School of Medicine nurses honored

St. Louis Magazine recently honored area nurses with the 2015 Excellence in Nursing Awards. Shown are Washington University nurses who either won or were finalists. In back, from left, are Bernadette Henrichs, Charis Hoffman, Mandy Drozda, Kathy Sisco, Meredith Moyer, Tammy Koch and Kathleen Jay. In front, from left, are Caroline Mohrmann, Corri Payton, Jennifer Wofford and Donelle Sherman. Not shown are Donna Richardson and Mary Zerlan.
St. Louis Magazine recently honored area nurses with the 2015 Excellence in Nursing Awards. Shown are Washington University nurses who either won or were finalists. In back, from left, are Bernadette Henrichs, Charis Hoffman, Mandy Drozda, Kathy Sisco, Meredith Moyer, Tammy Koch and Kathleen Jay. In front, from left, are Caroline Mohrmann, Corri Payton, Jennifer Wofford and Donelle Sherman. Not shown are Donna Richardson and Mary Zerlan.

Four School of Medicine nurses have received the 2015 Excellence in Nursing Award from St. Louis Magazine, honoring local nurses who have made a difference in the lives of their patients and colleagues. The award winners were announced in April. They are:

  • Mary Zerlan, a nurse anesthetist and doctor of nursing practice in the Department of Anesthesiology, who won top honors in acute care;
  • Corri Payton, a nurse and nurse practitioner in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, who won the top award in the community care/ambulatory care category;
  • Donelle Sherman, a nurse practitioner in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, who won the top honor in orthopedics; and
  • Jennifer Wofford, nurse and nurse practitioner in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology & Oncology, who won top honors in the oncology category and received a perfect score from award judges.

In addition, nine other School of Medicine nurses were finalists in the program, which gave awards in 16 categories. The Washington University finalists were:

  • Mandy Drozda, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology & Oncology;
  • Bernadette Henrichs, PhD, director of the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Program in the Department of Anesthesiology;
  • Charis Hoffman, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology & Oncology, Siteman Cancer Center-South County;
  • Kathleen Jay, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics & Genomics Medicine;
  • Tammy Koch, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care;
  • Caroline Mohrmann, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology & Oncology;
  • Meredith Moyer, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery;
  • Donna Richardson, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Newborn Medicine; and
  • Kathy Sisco, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Visit this site to read St. Louis Magazine’s story about the award winners.

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