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Achievements Deserve Special Recognition
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Achievements Deserve Special Recognition
The 1989-1990 Board of Directors: (seated, left to right) Jeannie Botsford, Treasurer; Meta Ruth Hodson, Vice President; Carol Applegeet, President; Mark Phippen, President-elect; Vickie Pierce, Secretary (standing, left to right) Ellen Murphy, Jean Reeder, Maryann Papanier Wells, Linda Tollerud, Cynthia Spry, Kay Ball, and Jane Rothrock.
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hroughout the 1989 Congress, time was set aside to recognize election winners and achievements of certain AORN members and chapters.
Board of Directors, Officers, Nominating Committee Members Delegates voted for Presidentelect,Treasurer, four members of the Board of Directors, and two members of the Nominating Committee. The following people were elected: Mark Phippen,
President-elect; Jeannie Bostford, Treasurer (reelected); Kay Ball, Board member (reelected); Ellen Murphy, Board member; Jane Rothrock, Board member (reelected); Maryann Papanier Wells, Board member (reelected); Sandra Gaylor, Nominating Committee; and Sheri Voss, Nominating Committee.
Award for Excellence in Perioperative Nursing Linda K. Groah, RN, BSN, CNOR, CNA, was 1271
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The 1989-1990 Nominating Committee members: (left to right) Janet Lewis; Barbara Crim, chairman; Sheri Voss, and Sandra Gaylor. Trudy Laffoon is not pictured.
Pat Hercules describes Linda Groah’s contributions to perioperative nursing. 1274
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In a(xepting the Jerry G. Peers Distinguished Service Award, Dlana E. Petri says she hopes all Perioperative nurses “forge on to the future.” the 1988 recipient of the AORN Award for Excellence in Perioperative Nursing. The award was established by the Board of Directors in 1981 to recognize a registered nurse whose accomplishments in the areas of practice, education, or research reflect the goal of excellence in perioperative nursing. Groah has been in nursing for 25 years, and for 22 of those years she has been a member of AORN. She has worked as a staff nurse, clinical supervisor, director of nursing, and director of the OR. She has been involved in various national committees and served in several AORN offices. She has published numerous articles and a textbook on the perioperative role, and she has contributed to major nursing texts. She currently is director of nursing, operating room and postanesthesia care unit, University of California Hospitals and Clinics, San Francisco. Croah gave the closing address at Closing Session. It appears as “The Award for Excellence in Perioperative Nursing: The Sphere of Excellence” in this issue.
Jerry G. Peers Distinguished Service Award The Jerry G . Peers Distinguished Service Award is presented to individuals who have made significant contributions to the growth, progress, and welfare of AORN. It is presented at the discretion of the Board of Directors. The award was presented this year to Dana Eastes Petri, RN, BBA, CNOR. Petri has been a nurse for 44 years and has attended Congress as a delegate or alternate delegate for 17 years. She had dreamed of using computers in the OR and of operating room nursing courses, and she helped make those dreams come true. She implemented an operating room nursing course for registered and graduate nurses and now manages the computerized scheduling for her department at The Methodist Hospital, Houston. She said she was surprised to have been selected as the award recipient, but added, “I think Jerry wouldn’t mind my having it.” 1275
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Members of the 1989 Anaheim Local Planning Committee are Cfront row, leff to righl) chairman Cindy McMahon, cochairman Fran Kraushaar, (middle row) Kathy VandenHeuval, Sonya Memll, Pat Spongberg, Judy Eagan, (back row) Sue Flora, Hollie Murphy, Sally Schrader, CeCe Ashton, Sally DePoy, Jo Demos, and Kay Stodd.
Local Planning Committee Members of the 1989 Anaheim Local Planning Committee suggested program ideas, contacted volunteers, and helped the 1989 Congress run as smoothly as possible.
Chapter Excellence Awards One chapter in each region was recognized for best overall performance for membership growth, new projects, committee work, and other activities. The Membership Committee selected the winners based on their responses to a questionnaire regarding chapter activities. Sheri Voss, chairman, Membership Committee, presented chapter representatives with podium banners for their efforts.
Project Alpha Awards Eight chapters received Project Alpha Awards for 1278
their accomplishments in promoting perioperative experience for student nurses. Pat Moura, chairman, National Committee on Education, presented the certificates.
Journal Writers Contest AORN Journal articles authored by at least one AORN member are eligible for the AORN J o u m l Writers Contest, which is sponsored by Surgikos, Inc. Eligible articles are judged by the Journal Editorial Board for clarity, significance,originality, accuracy, and amount of editing. The top seven articles are sent to three independent judges for the final decision. Judges this ye& were Christina Stewart-Amidei, RN, MSN, editor of the Journal of Neuroscience Nursing Marie A. Darcy, RN, managing editor of Journal of Post Anesthesia Nursing and Joyce Black, RN, MSN, editor of Plastic Surgical Nursing. The first place award of $750 went to Joan
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Project Alpha winners: Cfront row, left to right) Eernadine Markey, AORN of Susquehanna Valley Pennsylvania; Kathleen Walker, AORN of MKO Tornados; Delores Durbin, AORN of TriCounty Akron, Ohio; Mary Jane Cook, AORN of the Richmond (Va) area; (back row, left to right) Pat Moura; Frances Mattocks-Whkman, AORN of Northeastern Oklahoma; Susan Olson, AORN of Iowa Chapter 1; Gayle Accomando, AORN of South Florida; and Donna Benotti, AORN of Alameda County California.
Chapter Excellence Awards winners: (Front row, left to right) Imogene Fournier, AORN of South Florida, Cheryl Sangermano, AORN of Central Ohio; Venita Nash, AORN of Billings (Mont); Shem Voss; (back row, left to right) Sharon McNamara, AORN of Western New York State; Sylvia White, AORN of Dela-Mar (Del); Jean Marmarinou, AORN of Greater Houston; Wanda Spachnt, AORN of Greater Peoria (Ill); and Carol Carotenuto, AORN of the West Winds of Napa-Solano Counties (Caw.
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Wieczorek, Karen DeMaio, Janice Gibson, Karen Michael, and Susan Riddleberger, received $250 for “Domino transplants: Sequential heart and
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First place writers contest winners Joan A. Uebele (lejl), Sylvia S. Kupferer (center), and Debra F. Levin.
Hal M c h d , director of sales, Surgikos, Inc, presents the second place award to Violet Mann (lefi) and Barbara Morreale who accept it on behalf of the authors. heart-lung transplantation,” which appeared in the November 1988 issue.
Exhibitors’ Advisory Committee Three new members were elected to the Exhibitors’ Advisory Committee, which is responsible for planning and managing the Nurses/ Exhibitors Evening and funding the Congress incentive program. Pete Karabats, Surgikos, Inc; Linda Wonders Miller, Baxter Healthcare, Operating Room Division; and Wayne Walters, DeRoyal Industries, each will serve a three-year term, which began at this Congress. 1282
(Top row, left to right). Susan Sutor, Patricia Wieczorek, Karen DeMaio, (bottom, left to right) Janice Gibson, Karen Michael, and Susan Riddleberger took third place in the contest.
Mickey and Minnie Mouse help the Board of Directors and Exhibitors’ Advisory Committee with the ribbon cutting. 1283
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Congress Incentive Program The Congress incentive program was awarded to 40 chapters and two members-at-large. Chapters received $1,OOO grants, and members-at-large received $250 each. Winners are listed below. Alabama Northeast Alabama (Gadsen) Alaska Anchorage
Arizona Salt River Arizona (Scottsdale) California Gold Coast California (San Luis Obisbo) Orange County (Santa Ana) Superior California (Sacramento) West Winds (Napa) Colorado Centennial Chapter of Colorado (Greeley) Delaware Wilmington Delaware Florida The Gulf Coast of Florida (Pinellas Park) Georgia Atlanta Northeast Georgia (Athens) Illinois Fox Valley (Winfield) Graue Mill (Downers Grove) Southwest Illinois (Belleville) The Quad Cities Illinois (RockIsland/Muscatine/ Davenport, Iowa) Iowa Siouxland (Sioux City) Louisiana New Orleans Shreveport-Bossier Louisiana Maryland The Lower Eastern Shore (Salisbury) Massachusetts Worcester County Massachusetts (Worcester) Michigan Ann Arbor Northern Lower Michigan (Traverse City) Missouri St Joseph Pony Express (St Joseph) Nevada Las Vegas 1284
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New Hampshire New Hampshire (Lebanon) Tri-State Seacoast (Portsmouth) New York Northern New York State (Watertown/Carthage/ Lowville) Ohio Greater Lorain County (Lorain) Oklahoma Central Oklahoma (Oklahoma City) Northeastern Oklahoma (Tulsa) Pennsylvania Southeastern Pennsylvania (Chester) Tennessee Chattanooga Area Tennessee Memphis Texas East Texas (Tyler) Greater Houston Texas Panhandle (Amarillo) Washington Inland Empire Washington (Spokane) West Virginia North Central West Virginia (Fairmont) Wyoming Snowy Range, Wyoming (Laramie) Members-at-Large Josie L. Degen, Fort Dodge, Iowa Cheryl L. Gordon, Bloomington, Ind
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Achievements Deserve Special Recognition
The 1989-1990 Board of Directors: (seated, left to right) Jeannie Botsford, Treasurer; Meta Ruth Hodson, Vice President; Carol Applegeet, President; Mark Phippen, President-elect; Vickie Pierce, Secretary (standing, left to right) Ellen Murphy, Jean Reeder, Maryann Papanier Wells, Linda Tollerud, Cynthia Spry, Kay Ball, and Jane Rothrock.
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hroughout the 1989 Congress, time was set aside to recognize election winners and achievements of certain AORN members and chapters.
Board of Directors, Officers, Nominating Committee Members Delegates voted for Presidentelect,Treasurer, four members of the Board of Directors, and two members of the Nominating Committee. The following people were elected: Mark Phippen,
President-elect; Jeannie Bostford, Treasurer (reelected); Kay Ball, Board member (reelected); Ellen Murphy, Board member; Jane Rothrock, Board member (reelected); Maryann Papanier Wells, Board member (reelected); Sandra Gaylor, Nominating Committee; and Sheri Voss, Nominating Committee.
Award for Excellence in Perioperative Nursing Linda K. Groah, RN, BSN, CNOR, CNA, was 1271
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The 1989-1990 Nominating Committee members: (left to right) Janet Lewis; Barbara Crim, chairman; Sheri Voss, and Sandra Gaylor. Trudy Laffoon is not pictured.
Pat Hercules describes Linda Groah’s contributions to perioperative nursing. 1274
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In a(xepting the Jerry G. Peers Distinguished Service Award, Dlana E. Petri says she hopes all Perioperative nurses “forge on to the future.” the 1988 recipient of the AORN Award for Excellence in Perioperative Nursing. The award was established by the Board of Directors in 1981 to recognize a registered nurse whose accomplishments in the areas of practice, education, or research reflect the goal of excellence in perioperative nursing. Groah has been in nursing for 25 years, and for 22 of those years she has been a member of AORN. She has worked as a staff nurse, clinical supervisor, director of nursing, and director of the OR. She has been involved in various national committees and served in several AORN offices. She has published numerous articles and a textbook on the perioperative role, and she has contributed to major nursing texts. She currently is director of nursing, operating room and postanesthesia care unit, University of California Hospitals and Clinics, San Francisco. Croah gave the closing address at Closing Session. It appears as “The Award for Excellence in Perioperative Nursing: The Sphere of Excellence” in this issue.
Jerry G. Peers Distinguished Service Award The Jerry G . Peers Distinguished Service Award is presented to individuals who have made significant contributions to the growth, progress, and welfare of AORN. It is presented at the discretion of the Board of Directors. The award was presented this year to Dana Eastes Petri, RN, BBA, CNOR. Petri has been a nurse for 44 years and has attended Congress as a delegate or alternate delegate for 17 years. She had dreamed of using computers in the OR and of operating room nursing courses, and she helped make those dreams come true. She implemented an operating room nursing course for registered and graduate nurses and now manages the computerized scheduling for her department at The Methodist Hospital, Houston. She said she was surprised to have been selected as the award recipient, but added, “I think Jerry wouldn’t mind my having it.” 1275
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Members of the 1989 Anaheim Local Planning Committee are Cfront row, leff to righl) chairman Cindy McMahon, cochairman Fran Kraushaar, (middle row) Kathy VandenHeuval, Sonya Memll, Pat Spongberg, Judy Eagan, (back row) Sue Flora, Hollie Murphy, Sally Schrader, CeCe Ashton, Sally DePoy, Jo Demos, and Kay Stodd.
Local Planning Committee Members of the 1989 Anaheim Local Planning Committee suggested program ideas, contacted volunteers, and helped the 1989 Congress run as smoothly as possible.
Chapter Excellence Awards One chapter in each region was recognized for best overall performance for membership growth, new projects, committee work, and other activities. The Membership Committee selected the winners based on their responses to a questionnaire regarding chapter activities. Sheri Voss, chairman, Membership Committee, presented chapter representatives with podium banners for their efforts.
Project Alpha Awards Eight chapters received Project Alpha Awards for 1278
their accomplishments in promoting perioperative experience for student nurses. Pat Moura, chairman, National Committee on Education, presented the certificates.
Journal Writers Contest AORN Journal articles authored by at least one AORN member are eligible for the AORN J o u m l Writers Contest, which is sponsored by Surgikos, Inc. Eligible articles are judged by the Journal Editorial Board for clarity, significance,originality, accuracy, and amount of editing. The top seven articles are sent to three independent judges for the final decision. Judges this ye& were Christina Stewart-Amidei, RN, MSN, editor of the Journal of Neuroscience Nursing Marie A. Darcy, RN, managing editor of Journal of Post Anesthesia Nursing and Joyce Black, RN, MSN, editor of Plastic Surgical Nursing. The first place award of $750 went to Joan
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Project Alpha winners: Cfront row, left to right) Eernadine Markey, AORN of Susquehanna Valley Pennsylvania; Kathleen Walker, AORN of MKO Tornados; Delores Durbin, AORN of TriCounty Akron, Ohio; Mary Jane Cook, AORN of the Richmond (Va) area; (back row, left to right) Pat Moura; Frances Mattocks-Whkman, AORN of Northeastern Oklahoma; Susan Olson, AORN of Iowa Chapter 1; Gayle Accomando, AORN of South Florida; and Donna Benotti, AORN of Alameda County California.
Chapter Excellence Awards winners: (Front row, left to right) Imogene Fournier, AORN of South Florida, Cheryl Sangermano, AORN of Central Ohio; Venita Nash, AORN of Billings (Mont); Shem Voss; (back row, left to right) Sharon McNamara, AORN of Western New York State; Sylvia White, AORN of Dela-Mar (Del); Jean Marmarinou, AORN of Greater Houston; Wanda Spachnt, AORN of Greater Peoria (Ill); and Carol Carotenuto, AORN of the West Winds of Napa-Solano Counties (Caw.
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Wieczorek, Karen DeMaio, Janice Gibson, Karen Michael, and Susan Riddleberger, received $250 for “Domino transplants: Sequential heart and
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First place writers contest winners Joan A. Uebele (lejl), Sylvia S. Kupferer (center), and Debra F. Levin.
Hal M c h d , director of sales, Surgikos, Inc, presents the second place award to Violet Mann (lefi) and Barbara Morreale who accept it on behalf of the authors. heart-lung transplantation,” which appeared in the November 1988 issue.
Exhibitors’ Advisory Committee Three new members were elected to the Exhibitors’ Advisory Committee, which is responsible for planning and managing the Nurses/ Exhibitors Evening and funding the Congress incentive program. Pete Karabats, Surgikos, Inc; Linda Wonders Miller, Baxter Healthcare, Operating Room Division; and Wayne Walters, DeRoyal Industries, each will serve a three-year term, which began at this Congress. 1282
(Top row, left to right). Susan Sutor, Patricia Wieczorek, Karen DeMaio, (bottom, left to right) Janice Gibson, Karen Michael, and Susan Riddleberger took third place in the contest.
Mickey and Minnie Mouse help the Board of Directors and Exhibitors’ Advisory Committee with the ribbon cutting. 1283
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Congress Incentive Program The Congress incentive program was awarded to 40 chapters and two members-at-large. Chapters received $1,OOO grants, and members-at-large received $250 each. Winners are listed below. Alabama Northeast Alabama (Gadsen) Alaska Anchorage
Arizona Salt River Arizona (Scottsdale) California Gold Coast California (San Luis Obisbo) Orange County (Santa Ana) Superior California (Sacramento) West Winds (Napa) Colorado Centennial Chapter of Colorado (Greeley) Delaware Wilmington Delaware Florida The Gulf Coast of Florida (Pinellas Park) Georgia Atlanta Northeast Georgia (Athens) Illinois Fox Valley (Winfield) Graue Mill (Downers Grove) Southwest Illinois (Belleville) The Quad Cities Illinois (RockIsland/Muscatine/ Davenport, Iowa) Iowa Siouxland (Sioux City) Louisiana New Orleans Shreveport-Bossier Louisiana Maryland The Lower Eastern Shore (Salisbury) Massachusetts Worcester County Massachusetts (Worcester) Michigan Ann Arbor Northern Lower Michigan (Traverse City) Missouri St Joseph Pony Express (St Joseph) Nevada Las Vegas 1284
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New Hampshire New Hampshire (Lebanon) Tri-State Seacoast (Portsmouth) New York Northern New York State (Watertown/Carthage/ Lowville) Ohio Greater Lorain County (Lorain) Oklahoma Central Oklahoma (Oklahoma City) Northeastern Oklahoma (Tulsa) Pennsylvania Southeastern Pennsylvania (Chester) Tennessee Chattanooga Area Tennessee Memphis Texas East Texas (Tyler) Greater Houston Texas Panhandle (Amarillo) Washington Inland Empire Washington (Spokane) West Virginia North Central West Virginia (Fairmont) Wyoming Snowy Range, Wyoming (Laramie) Members-at-Large Josie L. Degen, Fort Dodge, Iowa Cheryl L. Gordon, Bloomington, Ind