Events 2009

2010 Excellence in Nursing Awards Luncheon    
The event honors those nurses who exemplify the finest
qualities of the nursing profession.

Thursday, September 16, 2010
11:30 a.m.
Hilton Americas-Houston Hotel (Downtown Convention Center)
(Please note venue change)


One Gold Award Winner and one Silver Medalist will be named in each of six award categories
and receive an elegant, custom-designed medal. All medalists and nominees (Bronze Medalists)
receive distinctive recognition award certificates, nominee pins, T-shirts, and goody bags.
We encourage nominating organizations to sponsor table(s) to allow their nominees to attend
the luncheon. Good Samaritan Foundation will offer a complimentary luncheon ticket to all
nominees not seated at sponsor tables. Gold Award Winners are also featured in personal
tribute videos shown during the luncheon.

All net proceeds from the luncheon benefit Good Samaritan programs that reward excellence
in nursing education and practice.

We encourage you and your organization to sponsor and attend this fun and inspirational event.
Please contact the Foundation office for sponsorship, table or individual reservations,
and additional information at 713-529-4646 or awards@gsftx.org

LUNCHEON CHAIRS:

Debra F. Sukin and Dr. Margaret M. Van Bree
St. Luke's Episcopal Health System
AWARD SELECTION COMMITTEE:

Committee Chair
Ann Scanlon McGinity PhD, RN, SVP Operations, Chief Nursing Executive
The Methodist Hospital

Committee
Betty N. Adams BSN, MN, PhD; Dean
Prairie View A&M University College of Nursing

Dana Bjarnason PhD, RN, NE-BC,; Assoc. Administrator and Chief Nursing Officer
Ben Taub General Hospital and Quentin Mease Community Hospital

Goldie J. Brown RN, BSN, MA, OCN; 2008 Excellence in Nursing Gold Award Recipient
The Methodist Hospital

Mary Louise Chapman RN, BS; Lifetime Trustee
Good Samaritan Fountation

Kay K. Crawford, Scholarship Program Director
Good Samaritan Foundation

Susan M. Distefano RN, MSN, CNAA, NEA-BC
Consultant

Cathy Easter BS, MBA; International President and CEO
The Methodist Hospital

Thelma Gray-Becknell RN, MSN; Assoc. Director for Patient Care Services/Chief Nursing Executive
Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Joanne V. Hickey PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, FAAN, FCCM; Coordinator, Doctor of Nursing Practice Program
Director, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program
The UT Health Science Center at Houston

John E. Kajander, Senior Vice President
Texas Medical Center

Vicki G. Keiser, Regional Partner - Health Care Providers
Deloitte & Touche LLP

Heather J. Kopecky MBA, PhD; Managing Partner - Life Sciences Practice
Heidrick & Struggles

Carol LeClair MSN, RN, ONC
Former Good Samaritan Scholar

Brenda Lyon MSN, RN, NEA-BC, Chief Nursing Officer
Memorial Hermann Hospital-Texas Medical Center

Karen C. Lyon MBA, PhD,APRN, ACNS, NEA; Associate Dean and Professor
Texas Woman's University Nelda C. Stark College of Nursing - Houston

Valerie Rieke BS, MS, EdD, RN; Former Good Samaritan Scholar
Retired Nursing Professor

Heather Sharp BS, RN; 2009 Excellence in Nursing Gold Medal Recipient
St Luke's Community Emergency Center - The Woodlands

Barbara L. Summers PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN; VP and Chief Nursing Officer, Division Head - Nursing
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Judith Swanson MBA, RN; Director, Perioperative Services
Texas Children's Hospital

Kathryn Tart EdD, RN, CNE; Founding Dean and Professor
UH-Victoria/Sugar Land School of Nursing

2009 Gold Medalists:
Olinda Pruitt Johnson MSN, RNC, CNS
Harris County Hospital District and Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital

Heather Sharp BS, RN
Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital

Lucinda "Cindy" Welch BSN, RN
Houston Hospice

Michelle Eppers BSN, RN
Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital

Huberta-Corazon "Bette" Thiam Cozart MS, RN
Prairie View A&M University College of Nursing

2009 Silver Medalists:
Beverley LaMoth MSN, RN, OCN
The Methodist Hospital

Holly Avery BSN, RN
Methodist Willowbrook Hospital

Sandy Stacy RN
Bering Omega Community Services

Jane Jennings BSN, RN, CNOR, RNFA
Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital

Annette C. McClinton BSN, MSN, PhD, RN
Prairie View A&M University College of Nursing
 
GSE/River Oaks Pro-Am Golf Tournament    
Chairmen John B. Young, Greg Young, Barry Young, and
Julie Young Sudduth
invite you to play in the oldest
and most exclusive charity golf event in Houston, the 44th Annual:

Good Samaritan Foundation River Oaks Pro-Am
Presented by Enterprise Products Partners, LP

Monday, October 11, 2010
River Oaks Country Club
Houston, Texas
www.RiverOaksProAm.com

To become a Tournament Underwriter, Sponsor, or Patron, contact
Good Samaritan Foundation at 713-529-4646 or email golf@gsftx.org.

The tournament field will fill fast, so log on to www.RiverOaksProAm.com
for more details or to enter team and player information.




 
2011 Pearl Ball    
Save the Date!
The 23rd Annual Pearl Ball will be held:

Thursday, February 10, 2011
River Oaks Country Club

Joella and Steve Mach
, Chairs

For more information, please phone 713-529-4646 or
email PearlBall@gsftx.org.

The Pearl Ball benefits the nursing scholarship programs
of Good Samaritan Foundation

 
© 2010 The Good Samaritan Foundation of Texas, Inc.