Guests dined in the Carnegie Library’s great hall on May 4th for Washingtonian’s Excellence in Nursing awards dinner.Marian Rodriguez, finalist Fatima Angeles-Reyes, Ann Burke, Nancy Wood, Cyndi Hawley, Nancy Nagel, Kathy Wilson, Monica White, Monica Bond-Fink, Natasha Ahmed, Jill Finkelstein, and Anna BuAbbud.Teresa Graves, a nurse at Children’s National Health System, receives Washingtonian’s Excellence in Nursing Award in the community nursing category.Sibley Memorial Hospital purchased a table in support of nursing finalists Mary Cox and Suzanne Dutton.Guests were directed to their tables by faux prescription bottles filled with M&Ms.Champagne Consort with Bialek’s Music played for guests during the cocktail reception and dinner.Sherri Wilson, a nurse for Kaiser Permanente, received Washingtonian’s Excellence in Nursing Award in the community nursing non-hospital category.Virginia Hospital Center purchased a table sponsorship in support of finalists Darlene Vrotsos and Michelle Altman.Ridgewells Catering served a delicious dessert for guests after the awards ceremony.Elizabeth Jarosz, a nurse at Children’s National Health System, received the Washingtonian Excellence in Nursing Award for community outreach.Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center purchased a table sponsorship in support of finalist Tracie Rolle.Lisa Steeves, Denise Holyoak, Taryn Overman, finalist Michelle Altman, Naomi Coppedge, finalist Darlene Vrotsos, and Susan Dunfee.Finalist Tijeerah Henderson and Reney Henerson.MedStar Georgetown University Hospital purchased a table sponsorship in support of finalists Maxine Parmer, Dawn Donovan, Sharon Azarcon-Smith, and Jennifer Ragnoni.Nature of Design created beautiful floral arrangements for the dinner tables at Washingtonian’s Excellence in Nursing Awards.Children’s National Health System purchased a table sponsorship in support of finalists Elizabeth Jarosz, Teresa Graves and Modupeola Tosin Oluwole.Vallerie Martin, a nurse for the Washington Home and Community Hospices, received a Washingtonian Excellence in Nursing Award in the general nursing category.The Washington Home and Community Hospices purchased a table sponsorship in support of finalist Vallerie Martin.Finalist Rachel Rosenberg with Barry Rosenberg and Mark Langan.MedStar Washington Hospital Center purchased a table sponsorship in support of finalists Rachel Rosenberg, Pramila Jaladanki, Dionne Ross and Tijeerah Henderson.Modupeola Tosin Oluwole, a nurse at Children’s National Health System, received the Washingtonian Excellence in Nursing Award in the mothers and children category.Reston Hospital Center purchased a table sponsorship in honor of finalists Nancy Susco and Laurie Rudolph.The thirty-one nursing finalists received certificates for their extraordinary achievement.Heather Ward of Inova Fairfax Hospital received the Washingtonian Excellence in Nursing award in the “nominated by patients” category.Holy Cross Hospital Center purchased a table sponsorship in honor of finalist Fatima Angeles-Reyes.Sprinkles Cupcakes baked delicious nurse-themed cupcakes for guests to enjoy.Leslie Cnossen of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center received the Washingtonian Excellence in Nursing Award in the government nursing category.Kaiser Permanente purchased a table sponsorship in honor of finalists Carole Kelly, Sherri Wilson, Sara Dakins, and Lawan Dines.Darlene Vrotsos, a nurse at Virginia Hospital Center, received the Washingtonian Excellence in Nursing Award for nursing leadership.Children’s National Health System purchased a table sponsorship in support of finalists Elizabeth Jarosz, Teresa Graves and Modupeola Tosin Oluwole.Dawn Donovan of MedStar Georgetown University Hospital received the Washingtonian Excellence in Nursing Award for nursing research and education.Cathy Ambrogi, Chris Rolle, Moira McCarthy, finalist Tracie Rolle, Joan Vincent, Mary Holliday and Amy Gilkey at the cocktail reception before the awards dinner.MedStar Washington Hospital Center purchased a table sponsorship in support of finalists Rachel Rosenberg, Pramila Jaladanki, Dionne Ross and Tijeerah Henderson.Maxine Parmer of MedStar Georgetown University Hospital received the Washingtonian Excellence in Nursing Award in the oncology category.Award winners Elizabeth Jarosz, Maxine Parmer, Modupeola Tosin Oluwole, Teresa Graves, Darlene Vrotsos, Heather Ward, Leslie Cnossen, Vallerie Martin, Sherri Wilson, and Dawn Donovan with Washingtonian’s Leslie Milk.
