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Souvenir Booklet 2010
Press Release
NURSING CELEBRATION
Nursing Celebration is nurses celebrating nursing. Since
1991 District 9 has paused to annually recognize 20 outstanding
nurses and to award nursing scholarships and research grants.
Over 300 nurses have been recognized and more than $40,000
in scholarships and grants have been awarded. In 2009, the Texas Nurses District 9 Foundation was created, in hopes that the non-profit status will expand the current scholarship and grant program.
Nurses from all areas of practice such as patient care,
education, research and administration are recognized. All
nurses from the District 9 area are eligible; they do not
have to be members of TNA. Colleagues, families and friends
complete nomination forms and submit them for blind review.
A panel then reviews the nominations and selection is based
on multiple criteria.
The scholarships are given to promising students that are
members of the Texas Nursing Student Association or RNs
that are members of TNA District 9. The grants are awarded
to RNs that are members of TNA District 9 who are engaged
in research, either at their place of employment or as criteria
for an academic degree. Each scholarship and grant is submitted
for blind review and graded by a panel based on multiple
criteria.
Please join us as we celebrate the exceptional nurses we
have amongst us and the dynamic profession of nursing.
20 Outstanding Nurses of 2011
Richard Allen, The Menninger Clinic
Jane Anderson, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs
Medical Center
Elaine Bennett, Texas Children’s Hospital
Michelle Brents, The Methodist Hospital
Rebecca Burt, Memorial Hermann Memorial City
Medical Center
Kathleen Cross, CHRISTUS St. Catherine Hospital
Maureen Disbot, The Methodist Hospital
Frances Feltovich, The Methodist Hospital
Steven Jay Hooker, The Methodist Hospital
Anne Koci, Texas Woman’s University
Sharon Land, Harris County Hospital District
Barbara Lazor, CHRISTUS St. Catherine Hospital
Janet Leatherwood, Methodist Hospital Sugar Land
Ma de los Angeles Nava, Texas Woman’s University
Lorene Payne, The University of Texas MD Anderson
Cancer Center
Nita Pyle, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Candace Scheresky, Memorial Hermann Hospital
Cherry Sloan-Medrano, MD Anderson Physicians Network
Terri Thomas, RediClinic
Phyllis Jean Waters, Harris County Hospital District
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President’s Award Recipient
Poldi Tschirch, PhD, RN, BC
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D9 Scholarship Recipients
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Geana Golden
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Edtrina Moss
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Kate Riddle
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Donna Wooten Scholarship Recipients
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Kristy Bailey
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Chantee Hale
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D9 Research Grant Recipient
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Sandra Cesario
- .Nursing Celebration 2011 took place on Thursday, November 10, 2011 at the Hilton Hotel, University of Houston.
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- If you are interested in contributing to the Scholarship and Research Grant Fund, please click the donate button below.
Your donation is tax-deductible.
Here is a photo of a scholarship recipient from 2009, along with one of our board members.

The 20th Annual Nursing Celebration was promoted on the Debra Duncan show in 2010.

Left to right: Mary Holt Ashley, Carson Easley, Debra Duncan, Coni Ellis, Nancy Hunter, Joanne Monroig, Shirley Morrison, Robin Toms |