Nursing Excellence Award Ceremony

 

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May 8, 2025 I 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Charlottesville

990 Hilton Heights Road, Charlottesville, VA 22901


2025 Award recipients include:

  • Beginning Practitioner of the Year: Hali Morris
  • Excellence in Advanced Practice Nursing: Stephanie Kidney
  • Excellence in Interprofessional Collaboration: Dwayne Pitre
  • Excellence in Knowledge Development and Expansion: Austyn Bessette
  • Excellence in Relationship-Based Caring: Kaitlin Vannatter
  • Exemplary Clinical Practice: Justin Holnbeck
  • Exemplary Resident/Fellow Physician: Chelsea Miller
  • Licensed Practical Nurse of the Year: Thea Bierbaum
  • Nurse of Distinction: Jessica Duke
  • Preceptor of the Year: Jen Yowell
  • Transformational Leader: Mimi Pohl

Other honors included:

  • Eloise Dodge Gould Pediatric Nurse Education Award: Laura Doshi
  • Thomas Buckley Memorial Endowment Fund: Ashley Walters
  • UVA School of Nursing Outstanding Student Preceptor Award: Erin Fenerty (BSN), Aradhana Khubani (CNL), and Dina Hood (APRN)

 

Edited by: Rhonda Beyeler (rb2ea) Updated: July 16, 2025