Mary Beth O’Holleran Nurse Mentorship Award
*Award winner in bold
Kelly Allworth, 7S
Angelica Sotomayor, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Sonisha Mosley, Cancer Center
Brenda Gonzalez, Neurosurgery
Lorraine Koh, Orthopedics
Mairead Hogan, Endoscopy
Deena Alaraj, Medical Intensive Care Unit
Fern Turner, Labor and Delivery
Lauren Zednick, Professional Nursing Practice
Grant Schluntz, Adult Intensive Care Unit
Sara Henry, Emergency Department
Cathleen Byrne, Prep/Recovery
Kathleen Kosmala, General Pediatrics
Katie Lattner, Clinical Staffing Office, Critical Care
Mae Bass, Head/Neck/Thoracic
Keeley Binion, Adult Observation
Jennifer Alvarez, General Medicine
Elena Aguilera, Affective Disorders
Lauren Wetsch, General Medicine
Stewart Taracena, Med-Surg Oncology
Grace Baker, Intermediate Care Unit
Cressalynne Ligo, Surgical Intermediate Care Unit and General Surgery
Joane Buga-ay, Bone and Marrow Transplant/Hematology Oncology
Mary Heitschmidt, Professional Nursing Practice
Deana DiMichele, RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center
Megan Presutti, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Shaina Daniels, Rush Medical Group Primary Care, Access Center
Edgar Allan, Gonzalez-Caracheo, General Medicine
Luther Christman Clinical Excellence Award
*Award winner in bold
Olivia Bouchard, Labor and Delivery
Sara Capalbo, Endoscopy
Andrew Clark, Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit
Hannah Cooper, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Jennifer Cranston, Med-Surg Oncology
Erika Czopkiewicz, Clinical Staffing Office, Acute Care
Meysem Dababneh, General Medicine
Saralyn Delk, Adult Psychiatry
Julie Eggert, Rush Medical Group Primary Care, Access Center RN Triage
Maribel Estrada, General Medicine
Dana Goodin, General Medicine
Megan Guzman, Med-Surg Oncology
Denise Hernandez, Immediate Care Unit
Bernadine Holland, Professional Nursing Practice
Josh Jacobs, Surgical Immediate Care Unit and General Surgery
Ofelia Jaczko, Orthopedics/Spine
Joannie James, Clinical Staffing Office, Critical Care
Zina Karana, General Medicine
Melissa Keller, General Pediatrics
Maria Malalis, Affective Disorders
Ann McClafferty, RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center
Keimia Mehrabian, Cardiosciences Intensive Care Unit
Paul Reilly, Emergency Department
Maggie Schwegel, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Zoe Sims, Medical Intensive Care Unit
Taylor Tressel, General Medical-Surgical
Priya Verma, Electrophysiology Lab
Emilly Williams, Adult Intensive Care Unit
Amanda Winkelman, Radiation Oncology
Jakub Zubrzycki, Head/Neck/Thoracic
Professional Practice Model Award Nominees
*Award winner in bold
Helema Abdeljabar, General Medicine
Amanda Ary, RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center
Sophie Barrett, Endoscopy
Sara Beugen, Labor and Delivery
Lisa Boudreau, Professional Nursing Practice
Monica Cabrera, RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center, Infusion
Sandra Carillo, General Medicine
Leanne Carnes, General Medicine
Marie Carnevale, Peri-Operative Services
Mae Carroll, Medical Intensive Care Unit
Sheralyn Cascarano, RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center
Bethany Aikenhead, Medical Intensive Care Unit
Brandon Au, Cardiosciences Intensive Care Unit
Keeley Binion, Adult Observation
Colleen Carroll, Cardiosciences Intensive Care Unit
Amalia Galarza, General Medicine
Edgar Allan Gonzalez-Caracheo, General Medicine
Kayla Grove, Clinical Staffing Office
Giovanni Guagliardo, Head/Neck/Thoracic
Reagan Hartenberger, Adult Intensive Care Unit
Megan Hartman, Clinical Nurse Specialist
Mary Heitschmidt, Professional Nursing Practice
Angela Hurley, General Medicine
Joanna Kane, General Medicine
Cori Lehman, RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center, Infusion
Sierra Maaske, Bone Marrow Transplant/Hematology Oncology
Alex McNeely, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Sherry Mei, Bone Marrow Transplant/Hematology Oncology
Sammiejo Oswalt, General Medicine
Heather Price, General Medicine
Susanna Saran, General Medical-Surgical
Elena Seng, Endoscopy
Amber Simpson, Endoscopy
Autumn Thompson, Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Elsie Vazquez, General Medicine
Elizabeth Waclawik, General Medicine
Maura Waldron, General Medicine
Francesca Wegener, General Medicine
Alexa Adams, RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center, Infusion
Maricel Alabastro, Post-Anesthesia Care Unit
Tori Brixius, General Medicine
Sharon Brown, Pediatric Care
Keturah Burrell, Clinical Staffing Office
Jennifer Cranston, Bone Marrow Transplant/Hematology Oncology
Lorena Elano, Clinical Staffing Office
Mary Ellsworth, Professional Nursing Practice
Carli Esboldt, General Medicine
Kylie Hardin, Cardiosciences Intensive Care Unit
Elyse Hroma, Labor and Delivery
Sara Izguerra, General Medicine
Autumn Jackson, Access Center
Joanna Kane, General Medicine
Alex Kott, Endoscopy
Hadley Landeryou, Professional Nursing Practice
Emma Laplante, General Medicine
Amanda Leever, General Medicine
Sarah Mahoney, Endoscopy
Phylicia Marciniak, General Medicine
Meliana Martienz, Med-Surg Oncology
Tegan McCarten, Catheterization Lab
Emily McGaghie, Critical Care Outreach Team
Brian Medley, Medical Intensive Care Unit
Nataly Montiel, Bone Marrow Transplant/Hematology Oncology
Maryann Padolina-Ramirez, Pre-op Evaluation, Peri-operative Services
Emily Parham, Surgical Intermediate Care Unit, General Surgery
Shaheen Patel, Digestive Diseases
Kira Pilatejean, Orthopedics/Spine
Megan Presutti, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Tara Robey, Adult Intensive Care Unit
Erin Rollag, General Medicine
Kayla Sarmento, Bone Marrow Transplant/Hematology Oncology
Erin Stafford, General Medicine
Zachary Taylor, General Medical-Surgical
Theresa Tedesco, General Medicine
Maureen Tinley, Interventional Radiology
Grace Tisdale, RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center, Infusion
Alisa Tran, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Mary Claire Vachon, Endoscopy
Elizabeth Waclawik, General Medicine
Carline Wolter, General Medicine
Dana Goodin, General Medicine
Deena Alaraj, Medical Intensive Care Unit
Justine Alipio, Rush Medical Group
Jennifer Altman, Radiation Oncology
Nellie Barry, Medical Intensive Care Unit
Cindy Beren, Labor and Delivery
Jessica Chakos, Surgical Intermediate Care Unit, General Surgery
Isabel Christie, General Medicine
Samuel Chu, Medical Intensive Care Unit
Jennifer Cranston, Bone Marrow Transplant/Hematology Oncology
AnnMarie Delliquardi, Catheterization Lab
Eloy Diaz, Affective Disorders
Latisha Edwards, Interventional Prep, Recovery
Tara Esbodlt, General Medicine
Samantha Freshley, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Mildred Garcia, Adult Observation, General Medicine
Agnieszka Hedberg, General Medical-Surgical
Carla Hill, General Medicine
Maura Hoyt, RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center
Maya Itah, Cardiosciences Intensive Care Unit
Joanna Kane, General Medicine
Zina Karana, General Medicine
Tom Kelly Cardiosciences Intensive Care Unit
Vraj Kharvari, Adult Intensive Care Unit
Catherine King, Professional Nursing Practice
Lindsey Lecomte, General Medicine
Amanda Mawrence, Pediatric Primary Care
Milan Norman, Clinical Staffing Office
Princess Ogolo, General Medicine
Regina Pagaduan, Endoscopy
Marisela Raso, General Medicine
Rachel Romano, Medical Intensive Care Unit
Betsy Salgado-Rios, Bone Marrow Transplant/Hematology Oncology
Jonathon Sanchez, Medical Intensive Care Unit
Katie Schipfer, Bone Marrow Transplant/Hematology Oncology
Sarah Schwartz, Neurosurgery
Elda Shehu, Bone Marrow Transplant/Hematology Oncology
Zoe Swentzel, RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center
Allsion Thorne, Neurointerventional/Interventional Radiology
Ellen Tran Yu, Endoscopy
Mike Triplett, Emergency Department
Jamie Tse, Labor and Delivery
Kalin Wise, Community-Based Practices
Caroline Wolter, General Medicine
Caitlin Wroda, Surgical Intermediate Care Unit, General Surgery
Ellen Yu, Endoscopy
Alecia Lewis, RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center, Infusion
Alena Neuswanger, Electrophysiology Lab
Allan Gonzalez, General Medicine
Amy Anderson, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Anna Mitroszewska, Cardiosciences Intensive Care Unit
Anne McDonald, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Ava Frank, Cardiosciences Intensive Care Unit
Barbara Piechowska, General Medicine
Caitlin Carr, Pediatric Specialty Surgery
Candace Moore, Rush Medical Group
Cara Welsh-Rubin, Medical Intensive Care Unit
Carli Esboldt, General Medicine
Carolyn Grant, Endoscopy
Cathy Byrne, Preop/Recovery
Charmie Yi, Adult Observation
Colleen Corcoran, Interventional Radiology
David Bracho, General Medicine
Dian Mathew, Endoscopy
Elizabeth Busse, Adult Observation
Elizabeth Waclawik, General Medicine
Erin Maloney, Interventional Radiology
Erin Blackburn, Cardiosciences Intensive Care Unit
Humberto Rodriguez, Endoscopy
Jennifer Manson, Adult Intensive Care Unit
Jessica Chakos, Surgical Intermediate Care Unit, General Surgery
Jill Gold, Med-Surg Oncology
Jonanne Britt, Clinical Staffing Office
Kate Yockey, RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center
Kendra Cerqueira, Head/Neck/Thoracic
Lenora Moen, Labor and Delivery
Liam Parpan, Bone Marrow Transplant/Hematology Oncology
Lendsey Lecomte, General Medicine
Lisa Maurer, Bone Marrow Transplant/Hematology Oncology
Lisa Monaco-Dutkin, General Medical-Surgical
Lisa Phalen, Med-Surg Oncology
Margaret Banach, General Medicine
Marina Efstathiu, Orthopedics/Spine
Marvin Balderas, Medical Intensive Care Unit
Mary Allen, General Medicine
Mary Tam, Adult Observation
Maryann Padolina-Ramirez, Peri-operative
Melissa Browning, Professional Nursing Practice
Naima Elalami, General Medicine
Nicole Mikulski, General Medicine
Nina Myers, General Medicine
Phylicia Marciniak, General Medicine
Rachael Wasmund, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Rachel Simoneau, Neurosurgery
Rebecca Rochacz, Head/Neck/Thoracic
Sarah Kosinski, Digestive Diseases and Nutrition
Sierra Maaske, Bone Marrow Transplant/Hematology Oncology
Susan Miran, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Tara Esboldt, General Medicine
Urte Siaulyte, General Medicine
Vy Khuu, Heat/Neck/Thoracic
Whitney Boyd, Adult Intensive Care Unit
Yomari Larez, Ambulatory Primary Care
Zina Karana, General Medicine
Angie Muday Nurse Engagement Award
*Award winner in bold
Abby Brandt, Perioperative Care
Jean Flaws-Chervinko, Medical Intensive Care Unit
Taylor Frahm, General Medicine
Cherie Hopkins, Labor and Delivery
Anna King, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Lauren Mason, Surgical Intermediate Care Unit, General Surgery
Keimia Mehrabian, Cardiosciences Intensive Care Unit
Nikki Mikulski, General Medicine
Sunita Patel, Perioperative Services
Kim Quarton, Surgical Intermediate Care Unit, General Surgery
Carla Reyes, Access Center
Patty Rodriguez, RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center, Infusion
Melissa Santiago, General Medical-Surgical
Jane Llewellyn Transformational Leadership Award
*Award winner in bold
Colleen Bruen, RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center
Christopher Ceresa, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Lauren Drysdale, Adult Inpatient Psychiatry
Rachel Filer, Surgical Intermediate Care Unit, General Surgery
Deb Heimberg, Clinical Staffing Office
Christine Hull, General Medicine
Angela Hurley, General Medicine
Sara Izguerra, General Medicine
Danny Lello, Surgical Intermediate Care Unit, General Surgery
Jenna McNeel, Endoscopy
Maria Cristy Medina, Pediatric Primary Care
Jeanine Murphy, Electrophysiology
Joseph Potenzone, Post-Anesthesia Care Unit
Emily Sermersheim, Professional Nursing Practice
Judy Sy-Alido, General Medicine, Bone Marrow Transplant/Hematology Oncology (Interim)
Excellence In Nursing Management Award
*Award winner in bold
Bridget Abushalanfah, Surgical Intermediate Care Unit, General Surgery
Brent Alwood, Professional Nursing Practice
Chase Lodico, Emergency Department
Heather Cook, Critical Care Outreach Team /RVAT
Kelly Dressel, Electrophysiology
Sweety Elakkatt, Interventional Services
Jacqueline Erickson, Urgent Care
Laura Johnson, RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center
Erica Kent, Heart/Vascular/Interventional Services
Meg McClard, Obstetrics/Gynecology
Sasha Molina, Adult Observation, General Medicine
Katie Quinlan, Bone Marrow Transplant/Hematology Oncology
Sara Ruesewald, Radiation Oncology
Holly Scheltens, Oakbrook Multispecialty
Amanda Veneris, Access Center
Rebecca Weber, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Abigail Weilbacher, Medical Intensive Care Unit
Voice of the Professional Nursing Staff Award
Abby Brandt, Preoperative Services
Beth Joksimovic Oncology Professional Development Scholarship
*Award winner in bold
Margaret Hornung, RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center
Amy Levin, RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center
Caroline Love, RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center
Natalie Meil, RUSH MD Anderson Radiation Oncology
Mikayla Ranallo, RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center
Patricia Rodriguez, RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center
Dalia Rutkunas, RUSH MD Anderson Radiation Oncology
Nisa Vasquez, RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center
Gayle Fewer Ambulatory Nursing Award
*Award winner in bold
Susana Gonzalez-Ambriz, Bariatrics and Colorectal Surgery
Monica Bajek, Colorectal Surgery
Susan Barnett, Department of Surgery
Lorna Booker, Internal Medicine
Sharon Brown, Pediatric Specialty Clinic, Gastroenterology
Da’niesha Brown, Rush River North and West Loop
Caitlin Carr, Pediatric Subspecialty, Pediatric Surgery
Julie Eggert, Access Center
Sarah Folan, PBC Transplant
Lauren Kelzer, RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center
Katherine Langhammer, Rush University Internists
Amy Levin, Hematology/Oncology
Alexis Mamparo, Urology
Diana Maya, Infusion
Jeanne McCormick, Otolaryngology
Geysa Ng, RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center, Lab Triage
Audrey Peri, Rush Medical Group, Administration
Melanie Pugh, RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center, Bone Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapy
Victoria Scaccia, RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center
Cynthia Torres, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
Kelsey Troxel, RUSH MD Anderson Cancer Center, Infusion
Kalin Wise, Community-Based Practices, Rush Adolescent Family Center
Giovanna Zito, Clinical Practice
Hope A. Clarke Award for Operating Room Nursing
*Award winner in bold
Maureen Barrett, Operating Room
Katelyn Jacobs, Operating Room
Kristina Vergados, Operating Room
Margaret Zeis, Operating Room
Elaine Scorza Excellence in Therapeutic Engagement Award
*Award winner in bold
Jeda Abuhashish, Emergency Department
Ivan Calimlim, Affective Disorders
Deborah Mallers, Psych Liaison
Nursing Team Excellence Award
*Award winner in bold
Manager of 4 Tower, Perioperative Services, Prep and Recovery — Meds to Bed initiative and Hot Meals, Happy Hearts
Adult Intensive Care Unit (10 West Tower) — Adult Intensive Care Unit: 10 West Mobility Team
Medical Intensive Care Unit — 10E Turn Team Task Force
Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (11 East) — Association of Critical-Care Nurses Cardiosciences Intensive Care Unit Heart Steps Team
General Medicine (9 North Atrium) — Education Committee
Emergency Department — Emergency Department Flood Management and Recovery
Access Center — February Wellness Challenge Bingo
Professional Nursing Practice — Glycemic Taskforce
Medical Intensive Care Unit (10 East Tower) — House Wide Fall Oversight Committee
Cardiovascular Sciences Intensive Care Unit — Nurses Helping Nurses Foundation
Operating Room — Operating Room Wellness Committee
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit — Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Education/Skills Committee
Medical Intensive Care Unit — Recruitment, Retention and Recognition Committee (RRR)
Rush Medical Group — Telephone Triage Optimization and Reduction in Emergency Department Visits
Electrophysiology Lab and Device Clinic — Utilizing a Hemostatic Agent to Decrease Post-Ablation Bedrest Time: A Pilot Project
The Marica Pencak Murphy Presidential Mentorship Award
Sam Davis, DNP, MHA, RN, NEA-BC, CNOR, Perioperative and Interventional Services
Friend of Nursing Award
Shawn Cooper, MS-HSM, Finance
PNS Research Grant Award
*Award winner in bold
Jayne Jaramillo, Neuro Intensive Care Unit Multidisciplinary In-Situ Simulation Platform
Victoria Provido, Cancer Patients’ Views and Experiences Towards Participation in Clinical Trials at an Academic Medical Center Outpatient Cancer Center. (Qualitative study)
Dana Goodin, General Medicine Oral Care Project