RWHC Nurse Excellence Awards

Criteria

The Nurse Excellence Awards were initiated by the nurse executives of RWHC’s 29 member facilities to recognize the high quality of nursing practice provided by hospitals serving rural communities. Nurses in community hospital settings must be highly educated and well rounded in terms of clinical practice, in addition to having the ability to respond to a variety of age groups, diagnoses, and patient emergencies. The establishment of this award recognizes that excellence in nursing practice is a valuable asset to rural communities in the state of Wisconsin.

Excellence in Nursing Clinical Practice

Excellence in Nursing Management

Recipients of Excellence in
Nursing Clinical Practice

2011 Pam Lugo

2010 Mary Smith & JoEllen Frawley

2009 Melanie Breunig

2008 Catherine (Katie) Gende

2007 Carol Addison

2006 Wanda Kallenbach 

2005 Suzi Okey

2004 Susan Golz

2003 Lisa Faherty-Bilse

2002 Linda McKee

2001 Allison Philipps

2000 Kristin Christenson

Recipients of Excellence in
Nursing Management

2011 Vicki Coffey

2010 Denise Carstensen

2009 Linda Tyler-Doudna

2008 Beth Johnson

2007 Jeanie Jundt 

2006 Melissa Schaetzka 

2005 Tracy Wurtzler 

2004 Teresa DeNucci

2003 Lynn Hebgen & Allison Berg

2002 Amy Hermes

2001 Karen Sell