Distinguished Nurse Awards

The UH Distinguished Nurse Award recognizes nurses who stand out for their knowledge, compassionate care, professional development, teamwork, teaching, and service to patients and the nursing profession.

• Erica Carpenter, RN, Senior Transplant Coordinator, UH Cleveland Medical Center
• Renee DeLong, RN, Service Leader Mather OR, UH Cleveland Medical Center
• Edyta Fortney, RN, Medical Oncology, UH Geauga Medical Center
• Tyler Hornof, RN, UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital at UH Ahuja Medical Center
• Anne Kohler, RN, Medical Oncology, UH Seidman Cancer Center
• Audrey Kolozsi, RN, Senior Improvement Nurse, UH MacDonald Women's Hospital
• Kristina Krumrei, RN, Cardiac ICU, UH Cleveland Medical Center
• Kara Ladaika, RN, Radiation Oncology, UH Cleveland Medical Center
• Melissa Lindley, RN, Radiation Oncology, UH Cleveland Medical Center
• Laura Lucchesi, RN, Cardiac Rehabilitation, UH Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute
• Beth McCluskey, RN, Mather OR Nurse, UH Cleveland Medical Center
• Jennifer Menchen, RN, PICU Nurse, UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital
• Michelle Moran, RN, Ambulatory Birth Defects Support, UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital
• Christine Pajestka, LPN, Pediatric Services, UH Ambulatory
• Christina Seafler, RN, Surgery, UH Ambulatory
• Sharon Spellacy, RN, Stem Cell Transplant Program, UH Cleveland Medical Center

The UH Distinguished Nurse Leader Award recognizes outstanding nurse leaders who exemplify the UH Leadership promise to inspire, innovate, and achieve.

• Mackenzie Cappelli, Nurse Manager, UH Cleveland Medical Center, Lakeside 20
• Stephen Dropcho, Nurse Manager, UH Cleveland Medical Center, Cardiac ICU

The UH Distinguished Nurse Researcher Award recognizes a nurse researcher who advances the science of nursing research, is actively involved in research, publications and dissemination of knowledge, and continues to develop.

• Susan Mazanec, PhD, RN, AOCN, FAAN, Nurse Scientist, UH Seidman Cancer Center