2009 Recent Contest Winners
2009 “I Make a Difference” Teacher of the Year Contest
Teacher of the Year East Region
First Place ($500)
Gwyndolyn Lee-Lomax
Francis Mallory Elementary School
Hampton, VA
Teacher of the Year East Region
Second Place ($250)
Touré Animashuan
Ft. Foote Elementary School
Ft. Washington, MD
Teacher of the Year South Region
First Place ($500)
Carolyn Dehner
Oakland Terrace Elementary School
Panama City, FL
Teacher of the Year South Region
Second Place ($250)
Shannon Martin
Halcyon Elementary School
Montgomery, AL
Teacher of the Year Midwest Region
First Place ($500)
Kristy L. Burberry
Menifee County High School
Frenchburg, KY
Teacher of the Year Midwest Region
Second Place ($250)
Laurie Runk
Jayno Adams Elementary School
Waterford, MI
Teacher of the Year West Region
First Place ($500)
Debra Fisher-Hinshaw
Sequoia Middle School
Fontana, CA
Teacher of the Year West Region
Second Place ($250)
Cindy Henard
Sierra Vista Elementary
Madera, CA
2009 “I Make A Difference” Volunteer of the Year Program
Volunteer of the Year East Region
First Place $500
Kelly Ruoff
Bushy Run Battlefield Heritage Society
Harrison City, Pennsylvania
Volunteer of the Year East Region
Second Place $250
Carmella DeConcillas
Chestnut Terrace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
East Providence, Rhode Island
Volunteer of the Year South Region
First Place $500
Henry Duda
Marion County Public Schools
Ocala, Florida
Volunteer of the Year South Region
Second Place $250
Roberta Williams
Senior Companion Program of Senior Citizens Inc.
Savannah, Georgia
Volunteer of the Year Midwest Region
First Place $500
Loretta Olech
Resurrection Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois
Volunteer of the Year Midwest Region
Second Place $250
Dorothea Chaveriat
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Volunteer Services Department
Chicago, IL
Volunteer of the Year West Region
First Place $500
Virginia Lee Rose
Community Action Partnership of Madera County Victim Services
Madera, California
Volunteer of the Year West Region
Second Place $250
Selena Marion
Urbain Plavan Elementary
Fountain Valley, California
NURSE OF THE YEAR WINNERS CONTEST 2009 WINNERS
EAST COAST REGION- NURSE FIRST PLACE WINNER
NAME: PATRICIA SANCHEZ, RN, BSN
FACILITY: SOUTH JERSEY HEALTHCARE
LOCATION: VINELAND, NJ
EAST COAST REGION- NURSE SECOND PLACE WINNER
NAME: SHARON WAREING, DON
FACILITY: GENESIS PLEASANT VIEW CENTER
LOCATION: CONCORD, NH
WEST COAST REGION- NURSE FIRST PLACE WINNER
NAME: CHRISTINA ROBINSON
FACILITY: ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL
LOCATION: BELLINGHAM, WA
WEST COAST REGION- NURSE SECOND PLACE WINNER
NAME: CHERYL SHANKS, RN
FACILITY: VAMC
LOCATION: SAN DIEGO, CA
MIDWEST REGION- NURSE FIRST PLACE WINNER
NAME: LINDA SCHLAIS, SCHOOL NURSE
FACILITY: BEECHER-DUNBAR PEMBINE SCHOOL DISTRICT
LOCATION: PEMBINE, WI
MIDWEST REGION- NURSE SECOND PLACE WINNER
NAME: SUSAN CHRISTIAN, LPN
FACILITY: PARKSIDE HEALTH CARE CENTER
LOCATION: COLUMBIANA, OH
SOUTH REGION- NURSE FIRST PLACE WINNER
NAME: DEBORAH HOUGH, LPN
FACILITY: JAMES A. HALEY VA HOSPITAL
LOCATION: TAMPA, FL
SOUTH REGION- NURSE SECOND PLACE WINNER
NAME: JAMES KEN REID, RN, BSN, MS, DIRECTOR OF WELLNESS
FACILITY: ADPH- WORKSITE WELLNESS
LOCATION: MONTGOMERY, AL
National Nurses Week/National Nursing Assistants' Week Contest 2009 Winners
Grand Prize
Margate Health Care Center
Margate, Florida
Second Prize
Lake Forest Good Samaritan
Denton, Texas
Third Prize
Regal Heights Health Care and Rehabilitation Center
Hockessin, Delaware
NURSING ASSISTANT OF THE YEAR WINNERS
EAST COAST REGION- NURSING ASSISTANT FIRST PLACE WINNER
NAME: JUDY DiGioia
FACILITY: MAINE VETERANS HOMES MACHIAS
LOCATION: MACHIAS, ME
EAST COAST REGION- NURSING ASSISTANT SECOND PLACE WINNER
NAME: KETLIE CAMILLE, LNA, RESTORATIVE AIDE
FACILITY: FAIRVIEW NURSING HOME
LOCATION: HUDSON, NH
WEST COAST REGION- NURSING ASSISTANT FIRST PLACE WINNER
NAME: JACKIE LUCEY
FACILITY: POSADA DEL SOL
LOCATION: TUCSON, AZ
WEST COAST REGION- NURSING ASSISTANT SECOND PLACE WINNER
NAME: KIM VanHooser
FACILITY: OKLAHOMA DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS- CLAREMORE DIVISION
LOCATION: CLAREMORE, OK
MIDWEST REGION- NURSING ASSISTANT FIRST PLACE WINNER
NAME: LAVERNE TOCKMAN, CNA
FACILITY: DELMAR GARDENS NORTH
LOCATION: FLORISSANT, MO
MIDWEST REGION- NURSING ASSISTANT SECOND PLACE WINNER
NAME: VIRGINIA FREEMAN, CNA
FACILITY: SILVER CROSS HOSPITAL
LOCATION: JOLIET, IL
SOUTH REGION- NURSING ASSISTANT FIRST PLACE WINNER
NAME: PEGGY AREERAS, CNA
FACILITY: LAKE FOREST GOOD SAMARITAN
LOCATION: DENTON, TX
SOUTH REGION- NURSING ASSISTANT SECOND PLACE WINNER
NAME: PRINCESS HAYES, CNA
FACILITY: BRIGHTMOOR NURSING CENTER
LOCATION: GRIFFIN, GA
2009 Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week Contest Winners
Grand Prize
Village East School
Houma, LA
Second Prize
Centennial Place Elementary School
Atlanta, GA
Third Prize
Perry Hall Elementary School
Baltimore, MD
Honorable Mention
Ponca City Christian Academy
Ponca City, OK
Black History Month Contest 2009 Winners
Grand Prize
Newberry Elementary School
Newberry, South Carolina
Second Prize
Northwestern Middle School
Jacksonville, Florida
Third Prize
Weston Ranch High School
Stockton, California
Honorable Mention
Joe T. Robinson Elementary School
Little Rock, Arkansas
Test Taking Contest 2008/2009 Winners
Grand Prize
Licking Heights South Elementary School
Pataskala, Ohio
Second Prize
Monroeton Elementary School
Reidsville, North Carolina
Third Prize
Jefferson Elementary School
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Honorable Mention
Anna McDonald School
Manhattan, Illinois
National Volunteer Week 2009 Winners
Grand Prize
St. Paul Homes
Greenville, Pennsylvania
Second Prize
Ambercare Hospice
Belen, New Mexico
Third Prize
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
Patient Business Services
La Crosse, Wisconsin
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