HOW WE DID IT: In partnership with the Texas Health Council, we reached out to local hospitals, private practices, doctors, and patients and asked them to visit our website to nominate a registered nurse in 20 categories. We received 349 nominations. We asked the nominators to answer three questions regarding how the nurses impacted their lives, community, and profession. The editors selected the best nominations and sent them to a panel of registered nurses in three fields. The panel included Diane Twedell, chief nursing officer at Southeast Minnesota Region of the Mayo Clinic Health System; Elaine Harrison, director of marketing for the Visiting Nurse Association; and Elizabeth Poster, dean and professor at the University of Texas at Arlington College of Nursing. The panel could not judge those they work with directly. We compiled the judges’ scores to select the winners and finalists. We also vetted the registered nursing licenses and reviewed disciplinary action of each finalist.
CARDIOLOGY
Ann Babin
Texas Health Harris Methodist
Kathy Drescher
Medical City Dallas Children’s Hospital
Stacey Jantzen
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Mary Mancini
University of Texas at Arlington
Mariah Stone
University of Texas Southwestern
EDUCATION
Mindi Anderson
University of Texas at Arlington
Cecilia Flores
University of Texas at Arlington
Judy LeFlore
University of Texas at Arlington and Children’s Medical Center of Dallas
Ruth Robert
Baylor Medical Center at Garland
Christine Russe
Texas Health PresbyterianHospital of Plano
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Dusty Hamblin
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Plano
Karen Lettre
Children’s Medical Center of Dallas
Emily Reece
Baylor Medical Center of Frisco
Catherine Strain
Centennial Medical Center
GENERAL
Diana Anderson
Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano
Amara Megwa
Texas Health Center for Diagnostics & Surgery
Tonya Peña
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Laurie Tanas
Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano
HOME HEALTH
Jo Alch
Acapella In Home Care
Shawna Boudreaux
Reliant Home Health Allen
Terry Kilgore
Baylor Center of Garland, Grace Hospice, Intrepid Home Health
Penny Rivera
Reliant Home Health Allen
Tammy Rodriguez
University of Texas Southwestern
HOSPICE
Gary Springer
Visiting Nurse Association of Texas in Dallas
Mary Williams
North Hills Hospital
Stacy Zancana
Baylor Regional Medical Center of Plano
INTENSIVE CARE
Rose Bagh
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Plano
Melinda Foster
Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital
Kelly Murphy
University of Texas Southwestern
Tim Taylor
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Holly Ware
University of Texas Southwestern
INTERNAL MEDICINE
Debbie Arbique
UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Cindy Joffrion
Baylor Medical Center of Irving
Ulondia Lee
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Winnie Wong
University of Texas Southwestern
LEADERSHIP
Cole Edmonson
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas
Sammie Hurley
Key-Whitman Surgery Center, Dallas LASIK Center
Jeanne Reeves
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Mark Sanders
Baylor Heart & Vascular Hospital
Shari Scott
Children’s Medical Center of Dallas
LONG-TERM CARE
Jane Anderson
Constant Care Family Management
Jennifer Goen-Runnels
Christian Care Center Mesquite
Nancy Stretch
Baylor Health Care System, Family Medical Center at North Garland
NEONATAL
Kathleen Hall
Texas Health Resources at Allen
Carla Holland
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas
Dana Polk
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas
Amanda Truelove
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
NEUROSCIENCES
Elizabeth Allen
University of Texas Southwestern
Teresa Jones
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Tonette Mitcham
University of Texas Southwestern
Lorrie Normand
Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth
NURSING ADMINISTRATION
Christopher Fowler
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
June Marshall
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas
Karla Ramberger
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Irene Strejc
Methodist Richardson Medical Center
ONCOLOGY
Brenda Casey
Texas Oncology Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas
Renee Furey
Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano
Kim Marchand
University of Texas Southwestern
Deborah Spitzer
University of Texas Southwestern
Fatemeh Youssefi
University of Texas Southwestern
ORTHOPEDICS
Melissa Garrison
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Cherie James
Methodist Charlton Medical Center
Mary Jones
Children’s Medical Center of Dallas
Thuy Nguyen
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas
PEDIATRICS
Dorothy Foglia
Children’s Medical Center Dallas and University of Texas Southwestern
Jennifer Kaplan
Medical City Children’s Hospital
Nancy Perry
Steven D. Crow, M.D., P.A., FAAP
Michelle Smith
Children’s Medical Center of Dallas
PSYCHIATRIC
David Andrews
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Cary Fain
Green Oaks Hospital
Jane Le Vieux
Children’s Medical Center of Dallas
Pamela Whitley
Green Oaks Hospital
SCHOOL
Vicky Bayer
Allen Independent School District
Cindy Belk
Dallas Independent School District
Debbie Malloy
Highland Park Independent School District
Debra Wise
Carrolton-Farmers Branch Independent School District
SURGERY
Carmencita Cava
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Plano
Kim McHard
Children’s Medical Center of Dallas
Wanda Payne
Dallas VA Medical Center
Tammy Prince
Texas Health Center for Diagnostics & Surgery
Jackie Reed
Children’s Medical Center of Dallas
WOMEN’S HEALTH
Amy Hailey
Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital
Lynda Darlene Howl
Golden Cross Academic Clinic Dallas
Ronda Rogers
Texas Health Resources
Edna Vera
Texas Health PresbyterianHospital Denton
Vicki Wiseman
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
