2026 Nursing Recognition Honorees

Lifetime Achievement Award

• Samantha Krumroy, Miami Valley Hospital

Cameos of Caring

• Holly Brubaker, Atrium Medical Center
• Rebecca Gorman, Upper Valley Medical Center
• Elizabeth Henry, Premier Physician Network
• Casey Luce, Fidelity Health Care
• Abigail Weaver, Miami Valley Hospital

Novice of the Year

• Gwyneth Elking, Upper Valley Medical Center
• Miranda Siefring, Miami Valley Hospital

Partner in Practice

• Paula Balcom, Miami Valley Hospital North
• David Cha, Premier Physician Network
• Sheenu Chhabra, Miami Valley Hospital
• Aaron Cingle, Fidelity Health Care
• Scott Johnson, Miami Valley Hospital South
• Jodie Lawson, Upper Valley Medical Center
• Jennifer Perchan, Miami Valley Hospital
• Stephanie Sallee, Premier System Support
• Son Tran, Atrium Medical Center
• Jacquelyn Wiles, Upper Valley Medical Center

Preceptorship

• Amy Honious, Miami Valley Hospital
• Nicole “Nikki” Hutchinson, Atrium Medical Center

Clinical Practice

• Tia Blocker, Miami Valley Hospital
• Cory Colebaugh, Miami Valley Hospital South
• Danielle Espinosa, Miami Valley Hospital
• Paul Gyorgyfi, Atrium Medical Center
• Sarah Kokladas, Fidelity Health Care
• Sarah A. Little, Miami Valley Hospital
• Taylor Luth, Upper Valley Medical Center
• Greggina Madera, Premier Physician Network
• Sarah McCormick, Miami Valley Hospital
• Natasha Miller, Miami Valley Hospital
• Heather Mitchell, Miami Valley Hospital
• Melany Mullens, Miami Valley Hospital South
• Tina Myers, Premier Physician Network
• Jessica Newsad, Miami Valley Hospital South
• Karen Owens, Atrium Medical Center
• Elizabeth Roberts, Fidelity Health Car

Education

• Amanda Browning, Miami Valley Hospital
• Anna Knisley-Houser, Miami Valley Hospital
• Laura Phillips, Miami Valley Hospital
• Justine Reardon, Upper Valley Medical Center
• Amber Rogers, Premier System Support
• Emily Wolf, Miami Valley Hospital

Leadership

• Sheena Copper, Miami Valley Hospital
• Heather Cramblett, Miami Valley Hospital
• Katie Cummings, Miami Valley Hospital North
• Kelly Foster, Premier Physician Network
• Robyn Hoffman, Atrium Medical Center
• Jennifer Hynes, Miami Valley Hospital
• Ellen Jordan, Miami Valley Hospital
• Lori Kessler, Miami Valley Hospital
• Lindsay Kimmel, Miami Valley Hospital North
• Kari Sowards, Atrium Medical Center

Performance Improvement/Research

• Heather Barr, Miami Valley Hospital North
• Erin Macsay, Miami Valley Hospital
• Christopher Moone, Miami Valley Hospital
• Natalie Watts, Atrium Medical Center/Premier System Support

The Premier Experience

• Bradly Barker, Miami Valley Hospital
• Brittany Evers, Miami Valley Hospital
• Karen “Paige” Griffith, Upper Valley Medical Center
• Jacqueline Masminster, Premier Physician Network
• Kelly Wells, Miami Valley Hospital