The DAISY Foundation expresses gratitude to nurses with programs that recognize them for the extraordinary, skillful, compassionate care they provide patients and families.

• Mary Alexander, BSN, RN
  7 Perinatal
• Kelsie Beasley, BSN, RN
  4 South
• Celeste Broadwater, BSN, RN, CMSRN Float Pool
• McKenzie Carter, BSN, RN
  7 South
• Alex Dailey, BSN, RN
  PICU
• Shahnaz Dowydar, BSN, RN
  8 South
• Whitney DuCharme, BSN, RN
   Float Pool
• Theresa Ehntholt, BSN, RN, CCRN
  Peds ECMO/Transport
• Desiree Green, BSN, RN
  3 North
• Michaela Hatcher, BSN, RN4
  CHOG
• Kevin Horne, BSN, RN
  Pediatric Vascular Access Team
• Rachel Lloyd, BSN, RN, CCRN
  MICU
• Katy Miller, BSN, RN
  4 CHOG
• Janeen Mohr, BSN, RN
  MICU
• Katy Moncrief, BSN, RN, CCRN
  MICU
• Dawn Moyer, ADN, RN
  NICU
• Peggy Moyer, BSN, RN
  8 South
• Mursherill Ogletree, BSN, RN
  3 North
• Jenny Rooks, BSN, RN, CIC
  Infection Prevention
• Miranda Shuler, BSN, RN
  6 South Intermediate
• Britney Wilkinson, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC
  Float Pool

AU Health recognizes employees who go ‘above and beyond’ expected service. E³ Recognition, coordinated by Center for Patients and Families, is not an annual award but instead, an anytime recognition to celebrate staff taking excellent care of patients, families and each other - E³- Every Person. Every Encounter. Every Time.

• Shelby Adams, MSN, RN, CCTC | Registered Nurse, Kidney Transplant Program
• Tamala Anderson, ADN, RN | Charge Nurse, 4 South
• Kelsie Beasley, BSN, RN | Registered Nurse, 4 South
• Kristina Blackburn, BSN, RN | Care Coordinator, Care Facilitation
• Casey Byrd, MSN, RN, CNL, CMSRN | Clinical Outcome Manager, 7 South & 8 South
• Lynthia Byrd, BSN, RN, TCRN | Registered Nurse, Shock Trauma ICU
• Tricia Christman, LPN | Senior Licensed Practical Nurse, Family Medicine
• Lynn Cochran, ADN, RN | Registered Nurse, Cardiology Practice
• Catrina Crawford, BSN, RN-BC | Registered Nurse, Cardiology Practice
• Pam Culberson-Brown, MSN, RN | Nurse Manager, Patient Service Center
• Petrina Cullars, LPN | Senior Licensed Practical Nurse, Women’s Health
• Whitney Dixon, BSN, RN, TCRN | Registered Nurse, Shock Trauma ICU
• Davina Drakely-Leary, BSN, RN, CPN | Registered Nurse, Emergency Medicine
• Dana Dudley, BSN, RN, RNC-NIC | Registered Nurse, Neonatal Transport & ECMO
• Alexis Durden, BSN, RN | Registered Nurse, Shock Trauma ICU
• Patricia Garner, RN | Registered Nurse, Operating Room
• Shavnoia Golphin, LPN | Senior Licensed Practical Nurse, Pediatric Specialty Care
• Mandy Greenway, BSN, RN | Registered Nurse, Cardiac Rehab
• Greg Hall, ADN, RN |Registered Nurse, 5 West
• Laura Harriott, ADN, RN-BC | Registered Nurse, Cardiology Practice
• Stacy Hartless, BSN, RN | Registered Nurse, Neonatal ICU
• Stephani Haug, ADN, RN | Registered Nurse, Neuro ICU
• Kate Hefner, BSN, RN, CCTC | Registered Nurse, Kidney Transplant Program
• Traci Hentges, MSN, RN, CNL, CCRN, TCRN | Charge Nurse, Shock Trauma ICU
• Veronica Hickman, LPN | Senior Licensed Practical Nurse, Coumadin Clinic
• Carol Hoadley, ADN, RN, CCRN | Registered Nurse, Shock Trauma ICU
• Shawn Kneece, BSN, RN, CCDS | Registered Nurse, Cardiology Practice
• Maraya Jenkins, BSN, RN | Registered Nurse, Pathology Apheresis
• Sandra Ledbetter, ADN, RN | Registered Nurse, Pathology Apheresis
• Heather Marin, MSN, RN | Registered Nurse, Cardiology Practice
• Debra Marranci, BS, ADN, RN, CAPA, CNOR | Assistant Nurse Manager, Perianesthesia
• Heather Marin, MSN, RN | Registered Nurse, Cardiology Practice
• Bethany McLeroy, BSN, RN, CEN | Clinical Outcome Manager, Surgical & Shock ICU
• Mursherill Ogletree, BSN, RN | Registered Nurse, 3 North
• Ryan O’Hagan, BSN, RN, CCRN, TCRN | Registered Nurse, Shock Trauma ICU
• Raeghan Powell, LPN | Senior Licensed Practical Nurse, Pediatric Surgery
• Andrea Putzier, BSN, RN, CCRN | Nurse Manager, Perioperative Services
• Linda Randolph, MSN, CNM, RN | Certified Nurse Midwife, Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Emily Schreiber, BSN, RN | Nurse Navigator, Perioperative Services
• Traci Scott, RN, CDE | Nurse Clinician, Pediatrics
• Sue Shock, MHA, BSN, RN, NEA-BC | Administrator, Heart & Cardiovascular Services
• Katy Slagle, MN, BSN, CPNP | Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Gastroenterology
• Michelle Stager, BSN, RN | Registered Nurse, RMIA
• Martha Stipsits, MHA, BSN, RN, NEA-BC | Administrator, Transplant Services
• Katie Streeter, BSN, RN, TCRN | Registered Nurse, Shock Trauma ICU
• Lindzey Tau, BSN, RN | Assistant Nurse Manager, Surgical ICU & Shock Trauma ICU
• Susen Tuten, MSN, RN-BC | Clinical Outcome Manager, Oncology
• Jackie Varnadore, ADN, RN | Registered Nurse, Pathology Apheresis
• Rebecca Wall, BSN, RN | Registered Nurse, Cardiac Rehab
• Stephanie Ward, BSN, RN | Care Coordinator, Population Health
• Wanda White, LPN | Senior Licensed Practical Nurse, Coumadin Clinic
• Ashlee Williams, BSN, RN | Registers Nurse, Shock Trauma ICU

Each year, staff who exemplify patient- and family-centered care (PFCC) are honored at a ceremony preceding the annual AUMC Patient- and Family-Centered Care Conference. These nurses were recognized in addition to other valuable members of our care team

2019 PFCC Partnership Award

• Mark Schreiber, MBA, BSN, RN, NE-BC
  Director of Emergency and Critical Care Services
• Kim Basso, MSN, RN, NE-BC
  Director of Women’s and Children’s Services

2019 Family Choice Award

• Ellen Probus, ADN, RN, RNC, NICU
• Mallory Shirley, BSN, RN, CEN
  SICU & STICU Assistant Nurse Manager
• Melissa Caywood
• Vanessa White

2020 Family Choice Award

• Debra Marranci, BS, ADN, RN, CAPA, CNOR
  Perianesthesia Assistant Nurse Manager
• Doug Johnson, ADN, RN
  Pediatric Cath Lab
• Melissa Biggs
• Georgia Gregory
• Jordan Phillips

External Awards

• Deborah Crew, BSN, RN, CMSRN, CCRN-CMC, CHFN, AACC
  Cardiovascular Nurse Coordinator
  Awarded Associate of American College of Cardiology (AACC)
• Georgia Tucker, BSN, RN, CCRN, TCRN, CMSRN
  Charge Nurse, Shock Trauma ICU
  Recognized as a Circle of Excellence Award recipient
• Lucinda “Cindy” A. Bufford, BSN, RN, CWOCN
  WOC Nurse Specialist
  Received the State Recognition Award

Rising Star Awards

• Melissa Lane, BSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM
  Perinatal Registered Nurse
• Helen Flicek, BSN, RN, CPN, CEN
  Emergency Department Registered Nurse
• Deborah Crew, BSN, RN, CHRN, CCRN-CMC, CMSRN, AACC
  Heart Failure Nurse Coordinator

EAC Awards

• Angela Tukes, LPN
  Plastic Surgery
  2019 Service Excellence
• Brooke Baal, BSN, RN, CCRN
  PACU
  2020 Service Excellence
• Saundra McCorkle, BSN, RN
  Plastic Surgery
  2020 Hospital Quality
• Whitney Dixon, BSN, RN, TCRN
  Shock Trauma ICU
  2020 Spirit Award

The Nursing Specialty Award was established by Shared Governance to recognize nurses for exceptional practice, service and leadership. The nomination form requires addressing how the nominee contributes to AU Health strategic priorities. A winner is selected in each of the nursing specialty areas by members of Shared Governance and the awards are presented annually during Nurses Week. Two new awards added for 2020 included the Nurse Leader award and the Team award.

2020

Adult Critical Care
Margaret Trevathan, BS, ADN, RN, CMSRN, CCRN
Registered Nurse, Neuro ICU

Emergency Medicine
Allie Blume, BSN, RN
Registered Nurse, Emergency Services

Children's Hospital of Georgia (CHOG)
Karen Wilson, ADN, RN, CPN
Registered Nurse, 4 CHOG

Women's Services
Latoya Tyler,MSN, RN, RNC-OB, c-EFM
Charge Nurse, Perinatal

Adult Med-Surg
Dakota Murphey, BSN, RN
Registered Nurse, 4 West

Ambulatory Services
Jennifer Bellamy, BSN, RN
Registered Nurse, ENT Clinic

Perioperative Services
Anna Dawkins, MSN, RN, CNL
Registered Nurse, PACU

Procedural Areas
Maura Bailey, BSN, RN
Registered Nurse Interventional Radiology

Advanced Practice
Holly Barnes, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
Stroke Program Manager

Nurse Leader
Andrea Putzier, BSN, RN, CCRN
Nurse Manager, Perianesthesia

Nursing Team Award
Medical Intensive Care Unit 

2019

Adult Critical Care
Whitney Dixon, BSN, RN, TCRN
Staff Nurse, Shock Trauma

Emergency Medicine
Makenzie Barbor, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse, Emergency Medicine

Children's Hospital of Georgia (CHOG)
Nadria Alicea, BSN, RN, CCRN, CPN
Charge Nurse, Pediatric Intensive Care

Women's Service
Christy Peacock, BSN, RNC-OB
Senior Staff Nurse, Labor and Delivery

Adult Med-Surg
DeJasna Fowler, MSN, RN
Staff Nurse, Float Pool

Ambulatory Services
Traci Scott, RN, CDE
Nurse Clinician, Pediatric Nursing

Perioperative Services
Audrey Lown, BSN, RN, CNOR
Staff Nurse, Operating Room

Procedural Areas
Deanna Wells, BSN, RN, CMSRN
Charge Nurse, Cardiac Intervention Unit

Advanced Practice
Marc Rhodes, MSN, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner, Cardiology

Nursing Services
Lucinda Bufford, BSN, RN, CWCN
Kerri Garmon, BSN, RN, CWON
Anna Fulmer, BSN, RN, CWON
Nurse Clinicians, Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing