Congratulations to Our 2024 Shine Award Recipients

We celebrated our 2024 Shine Awards on Monday, Oct. 14. The recipients of the President's Award, Medical Excellence Awards, Quality Awards and Values Awards were announced. Our President and CEO Steve Arner announced a new award—the Spark Award.

Read all recipients' names below, as well as a recap of awards across the organization that were posted to the Wow wall July 2023 through August 2024.

PRESIDENT’S AWARD 

The President's Award recognizes individuals for a career of extraordinary accomplishments.

  • Alicia Bales, Senior Director for Nursing—CTCH
  • Karyn Reese, Nursing Director, 9 Mountain PCU—CRMH

SPARK AWARD

The Spark Award recognizes individuals or teams who consistently provide that “spark” of innovation that carries our organization forward. They drive positive change to processes, tools and community in order to help our patients. Those who are recognized with this award innovate so often, they’re known for it.

  • Peter Apel, MD, PhD, Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Mark Witcher, MD, PhD, Neurosurgery

MEDICAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS

These awards recognize physicians and APPs for their clinical skills, as well as their leadership and dedication to their patients, colleagues and communities.  

  • Award for Residents and Fellows: Michael Ferguson, MD, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Award for Advanced Practice Providers: Gabrielle Lewis, PA, Emergency Medicine
  • Awards for Physicians, Podiatrists, Dentists and Oral Surgeons: Justin Price, MD, Hospitalist Medicine, and Mark Ringold, MD, Gastroenterology

QUALITY AWARDS 

The Carilion Clinic Quality Awards highlight individuals and teams who have identified and implemented ways to improve the care and services we provide. This year's Quality Awards included a new award for Ambulatory Quality.

Pioneer Award 

Award Winner: Implementation of an Aseptic Non-Touch Technique (ANTT) Bundle for PIV Insertion at Carilion Children’s NICU 

  • Angela Alderman, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
  • Lisa Andruscavage, DO, Pediatrix Medical Group
  • Jesse Bender, MD, Pediatrix Medical Group
  • Karen Binns-Loveman, MD, Pediatrix Medical Group
  • Ghislaine Cady, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
  • Andrew Caudill, Intermediate Nursery
  • Cindy Johnson, Intermediate Nursery
  • Linda Keele, MD, Pediatrics Critical Care
  • Kathryn Moore, NNP, Pediatrix Medical Group
  • Karrie Moses, Nursing Administration
  • Hirenkumar Patel, MD, Pediatrix Medical Group
  • Kim Ramsey, Pediatric Services 
  • Pradeep Siwach, MD, Pediatrix Medical Group
  • Theresa Vallia, Health Analytics Research

Award Finalist: Reducing Rates of PSI 18 & 19 (3rd & 4th Degree Perineal Lacerations) 

  • Holly Borkert, Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Jane Colwell, Carilion Women’s Quality and Patient Safety
  • Jennifer Copening, Antepartum
  • Margaret Grove, MD, Regional Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Anna Hatcher, Labor and Delivery Services
  • Lacie Jones, Labor and Delivery Services
  • Thomas Kraemer, MD, Regional Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Garrett Lawhorn, Carilion Women’s Quality and Patient Safety
  • Anna Phillips, Antepartum
  • Stephanie Phillips, Labor and Delivery Services
  • Anita Register, DO, Regional Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Laura Reiter, Clinical Advancement and Patient Safety Outcomes
  • Christopher Sullivan, MD, Regional Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Dylan Woodruff, Women’s Directors
  • Wendy Worrell, Obstetrics

Community Distinction Award 

Award Winner: CGCH Falls Reduction 

  • Jennifer Bailey, Administration—CGCH
  • James Cady Jr., Virtual Care Center
  • Jason Crouch, Virtual Care Center
  • Jennifer Handy, Virtual Care Center
  • Patricia Ingram, Virtual Care Center
  • Matthew McGuinn, Virtual Care Center
  • Shannon Robertson, Virtual Care Center
  • Charles Suba, Transfer Center
  • Amanda Tubaugh, Virtual Care Center

Ambulatory Quality Award

Award Winner: Pharmacist Intervention and Education to Improve A1c for Patients with Uncontrolled Diabetes   

  • Charlene Blubaugh, Ambulatory Pharmacy
  • Jasmine Clevinger, Tazewell VA Clinic
  • Courtney Dickerson, Pharmacy
  • Kara Lucas, Ambulatory Pharmacy
  • Ann Lucktong, Ambulatory Pharmacy
  • Kelley Mills, Ambulatory Pharmacy
  • Karen Williams, Medication Assistance Program

Award Finalist: Rural Hepatitis C Training Program 

  • Dennis Aquilo, Infection Control
  • Anthony Baffoe-Bonnie, MD, Infectious Disease
  • Crystal Chitwood, Infectious Disease
  • John Epling, MD, Family Practice Roanoke Salem
  • Jason Faulhaber, MD, Infectious Disease
  • Mariana Gomez de la Espriella, MD, Infectious Disease
  • Elizabeth Nowak, MD, Infectious Disease
  • Cara Ravagli, Infectious Disease
  • Monica Whalen, RHC Administration

Excellence in Advancing Care Delivery 

Award Winner: EMBRACE Perinatal Mental Health (Expanding Care for Mothers and Babies through Readiness, Access, and Community Expansion) 

  • Jane Colwell, Carilion Women’s Quality and Patient Safety
  • Sarah Dooley, Carilion Women’s Quality and Patient Safety
  • Jaclyn Nunziato, MD, Regional Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Kristi Thomas, Embedded BI
  • Jennifer Wells, MD, Roanoke Inpatient Psychiatry

Award Finalist: Going Home: Optimizing NICU & PICU Discharges with Invasive Ventilation Needs  

  • Angela Alderman, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
  • Shana Atkinson, Respiratory Services
  • Danielle Bona, Case Management Administration
  • Ghislaine Cady, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
  • Natalie Hayes, DO, Pediatrics Pulmonary—Electric Rd
  • Cindy Johnson, Intermediate Nursery
  • Brittany Leftwich, Case Management Administration
  • Amber Lipes, Respiratory Pediatrics-Neonatal
  • Alicia McAllister, Pediatric Service
  • Lisha Osborne, Pediatrics ICU
  • Casey Smith, PCA- Velocity Care Salem
  • Kaitlin Tam, Case Management Administration
  • Joseph Tamez, MD, Pediatrics Pulmonary—Electric Rd
  • Melissa Williams, Case Management
  • Melissa Wolfe, Pediatrics ICU

Enterprise Award 

Award Winner: Optimizing Inpatient Length of Stay: A Dual Strategy for Enhancing Patient Access and Driving Organizational Financial Performance 

  • Constance Aaron, Transfer Center
  • Rebecca Bishop, Med/Surg Administration
  • Christopher Blake, Med/Surg Administration
  • Kenneth Belcher, MD, CNRV Regional Hospitalists
  • Danielle Bona, Case Management Administration
  • Damian Chipriano, Financial Operations
  • Lindsay Collins, Med/Surg Administration
  • Teresa Crowder, Imaging Services Administration
  • Susan Duncan, Hospitalist Liaison
  • Jennifer Evans, Med/Surg Administration
  • John Finch, MD, CGMH Regional Hospitalists
  • Tamara Frost, Med/Surg Administration
  • Amy Gilliam, Rockbridge Hospitalist Medicine
  • Chad Henry, MD, Hospitalist Medicine
  • Sahil Jaiswal, MD, Hospitalist Medicine
  • Shyam Sundhar Odeti, MD, Hospitalist Medicine
  • Benjamin Pinckard, Financial Operations
  • Suresh Kumar Ponnada, MD, UM Physician Advisors
  • Sorin Scarlatescu, MD, CFMH Regional Hospitalists
  • Marjorie Townsend, Hospitalist Medicine

Award Finalist: Internalizing Skilled Nursing Facility Authorizations and Reducing Avoidable Delays 

  • Daniella Bona, Case Management Administration
  • Catherine Conner, Case Management Administration
  • Jessica Garland, Case Management Administration
  • Kelsey Hylton, Central Resource Center
  • Maxine Lee, MD, UM Physician Advisors
  • Christopher Mullins, Case Management Administration
  • Zachary Smith, Accountable Care Strategies

Hold-the-Gains Award 

Award Winner: ED Tele-Triage 

  • Kevin Hall, Emergency Medicine Administration
  • Stephanie Hodges, ER Administration
  • Stephanie Lareau, MD, CFMH ED Physicians
  • Victoria Samarasinghe, ER Administration
  • Sara Tracy, Telemedicine Administration

Award Finalist: Sickle Cell Collaborative 

  • Mandy Atkinson, MD, Pediatrics Hematology/Oncology
  • Brittany Belcher, CCMOB General Internal Medicine
  • Christopher Blake, Med/Surg Administration
  • William Fintel, MD, Med/Surg Administration
  • Obafemi Ifelowo, MD, Hospitalist Medicine
  • Sunil Jain, MD, CCMOB Physical Medicine
  • Jeri Lantz, MD, CCMOB General Internal Medicine
  • Karen Marable, CCMOB General Internal Medicine
  • Joshua Morales, MD, Blue Ridge Cancer Care
  • Shyam Sundhar Odeti, MD, Hospitalist Medicine
  • Lisa Simpson, CCMOB Physical Medicine
  • Marjorie Townsend, Hospitalist Medicine
  • Calynn Trent, Community Health Workforce
  • Angela Venuto-Ashton, MD, Hospitalist Medicine

MVP Award 

Award Winner: Sepsis Phase II: Process Optimization for Sepsis Present on Admission (POA) at CRMH 

  • Kevin Broyles, MD, Emergency Medicine—CRMH
  • Mirla Cisneros, Process Improvement
  • LeAnn Creasy, ER Administration
  • Shannon Fitzgerald, Emergency Medicine—CRMH
  • Alexandra Kerr, Clinical Advancement and Patient Safety Outcomes
  • Damon Kuehl, MD, Emergency Medicine—CRMH
  • Amy Lucas, Nursing Quality and Safety
  • Gary Meadows, ER Administration
  • Amanda Mitchell, Emergency Medicine—CRMH
  • Joshua Nichols, MD, Emergency Medicine—CRMH
  • Justin Price, MD, Hospitalist Medicine
  • Sumanth Raja, Embedded BI
  • Brianne Trackey, Epic Application Management
  • Christopher Waasdorp, DO, Emergency Medicine—CRMH
  • Bethany Weddle, Emergency Medicine—CRMH

VALUES AWARDS 

The Carilion Clinic Values Awards recognize individuals and teams who go above and beyond in their work each day. 

Commitment

Award Winner: Sterile Processing Process Improvements

  • Dennis Aquilo, Infection Control
  • Bill Becker, Maintenance
  • Scott Blankenship, Facility Support Services
  • Eric Davis, OR Services
  • Tina Groves, Central Sterile Supply
  • Wanda Jenkins, Perioperative Services
  • Sarah Lott, Central Sterile Supply
  • Lori Peggins, OR Services
  • Dustin Pitchford, Central Sterile Supply
  • Travis Richardson, Maintenance
  • Morgan Rock, Sterile Processing Quality
  • Jami Salzberg, OR Services
  • Johnette Smith, OR Services
  • Ashleigh Ward, OR Services

Honorable Mention: Care for Mr. E

  • Heather Bramblett, Nursing Administration
  • Sarah Henshaw, CVI Medicine
  • Latoya Hicks, Environmental Services
  • Morgan Lewis, CRMH—7 West
  • David Matney, Admission/Discharge—CRMH
  • Seth McCormick, Pastoral Services
  • Malorie Reynolds, Resource Pool
  • Katie Sarver, Social Work Services
  • Alison Smoke, Palliative Medicine
  • Amanda Stamenkovich, Case Management
  • Conner Thompson, CRMH—7 West

Compassion

Award Winner: Brittany Hendricks, 8 Mountain ICU—CRMH

Honorable Mention: Pediatric Palliative Care Initiative

  • Angela Alderman, NICU—CRMH
  • Sarah Browning, CBS Administration
  • Violet Borowicz, MD, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
  • Sarah Kress, Child Life Services
  • Alicia McAllister, Pediatrics
  • Sharon Parker, CBS Administration
  • Patrick Randolph, Pediatrics
  • Krysta Smoot, Hospice
  • Christi Stewart, MD, Palliative Medicine
  • Andrew Tressler, Pastoral Care
  • Phyllis Whitehead, PhD, Clinical Ethics

Curiosity

Award Winner: Pharmacy Technician Training Program

  • Megan Goodwin, Pharmacy
  • Jason Hoffman, Pharmacy
  • Melissa Huffman, Pharmacy
  • Kayla Meador, Pharmacy

Honorable Mention: Biodesign Program

  • Briana Apgar, Research and Development
  • Chris Arena, PhD, Virginia Tech
  • Beverly Binner, Esq., Legal Services
  • Jordan Darden, PhD, Neurosurgery Research
  • Francis Farrell, PhD, Research and Development
  • Aileen Helsel, PhD, Carilion Clinic Innovation
  • Vera Hollen, Research and Development
  • Andre Muelenaer, MD, Virginia Tech
  • Sarah Parker, PhD, Virginia Tech
  • David Salzberg, MD, Department of Surgery
  • Jennifer Wayne, PhD, Virginia Tech

Collaboration

Award Winner: Virginia Mental Access Program Team

  • Amy Frazier, Research and Development
  • Brian Hoff, Psychiatry
  • Amy Kageals, DHSc., Pediatrics
  • Amy Kryder, MD, Pediatrics
  • Lindsey Lumley, Pediatrics
  • Jaclyn Nunziato, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Mary Ellen Warren, PhD, Pediatrics
  • Jennifer Wells, MD, Psychiatry and Obstetrics and Gynecology

Honorable Mention: Perioperative Surgical Home

  • Cindy Burke, Clinical Informatics
  • Ashlyn Campbell, PA, Hospitalists
  • Jonathan Carmouche, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Jimmy Coles, Business Consulting
  • Carrie Daniel, Orthopaedics
  • Amy Foster, Clinical Informatics
  • Cindy Hodges, OR Administration
  • Debby Hodges, Presurgical Testing
  • Caroline King, Business Consulting
  • Natalie Klawonn, MD, Hospitalist Medicine
  • Maxine Lee, MD, Utilization Management
  • Ursula Lee, Technology Services Group
  • A Lucktong, MD, Department of Surgery
  • Shyam Odeti, MD, Hospitalist Medicine
  • Jami Salzberg, OR Administration
  • Jamie Spradlin, NP, Hospitalists
  • Melodie Warren, Revenue Cycle
  • Livia Woodford, Orthopaedics

Courage

Award Winner: Compassionate End-of-Life Care

  • Carolyn Arnold, 9 Mountain ICU—CRMH
  • Madi Bowe, 9 Mountain ICU—CRMH

Honorable Mention: McKenzie Najjar, 7 Mountain PCU—CRMH

International, National, State, Regional, Local and Carilion Awards

The awards listed below (in alphabetical order) were posted to the Wow Wall by our employees, July 2023 through August 2024.

Let us know about your team’s awards by posting them on the Wow Wall. We will include them in next year’s list!

Advertising Awards of Western Virginia

Silver ADDYs

American College of Surgeons

Focused Verification Designation for Quality

American Hospital Association

Distinguished Service Award

Quest for Quality Award Finalist

Arnold P. Gold Foundation

Humanism in Medicine Award

Becker’s Hospital Review

100 hospitals and health systems with great heart programs

110 Rural Hospital and Health System CEOs to Know

391 hospitals nationwide with C-diff rate of zero

350 cleanest hospitals

Top hospitals for physician communication

BEE Awards

Blue Cross Blue Shield

Maternity Care Blue Distinction

Carilion Clinic Great Catch Award

Carilion Clinic Greening the Office Awards

Carilion Clinic Well-Being Hero Awards

Gold

Unit: Clinical Decision Support Stewardship Team

Individual: C.J. Waasdorp, DO, Emergency Medicine

Silver

Unit: Oncology Navigation

Individuals:

Bronze

Individual: Armida Valles, Strategic Payment Relationships

Honorary Mentions

Carilion Clinic Well-Being Warriors

Gold

Silver

Children’s Miracle Network

Highest fund-raising (medium market)

DAISY Awards

Fortune Magazine

Most Innovative Companies

National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy

Innovation Award

Outpatient Surgery Magazine

OR Excellence Award Honorable Mention, Environmental Stewardship

Outstanding Preceptor Awards

Roanoker Magazine

40 Under 40 Honorees

Training Magazine

Apex Award

U.S. News and World Report

Excellent Black Maternal Health Outcomes Award

High Performing in Maternity Care

Virginia Academy of Physician Assistants

2023 Physician Assistant of the Year

Virginia Nurses Foundation/Virginia Nursing Association

40 Under 40 Winners

40 Under 40 Trailblazers

  • Wrenn Brendel, ER Administration
  • Lisa Dishner, Carilion Mental Health
  • Victoria Samarasinghe, ER Administration
  • Katelin Walls, 6 South ICU—CRMH

Virginia Pharmacy Association

Distinguished Young Pharmacist Award

Virginia School Social Worker of the Year

Virginia’s Top Organ and Tissue Donor Hospital

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