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.

2010 Nominees




Alex Hurd MS
Dallas, TX

Amazing Nurse RN
Dallas, TX

Amy Brassard, RN, MS, OCN
Wilmington, NC

Amy Brown, RN
Baltimore, MD

Amy Fair, RN
East Alton, IL

Andrea Russell, RN, BSN, BHN
Carson City, MI

Ann Bell, RN, OCN
Coupeville, WA

Anne Luptrawan, MSN, FNP
Los Angeles, CA

Anne Monticelli, RN, BSN, OCN
Frisco, TX

Annette Graham NP, AOCNP
Richmond, VA

Annie Bloomquist, RN
Riverton, WY

Ann Werle, RN, BSN, CBCN
Saginaw, MI

April Davis, RN
Greenville, SC

Arla Martin, RN
Mission Viejo, CA

Barbara Nichols, RT
Rockwall, TX

Barbara Perchalski, RN
Chattanooga, TN

Barbara Rogers, CRNP, MN, AOCN, ANP-BC
Philadelphia, PA

Becky Stewart, RN
Portland, OR

Benita Austin MSN, ANP-BC
Saint Louis, MO

Bonnie Strudas, RN, BSN, OCN
Boston, MA

Burger King RN
Dallas, TX

Carei Weedham-Wells, RN
Stuart, FL

Carla Alling RN, OCN
Tucson, AZ

Carolanne Wismer, RN, OCN
Philadelphia, PA

Carolina Unsure RN
Sarasota FL

Carol Leonard, RN
Greenville, NC

Carol Lieban, RN, BSN, OCN
Honolulu, HI

Carol Woodcock, RN, OCN
Temple, TX

Cheryl Ann Valley, BSN, RN, CPON
Anchorage, AK

Cheryl Casella-Rymer, ARNP-BC
Boynton Beach, FL

ChiaChun Lu, RN, OCN
New Brunswick, NJ

Christy Brown, RN, BSN
Indianapolis, IN

Clarice Grens, RN
West Haven, CT

Coveny Greco, RN, OCN
Raleigh, NC

Cynthia Schuster, RN
Decatur, IL

Dana Monroe RN, OCN
San Francisco, CA

Daniel VanderGast, RN, BSN
Philadelphia, PA

Darlene Williams, LVN, apheresis
Arlington, TX

David Makumi Kinyanjui, RN
Nairobi, Kenya

Dawn Barringer RN, BSN
Raleigh NC

Dawn Barringer, RN, BSN
Raleigh, NC

Dawn Warren, RN
Birmingham, AL

Deborah Henry-LaVigne, RN,C
Rochester, NY

Denise Ives, RN, BSN
Cleveland, OH

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Diane Nechi-Fragassi, RN, BSN, OCN
Highland Park, IL

Donna Bush, RN, OCN
Marietta, GA

Doreen DePalmo, RN, MS
Hammond, IN

Dorothy Wahrman
Omaha NE

Dorothy Wahrman, RN, OCN
Omaha, NE

Dr. Ronald Bonaguro Urologist
Evergreen Park IL

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Philadelphia PA

Elizabeth Jasper, RN
Cincinnati, OH

Ellen Tolentino, RN, BSN, OCN
Dallas, TX

Emily Fagan, RN
Nashville, TN

Gabriela Kaplan, RN, MSN, AOCN
Elizabeth, NJ

Gena Fetch, RN, BSN, OCN
Spokane, WA

Irene Haapoja RN, MS, AOCN
Chicago, IL

Ivy Kelley, RN
Gainesville, FL

Jackie Broadway-Duren, MSN, FNP-BC
Houston, TX

Jacquie Toia, DNP, RN, MS
Chicago, IA

Jaime Smith, RN, BSN, OCN
Tell City, IN

Jane Doe RN
Dallas, TX

Jane Doe RN
Dallas, TX

Janell Bontrager RN, BSN
Goshen, IN

Janelle Kerns, RN, OCN
Bettendorf, IA

Janet Mack, RN, OCN
Presque Isle, ME

Jan Hildebrant, RN
Surrey, BC

Jean Hall, RN
Pittsburgh, PA

Jean Hall, RN
Pittsburgh, PA

Jennifer Jamison, BSN, RN
Scarborough, ME

Jessica Mitchell, RN, MSN, CNP, MPH
Rochester, MN

Jillian Wawrzynek, RN, OCN
Philadelphia, PA

Joan Gibble, MS, ARNP
Fort Myers, FL

Joanna Lupardus, RN, BSN, OCN
Marietta, OH

Joyce Montgomery, RMTP
Roanoke, VA

Julie Lutz, APN, FNP-BC, MS, OCN
Chicago, IL

Julie Mattison-Chad, RN, BSN
Newport Beach, CA

Julie McNelis, RN, OCN, CRNI
Baltimore, MD

Kaiser Hospital Infusion Center RN Infusion Nurses
San Rafael CA

Karen Alott RN
Dallas, TX

Karen Bechtol, RN, OCN
Newport Beach, CA

Karen Ruppert, RN
Buffalo, NY

Karen Tooker, RN, BSN
Bronx, NY

Karolina Faysman, RN, MSN, NP
Los Angeles, CA

Kassy Hetzel, RN, BSN
Milwaukee, WI

Kathryn Carlson Wrammert, MSN, APRN-BC, WHNP-BC
Atlanta, GA

Kathy Fetherolf, RN, OCN
Martinsville, IN

Kathy Rothering. RN, BSN
Madison, WI

Kathy Zanatto, RN
Pleasanton, CA

Kim Haley, RN, BSN
New Orleans, LA

Lana McCallum, RN, BSN, MS, ANP, CRNI, AOCN
Greeley, CO

Leeanne Fenney, RN
Springfield, MA

Leslie Collis-Clarke, ARNP-C
Tampa, FL

Linda David, RN
New Haven, CT

Loraye Klamm, RN, BSN, OCN
Littleton, CO

Lori Anne Morrow, RN, BSN, OCN
Spartanburg, SC

Lori Travis, RN
Wilkes-Barre, PA

Machelle Moeller, RN, MSN, CNP, OCN
Cleveland, OH

Mandie Zerka, RN, OCN
Flint, MI

Margaret Griffin, RN
Boston, MA

Margaret McMullin, MSN, APRN, BC, AOCNP
Boston MA

Marie Holleman, RN
Dallas, TX

Mari Rude, RN, ANP, AOCN
Houston, TX

Marry Carroll RN
Duarte CA

Martha Boyle, RN, BSN, OCN
El Paso, TX

Mary Carroll, RN, BSN, OCN
Duarte, CA

Mary Gaffney, RN
Newburgh, IN

Mary Gleason, BSN, OCN
Rockville Centre, NY

Mary Grande, RN, OCN
Providence, RI

Mary Jerome, RN
Birmingham, AL

Maryrose Custer, RN
Salisbury, MD

Matt Wendel, RN
New York, NY

Megan Jane Keast, RN
Oklahoma City, OK

Meg Brown, RN, OCN
Seattle, WA

Melanie Kirksey, RN, BSN, OCN
Grapevine, TX

Melinda Shaw, RN, OCN
Lakeport, CA

Melissa Shelby, ACNP-C, RN, BSN, OCN
Baltimore, MD

Melissa Walker, APNP, AOCN
Waukesha, WI

Michelle Beil, RN, BS, OCN
White Plains, NY

Michelle Ramirez, RN, OCN
Wichita Falls TX

Michelle.Ramirez@usoncology.com RN OCN
Wichita Falls TX

Mioara Miok, RN
Warren, MI

Mitch Ladyman, RN
McAllen, TX

Molly Knigge, MS, CCC-SLP, BRS-S
Madison, WI

Nancy Harold, RN
Bethesda, MD

Nancy Keegan, RN, OCN, BA
Syracuse, NY

Noemie Pouliot, RN
Philadephia, PA

Pamela Tabler, RN, MS, BSN, CHPN
Joliet, IL

Patricia Charles, RN, BSN
Englewood, CO

Patricia Frilot-Mitchell, RN
Dallas, TX

Patti Barkley MS, RN, ANP-C
Houston, TX

Pattie Conroy-Vatalaro RN, BSN, OCN
Honolulu, HI

Paula Richardson, BSN, OCN
Corvallis, OR

Pediatric Oncology Sarcoma Team MD, RN, CNA
New York NY

Peggy Beltz, RN, CPON
Minneapolis, MN

Penny Daugherty RN, MS, OCN
Atlanta, GA

Priscilla Lawrence, MSN, NP-C
Delray Beach, FL

Rachel Williamson, RN
Tupelo, MS

Renee Sarnicki, RN
Rahway, NJ

Rita Mack, RN, BSN
Houston, TX

Riza Lumauag, RN, BSN
Seneca, SC

Robin Brendel, OCN, BSN
Rockville Centre, NY

Ronald Heiser, RN
New Port Richey, FL

Ron Chubin, RN, OCN
Rockville, MD

Samantha Rippetoe, RN, BSN, OCN
Nashville, TN

Sandra Canty, RN, MS, OCN
Elmhurst, IL

Sandra Holt, RN, OCN
Baltimore, MD

Sharon Braswell, RN, OCN
Birmingham, AL

Sharon Britain, RN, CACP, OCN
Colorado Springs, CO

Sharon Brogan, RN, OCN
Wynnewood, PA

Sharon Thacker, RN
Pasadena, CA

Shelley Frohm, RN, BSN, OCN
West Valley City, UT

Sue Brillheart, RN
Torrington, CT

Susan Brandt, RN
Pittsburgh, PA

Susan Gandley, RN, BSN, OCN
Carmichael, CA

Susan Halbritter, CNP, MS, ANP-BC, AOCN
Sioux Falls, SD

Susan Nasif, RN, MSN, APNP
Milwaukee, WI

Tina Pryor, RN, BSN, OCN
Norfolk, VA

Vadim Borchenko, RN, OCN
Bevery Hills, CA

Vicki Doctor, RN, OCN, BSN, BSW
Goodyear, AZ

Vickie Hutchensm, RN
Oklahoma City, OK

Wanda Shehan, RN, OCN
Woodbridge, VA