
Clerical
Maria Melendez
Debra Cantu
Hope Rangel*
Stefania Hurtado
Management
Tiffany Gomez
Nancy Amodei*
Angela Casias
Allison Hays Lane
Provider
Sabeen Koreshi, MD*
Aruna Venkatesh, MD
Ariana Nguyen, PA
Lloyd Das, MD
Professional
Jonathan Diaz
Rene Luna
David Pearson
Jose Santos*
Professional nursing
Annette Ramirez*
Bonita Noel
Amber Hicks
Lysette Cedillo
Service
Ludivina Bustos Mendoza*
Vivian Garza
Jesse Rodriguez
Manuela Garcia
Technical
Brian Sanchez*
Mary Hathaway
Marilyn Hernandez
Eduardo Sandigan
Volunteer
Kathryn Robertson
Vilma Cho
Douglas Walters
Dorothy Delarosa*
The Commitment to Excellence Award
This is the top honor, given to one person nominated as an Employee of the Quarter
Bonita Noel
*indicates person went on to be recognized as Employee of the Year
Teams of the Quarter
The Telemedicine Ophthalmology Team
Edna Fuster
Natalie Arauza
Leila Brandon
Lucas Lumbley
Luz Almaguer
The Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia Group
Justin Reed
Lisa Rupp
Keri McGinnis
Denice Gonzales
Jennifer Flores
Antonia Tejeda
Jennifer Garza
Jonathan Gann
Jacqueline Bacon
William Taylor
Eric Baldizon
Mary Santillan
Tessie Suan
Michelle Meyer
The Neuro ICU Harvey Response Team
Christopher Caldera
Celina Chavez
Raquel Villasenor
Takesha Barclay
Allison Gebhardt
Gennine Yahya
The PBX Response Team*
Sharon Willeford,
Mary Garay
Linda Alvarez
Paul Garcia
*indicates team went on to be recognized as Team of the Year
Daisy Award
The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses is given in partnership with the DAISY — short for Diseases Attacking the Immune System — Foundation. It was launched in 1999 in memory of J. Patrick Barnes, who died at age 33 from complications of idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura, or ITP. His family created the award to recognize nursing excellence across the country. Any University Health System staff member, patient or patient family member can nominate a nurse for the award.
January
Evangelina Yebra
February
Renata Marquez
March
Shay Noel
April
Mary Ann Hathaway
May
Graciela Zapata
June
Rebecca Edmunds
July
Koichi Nishimura
August
Angela Casias
September
Tonna Graydon
October
Melissa Alvarado
November
Mercy George
December
Camille Marquez