Texas Nurses Association District 9 Foundation

32nd ANNUAL NURSING CELEBRATION 

The Board and Planning Committee of “Nursing Celebration” eagerly anticipate the 32nd Anniversary of the Texas Nurses Association District 9 Foundation’s Nursing Celebration Gala. This event supports the Texas Nurses District 9 Foundation, ensuring the future of healthcare and excellence in the nursing profession by providing scholarships to nursing students and awarding grants to registered nurses in District 9. On Friday, November 8, 2024, the venue will be packed with Sponsors, Honorees, Scholarship and Grant Recipients, and Supporters.

Nurses are strong, resilient, and innovative in dealing with multiple issues, including staffing shortages, moral distress, and workplace violence, but they persevere and provide compassionate care.  This celebration is a great time to celebrate all nurses and to recognize Outstanding Nurses who exemplify nursing’s contributions to the health of our community.” says Dr. Nancy Yuill, who served as the 2022 President of Texas Nurses Association, District 9. 

For 32 years, the Texas Nurses Association District 9 has hosted Nursing Celebration, an elegant Gala event dedicated to honoring exceptional nurses, awarding scholarships to nursing students, and providing grants for nursing research. These nurses and students live and/or work in District 9, which encompasses Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker, and Waller counties. District 9 (Greater Houston area) is the largest district in Texas, with over 4,600 members. Nursing Celebration, a charitable event, offers sponsors an opportunity to gain exposure within the healthcare community. We look forward to meeting with you to discuss the event, the nurses it supports, and sponsorship options. Together, we can recognize the work of nurses and provide support for their future endeavors.  

Your support is greatly appreciated and will benefit nursing scholarships and grant funding. For more details, contact Kelsey Saddoris at the TNA District 9 office, 713-523-3619 or email at tna9@tnadistrict9.com.


Download the 32nd Annual Nursing Celebration Souvenir Booklet 2024


The 20 Outstanding Nurses of 2024
Charmmie Agriam, Ben Taub Hospital/ Memorial Hermann Pearland
Shelita Anderson, Memorial Hermann Health System
Tara Barrick, Texas Children’s Hospital
Karee Carter, Memorial Hermann Southeast
Geraldine de los Santos, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital in TMC
Elif Isik, Texas Woman’s University
Meghan Jones, UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Jennifer LaHue, Harris Health System
Rochelle Mariano, Harris Health System
Cristina Martin, Houston Methodist Sugar Land
Nitha Mathew, UT Cizik School of Nursing
Joan Mutai, LBJ Hospital
Rita Richards, Houston Methodist Sugar Land
Goley Richardson, UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Cynthia Rittenhouse, Memorial Hermann Health System
Pinky Shani, Houston Methodist West
Katherine Simpson, University of St. Thomas
Jarred Smith, Memorial Hermann Greater Heights
Jill Stonesifer, Texas Children’s Hospital
Erica Yu, UT Cizik School of Nursing

Dorothy Otto Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Lucindra Campbell-Law, University of St. Thomas

Noble Nurse Recipient
Pamela E. Windle, DNP, RN, NE-BC, CPAN, CAPA, FAAN, FASPAN

President’s Awardees
Brenda K. Binder-Sylvester, RN, PhD

Donna Wooten Scholarship Recipient
Gabrielle Stuart

D9 Sabina Fritsch Scholarship Recipient
Juliana Munoz

D9 Carol Coats Scholarship Recipient
Blake Swanson, MSN, RN

D9 Scholarship Recipient
Antoinette Cotton, MHA, RN

D9 Grant Recipients
Kennessa Landry, MSN, RN

32nd Anniversary Nursing Celebration Gala Sponsors at the time of release:

Platinum Sponsors – Lindgren Media

Gold Sponsor – Harris Health, Mike Calvert Toyota

Silver Sponsors – Houston Methodist Sugarland, Houston Methodist West, Memorial Hermann, UT Health Houston, UTMB

Program Sponsor – Memorial Hermann

Award Sponsor – San Jacinto College

Venue Sponsor – Bayou City Event Center

Your support was greatly appreciated and benefited nursing scholarships and grant funding. For more information, you could have contacted Terry Throckmorton at tathrockmorton@gmail.com.

    


1991-2022

Nursing Celebration Honorees

1991
Diana L. Cruzan
Elizabeth de Guzman
Ampy de la Paz
Anne Stewart Helton
Addie Mae Herman
Marcia Hill
Susan Jadlowski
Jeanette Kernicki
Brent Longtin
Rosemary Luquire
Kathy Mishaw
Eula Bush Myles
Paula Reiger
Rachel Rodriquez
Gwen Sherwood
Debra Spiller
Deborah Thorpe
Kelly Wallin
Myrtle Williams
Sarah Joanne Williams
1992
Joyce Adams*
Cecil Brewer
Anecita Fadol
Melissa Fausset
Mary Ann Gilmore
Terris Kennedy
Pauli Marr
Thelma Thomas Maynor
Judith McFarlane
Katherine J. Moore
Mae Taylor Moss
Louise Nix
Dorothy Otto*
Mary Pazdur
Betty Pimm
Billie Sills
Pauline Skinner
Katie Gerard Starnes
Ana Valadez
Pamela Windle
1993
Annette Bisanz
Annabelle Borromeo
Nancy Busen
Eufemia Chua
Kathy Clark
Linda Crosset
Bettye Davis-Lewis
Edythe Lyn Greenberg
Deanna Grimes
Brigid Lattner
Marianne Marcus
Peggy McCall
Ann McKennis
Brenda McNeese
Kimberly Rumsey
Cynthia Stoltzfus
Patricia Timpanaro
Susan Tyler
Deborah Volker
Angelia Wahrenberger
1994
Phyllis Adams
Catherine Burke
Stacye Dick
Janet Duncan
Beverly Hampton*
Shirley Henry
Michele Hobbs
Jean Kelley
Alice Lark
Cheryl Levine
Patricia Liehr
Sue Potter McLeod
Kathleen Murphy
Tali Neumann
Richard Pozda
Shelia Pruitt-Orr
Patricia Starck
Terry Throckmorton
Joyce Triplett
Anne Wojner
1995
Jeanette Adams
Joyce Alt
Robin Britt
Ella Curry
Betty Thomas Daniel
James Halloran
Sandra Hanneman
Marilyn Hockenberry-Eaton
Karlene Kerfoot
Nancy Kline
Heather Kopecky
Rebecca Krepper
Cheryl Lindy
Cindy Murphy
Joyce Newmann
Terri Newsom
Elmora Peralta
Susan Ruppert
Dory Sample
Joan Seidel
1996
Mary Abraham
Chris Algren
Brenda Binder
Joan Engebretson
Susan Frisbee-Hume
Donna Gerber
Nannette Goddard
Judith Headley
Linda White Hilton
Susan Houston
Delores Hubbard
Mary Anne Lewis
Mary Ann Neeley
Sharon Ostwald
Linda Pollack
Terry Raburn
Deborah Richardson
Patricia Schwartz
Katherine Sudela
Lynn Wieck
1997
Mary Holt Ashley
John Crossley
Martha Curry
Barbara Czerwinski
Robin Fleschler
Jan Foster
Patti Hankins
Marylyn Harris
Lynna Littleton
Candy Lockhart
Mary McCord
Kay Miller
Teresa Oehler
Joanna Po
Theresa Reed
Barbara Schreiner
Mervianna Thompson
Carolyn Waddington
Diane Wardell
Christina Wells
1998
Jackie Anderson
Rebecca Aulbach
Cheryl Bressler
Linda Cole
Susan Cooley
Susan Distefano
Sylvia Doyle
Kathy Froiland
Mary Gillispie
Ginger Kee
Susannah Kish
Sandra Krebs
Sulema Luna
Kathleen McLane
Elizabeth Nutt
Bobbie Rossigion
Renae Schumann
Mary Lou Warren
Darimell Waugh
Hallie Zietz
1999
Jill Barrow
Mary Brown*
Theresa Carroll
Mary Choroszy
Helen Currier
Kim Evans
Beverly Green-Rashad
Donna Hahus
Betty Henderson*
Dorothy Kite-Powell
Shirley Laday Smith
Ruth Miller
Ainslie Nibert
Elias Provencio-Vasquez
Sandra Thornton
Lynn Whitaker
Mary Jo White
Jane Williams
Marie Woodward
Anne Young
2000
Beverley Anderson
Nancy Calles
Sandra Cesario
Harriett Chaney
Coni Ellis
Jacalyn Gano
Joanne Hickey
Lawrence Hutchinson
Shirley Hutchinson*
Joan Killen
Thomas Mackey
Janet Meininger
Shirley Morrison
Rosemary Pine
Peg Reiter
Nancy Scroggins
Jane Sidwell
Janet Taubert
Pamela Triolo
Pam Willson
2001
Deborah Boyle
Kim Brodie
Catherine Eastwood
Shawn Elliott
Vaunette Fay
Elizabeth Hossan
Susan Hricko
Beverly Hughes
Videlyn Ilacio-Uy
Francine Kingston
Margaret Moore Konefal
Peggy Landrum
Marita Lazzaro
Herminia Robles
Dianne Stephens
Lucille Travis
Valsamma Varghese
Precy Villamayor
Kathy Walsh
Patricia Wilson
2002
Terri Armstrong
Anita Broxson
Mary Burney
Nida Dizon
Patricia Brown Dominguez
Joan Edwards
Lisa Green
Brenda Haile
Robin Hardwicke
Margaret Harle
Elaine Roper Jessup
Angela Jones
Harriett Linenberger
Molly Loar Wilkins
Veronica Magee
Barbara McFadden
Sharon McLane
Joanne Monroig
Ann Schreiner
Lynda Woolbert
2003
Paula Bowers
Rebecca Churchman-Winn
Betty Cody
Nancy Crider
Ruth Grubesic
Karen Hahn
Shari Hemphill
Mary Hughes
Janet Jessup
Geraldine Jones
Alexander Laceras
Ann Malecha
Lea Ann Matura
Laurie Mitchell
Susan Morrison
Faun Ryser
Debora Simmons
Barbara Summers
Lene Symes
Millie Toth
2004
Constance Ayers
Fedricker Diane Barber
Gloria Beriones
Lucindra Campbell
Ramona Castillo
Joyce Dains
Juliana Darbonne
Janet Davis
Thomas J. Flanagan
Patricia Ford
Patricia Johnston
Meggie Kwan
Patricia S. Lewis
Robert Massey
Vivian Nowazek
Sylvia Reimer
Darlena Stevens
Kathryn Tart
Deborah Thompson
Robin Toms
2005
Mary Jo Andre
Sharon Axton
Carol Causton
Mary Dunn Chatman
Janice Di Falco
Susan Engleman
Viola Hebert
Debbie James
Margaret Jones
Kenn Kirksey
Patricia Knight
Jane Mahoney
Ann Scanlon McGinity
JoAnn Mick
Gary Napier
Kristin Ownby
Tory Schmitz
Claudia DiSabatino Smith
Bonnie Strout
Doris Walker
2006
Faisal Aboul-Enein
Tammy Brown
Terri Brown
Carol Turnage Carrier
Janet Glines Donath
Debra Frye
Pamela Greene
M. Christine Hawkins
Judy Ong Ho
Mary Jennings
Debbie Jones-Tyrone
Sarah Livesay
Michelle Purdom
Arlene Quarles
Talulah Ruger
Mary Shepherd
Cara Simon
Tangula Taylor
Susan Vincencio-Garaygay
Carmen Watrin
2007
Rita DelloStritto
Charley Elliott
Janet Gilmore
Nancy Hurst
Lola Denise Jefferson
Janice Johnson-Umezulike
Debby Lanclos
Johnie Leonard
Barbara Montagnino
Paula Rupert
Teresita Santiago
Florence Schaefer
Brenda Schiavone
Linda Stafford
Charlotte Stephenson
Pat Varvel
Mirian Vázquez-Ortiz
Evangelina Villagomez
Teresa Walsh
Karen White
2008
Debra Belgard
Meredith Cowan
Shannan Hamlin
Joy Hesselgrave
Brandi Horvath
Diane Montgomery
Angela Morgan
Rachelle Nurse
Nancy Palyo
Susan Paradela
Barbara Reece
Angelle Rhemann
Tiffany Richards
Marilou Rosario
Rebecca Schultz
Sharon Tatum
Ann Quinn Todd
Emily Weber
Rhonda Wolfe
Nancy Yuill
2009
Roxann Blackburn
Vicki A. Brownewell
Beth Cloyd
Moranda Dansby
Nancy Diacon
Carson Easley
Laura Espinosa
Jonathan Gecomo
Catherine Giegerich
Tuong Vi Ho
Mary Ann Hoffmans
Cynthia Kay Jenkins
Michael Mistric
Hope Moser
Shelly Nalbone
Beverly Nelson
Yvette Ochoa
Elda Ramirez
Sue Rimes
Rheatte Solomon
2010
Michele Bell
Dana Bjarnason
Virginia Bowman
Shirley Branch
Heather Chung
Ladona Honea Cook
Vivian Dawkins
Grace Diaz-Font
Elizabeth Fredeboelling
Melanie Gander
Gayle Garland
Nancy Hunter
Terry Kirk
Patrick Laird
Karen Lyon
Kelly Maresh
Sharon Newman-Kemp
Amelia Pacardo
Mary Ellen Trail Ross
Julie Thompson
2011
Richard Allen
Jane Anderson
Elaine Bennett
Michelle Brents
Rebecca Burt
Katie Cross
Maureen Disbot
Frances Feltovich
Jay Hooker
Ann Koci
Sharon Land
Barbara Lazor
Janet Leatherwood
Ma de los angeles Nava
Lorene Payne
Nita Pyle
Candace Scheresky
Cherry Sloan-Medrano
Terri Thomas
Phyllis Waters
2012
Debra Adornetto-Garcia
Lori Armstrong
Robert Blake
Kelly Brassil
Juliana Brixey
Sarah Hilton Fleming
Melissa Gilhart
Jocelyn Goffney
Linda Green
Sally Ann Gutierrez
Rosnela Hardesty
Armilla Henry
Janet Lamb
Cheryl Rodgers
Charmaine Shields
Joy Shiller
Kristen Starnes-Ott
Ann St. Germain
Marlene Walden
Mary Yoho
2013
Linda Brixey
Angelina Chambers
Jody Collins
Deborah Eti
Debra Fowler
Puneet Freibott
Heidi Gilroy
June Hanke
Robert Hanks
Miranda Kelly
Rae Langford
Lin Lin
Denise Neill
Liisa Ortegon
Lindsey Pimentel
Linda Pitts
Luz Reyes
Judy Siefert
Kay Swint
Kirk White
2014
E. Tina Cuellar
Ifeoma Ezeobele
Sheila Fata
Nina Fredland
Desirae Freeze
Elizabeth Gigliotti
Betty Gonzales
Mary Gordon
Pamela Hodges
Valerie Howell
Lori Hull-Grommesh
Duck-Hee Kang*
Brian Kern
Victoria King
Mary Kurian
Stacey Mitchell
Karen Myers
Sohrab Alex Sardual
Amy Sebastian-Deutsch
Mary Lynne Weemering
2015
Valesca Adams
Philippa Ashford
Lisette Barton
Hanna Belay
Jan Cunningham
Kimberly Curtin
William David
Cristina Dimafiles
Gemma Elegores
Mary Ann Euliarte
Jean Franks
Eileen Giardino
Carol Girocco
Jackson Igbinoba
Deborah Jones
Suzanne Lundeen
David Marshall
Denise McCall
Susan Mellott
Janet Ramundo
Kathryn Reveles
Carolyn Tran
Mary Anne Vincent
Christella Whitcher
Edith Woltman
2016
Sandy Branson
Becky Chalupa
Jaime Choate
Tonye Cox-Miller
Jennifer Ebel,
Ann Fairchild
Robert Flores
Stacy Hall
Deborah Ann Hodge
Olinda Johnson
Rosalyn Jones-Waters
Cheyenne Darlene Martin
Catherine Noche
Funke Omo-Osagie
Yvette Ong
Audrey Pyle
Starla Reichek
Matthew Schlueter
Leh-Hsin Sally Shen
Maride Uy
2017
Wendy Austin
Maribel Bhojani
Lisa Boss
Cheryl Buteaux
Sandra Chaveleh
Lisa Cushman
Shela Ecobiza
Susan Fernbach
Victoria Fleetwood Ginger
Krisanne Graves
Danielle Hardin
Tamara Herschmann
Jennifer Jackson
Deborah McCrea
Lourie Moore
Jenise Rice
Melissa Rouse
Lorie Shoemaker
Beth Ulrich
Mary Alma Villanueva
2018
Kathy Arthurs
Khara Breeden
Emily Cerreta
Mona Cockerham
Stacy Drake
Wyona Freysteinson
Petra Grami
Margaret Grue
Mary Harris
Andrea Harrow
Agnes Hsu
Riza Mauricio
Joanne Oliver
Maureen Padilla
Concetta Payne
Cathy Rozmus
Rowena Sano
Cindy Segal
Kham Thai
Donna Walls
2019
Deven Barriault
Ninotchka Brydges
Amy Calvin
Alison Gardner
Amanda Garey
Danya Garner
Elizabeth Greenlee
Erica Hall
Candice Herman
Maureen Lall
Katherine Marr
Ebony Mitchell
Edtrina Moss
LanAnh Nguyen
Marco Ollervides
Omobola Oyeleye
Pamela Russell
Juan Sanchez, Jr.
Lisa Thomas
Jacqueline Ward
2022
Leah Blackwell
Mona Clark
Beth Cook
Joylyn Mae Estrella
Mark Fanning
Sheranda Fesler
Nancy Jo Gex
Karen Gibbs
Maria Gordon
Cassandra Green
Keeley Harmon
Edmar Jimenez-Adarme
Lata Kleypas
Kennessa Landry
Michael Leger
Kristina Leyden
Michelle Moreno-Lee
Daniel O’Neill
Herbert Ortiz
Tuyen Pham
Steven D. Powell
Zandra Rivera
Cleo Robinett
Jo-Anne Senneff
Jennifer Steenburg
Valerie Stiner
Ashley Susik-Floyd
Anumol Thomas
Huey-Ming Tzeng
Jon Ann Watson
2023
Rizalina (Nena) Bonuel
Cheryl Brohard
Joaquin Buitrago
Dave Calubaquib
Grace Campos
Claudia Chavana
Tonya Edwards
Alicia Hernandez
Mischelle Hopper
Kristin Johnson
Allegra Jones
Jeff Mills
Roselyn Ogunkunle
Angelina (Angie) Rangel
Linda Sheen
Elyse Sporkin
Faith Strunk
Serena Tobar
Reenu Varghese
Fallon Wiley

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