Texas Nurses Association District 9 Foundation
Honoring Excellence in Nursing: 33rd Annual Nursing Celebration Gala
The Texas Nurses Association District 9 Foundation is proud to host its 33rd Annual Nursing Celebration Gala on Friday, November 14, 2025—an evening dedicated to celebrating the heart of healthcare: nurses. This special event brings together honorees, scholarship and grant recipients, sponsors, and supporters for a night of recognition, inspiration, and community.
Each year, this gala raises critical funds for scholarships and professional development grants, directly supporting nursing students and registered nurses in District 9, which includes Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker, and Waller counties. Home to more than 4,600 members, District 9 is the largest in Texas and represents a powerful network of nurses committed to excellence in care and innovation in practice.
For over three decades, Nursing Celebration has been more than just a gala—it’s a platform to elevate the nursing profession, spotlight excellence in practice, and invest in the future of healthcare. The event also offers sponsors a meaningful opportunity to align with the nursing community and make a tangible difference through support of scholarships and grants.
We invite you to be part of this celebration. Whether you’re recognizing a colleague, supporting future nurses, or simply joining us in appreciation, your involvement helps ensure continued advancement in the nursing field.
For information about sponsorship opportunities or event details, please contact Kelsey Saddoris at 713-523-3619 or email tna9@tnadistrict9.com.
Download the 32nd Annual Nursing Celebration Souvenir Booklet 2024
The 20 Outstanding Nurses of 2024
Dorothy Otto Lifetime Achievement Award
Noble Nurse Recipient
President’s Awardees
Donna Wooten Scholarship Recipient
D9 Sabina Fritsch Scholarship Recipient
D9 Carol Coats Scholarship Recipient
D9 Scholarship Recipient
D9 Grant Recipients
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.
Nursing Celebration Honorees
1991-2024
| 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 | 2024 Charmmie Agriam Shelita Anderson Tara Barrick Karee Carter Geraldine de los Santos Elif Isik Meghan Jones Jennifer LaHue Rochelle Mariano Cristina Martin Nitha Mathew Joan Mutai Rita Richards Goley Richardson Cynthia Rittenhouse Pinky Shani Katherine Simpson Jarred Smith Jill Stonesifer Erica Yu |
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