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Each year at the Annual Awards Banquet in June,
District 1, Professional Nurses Association of Western
New York confers the following awards:
Nurse of Distinction - this
award is cosponsored by the Buffalo News - the recipient
recieves a plague and $500. This award recognizes
a registered professional nurse who has demonstrated
significant achievement in nursing practice, leadership
and participation in activities that foster a positive
public image of nursing as a profession.
Outstanding Staff Nurse - this
recipient of a plague and a one year complimentary membership
to the District - the award recognizes a registered
professional nurse with a minium of 3 years experience
as a staff nurse, who provides exceptional direct patient
care, excels in patient and family teaching, acts as
a role model for peers and demonstrates a continuing
interest in professional growth and development.
Ruth T. McGrorey Award - the
highest award for nursing leadership is given to an
active, contributing member of the District who is innovative
in nursing practice, has published or presented
at professional societies, made a general impact on
nursing practice, nursing research and/or nursing education
and serves as a representative of the nursing profession
to peers and the community.
Nursing Scholarship - assists
students with monetary awards and provides a one year
complementary associate membership to recipients who
are currently matriculated in an accredited school of
nursing within the geographic boundaries of the District.
Applicants must demonstrate financial need as well as
scholastic and clinical ability as verified by a copy
of transcripts and letters of recommendation from two
members of the nursing facility.
Board of Directors Award - presented
to a non nurse who demonstrates support of the nursing
profession in their professional life.
Applications for all of these awards are available
through the District 1 Office.
2006 NURSE OF DISTINCTION AWARD: This is the
10th year this award has been presented as a joint effort
by The Buffalo News and District 1. District 1 Board
of Directors review the nominees and select the recipient:
The Buffalo News assumes financial responsibility for
the award-a $500 prize. The award honors a registered
nurse who has made outstanding contributions to the
nursing profession, has demonstrated leadership that
provides a role model to inspire other nurses to improve,
and participates in activities that foster a positive
public image of nursing as a profession.
The 2006 recipient is David Marciniak,
RN. David is currently a charge nurse specializing in
post-operative orthopedic and neurologic patient care
and critical care nursing. His commitment to patients
inspires him to provide evidenced-based care that he
can relay not only to the staff but also to the entire
hospital. David successfully worked with the orthopedic
surgeons and developed an effective monitoring tool
for patients receiving epidural pain management and
developed a tool identifying post-operative complications
most frequently associated with this population. He
also developed and implemented a ten-week program entitled
"Project Positive" encouraging all staff to
be effective leaders by embracing positive changes.
The project was a wonderful success in leading the team
to work in an environment that encourages teamwork and
appreciation. David is active in the community as a
Catholic Missionary and is a nurse volunteer at St.
Luke's Mission of Mercy. He is presently completing
a book on contemporary Catholic Nursing. District 1
extends it congratulations to David.
2006 NOMINEES FOR NURSE OF DISTINCTION
AWARD
Lizabeth Battaglia, RN-Catholic Health
System-Mercy Hospital of Buffalo
Christine Bellari, RN-Erie County Community College
Frank Brown, RN-Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Judith Capruso, RN-Visiting Nursing Association of WNY
Charlene Carlson, RN-Kaleida Health-DeGraff Memorial
Hospital
Judy Dobson, RN-Erie County Medical Center
Carol Ann Dracup, RN-VA Western New York Healthcare
System
Katie Fisher, RN-Kaleida Health-Deaconess Center
Karen Haskill-Kibler, RN-Kaleida Health-Women and Children's
Hospital of Buffalo
Beth Hoffmire-Heideman, RN-Kaleida Health-McAuley Seton
Home Care
David Marciniak, RN-Catholic Health System-Sisters of
Charity Hospital
Rachel Nowak, RN-Catholic Health System-Kenmore Mercy
Hospital
Caroline Orlowski, RN-Kaleida Health-Millard Fillmore
Gates Circle Hospital
Karol Pohlman Rejman, RN-University at Buffalo School
of Nursing
Noreen Roliczek, RN-Kaleida Health-Buffalo General Hospital
Kathleen Skipper, RN-Kaleida Health-Millard Fillmore
Suburban Hospital
Karen Vassh, RN-Catholic Health System-Father Baker
Manor
2006 OUTSTANDING STAFF NURSE AWARD:
This award is given to a current member of District
1 who has a minimum of three years experience as a staff
nurse and provides exceptional direct patient care within
nursing standards. The nominee should excel in patient
and family teaching, interacting in a caring, supportive
manner with peers. The recipient should be a role model
for nursing.
The District 1 award was presented to
Babette Sullivan, RN of Kaleida Health-Women & Children's
Hospital. Ms. Sullivan, RN has been a tireless and enthusiastic
worker in the WNY HIV/AIDS service provider community.
For the past 17 years she has been with the Parent and
Children Together Clinic at the hospital and is currently
the HIV Program Coordinator. Babette works tirelessly
to obtain funding, creating programs and delivering
services. In addition to providing direct care to patients,
Babette has managed to extend her energies beyond the
clinic and into the community where she is an active
member of the AIDS Network of WNY. Congratulations to
an exemplary nursing role model!
2006 NOMINEES FOR OUTSTANDING STAFF
NURSE AWARD
Cheryl Arnone, RN, Erie County Medical
Center
Laurie Arsenault, RN, Kaleida - Millard Fillmore Suburban
Hospital
Lissa Capuson, RN, Kaleida - DeGraff Memorial Hospital
Jill Ensminger, RN, Catholic Health - Father Baker Manor
Rebecca Frankino, RN, Kaleida - Millard Fillmore Gates
Circle
Linda Hubbard, RN, Kaleida - Women and Children's Hospital
of Buffalo
Delphine Klemp, RN, Kaleida - Millard Fillmore Gates
Circle
Becky Kucharczak, RN, Kaleida - Women and Children's
Hospital of Buffalo
Yvonne Michalak, RN, Kaleida - Women and Children's
Hospital of Buffalo
Heidi Nowak, RN, Kaleida - Women and Children's Hospital
of Buffalo
Bernice Prince, RN, Visiting Nursing Association of
WNY, Inc
Sharon Sobus, RN, Kaleida - Buffalo General Hospital
Babette Sullivan, RN, Kaleida - Women and Children's
Hospital of Buffalo
Ellen Verso-Kulik, RN, Catholic Health - Sisters of
Charity Hospital.
2006 RUTH T. MCGROREY AWARD: District1's most
prestigious award honors an active, contributing member
of the District who is innovative in his/her area of
nursing practice, has published or presented at professional
programs, has made a general impact on nursing practice,
research or education and as a representative of nursing,
and is active in relating to a variety of professional
and community groups.
The 2006 recipient is Dr. Janice Cooke
Feigenbaum. Dr. Feigenbaum has been a member of District
1 since 1966. Throughout this time she has devoted much
time and effort to motivating her undergraduate and
graduate students at University at Buffalo, The State
University of New York, School of Nursing to join the
District and become involved in promoting the profession
of nursing. Dr. Feigenbaum is an expert in Addictions
Nursing and Community Based Psychiatric-mental Health
and is well connected to community and nationally related
nursing groups. She designs and teaches courses related
to addiction which are required for the Family Nurse
Practitioner (FNP) program and takes undergraduate students
to the Lighthouse Center for women who are recovering
from addictions. She has presented many papers both
nationally and internationally, published many articles
and is the recipient of many awards for her work in
nursing practice, research and education. Congratulations,
Janice!
2006 NOMINEES FOR RUTH T. McGROREY AWARD
Janice Cooke Feigenbaum, RN, Ph.D
Barbara Ann Traver, RN, MSN
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