Celebrating the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation’s 20th Annual Employee of the Year Luncheon tomorrow at the Irving Convention Center, we are counting down with detail on previous events. You can register for the event here. For prior articles, see below.
The 17th Annual Employee of the Year Luncheon, themed “The HeartBeat of Healthcare,” took place April 18, 2013 at the Irving Convention Center. The communal music team The Drum Café served as guest speakers.
Award recipients included:
Rex McRae Scholarship
• Vanita Currin, Nurse Extern, Methodist Mansfield Medical Center/El Centro College
Physician Award
• Dr. Hoyt Frenzel, Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital
Volunteer Award
• Al Wexler, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth
Community Service Award
• Adam Whitman, Registered Nurse, HCA’s Medical Center of Lewisville
System Award
• Gaylene Stengel, Program Manager, Texas Health Resources
Special Recognition Awards
• Laura Sullivan, Registered Nurse, Texas Health Presbyterian Allen
• Sharon Smith, Registered Nurse, Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
• Mary Jo Walters, Nursing Clinical Coordinator, Methodist Charlton Medical Center
• Erica Lax, Exercise Physiologist, HCA’s Medical City Dallas Hospital
Employee of the Year Awards
• Jill Hannebaum, Speech Therapist, Our Children’s House at Baylor
• Valorie Graves, Food Service Cashier, Hunt Regional Medical Center
• Christine Roberts, Registered Nurse, Educator, Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine
• Heather Storie, Speech Pathologist, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth
The 18th Annual Luncheon was held April 22, 2014 at the Irving Convention Center. Supporting the theme “Great Employees Bring Magic to Healthcare,” local magician David Hira served as guest speaker.
Award recipients included:
Rex McRae Scholarship
• Erik Sletten, VA North Texas Health Care System/UT Arlington College of Nursing
Nurse Preceptor Award
• Milagros Cruz, Registered Nurse, VA North Texas Health Care System
Physician Award
• Dr. Ignacio Nunez, Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital
Volunteer Award
• Lou and Synthia Pisz, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth
Community Service Award
• Cameron Brown, Staff Care Chaplain, Cook Children’s Health Care System
Corporate System Award
• Dale Munday, Graphics Center Specialist, Methodist Health System
Special Recognition Awards
• Al Sypniewski, Registered Nurse, Baylor Medical Center at McKinney
• Prabh Jit Batra, Nurse Supervisor, Baylor Medical Center at Garland
• Victor Vera, Registered Nurse, Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine
• Latora Scott, Heart Failure/Lung Disease, Baylor University Medical Center
Employee of the Year Awards
• Patti Wren, Rehab Supervisor, Our Children’s House at Baylor
• Alpha Jalloh, Sous Chef, HCA’s Medical Center of Lewisville
• Kathryn Davitt, Child Life Specialist, Cook Children’s Health Care System
• Glenn Timmons, Security Officer, Children’s Medical Center Dallas
During tomorrow’s event, the Employee of the Year Luncheon will honor more than 140 nominees and present 14 separate awards. The luncheon has evolved into a celebration for one of the most valuable resources in North Texas – great hospital employees.
Employee of the Year Luncheon #1
Employee of the Year Luncheon #2
Employee of the Year Luncheons #3 and #4
Employee of the Year Luncheons #5 and #6
Employee of the Year Luncheons #7 and #8
Employee of the Year Luncheons #9 and #10
Employee of the Year Luncheons #11 and #12
Employee of the Year Luncheons #13 and #14
Employee of the Year Luncheons #15 and #16
For more information, contact Sally Williams at swilliams@dfwhcfoundation.org or Chris Wilson at chrisw@dfwhc.org. You can also call 972-719-4900.
2013 – The Drum Cafe!
2013 – Nominees on stage
2013 – Al Wexler
2014 – David Hira
2014 – Latora Scott
2014 – Glenn Timmons (third from left)