CELEBRATING NURSES:
List of 2007 Nursing Excellence NomineesThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution and ajcjobs are proud to present the nominees* for the third annual Nursing Excellence Awards as part of Celebrating Nurses. These nurses went above and beyond the call of duty to make a significant impact on their patients.
As a way to honor them, patients, colleagues, friends and family members were invited to nominate their special nurse.
From the top 10 finalists, three top honorees were announced at the third annual ajcjobs Nursing Excellence Awards Banquet on Wednesday May 7, 2008 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.
For more information about this year's festivities, refer to the special Celebrating Nurses section with highlights from the event.
We would like to offer a special congratulations for the top three honorees: Ann Connor, Mary Anne Newkirk and Doretta Thomas-Fleet. Congratulations to all of this year's nominees for a job well done.
View photos from the third annual Celebrating Nurses event
| Top 10 2007 Nursing Excellence finalists | ||
| Last Name | First Name | Medical Facility |
| Adamson | Starla | Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston |
| Bilinski | Liz | Athens Regional Medical Center |
| Coker | Phyllis | WellStar Cobb Hospital |
| Connor | Ann | Emory University School of Nursing |
| Gamblin | Kathleen | WellStar Kennestone Hospital (Stat Cancer Clinic) |
| McConkey | Celeste | Metro Atlanta Recovery Residences |
| Newkirk | Mary Anne | WellStar Kennestone Hospital |
| Roth | Peter | Grady Memorial Hospital |
| Saggese | Christine | Northside Hospital-Cherokee |
| Thomas-Fleet | Doretta | Heritage Educational Center |
| Complete list of nominees | ||
| Last Name | First Name | Medical Facility |
| Adamson | Starla | Children's Healthcare of Atlanta |
| Addison | Laurie | Grady Health System |
| Alarcon | Eileen | DeKalb Medical |
| Alexander | Lisa | Emory Healthcare |
| Amos | Gloria | Children's Healthcare of Atlanta |
| Anderson | Celeste | DeKalb Medical |
| Angelich | Terry | Children's Healthcare of Atlanta |
| Aprn | Mary E. | CVS Minute Clinic |
| Arena | Donna | Emory Healthcare |
| Aycock | Dawn M. | Georgia State University - Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing |
| Bailey | Jenni | WellStar Health System |
| Banks | Melva | DeKalb Medical |
| Bartley | Evelyn | Children's Healthcare of Atlanta |
| Bates | Sonya | Limestone |
| Bilinski | Liz | Athens Regional Medical Center |
| Binns | Felicia | DeKalb Medical |
| Bishop | Kristie | North Cobb Pediatrics |
| Black | Debbie | Hickory Flat Elementary |
| Blair | Deborah | Emory Healthcare |
| Bowden | Darlene | Oak Grove Elementary |
| Boyce | Jason | Children's Healthcare of Atlanta |
| Boys | Vicky | Children's Healthcare of Atlanta |
| Brown | Linda | Crawford & Company |
| Brown | Tamika D. | Grady Health System |
| Brown | Marjorie | Piedmont Hospital |
| Brown | Vickie | Southern Regional Medical Center |
| Brown | Lesia | West Georgia Urology |
| Buckner | Christy | WellStar Health System |
| Buffalo | Julie | Athens Regional Medical Center |
| Butler | Donna | Piedmont Hospital |
| Cagle | Kasi | St. Mary's Hospital |
| Calhoun | Eve | DeKalb County Board of Health |
| Callaway | Shanna | Pike County Primary School School Clinic |
| Canova | April | Emory Healthcare |
| Carrington | Katie | Northside Hospital |
| Carter | Ning | Saint Joseph's Hospital |
| Chinn | Melida | CETPA, Inc. |
| Clark | Ashley | Northeast Georgia Medical Center |
| Clark | Kerry | WellStar Health System |
| Claxton | Jodi | Venice Regional Medical Center |
| Clemment | Heather | Cartersville Medical Center |
| Coates | Heather | Harbor Grace |
| Cochran | Lee Ann | Piedmont Mountainside Hospital |
| Coker | Phyllis S. | WellStar Health System |
| Connor | Ann | Emory University Hospital |
| Conway | Elizabeth | Athens Regional Medical Center |
| Cook | Tara | Saint Joseph's Hospital |
| Cooper | Chandra | Grady Health System |
| Cote | Donna | Anchor Hospital |
| Covington | Beverly | Dekalb County School System |
| Cowan | Craig | Emory Healthcare |
| Cox | Jean | Northeast Georgia Medical Center |
| Craig | Karen | Gwinnett Medical Center |
| Cranford | Joan | Grady Health System/Gordon College |
| Cruce | Patsy | Del Mar Gardens |
| Dass | Candy | Wellpoint |
| Davis | Chris | DeKalb Medical |
| Davis | Michelle | Emory Healthcare |
| Dawson | Sandra | Georgetown Hospital |
| Dean | Della | Piedmont Newnan Hospital |
| DeBaun | Sharon | Children's Healthcare of Atlanta |
| DeBay | Susan M. | Coliseum Medical Center |
| DeProspero | Dolly | Clinical Home Health Care |
| Diller | Jeffrey | Emory Healthcare |
| Dollar | Deborah | Augusta VA Medical Center |
| Dooley | Noeleen | Children's Healthcare of Atlanta |
| Drummond | Angela | Emory Healthcare |
| Duke | Angela | Lifelink |
| Dunn | Cathy | Southern Regional Medical Center |
| Dyer | Francine | Piedmont Hospital |
| Edwards | Jackie | Piedmont Hospital |
| El-Amin | Nena | Children's Healthcare of Atlanta |
| English | Crystal | Northside Hospital |
| Esparolini | Elizabeth | Children's Medicine of Alpharetta |
| Evans | September Lee | St. Mary's Hospital |
| Fairies | Diana | WellStar Health System |
| Fedel | Ginger | Athens Regional Medical Center |
| Fils-Aima | Ruth | Gwinnett Medical Center |
| Fischer | Lane | Grady Health System |
| Flott | Sheryl | Saint Joseph's Hospital in Savannah |
| Forestal | Mary | Children's Healthcare of Atlanta |
| Foster | Crystal | BJC Medical Center |
| Gaeth | Ann | T. Carl Buice School |
| Gamblin | Kathleen | WellStar Health System |
| Ganote | Jennifer | Children's Healthcare of Atlanta |
| Garrison | Fran | Southern Regional Medical Center |
| George | Janet L. | Gwinnett Medical Center |
| Gooch | Carole | Affordable Health Care |
| Gray | Leah | Piedmont Hospital |
| Green | Tammy | Holy Innocents' Episcopal School |
| Hambre | Susan | Fuqua Cardiology Clinic |
| Hanibal | Susan | DeKalb Medical |
| Harps | Vicki | South Haven Personal Care Home |
| Harris | Kim | Saint Joseph's Hospital |
| Harris | Nancy | Tanner Medical Center |
| Hawkins | Rebecca | Clayton County Schools |
| Hayes | Rebecca | Peachford Behavioral Health System of Atlanta |
| Hayes | Nicole | Southern Regional Medical Center |
| Haymore | Janet | Danielsville Family Practice |
| Higgins | Lisbeth | Emory Healthcare |
| Hoaks | Debra | United Healthcare |
| Holbrook | Amanda | Gwinnett Medical Center |
| Holmes | Perrie | Marietta RYDC |
| Horne | Edna | Help at Home, Inc. |
| Horton | Maggie | Medlock Pediatrics |
| Houchins | Charlotte | Dekalb County School System |
| Houge | Laura | Children's Healthcare of Atlanta |
| Howard | Mae | Golden Living Center |
| Hudson | Tanya | Emory Healthcare |
| Hurley | Marilyn | Emory Healthcare |
| Hughes | Caroline | Piedmont Newnan Hospital |
| Ikpe | Charity | Grady Health System |
| Jackson | Cathy | Gwinnett Medical Center |
| James | Michaela | South Fulton Medical Center |
| Jeffreys | Colleen | Children's Healthcare of Atlanta |
| Jelev | Kristina | Northside Hospital |
| John | Margaret | Nassau Health Care Corporation |
| Johnson | Catherine | Emory Healthcare |
| Johnson | Jerrie | Henry Medical Center |
| Johnson | Beverley | Kaiser Permanente |
| Johnson | Patricia | Piedmont Newnan Hospital |
| Johnson-Lockett | Shireen | Emory Healthcare |
| Jones | Carala | DeKalb Medical |
| Jones | Jennifer | Rescue Air 1 |
| Kelley | Annie | West Atlanta Pediatrics |
| King | McKenzie | Northside Hospital |
| King | Denise | Ridgeview Institute |
| Klingler | Carol | Visiting Nurse | Hospice Atlanta |
| Koryan | Bessie | Grady Health System |
| Lafontaine | Josie | WellStar Health System |
| Landers | Leigh Ann | Athens Regional Medical Center |
| Ledford | Marie | Saint Joseph's Hospital |
| Lewis | Julie | Atlanta Medical Center |
| Lindsey | JoAnn | Emory Healthcare |
| Lombay | Jeric | Saint Joseph's Hospital |
| Long | Holleigh | Davita North Georgia Dialysis PD |
| Love | Dawn | DeKalb Medical |
| Lovell | Machelle | Chatuge Regional Hospital |
| MacKay | Christine | WellStar Health System |
| MacMillan | Cheryl | Gwinnett Medical Center |
| Marianacci | Lauren | Saint Joseph's Hospital |
| Martin | Stephen | Athens Naval Branch Medical Clinic |
| Martin | Nancy | WellStar Health System |
| McCance | Trisha | Gwinnett Medical Center |
| McConkey | Celeste | Metro Atlanta Recovery Residences |
| McWilliams | Tom | Visiting Nurse | Hospice Atlanta |
| Medved | Ellen | Medical Associates of North Georgia |
| Mier | Yvette | WellStar Health System |
| Miline | Gina | Addison Elementary, Cobb County |
| Miller | Virginia | Grady Health System |
| Minor | Cheryl | Woodward Academy and Henry Medical Center |
| Mitchell | Annie | Kaiser Permanente |
| Montgomery | Linda | Northeast Georgia Medical Center |
| Moorer | Cynthia | Golden Living Center |
| Mottley | Marcia | Emory Healthcare |
| Newkirk | Mary Anne | WellStar Health System |
| Newsom | Samantha | Children's Healthcare of Atlanta |
| Nicholson | Rosemarie | Visiting Nurse | Hospice Atlanta |
| Norman | Angela | Emory Healthcare |
| O'Callahan | Barbara | Suburban Hematology and Oncology |
| Ofei | Norma | Kaiser Permanente |
| Ojeh | Isioma | Visiting Nurse | Hospice Atlanta |
| Olorunshola | Agnes | Southern Regional Medical Center |
| Osbourne | Donnell | Personal Care, Inc. |
| Patel | Bina | Grady Health System |
| Pennicooke | Denise | Matria Healthcare |
| Peppers | Hannah | Gwinnett Medical Center |
| Peterson | Shirley | Emory Healthcare |
| Phillips | Bobbi | Hollydale Elementary School |
| Rademacher | JoAnn | Gwinnett Medical Center |
| Reid | Karen | Dept. of Juvenile Justice |
| Reynolds | Erica | Children's Healthcare of Atlanta |
| Rhodes | Sally | Saint Joseph's Hospital |
| Richardson | Gwendolyn | Albany State University |
| Richardson | Brandi | Kaiser Permanente |
| Rittland | Dana | Atlanta Pharmaceutical Research Center, Inc. |
| Robeck | Karen | Flaget Hospital |
| Robert | Linda | Northside Hospital |
| Roberts | Lori | Lawrenceville Pediatrics |
| Roberts | Sandra Moten | Piedmont Hospital |
| Rossano | Gail | WellStar Health System |
| Roth | Peter | Grady Health System |
| Rushing | Debby | Northside Hospital |
| Saggese | Christine | Cherokee Northside Hospital |
| Saliki | Philomene | Athens Regional Medical Center |
| Santini | Maria | North Fulton ENT |
| Scarborough | Karen | Emory Healthcare |
| Segovia | Oscar | Children's Healthcare of Atlanta |
| Senior | Pauline | Children's Healthcare of Atlanta |
| Sessions | Terry | Northside Hospital |
| Shafer | Laura | Gwinnett Medical Center |
| Shaffer | Elaine | Home Health Care |
| Shaffer | Pat | Medway Air Ambulance |
| Sharp | Emily A. | Kaiser Permanente |
| Simpson | Sheila | Southern Regional Medical Center |
| Slay-Chipp | Cathy | Perry Park Clinic |
| Smith | Davette | Fresenius Medical Center |
| Smith | Pamela | Madison County Public Health Department |
| Smith | Brenda | Saint Joseph's Hospital |
| Smith | Suzanne | Saint Joseph's Hospital |
| Smits | Rhonda | Fayette County High School |
| Snyder | Kristen | Saint Joseph's Hospital |
| Speicher | Janet | South Coast Medical Group |
| Statia | Alexis | Piedmont Hospital |
| Steed | Venita | Tanner Medical Center |
| Stone | Carmen | Children's Healthcare of Atlanta |
| Stull | Sarah | WellStar Health System |
| Sudlow | Cordell | Grady Health System |
| Summerlin | Melissa | Northeast Georgia Medical Center |
| Summers | Jennifer | WellStar Health System |
| Sutton | Elizabeth | Northside Hospital |
| Sweat | Sue | Hillside Inc. |
| Swift | Sadie | Grady Health System |
| Swims | Autumn | Emory Johns Creek Hospital |
| Taylor | Diane | Piedmont Hospital |
| Terrell | Sandra | Emory Healthcare |
| Tew | Barbara | Children's Healthcare of Atlanta |
| Thomas | Brenda | Emory Johns Creek Hospital |
| Thomas | Johnnie | Emory Healthcare |
| Thomas-Fleet | Doretta | Heritage School |
| Thrift | Agnes | Heartland Hospice |
| Turner | Tara | Coast-2-Coast Medical Staffing |
| Turner | Jill | Cobb County School System |
| Tyler | Melanie | DeKalb Medical |
| Uptgrow | Carlamiranda | Kaiser Permanente |
| Wagers | Karen | Piedmont Hospital |
| Wagner | Carmen | Piedmont Hospital |
| Waites | Robyn Denise | Atlanta Gastrology |
| Walker | Daffany | AETNA Insurance Co. |
| Walker | Loretta | Children's Healthcare of Atlanta |
| Wallace | Barry | Grady Health System |
| Walter | Terri | Emory Healthcare |
| Walton | Paula | DeKalb Medical |
| Washington | Rebecca | Athens Regional Medical Center |
| Watson | Melanie | Atlanta Cancer Care |
| Watson | Karen | Personal Care, Inc. |
| Wholley | Susan | Visiting Nurse | Hospice Atlanta |
| Wiese | Janet | Cobb County School System |
| Wiggins | Pam | Tanner Medical Center |
| Williams | Charlotte | Emory Healthcare |
| Williams | Gina | Gordon Hospital |
| Winans | Cindy | Whitcher Imaging Center |
| Winchester | Terry | Emory Healthcare |
| Wofford | Aja | Gwinnett Medical Center |
| Wondafrew | Michelle | DeKalb Medical |
| Woodall-Jones | Bianca | Visiting Nurse | Hospice Atlanta |
| Workman | Sandy | Northside Hospital |
| Yandow | Janet | Laparoscopic & Endoscopic Surgery Institute, PC |
| Yang | Pam | Covenant Health Clinic |
| Zulu | Sika Pauline | Grady Health System |
* Nominations were taken from former patients, colleagues, and friends, therefore the spelling of each name may not be correct. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has attempted to correct misspellings, when possible.
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