What is the Extraordinary Healer Award?

Each year CURE gives readers a unique opportunity to honor an oncology nurse through the Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing, describing the compassion, expertise, and helpfulness that a special oncology nurse has exhibited.

2009 Nominees

Alice Kerber
Atlanta GA

Amy Bickling
Midlothian VA

Amy Bickling RN/OCN/BSN
Midlothian VA

Amy Brown
Baltimore MD

Amy Lynn York
Portsmouth OH

Amy Lynn York B.S.N., R.N.
Portsmouth OH

Andrea Bell
Columbus OH

Angela McMahon Lead Radiation Oncology Assistant
Mesa AZ

Angela Mercado
Mesa AZ

Anita Riebel
St. Charles MO

Anne S. Barofsky RN/OCN/Nurse Practitioner
White Plains NY

Anne S. Borofsky
White Plains NY

Ashlea Montgomery
Tulsa OK

Ashley Evans
Griffin GA

Ashley Evans
Griffin GA

Barbara Bennett
Downers Grove IL

Barbara Bennett
Downers Grove IL

Barbara Quigley
Zionsville IN

Cami Kulwicki
Fort Myers FL

Cami Kulwicki RN BS OCN
Fort Myers FL n/a

Carol B. Marques
Kenner LA

Carol B. Marques RN, CCRA
Kenner LA

Carol B. Marques RN, CCRA
Kenner LA

Carol Burns Marques RN,CCRN
Travels LA

Carol Burns Marques RN,CCRN
Travels LA

Carol Delaney-Ridolfi
Guilford CT

Carol Emberley
Aurora CO

Carol Gung
Philadelphia PA

Caroline Carter
Loma Linda CA

Caroline Carter RN
Loma Linda CA

Carol Motley
Dallas TX

Carolyn Murphy
Portland ME

Carol.Yuhst OCN,RN
Grand Rapids MI

Caroly Yost
Grand Rapids MI

Carol Zillmer
Kenosha WI

Catherine McDaniel
Chicago IL

Cathy Poingue
Toms River NJ

Cathy Rogers
Chicago IL

Cheri West
Indianapolis IN

Cheri West RN, BSHS, OCN, CCRP
Indianapolis IN

Chrissy Wilson
Columbus OH

Christine Wilson RN
Columbus OH

Clarice Maggio
Philadelphia PA

Cynthia Cruz
New York NY

Cynthia Cruz RN
New York NY

Dabney Uppole
Irving TX

Dale Selakovich
Little Rock AR

Danielle Latinovich
Indianapolis IN

Darlene Bowling
Annandale VA

Dawn Lucas
Royal Oak MI

Debbie Rogers
Albuquerque NM

Debbie Rogers R.N
Albuquerque NM U.S

Deborah Konopka
Hartford CT

Deborah Metzkes
Weston FL

Deborah Metzkes RN,OCN
Weston FL n/a

Deborah Metzkes RN,OCN
Weston FL n/a

Debra Conrad LaFrankie
Boston MA

Debra Siggins
Cedar Rapids IA

Debra Thaler-DeMers
Palo Alto CA

Diane Nechi-Fragassi
Highland Park IL

Diane Nechi-Fregassi RN (Oncology nurse)
Highland Park IL USA

Donna Kail
Rockford IL

Donna Kail RN
Rockford IL

Donna Kail RN
Rockford IL

Donna Offenbacker
Albany NY

Dwane Shaw
The Woodlands TX

Dwane Shaw RN
The Woodlands TX

Elisa Soussa
Los Angeles CA

Elizabeth Markey
New Orleans LA

Evelyn Demers
West Islip NY

Gina Biondi
Colorado Springs CO

Gina Peruchietti
Novi MI

Gina Peruchietti RN
Novi MI

Heidi Moore
Burlington VT

Heidi Moore RN,BSN,CPON
Burlington VT -

Hutch Allen
Raleigh NC

Irene Haapoja
Chicago IL

Ivonilde Burgess
Providence RI

Ivonilde Burgess (Ivone) RN, OCN
Providence RI

Janell Bontrager
Goshen IN

Janell Bontrager RN BSN
Goshen IN

Jane Skoog
Hooksett NH

Jane Skoog RN, BSN, OCN
Hooksett NH

Janet L. Dickmander
Cary NC

Janet L. Dickmander MSN, AOCN, Adult Nurse Practioner
Cary NC

Janet Morgan
Sayre PA

Janet Morgan RN, OCN
Sayre PA

Jane Williams
Houston TX

Jennifer Tenhover
Durham NC

Jennifer Tenhover ANP, BC, AOCN
Durham NC

Jill Bratcher
Birmingham AL

Jill Bratcher RN
Birmingham AL

Jillyn Davis
Denver CO

Jillyn Davis RN,BBA,OCN
Denver CO

Jodi Pelusi phd, fnp, aocn
Sedona AZ

Jody B. Davis
San Antonio TX

Jody Pelusi
Prescott Valley AZ

Judy Mancl
Omaha NE

Judy Whitaker Finney
Martinsville IN

Judy Whitaker Finney RN OCN
Martinsville IN

Julian Morrell
Houston TX

JULIAN MORRELL, R.N., O.C.N.
HOUSTON TX

Kara Lamb
Lynchburg VA

Karen Minetree
Newport News VA

Karen Novak
Chicago IL

Karolina Faysman
Los Angeles CA

Kate Sikes
Charlotte NC

Kathleen Schwert
Buffalo NY

Kathrine Vitto
Canton MI

Kathryn Vitto RN, OCN
Canton MI

Kathy Beltinck
Grand Rapids MI

Kathy Lopeman
Soldotna AK

Kathy Smith
Philadelphia PA

Kathy Smith RN, OCN
Philadelphia PA

Kelly Amato
Wheeling WV

Kelly Newman
Nashville TN

Kelly Newman RN,BSN
Nashville TN

Kelly Newman RN,BSN
Nashville TN

Kelly Vuick
Monroeville PA

Kelly Vuick RN/OCN
Monroeville PA

Keysha C. Wineglass
Atlanta GA

Keysha C. Wineglass RN, ADN
Atlanta GA

Kim Hathorn
Crestview Hills KY

Kristin Brook Jones
Dallas TX

Kristine D Abueg
Roseville CA

Kristine D Abueg RN, MSN, OCN
Roseville CA United States

Laura Gilliam
Winston-Salem NC

Laurie Plante
Cedar Rapids IA

Laurie Plante RN, OCN
Cedar Rapids IA

Laurie Plante RN, OCN
Cedar Rapids IA

Laurie Plante RN, OCN
Cedar Rapids IA

Laurie Plante RN, OCN
Cedar Rapids IA

Laurie Plante RN, OCN
Cedar Rapids IA

Linda Bontrager
Goshen IN

LINDA BONTRAGER RN
GOSHEN IN

LINDA BONTRAGER RN
GOSHEN IN

Linda K. Gibson
London KY

Lisa Canning
Fort Worth TX

Lois Wozny
Latrobe PA

Loma Linda OCN
Loma Linda CA

Loma Linda OCN
Loma Linda CA

Lori Stauffer
Detroit MI

Lori Stauffer RN, BSN
Detroit MI

Margaret Wyble
Sugar Land TX

Margaret Wyble RN, BSN
Sugar Land TX

Marianne Sacks
Blue Bell PA

Maria Thomas
Encinitas CA

Mariellen Counter
Springfield MA

Marie Zano
Boston MA

Marilyn Schartz
Great Bend KS

Marisol Mendoza
Miami FL

Marisol Mendoza OCN
Miami FL

Mary Jo Ward
Woodbridge VA

Mary Miller
Cleveland OH

Mary Miller RN, BSN since 1969
Cleveland OH n/a

Mary Nielsen
Arlington Heights IL

Mary Nielsen RN, BSN,OCN
Arlington Heights IL none

Michael Rorick
Ft. Lauderdale FL

Molly M. Wolfe RN, MSN
Franklin WI

Molly Wolfe
Franklin WI

Mona Whittmann-Laak
Milwaukee WI

MONAWITTMANN-LAAK RN
MILWAUKEE WI

Ms. Amy Brown RN
Baltimore MD

Nadeen Robinson
New York NY

Nadine Robinson RN, BSN, OCN
New York NY

Nancy Mazzarella-Tisch
Newberg OR

Nora Wertz
New York NY

Nora Wertz RN
New York NY

Pam Barnes
Oklahoma City OK

Pam Caron
Braintree MA

Patricia Crawford
Aurora CO

Patricia Lipari
Livingston NJ

patricia lipari rn, np
livingston NJ USA

patricia lipari rn, np
livingston NJ USA

Patsy Aday
Dallas TX

Patsy Aday RN, BSN, OCN
Dallas TX

Patti Barkley
Houston TX

Polly Melvin
Cincinnati OH

Priscilla Lawrence
Boca Raton FL

Renee Anderson
Pinehurst NC

Robert Garvin
Los Angeles CA

Robert Marcinko
Atlanta GA

Robert Marcinko RN chemo certified
Atlanta GA

Robin Atkins
Gloucester VA

Robin Cianos
Baltimore MD

Rochelle Copeland
Elizabeth City NC

rochelle copeland rn,ocn
chesapeake VA

Rose Margaret Bingham
Saint Louis MO

Sally Weatherhead
Kenosha WI

Samuel Lakomy
West Palm Beach FL

Sara Abott
Burlington VT

Sarah Bernstein
Washington D.C.

Sharon Hines
Middletown CT

Sharon Ross
Dayton OH

Sharon Spinney
Oak Bluffs MA

Shirley Kern
Minneapolis MN

Stacey Hill
Huntsville AL

Stacey Hill RN
Huntsville AL

Susan Aistrup
Dodge City KS

Susan Drago
Durham NC

Susan J. Halbritter
Sioux Falls SD

Terri O'Brien
Chicago IL

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Denver CO

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Denver CO

Tracy Frank
Gulf Breeze FL

Tracy Kleiner
Oakland CA

Virginia Friend
Charlottesville VA