Hundreds of applications across the defined categories ranging from Advanced Practice to Womenn's Health are reviewed and scored by high-ranking nurse leaders. Through this competitive process, finalists within each category are then determined.
Advanced Practice
Christine Corbett - Truman Medical Center
Behavioral Health
Wendy Wright - Children’s Mercy
Case Management/Care Coordination
Elizabeth Harvey - The University of Kansas Health System
Clinical Educator/Academic Education
Angela Knackstedt - Children's Mercy
Critical Care
Arminda Pool - Truman Medical Center
Emergency/Transport
Kylie Alwardt - Truman Medical Center
Hospice/Home Health/Palliative Care
Christina Anthony - Liberty Hospital
Intermediate Care
Anne Hager - The University of Kansas Health System
Long-Term Acute Care/Rehabilitation/Geriatrics
Oliver Perocho - The University of Kansas Health System
Medical/Surgical
Grace Hageman - Shawnee Mission Health
Neonatology
Kimberly Cox - Stormont Vail Health
Nurse Manager
Shanon Fucik - Children’s Mercy
Nursing Informatics
Lacey Bergerhofer - Children’s Mercy
Oncology
Caroline Strohm - The University of Kansas Health System
Pediatrics
Helen Huff - Children’s Mercy
Procedural Care
Christina Crapisi - Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City
Public Health/Ambulatory Care
Melissa Fowler - The University of Kansas Health System
Quality & Risk Management
Joann Paul - Saint Luke’s Health System
Rising Star
Aryial Cloughley-Gaughan - Saint Luke’s North-Barry Rd.
Rural Health/Critical Access
Maureen Kellie Baker - Western Missouri Medical Center
Surgical Services
Kathleen Glatt - Children’s Mercy
Women’s Health
Heather Scruton - Children’s Mercy