Press Release: Texas Nurses Association Announces 25 Outstanding Texas Nurses for 2022

For Immediate Release
July 13, 2022

Contact: Lisa Maxwell
Texas Nurses Association
lmaxwell@texasnurses.org
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Texas Nurses Association Announces 25 Outstanding Texas Nurses for 2022

New annual award recognizes nurses who excelled, innovated or went above and beyond in the previous year.

The annual award recognizes the contributions of 25 outstanding Texas registered nurses. Nurses who have made a difference can be nominated by their peers, community, friends, family or employers for a variety of reasons. Honorees are nurses who create a culture of care, nurses who play a vital role in supporting health and wellness, nurse innovators, community contributors, and frontline heroes.

Award Recipients:

• Deanna Abate, BSN, RN, Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital Palliative Care, Orange
• Mindi Andes, MSN, RN, CCRN, CSC, BSW The Heart Hospital Denton, Lantana
• Charity Ballmann, MSN, BA, MEDSURG-BC, Medical City Healthcare, Little Elm
• Joseph Berumen, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, BSWMC Centennial, Celina
• Maria Bluhm, PhD, RN, MSCI, FAAN, ANEF, UT Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio
• Carol Boswell, EdD, RN, CNE, ANEF, FAAN, Midland Memorial Hospital, Andrews
• Kyle Carter, RN, BSWMC Hillcrest, Waco
• Casey Cox, BSN, RN, CEN, NE-BC, BSWMC Plano, Melissa
• Sandy Diep, MSN.APRN, FNP-BC, UT Southwestern Medical Center Office, Dallas
• Cicely Harrison, BSN, BSW Medical Center Irving, Fort Worth
• Bria Hollingsworth, MSN, RN, CCRN-K, BSWMC Plano, McKinney
• Penny Huddleston, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, CCRN, Baylor Scott & White, Ft Worth
• Mallory Lander, BSN, RN, CCRN, BSW The Heart Hospital Plano, Fairview
• Elizabeth Loika, DNP, PNP-C, FNP-C, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi UNIT 5805, Corpus Christi
• Melissa Lurea-Sanchez, BSN, RN, OCN, Baylor Scott & White Health Apt 701, Austin
• Stephanie Morgan, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, Bastrop
• Richard "Brian" Nettle, RN, Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital, Spring
• Erin Perez, DNP, APRN, ANP-C, AGNP-C, ACHPN, University Health, Live Oak
• Sandra Petersen, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, GNP-BC, PMHNP-BE, FAANP, UT Tyler School of Nursing College of Nursing, Tyler
• Dawn Reed, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Irving, Irving
• Keely Rocha, BSN, RN, NE-BC, BSW Plano, Oak Point
• Irene G. Rosales, MSN, RN, United Independent School District Rear, Laredo
• Petar Tomasevic, MBA, BSN, RN, CNOR, Baylor Scott & White Health, Austin
• Amelia Villanueva, BSN, RN, RNC-NIC, C-ELWB, Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital, Hockley
• Janice Walker, DHA, BSN, RN, BSWH, Rockwall

In addition to the awardees, TNA is also recognizing an additional 39 nurses whose contributions raise them to the level of honorable mention. Please visit our website to learn more about these extraordinary nurses.

Nurses are the nation’s largest group of health care professionals and the most trusted profession. They serve a critical role within America’s health care infrastructure. Over the past two years, nurses have proven to be compassionate, innovative and resilient in the face of the biggest public health crisis of this century.

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The Texas Nurses Association (TNA) is a statewide membership-based professional association of registered nurses. Our vision is to empower Texas Nurses to advance the profession. Founded in 1907, TNA is the longest established and largest nursing association in Texas.

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