2007 Nursing Excellence Award Winners.

Rosalie Clifford, Los Lunas

Agnes Marshall Walker, Albuquerque

Pamela Kuthe, Silver City

Dianna J. Shomaker, Albuquerque

Patricia Smith, Albuquerque

Awards of Distinction

Distinguished Nurse of the Year

Janie Lee Hall, NM Dept of Health, Gallup

Touch A Life

Bridgette Nichols, Healthsouth Home Health, Albuquerque

Nightingale

Amy Ross, Lovelace Westside Hospital, Albuquerque

Friend of Nursing

Jeff Dye, NM Hospital Association, Albuquerque

Nursing Excellence Awards

Advanced Practice

JoAnne Wright, UNM Hospitals, Albuquerque

Ambulatory Care

Michelle Radden Vogler, NM Dept of Health, Albuquerque

Behavioral Health

Donna Robertson, UNM Hospitals, Albuquerque

Quality/Case Management

Randa Burch, Presbyterian Home Healthcare, Albuquerque

Community/Public Health

Audrey Rodriguez, NM Dept of Health, Torrance County

Critical Care

Alicia Bruno, UNM Hospitals, Albuquerque

Charge Nurse

Theresa Newton, UNM Hospitals, Albuquerque

Education/Research

Mona P. Ternus, UNM College of Nursing, Albuquerque

Emergency Care

Michael A. Wallace, U.S. Army Reserve, PIMA Institute,

Albuquerque

Medical/Surgical

Debbie Cates, Memorial Medical Center, Las Cruces

Home Health/Hospice

Jon E. LaVertu, Mesilla Valley Hospice, Las Cruces

Long Term Care

Chester Paliwoda, NM VA Healthcare System, Albuquerque

Nursing Management

Christopher O'Donnell, UNM Hospitals, Albuquerque

Nurse Executive

Judy L. Spinella, UNM Hospitals, Albuquerque

Pediatrics

Pamela Lantz, UNM Hospitals, Albuquerque

Perioperative Care

Kathleen Cramer, UNM Hospitals, Albuquerque

School Nursing

Nancy Benton, Cochiti Elementary School, Albuquerque

Public Schools

Women's Health

Julie Taylor, UNM Hospitals, Albuquerque

Outstanding Student

Ruth Ann Romero, NMSU, Las Cruces