2022
Clinical Nurse Leader Category
Cheyenne Hushka, MSN, RN, CNL
Registered Nurse, Community Hospital
Winning Essay and
Faculty Category
Jeanne Adam Bernier, MSN, RN, CNL
MSN-CNL Program Director/Instructor, Mississippi College School of Nursing
Winning Essay and
2021
Clinical Nurse Leader Category
Maria Cielo Borrinaga, MSN, RN-BC, CNL, CCRN
Clinical Nurse Leader, VA Dallas Medical Center
Winning Essay and
Student Category
Cynthia Vanlangendonck
RN Program Manager Patient Relations, Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital
Winning Essay and
Faculty Category
Karen L. Hoblet, PhD, MSN, RN, CNL
Associate Professor, University of Toledo College of Nursing
Winning Essay and
Employer Category
Rocio G. Garcia, MSN, RN, CNL, Executive Director of Emergency Services,
Rhiannon Rasmussen, MSN, RN, CNL, Assistant Director of Quality,
Dina Perez-Graham, MSN, RN, Associate Chief,
University Health San Antonio
Winning Essay and
2020
Clinical Nurse Leader Category
Sharlene Parmley, MSN, RN, CNL
Clinical Nurse Leader, Spartanburg Medical Center
Winning Essay and
Faculty Category
Dianna Sorenson, PhD, MBA, CNS, RN, CNL
Professor of Nursing, Morningside College
Winning Essay and
2019
Clinical Nurse Leader Category
David Wolf, MSN, RN, CNL
Clinical Nurse Leader, Texas Health Allen
Winning Essay and
Student Category
Portia Bluford-Briggs, MSN, RN, CNL
Clinical Nurse Leader, Self Regional Healthcare
Winning Essay and
Faculty Category
Mary Stachowiak, DNP, RN, CNL
Director Clinical Leadership Program, Rutgers School of Nursing
Winning Essay and