Announcing the 2008 Cherokee Inspired Comfort Award Recipients
Cherokee Uniforms is proud to announce 10 winners of the 2008 Cherokee Inspired Comfort Award. The winners represent a cross-section of healthcare facilities, from world-class cancer centers and rural nursing homes to regional hospitals and universities.
"These 10 recipients illustrate why nurses and other healthcare professionals are so respected by the American public," said Michael Singer, president of Cherokee Uniforms. "The Cherokee Inspired Comfort Award was created to acknowledge the exemplary service of healthcare professionals who aim to improve the lives of others in significant ways and to encourage the nation's brightest students to enter the professions."
A panel of Cherokee representatives and past Cherokee Inspired Comfort Award recipients selected the honorees. The candidates were nominated for their exceptional service, sacrifice and innovation in one of five categories: Advanced Practice Nurse, Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse/Licensed Vocational Nurse, Student Nurse and Non-Physician Healthcare Professional.
Since the program was established in 2003, nearly 7,000 healthcare professionals have been nominated, with more than 1,600 in 2008.
Recipients of the 2008 Cherokee Inspired Comfort Award
- Roseanne Warner, RN, MSN, WHNP (Grand Prize Winner, APN Category)
- Laurie Van Damme, RN, BN (Grand Prize Winner, RN Category)
- Melannie Miller, LPN,CLTC (Grand Prize Winner, LPN/LVN Category)
- Eucharia Iwuanyanwu, DHSC, PA-C, DFAAPA (Grand Prize Winner, Non-Physician Healthcare Professional)
- Irene Sekle, CNAII, CPBT (Grand Prize Winner, Student Nurse Category)
- Normadeane Armstrong, RN, MSN, ANP, APRN-BC (Top National Winner, APN Category)
- Rita Stern, BS, BSN, RN (Top National Winner, RN Category)
- Mary Ellen Mitchell-Rosen, BSN, RN, MSN (National Prize Winner, RN Category)
- David Zullo, RN, EMT-Paramedic ( National Prize Winner, RN Category)
- Lisa Scholl, RN (National Prize Winner, RN Category)