2018 UW Health Nursing Excellence Award Winners

Each year, Nurses Week provides a special time for UW Health to recognize all nurses for the care they provide to patients all year long. As part of that recognition, there is a small group of nurses who, according to their peers, exemplify the highest level of commitment, clinical practice and leadership in the delivery of patient- and family-centered care.

 

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Meet Our 2018 Nursing Excellence Award Recipients

 
Support Staff, Clinical: Lois Losenegger, CMA, Ambulatory Float Support Staff, Non-Clinical: Marc-Oliver Wright, MS, MT, CIC, FAPIC, Infection Control Rising Star: Kathryn Anderson, BSN, RN, Yahara Clinic
Clinical Nurse, Clinics: Christine Abong, MSN, RN, CNN, Hemodialysis Clinical Nurse, Critical Care: Laura Benning, BSN, RN, Emergency Department Clinical Nurse, Home Health and Coordinated Care: Katie Kuntz, BSN, RN, Coordinated Care
Clinical Nurse, Pediatrics: Alison Schlimgen, BSN, RN, CCRN, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Clinical Nurse, Surgical and Procedural Services: Chia Yang, RN-BC, Care Team Leader, Medical/Surgical Primary Nurse: Allison Lewis, BSN, RN, Trauma and Life Support Center
Leadership and Advanced Practice: Deb Soetenga, MS, RN, CCNS, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit    

 

Our Nursing Excellence Award Recipients

 

 

Nursing Excellence Award Nominees

 

UW Health recognizes all nominees for their valued contributions to patient care:

 

  • Christine Abong
  • Kathryn Anderson
  • Abigail Anderson
  • Jasmine Andre
  • Cheryl Barman
  • Laura Benning
  • Morgan Berg
  • Jennifer Bodin
  • Jennifer Brennan
  • Joan Brukner
  • Denise Buckley
  • Elizabeth Cabus
  • Pete Churchill
  • Kim Clark
  • Marie Clark
  • Ellen Donehower
  • Jennifer Ekezie
  • Linda Essert-Dobson
  • Laura Fahrney
  • Cathrine Fleiner
  • Brandon Florence
  • Jaimie Gentilli
  • Stacey Gorman
  • Jodi Greer
  • Sam Greuel
  • Julie Gustafson
  • Samantha Hanson
  • Shannon Hattenhauer
  • Rebecca Hellenbrand
  • Caitlin Hellenbrand
  • Noreen Hogan
  • Lucia Hurley
  • Vicki Ingalls
  • Trevor Johnson
  • Michelle Jorenby
  • Nancy Kerl
  • Gina Kigeya
  • Emily Klug
  • Jennifer Kooiman
  • Jen Kortyna
  • Katie Kuntz
  • Rachael Laberee
  • Jenni LaDronka
  • Allison Lewis
  • Barbara Liegel
  • Cheryl Litzkow
  • Kristina Long
  • Shelby Loomis
  • Lois Losenegger
  • Brittney Martin
  • Cheryl Mattingly
  • Pamela McCarthy
  • Diane McClure
  • Andrea McKenna
  • Janelle McMannes
  • Emily Menting
  • Kathleen Montgomery
  • Mary Mulkerin
  • Ali Murwin
  • Genevieve Nicol-Sey
  • Halee Nieuwenhuis
  • Amy Nowlan
  • Jaclyn Nyhus
  • Mary Ellen O'Leary
  • Katherine Phillips
  • Amy Pitts
  • Emily Pittsley
  • Allyson Pochant
  • Deb Purcell
  • Taryn Rettig
  • Stacey Rhea
  • Asami Sakai
  • Glenda Salmela
  • Mary Santarius
  • Shelby Schenck
  • Alison Schlimgen
  • Chris Schroeder
  • Chrystina Schroeder
  • Melissa Schwab
  • Tracy Slavin
  • Iileen Smith
  • Deborah Soetenga
  • Tracey Soyring
  • Brianna Spehle
  • Jacqueline Splittgerber
  • Michael Stanek
  • Eileen Statz
  • Dominica Swartz
  • April Taylor
  • Ashely Tjugum
  • Magda Valdes
  • Patrick Van Eyck
  • Sarah Van Hoof
  • Joan Watson
  • Megan Webber
  • Emily Wilhelmson
  • Meredith Winkelhake
  • Hannah Winters
  • Marc-Oliver Wright
  • Chia Yang
  • Tracy Zastrow