AWARDS

Pam Cupec, MS, RN, ONC, CRRN, ACM – Outstanding Award for Commitment and Excellence in Service Contribution to NAON – award from the National (ACES) Association of Orthopaedic Nurses Patricia Hurley, RN Cassandra McClelleand, RN James Hennigan, MSSL, BS, RN – scholarship from the Marissa McWhirthe, RN Nightingale Awards of Pennsylvania Carrie Miller, RN, CPN Jennifer Hicks, MSN, RN – 2020 Richard L. Simmons, MD, Maureen Pentz, RN, CCM Speak Up for Safety Award Kelly Schneiderlochner, RN, CCRN Christi Sylvester, CRNP, MSN Sheryl Lynch, RN – 2020 Richard L. Simmons, MD, Susan Wesner, RN, MSN, CS Speak Up for Safety Award

Rose Margiotta, RN – 2020 Richard L. Simmons, MD, Cameos of Caring® (presented by the Speak Up for Safety Award University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing)

Christie Santure, BSN, RN, OCN, UPMC Hillman Cancer Honorees Center - one of the three finalists for the Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing presented by Andrea Alfano CURE® magazine. Salvator Mundi

Rhonda Sebastian, MSN, RN, CNOR, OR Excellence Abby Arthur Award in Patient Safety from Outpatient UPMC Altoona Surgery Magazine. Melanie Augustine Jennifer Shaffer, RN – Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome UPMC Horizon Quality Improvement (Sub-award, $15,000). Shannon Casey Pennsylvania Perinatal Quality Collaborative UPMC Center for Nursing Excellence UPMC Hamot Emergency Department received the 2020 Catherine S. Cannon ENA (Emergency Nurses Association) Lantern Award UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital UPMC Hamot Endoscopy Unit – designated an ASGE Amber N. Cole Center of Excellence by the American Society for UPMC St. Margaret Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Gillian M. Covert UPMC Passavant Cardiovascular ICU – American UPMC Pinnacle, Wound & Hyperbaric Centers Association of Critical Care Gold Nurses Beacon Award of Excellence™ Janet Dye UPMC East UPMC Presbyterian Cardiothoracic ICU – American Association of Critical-Care Silver Nurses Beacon Award Amy Folk of Excellence™ UPMC Shadyside

UPMC St. Margaret’s Nursing Education Department Connie Gallippi – Press Ganey’s Leading Innovator’s Award for their Just UPMC Hillman Cancer Center in Time Education Response Plan Federica Gibilaro UPMC Western Maryland – Malcolm Baldrige National UPMC ISMETT Quality Award Todd Hart Shelley Watters, DNP, RN, NE-BC, Carlow Laureate, UPMC Northwest Carlow University Valerie J. Hart Eileen Yoho, RN – Ellen McCormick Award UPMC McKeesport

Rhonda Hernandez UPMC Rehabilitation Institute

Ethan D. Hite UPMC Passavant

Honorees (cont’d) Nicole Friedl UPMC Hamot Joni Hostetter UPMC Mercy Meghan Jones UPMC St. Margaret Gary Laabs UPMC Hanover Kathryn Anne Williams UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Paula Anne Lasky UPMC Hamot Ashlee Skarzenski UPMC Hamot Kristi Parrish University of Pittsburgh Physicians

Kathleen Pietras Case Manager UPMC Senior Communities Lori Balena Joan Ras UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital UPMC Pinnacle West Shore Denise Booher Kristen Sandridge UPMC East UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Lonnie McConahy Christie Santure UPMC Health Plan UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Joelene Schwartz Ashley Sechler UPMC Presbyterian UPMC Somerset Debra Urban Susan Vesa Smith UPMC Shadyside UPMC Presbyterian

Kim Ann Wambaugh Nurse Educator UPMC Bedford Karen Coyne Lynn Watt UPMC Schools of Nursing UPMC Home Healthcare

Laura Witt Quality and Safety UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Tonya Alcorn Patrice A. Young UPMC Senior Communities UPMC Jameson Jennifer Cuzzola UPMC Hamot Donate Life Beth Mastrangelo Staci Mamula UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh UPMC Shadyside Amy Triola Jennifer Wolfram Wolff Center at UPMC UPMC Hamot

DAISY AWARDS Advanced Practice Hannah Anderson, RN Jennifer Coates Benjamin Chapman, RN University of Pittsburgh Physicians Patricia Donahue, RN Deborah Erlewein, RN Kimberly Corle Karen Green, RN UPMC Altoona Emily Grega, RN Sarah Martin Cua Rachel Jakovac, RN UPMC Center for Nursing Excellence Kayla Moore, RN Anthony Pattella, RN Ruth Fisher Sarah Rendulic, RN UPMC Shadyside Lorena Rodemoyer, RN DAISY AWARDS (cont’d) Emerging Leader

Joselyn Rosenberg, RN Latasha Kast, advanced clinical education specialist, Susan Svec, MSN, CCRN Critical Care, UPMC Passavant Brittany Thornton, RN

Clinician

System Nurses Week Awards Lynn Belice, administrator on duty, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Rising Star in Clinical Practice Award - Sarah Foley, BSN, UPMC St. Margaret

Champion of Nursing Award - Jeannine Joseph, UPMC Jameson

Legacy of Nursing Award - Lauren Saul, DNP, RN, ACNS- BC, UPMC Shadyside

Spirit of Inclusion Award - Tyler Traister, DNP, RN-BC, CHPN, CNE, OCN, CTN-A, UPMC Shadyside

Leading with Wisdom Award - Emily Stutzman-Shaulis, MSN, RN, UPMC Somerset

Outstanding Preceptor Award - Nancy Stynchula, BSN, RN, UPMC Mercy

Outstanding Patient Advocate Award - Carlene DeBee, RN, General Academic Pediatrics at Whole Child Wellness Clinic

Pittsburgh Magazine Excellence in Nursing Honorees

Honorees

Jennifer Bitz, unit director, UPMC East, received the Emerging Leader award.

Allison Lewis, clinical director, Nurse Anesthesia, UPMC Passavant, received the Advanced Practitioner award.

Honorable Mentions:

Pandemic Response Hero

Marnie Kaminski, emergency management coordinator, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

Sarah Martin-Cua, director, Workforce Management, UPMC Center for Nursing Excellence

Faith Colen, director, Quality and Patient Safety, UPMC St. Margaret

Leadership

Jeannine DiNella, director, Organizational Development, Nursing Education and Research, UPMC Presbyterian

Lauren Gorman, unit director, ICU, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital

Linda Dudas, unit director, OB Specialties, UPMC Magee- Womens Hospital