Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Nursing Excellence Awards
Summary:
SickKids celebrates the accomplishments of our 2024 Nursing Excellence award recipients who lead from where they care.
The Nursing Excellence Awards recognize SickKids nurses who have demonstrated dedication, distinction and commitment to their profession, and to our patients and families.
This year there were a total of 24 awards handed out to individual staff members and nursing teams, allowing SickKids to honour many of our outstanding nurses in a variety of categories.
The theme of Nursing Week 2024 was lead from where you care, and the awards aptly recognized that this kind of leadership happens no matter how experienced you are and no matter where you are in your career journey.
The Nursing Excellence Awards and the Elizabeth McMaster Inspiration Award are made possible thanks to generous endowments from the families and friends of Grace Evelyn Simpson Reeves, Maria Györössy-Csepreghy Kluge and Iris Weiss.
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Meet the winners of this year's Nursing Excellence Awards!
Grace Evelyn Simpson Reeves Awards
Advanced practice nursing
![Headshot of Lyndsey McRae](/siteassets/news/news-archive/2024/nursing-excellence-awards-advanced-practice-lyndsey-300.jpg?height=263&width=175&mode=min&metadata=false&dt=638519838780000000)
Nurse Practitioner, Neurology
Lyndsey McRae
Career achievement
![Headshot of Lynda Vanvliet](/siteassets/news/news-archive/2024/nursing-excellence-awards-career-achievement-lynda.jpg?height=450&width=133&mode=min&metadata=false&dt=638519874690000000)
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Lynda Vanvliet
![Headshot of Cecilia St. George-Hyslop](/siteassets/news/news-archive/2024/nursing-excellence-awards-career-achievement-cecilia.jpg?height=450&width=133&mode=min&metadata=false&dt=638519875030000000)
Interprofessional Education Specialist, Cardiac Critical Care
Cecilia St. George-Hyslop
Clinical extern
![Headshot of Aarabi Sivamohan](/siteassets/news/news-archive/2024/nursing-excellence-awards-clinical-extern-aarabi-300.jpg?height=450&width=133&mode=min&metadata=false&dt=638519822750000000)
Clinical Extern, Haematology/Oncology
Aarabi Sivamohan
![Headshot of Samantha Gillen](/siteassets/news/news-archive/2024/nursing-excellence-awards-clinical-extern-samantha-300.jpg?height=450&width=133&mode=min&metadata=false&dt=638519824360000000)
Clinical Extern, Paediatric Intensive Care Unit
Samantha Gillen
Nursing education
![Headshot of Leigh Cassils](/siteassets/news/news-archive/2024/nursing-excellence-awards-nursing-education-leigh-300.jpg?height=450&width=133&mode=min&metadata=false&dt=638519842090000000)
Interprofessional Education Specialist, Pre-Operative Care Unit
Leigh Cassils
![Headshot of Peter Su](/siteassets/news/news-archive/2024/nursing-excellence-awards-nursing-education-peter-300.jpg?height=450&width=133&mode=min&metadata=false&dt=638519843300000000)
Interprofessional Education Specialist, Clinical Informatics
Peter Su
Nursing innovation
![Headshot of Alison Dodds](/siteassets/news/news-archive/2024/nursing-excellence-awards-nursing-innovation-alison-300.jpg?height=263&width=175&mode=min&metadata=false&dt=638519839480000000)
Simulation Education, Learning Institute
Alison Dodds
![Julie Gardner, Chantal St Jules and Susan Davidson posing for a photo](/siteassets/news/news-archive/2024/nursing-excellence-awards-nursing-innovation-paed-consult-clinics-300.jpg?height=397&width=595&mode=min&metadata=false&dt=638519837140000000)
Nursing team in Paediatric Consultation Clinics
Including: ABILITY Program (Adaptive, Behavioural, Intellectual & Developmental Disability, Integrated Tertiary care for Youth & Children), Feeding Program, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Neurofibromatosis and Down Syndrome.
- Julie Gardner, Registered Nurse
- Chantal St Jules, Registered Nurse
- Susan Davidson, Registered Nurse
![Julie Gardner, Chantal St Jules and Susan Davidson posing for a photo](/siteassets/news/news-archive/2024/nursing-excellence-awards-nursing-innovation-paed-consult-clinics-300.jpg?height=397&width=595&mode=min&metadata=false&dt=638519837140000000)
Nursing leadership
Clinical Co-ordinator, Diagnostic & Interventional Radiology
Wendy Padilla
Nursing practice
![Headshot of Lindsay Chapman](/siteassets/news/news-archive/2024/nursing-excellence-awards-nursing-practice-lindsay-300.jpg?height=450&width=133&mode=min&metadata=false&dt=638519847010000000)
Registered Nurse, Nephrology/Transplant/Chest/GI/Nutrition
Lindsay Chapman
![Headshot of Daniel Rowland](/siteassets/news/news-archive/2024/nursing-excellence-awards-nursing-practice-daniel-300.jpg?height=450&width=133&mode=min&metadata=false&dt=638519848100000000)
Registered Nurse, Nephrology/Transplant/Chest/GI/Nutrition
Daniel Rowland
Nursing research
![Headshot of Deborah Tomlinson](/siteassets/news/news-archive/2024/nursing-excellence-awards-nursing-research-deborah.jpg?height=263&width=175&mode=min&metadata=false&dt=638519861870000000)
Clinical Research Nurse Co-ordinator, Bone Marrow Transplant/Cellular Therapy
Deborah Tomlinson
Nursing team
![Tiffany Yam, Chowmiya Premakumar, Amanda Ellenberger and Susan Hu posing for a group photo](/siteassets/news/news-archive/2024/nursing-excellence-awards-nursing-team-clinical-extern-leadership-team.jpg?height=397&width=595&mode=min&metadata=false&dt=638519850600000000)
Clinical Extern Leadership Team, Collaborative for Professional Practice
- Tiffany Yam, Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Chowmiya Premakumar, Adminstrative Co-ordinator
- Amanda Ellenberger, Registered Nurse
- Susan Hu, Interprofessional Education Specialist
![Nicole Yang, Julia Meilach-Gould, Sara Elliott, Samantha Lotti, Areeba Siddiqui, Andreas Schulze, Meghan Fraser, Lisa Feitelberg and Stacey Trumata posing for a photo](/siteassets/news/news-archive/2024/nursing-excellence-awards-nursing-team-newborn-screening.jpg?height=397&width=595&mode=min&metadata=false&dt=638519852700000000)
Newborn Screening Program
- Nicole Yang, Genetic Counsellor
- Julia Meilach-Gould, Social Worker
- Sara Elliot, Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Samantha Lotti, Registered Nurse
- Areeba Siddiqui, Patient Care Information Co-ordinator
- Andreas Schulze, Staff Physician
- Meghan Fraser, Registered Nurse
- Lisa Feitelberg, Social Worker
- Stacey Trumata, Patient Care Information Co-ordinator
![Nicole Yang, Julia Meilach-Gould, Sara Elliott, Samantha Lotti, Areeba Siddiqui, Andreas Schulze, Meghan Fraser, Lisa Feitelberg and Stacey Trumata posing for a photo](/siteassets/news/news-archive/2024/nursing-excellence-awards-nursing-team-newborn-screening.jpg?height=397&width=595&mode=min&metadata=false&dt=638519852700000000)
![The 7D Inpatient Paediatric Medicine team posing for a group photo.](/siteassets/news/news-archive/2024/nursing-excellence-awards-nursing-team-inpatient-paediatric-medicine.jpg?height=397&width=595&mode=min&metadata=false&dt=638519853830000000)
Nursing team
Unit 7D, Inpatient Paediatric Medicine
![The 4C Medical Short Stay team posing for a group photo](/siteassets/news/news-archive/2024/nursing-excellence-awards-nursing-team-4c.jpg?height=397&width=595&mode=min&metadata=false&dt=638519855730000000)
Nursing team
Unit 4C, Medical Short Stay
![The 4C Medical Short Stay team posing for a group photo](/siteassets/news/news-archive/2024/nursing-excellence-awards-nursing-team-4c.jpg?height=397&width=595&mode=min&metadata=false&dt=638519855730000000)
![The 8B CSN Team, Inpatient Bone Marrow and Cellular Therapy posing for a group photo](/siteassets/news/news-archive/2024/nursing-excellence-awards-nursing-team-8b.jpg?height=449&width=598&mode=min&metadata=false&dt=638519859420000000)
Nursing team
Unit 8B, CSN Team, Inpatient Bone Marrow and Cellular Therapy
Elizabeth McMaster Inspiration Award
![Headshot of Carrie Morgan](/siteassets/news/news-archive/2024/nursing-excellence-awards-elizabeth-mcmaster-carrie-300.jpg?height=263&width=175&mode=min&metadata=false&dt=638519865950000000)
Interprofessional Education Specialist, Heart Centre
Carrie Morgan
Maria Gyorossy-Csepreghy Kluge Award
![Headshot of Rachel Rauws](/siteassets/news/news-archive/2024/nursing-excellence-awards-maria-gyorossy-csepreghy-kluge-rachel.jpg?height=263&width=133&mode=min&metadata=false&dt=638519864630000000)
Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Rachel Rauws
![Headshot of Audrey Kim](/siteassets/news/news-archive/2024/nursing-excellence-awards-maria-gyorossy-csepreghy-kluge-audrey.jpg?height=263&width=133&mode=min&metadata=false&dt=638519865330000000)
Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Audrey Kim
Iris Weiss Memorial Award for Excellence in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
![Headshot of Isabelle Mantes](/siteassets/news/news-archive/2024/nursing-excellence-awards-iris-weiss-memorial-isabelle.jpg?height=263&width=175&mode=min&metadata=false&dt=638519867400000000)
Registered Nurse, Inpatient Adolescent Medicine and Psychiatry
Isabelle Mantes
The Bresler Family Neurosurgical Nursing Award
![Headshot of Rheanna Glombitza](/siteassets/news/news-archive/2024/nursing-excellence-awards-bresler-family-neurosurgical-rheanna.jpg?height=263&width=175&mode=min&metadata=false&dt=638519870770000000)
Registered Nurse, Neurosurgery Clinic
Rheanna Glombitza
Amrita Naipaul “Joy in Work” Nursing Award
![Headshot of Eric Dodwell](/siteassets/news/news-archive/2024/nursing-excellence-awards-joy-in-work-eric.jpg?height=263&width=175&mode=min&metadata=false&dt=638519873000000000)
Registered Nurse, Inpatient Haematology/Oncology
Eric Dodwell
Learn more about the Nursing Excellence Awards categories and how we're recognizing SickKids nurses all year round.