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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Betty Bishop,
University of Minnesota Health,
Pediatric Rheumatology
Evelyn Couture,
Midwest Infectious Disease Consultants
RISING STAR
Megan Case,
Regions Hospital,
Surgical/Intensive Care
Elizabeth Chidothe,
Retrace Health and Southside Medical Clinic
Candance Luedemann,
Pediatric Home Service
NURSE EDUCATOR
Penny Peterson,
Normandale Community College
Anne Pastorius Weber,
Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota,
Cardiovascular Care Center
Teri Wisdorf,
Century College
ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP
Jodi Lavin-Tompkins,
HealthPartners
Linda Peterson,
Hennepin County Medical Center
Gwen Verchota,
Virtuwell,
Care Delivery Management
LONG-TERM CARE
Margie Kokkila,
Walker Methodist Health Center
Melissa Plachecki,
Thrifty White Pharmacy
NURSE CANCER TREATMENT
Michele O’Brien,
MN Oncology
WOMEN’S HEALTH
Jaimi Anderson,
Diamond Women’s Center
Anna Hepsø,
Regions Hospital,
Labor and Delivery
NURSE PRACTITIONER
Elizabeth Ann Chidothe,
Retrace Health and Southside Medical Clinic
Martha Dugan,
Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
Mary Erickson,
Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
Sarah Gutknecht,
Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare,
Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics
CLINIC SETTING
Shannon Beasley,
University of Minnesota Health,
Children’s Hospital,
Outpatient Pediatric Specialty Clinics
Kathy Boerboom,
Southdale Pediatrics
Cathy Bowlin,
University of Minnesota Health
Mary Messer,
University of Minnesota Health,
Adult Specialty Clinic and Infusion Center
Michele Myslicki,
MN Oncology
Nicole Olson,
Midwest Plastic Surgery
Yvonne Michele Zent,
University of Minnesota Health,
Surgery Clinic 1E
HOSPITAL SETTING
Becky Bogan,
Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota,
Hematology/Oncology Department
Dominic Ehman,
Regions Hospital,
Emergency Department
Sally Harlow,
Allina Health,
Unity Hospital,
Substance Abuse Unit
Anna Hepsø,
Regions Hospital,
Birth Center
Adam David Pardo,
University of Minnesota Health,
Smile Network International
Margaret Ploog,
Hennepin County Medical Center,
Birth Center
Kim Schneider,
Hennepin County Medical Center
Leah Weiler,
Allina,
Phillips Eye Institute
CHILDREN’S HEALTH
Becky Bogan,
Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota,
Hematology/Oncology Department
Lynn Buchholz,
Pediatric Home Services
Martha Dugan,
Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
Mary Erickson,
Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
Tim Hoeft,
Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
Lani Hollenbeck,
Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
Carol Hoskin,
MN Epilepsy Center
Laura Kane,
Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare,
Neuroscience Unit
Adam David Pardo,
University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital and Smile Network International
Stacey Wilkins,
Pediatric Home Service
EMERGENCY CARE
No finalists
INTENSIVE CARE
Faith Broman,
Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Healthcare System
Melissa Steger,
Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
Anne Pastorius Weber,
Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota