain Leadership Group at Texas Children’s Hospital 2007
  • Cystic Fibrosis Team at Arkansas Children’s Hospital 2008
  • Patient Care Services at Arkansas Children’s Hospital 2010
  • CHOC Children’s Nursing Research Fellowship/EBP Scholars Programs 2011
  • Pressure Ulcer Prevention Team 2012
  • Texas Children’s Hospital Schrock Protocol Team 2013
  • Tracy Ricket, MS, RN, CCRN, NEA-BC & Diana James, MSN, RN, NE-BC 2014
  • Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital Pediatric IMC 2016
  • Loewenberg College of Nursing at University of Memphis 2017
  • Batten Disease program, CHOC Children’s Hospital 2020
  • Amanda Simmons, BSN, RN, CPN 2021
  • Caitlin McGee, MSN, RN, CPN 2022