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8 • Colorado Nurse | August 2022 The Official Publication of the Colorado Nurses Foundation in partnership with the Colorado Nurses Association In Memory Eve Cook Hoygaard, MS,RN, WHNP If you are a nurse who has read previous issues of the Colorado Nurse, you have probably read this column about nurses who have passed away that you have worked with or otherwise known at some time in your career. Did you wonder how we knew about these losses? We depend upon receiving from families and friends of these departed nurses. We depend on other people... like you! Our criteria for information to be included requires it being about a RN or an LPN who has been educated in, lived in and/or worked in Colorado plus the date and, if available, of where they lived at the time they passed away. We appreciate provision of additional information as to where and when they received their nursing education, degree(s), age, where they were employed, special awards (such as being a Nightingale Award or nominee) are examples we consider including. We Remember Amey, Lynne, RN (73) passed away in Lakewood CO on March 31, 2022. She moved from Wisconsin to Colorado. She was a 1998 graduate of Front Range Community College School of Nursing and worked at Hospice of St John’s in Lakewood for nine years. Gallagher, Constance Christianson, RN passed away in 2022. Born in Budapest, Hungary in 1935, she survived WWII (NAZI occupation and a Soviet work camp.) She moved to Colorado in 1957 where she worked at the University Hospital in Denver, Boulder Community Hospital and for the American Diabetic Association. Green, Barbara Brailsford, RN passed away on May 28,2022. She was a graduate of Mercy Medical Center SON in Philadelphia. Her 50 years of Nursing practice included a variety of areas in New York and Colorado. Gross, Janet Barker, RN (69) passed away in Lone Tree, CO on June 4, 2022. A graduate of Youngstown State University with a degree in Teaching and a Nursing degree from Kent State University. She was an RN for 30 years. Kruse, Helen RN (96) passed away in April 2022 in Aurora. She was a graduate of St Joseph’s Nursing School in Concordia, KS. She worked as a nurse in Kansas, Arizona, New Mexico, Alaska and Colorado. She lived in Aurora, CO for many years. Negri, Jennie Stella, RN, (96) passed away in April 2022 in Wheat Ridge, CO. She was born in 1926 and graduated from the Nursing Program at St Anthony’s Hospital, Denver in 1947. She later attended a post-graduate program at Margaret Hague Maternity Hospital in New Jersey. She was a Head Nurse in Obstetrics at St Anthony’s. Neid, Darlene Helen, RN (78), a graduate of Abbott Hospital School of Nursing in Minneapolis in 1964. She received a B.S. in Education from the University of Nebraska in 1988. Her career included both Nursing (Abbott, Lincoln General, St. Elizabeth’s and Nebraska Methodist Hospitals) in addition, she did teach (part-time) in Lincoln Public Schools. Shaw, Karen Newberry RN (79) passed away in April 2022. She was a 1965 graduate of Johns Hopkins Hospital School of Nursing and in 1979 received a Bachelor of Arts in Biology at the University of Colorado. She worked in Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Hospital. She moved to Switzerland in 1971 and in 1981 she moved to Colorado where she worked at Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver until her retirement in 2002. Smith, Ann Noordenbos, PhD, RN (81) passed away in Boulder, CO, April 29, 2022. She was born in New Jersey where she received her early nursing education. After moving to Colorado she earned her BSN in 1964, MSN in 1965 and PhD at the University of Colorado. She was one of the first graduates in the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner program created at the University of Colorado in 1966. Her career at the University of Colorado included faculty member in that program, and Director of the Continuing Education Program at CU School of Nursing. There, she was involved in a number of innovative programs. In 2015, she was awarded the CU College of Nursing Alumni Distinguished Service Award. She was active in nursing charitable organizations and was a Lifetime member of the Friends of Nursing. Young, Mary Jo Leonard Young RN (86) passed away in June 2022. She received a Diploma Program at St. Rita’s SON in Lima, OH. In 1958 she joined the Navy Nurse Corps. While in the Navy Nurse Corps, she completed a BSN at the University of Colorado School of Nursing and a Masters Degree in Higher Education at George Washington University. When she retired from the USN in 1984, she was the Director of Nursing at the Charleston Navy Hospital. She was a member of the Navy Nurse Corps Association and many volunteer organizations. We reserve the right to edit material submitted and endeavor to verify all information included in this column. If you notice an error, please advise us and a correction will be published in the next available issue. We always appreciate our readers assistance with providing information for this column. Please submit the information to Eve Hoygaard at hoygaard@msn. com or CNF@civicamanagement.zendesk.com. If you would like to donate to the Colorado Nurses Foundation Scholarship Fund in honor of a departed nurse or to honor a nurse friend or colleague, there are several options. To donate by check, send to Colorado Nurses Foundation, P.O. Box 3406, Englewood, CO 80155. For credit card donations, please visit the ColoradoNursesFoundation.com/donate Questions: CNF@civicamanagement.zendesk.com INFINITE COMPASSION ACCEPT YOUR CHALLENGE. ANSWER YOUR CALL. 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The Official Publication of the Colorado Nurses Foundation in partnership with the Colorado Nurses Association August 2022 | Colorado Nurse • 9 2022 Nightingale Luminary Awards Gala Join us on this special evening to honor the following 47 nurses from across the state who will be presented a Luminary Award for excellence in their profession. 12 of these 47 Luminaries will receive the Nightingale Award which will be announced during the evening’s celebration. Hannah Antista Renee Demontreux Andrea Himmelberger Marissa Maxwell-Kaime Sean Reed Melanie Schwindt Marsha Bagby Michelle Deuto Sonya Hirsch Emily McGarvey Megan Rentel Brooke Sixta Diane Banta Katrina Einhellig Meredith Jones Kathleen McInnis Lindsey Rettke Beverly Strnad Kristin Bentley Susan Fisk Dana Justus Maria Milagros Jesus Rivera Jennifer Thistle Allison Boerner Bryan Garcia Lindsay Kidd Kneusel Jennifer Roth Lori Trego Arlene Bravo Debra Gardiner Cassie Lang Jennifer Miller Jill Rozynski Joelle Valdez Khrystynn Cano Shannon Goldsberry Figaro Loresto Andrea Mondragon Denise Rush Mark Vickers Deborah Clarke Lucy Graham Dana Martin Angela Pal Rachel Sabolish Jordan Widmer Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. Hilton Denver Inverness | 200 Inverness Drive West | Englewood, CO, 80112 Master of Ceremonies The Colorado Nurses Foundation is excited to announce that Kim Christiansen of 9NEWS is returning as master of ceremonies. Kim has emceed the event in previous years and has been a big supporter of nurses and the Foundation. She has won seven Heartland regional Emmy awards for spot news, news writing and news reporting. Kim is also devoted to the fight against breast cancer and she serves as the spokesperson for the Buddy Check9 program and speaks to dozens of community groups about the importance of self-exam and mammography. Kim’s sister Keri was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005 and has taken an active role in efforts to raise awareness about the importance of early detection. Kim grew up in Colorado and graduated with a degree in journalism from the University of Colorado at Boulder. The Nightingale Luminary theme of “Excellence in Nursing Professional Engagement & Citizenship” reflects the CNF Strategic Initiative to reframe the profession of nursing and the professional engagement of nurses. The dress code will be a more formal “black-tie preferred” this year to emphasize the celebration’s prestige. Evening schedule: 6:00 PM - Reception, Cash Bar 7:00 PM - Welcome, Luminaries Presentation & Dinner Served 8:15 PM - Nightingales Presentation Table Sponsorships Tables of 10 can be purchased for $1,800. Table sponsorships include your organization recognized via signage at your table and recognition as a Table Sponsor in the Event Program. Additional Sponsor & Advertising Opportunities You or your organization can support this event through many other sponsor opportunities. Please review these on the CNF website. Join us on August 13, 2022 for this exciting event!
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