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Oakland University to recognize exceptional nurses at the 28th annual Nightingale Awards
The only event of its kind in the state, the Nightingale Awards will be held from 5-8:30 p.m. on May 5, at the San Marino Club in Troy.
Oakland University’s School of Nursing and its Board of Visitors are proud to honor Michigan’s most outstanding nurses at the 28th annual Nightingale Awards for Nursing Excellence®.
The only event of its kind in the state, the Nightingale Awards will be held from 5-8:30 p.m. Thursday, May 5, 2016 at the San Marino Club in Troy. The awards were created to promote nursing’s critical role in health care and the array of ways that nurses care for America’s citizens.
More than 500 nurses, physicians and administrators, as well as family members and supporters, will attend this year’s awards ceremony. The event includes an elegant sit-down dinner and silent auction. High bidders at the auction could go home with a 40-inch smart TV, golf and spa packages, exquisite jewelry and many other prizes. Fox 2 News hosts Roop Raj and Amy Andrews, an OU alumna, will co-emcee this year’s awards ceremony.
Each of 10 winning recipients receives a check for $1,000, a bronze statue of Florence Nightingale and a pin. The 11 runners up each receive a plaque and a pin. Individuals were nominated by their peers, supervisors, friends or patients for superior service and contributions in eight areas of expertise. The 2016 Nightingale Awards for Nursing Excellence® is presented by Beaumont Health. Other sponsors include St. John Providence, Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, Detroit Medical Center, Crittenton Hospital Medical Center and many others.
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For more information, or for tickets to the event, contact Ashley Samson in OU’s School of Nursing at (248) 364-8725, via email at samson@oakland.edu or visit oakland.edu/nightingale.
2016 Nightingale honorees:
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Advanced Practice Nursing
Winner: Clara Beaver - Karmanos Cancer Center
Runner Up: Kelley McMillan - Beaumont Hospital, Troy
Education
Winner: Barbara Freeland - University of Michigan School of Nursing
Runner Up: Deborah Hamel - St. John Providence Park Hospital
Emerging Nurse Leader (New Category)
Winner: Michelle Boiani - Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak
Runner Up: Kimberly Little - Beaumont Hospital, Grosse Pointe
Executive Administration
Winner: Dawn Nieman - Beaumont Hospital, Dearborn
Runner Up: Kristine Donahue - Beaumont Hospital, Taylor
Post-Acute Care and Specialty Nursing (New Category)
Winner: Kathy Herman - Harper University Hospital/Hutzel Women’s Hospital-DMC
Runner Up: Deborah Counts - Beaumont Hospital, Troy
Nursing in the Community
Winner: Colleen Schulte - St. John Hospital and Medical Center
Runner Up: Melissa Shimshock - St. John Providence Park Hospital
Oakland University Distinguished Alumni
Winner: Andrea Kwasky - University of Detroit Mercy
Runner Up: Lisa Turner - St. John Macomb-Oakland Hospital
Staff Nurse Practice
Winners: Lisa Muma - Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak and Jill Dowling - St. John Hospital and Medical Center
Runners Up: Nancy Thomas - Beaumont Hospital, Dearborn and Danielle Dinkins- Beaumont Hospital, Troy
People’s Choice Award
Winner: Dawn Carson - Henry Ford Hospital
Runners Up: Cornelia Bolton - Henry Ford Hospital and Yee Yee Wood, Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak
