2025 Receipients for Nightingale Nursing Awards
Congratulations 2025 Award Recipients!
Award recipients are listed below, which were announced at our 36th Annual Awards Gala on Friday, October 24th
The following nurses were selected for recognition in one of eleven categories. The Patient Choice Award winners are chosen from nominations submitted by patients and/or patients' family members. The Jayne Felgen Legacy Award candidates are nominated by nurses as people who had a strong influence on the trajectory of their careers.
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Advanced Practice RN
Donna Durant | UPMC, Presbyterian Hospital, Division of General Internal Medicine, Palliative Medicine and Medical Ethics
Chantal Toth | Reading Hospital Tower Health
Clinical Practice LPN
NO NOMINATIONS
Clinical Practice RN
Kaitlin Didinger | Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Community Nursing RN/LPN
Diane Bassett | Guardian Nurses Healthcare Advocates
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Diana Kott | Fox Chase Cancer Center
Angie Ruggeri | Jefferson Health
Nursing Research
Jill Demirci | University of Pittsburgh
Patient Choice Award Individual
Lenore Sears | Helping Hand Nurse
Patient Choice Award Team
Trauma Neuro ICU | Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
Nursing Administration - Leader/Manager/Director
Patty Baroni | Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Nursing Administration - Nursing Informatics
Charlene Eltman | Jefferson Health
Nursing Administration - Senior Level/Executive
Marlene Crouse | WellSpan Health
Nursing Education - Academia
Angela Karakachian | Duquesne University School of Nursing
Judith Zedreck | University of Pittsburgh
Nursing Education - Staff Development
Chelsie Shifflett | Reading Hospital Tower Health
Jayne Felgen Legacy Award
Kimberly Hissick | Hershey Medical Center
Guardian Nurses Entrepreneurial Award
Christina Gamez | Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital
The following nurses were selected for recognition in one of eleven categories. The Patient Choice Award winners are chosen from nominations submitted by patients and/or patients' family members. The Jayne Felgen Legacy Award candidates are nominated by nurses as people who had a strong influence on the trajectory of their careers.
Download the recipient announcement to share or print.
Advanced Practice RN
Donna Durant | UPMC, Presbyterian Hospital, Division of General Internal Medicine, Palliative Medicine and Medical Ethics
Chantal Toth | Reading Hospital Tower Health
Clinical Practice LPN
NO NOMINATIONS
Clinical Practice RN
Kaitlin Didinger | Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Community Nursing RN/LPN
Diane Bassett | Guardian Nurses Healthcare Advocates
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Diana Kott | Fox Chase Cancer Center
Angie Ruggeri | Jefferson Health
Nursing Research
Jill Demirci | University of Pittsburgh
Patient Choice Award Individual
Lenore Sears | Helping Hand Nurse
Patient Choice Award Team
Trauma Neuro ICU | Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
Nursing Administration - Leader/Manager/Director
Patty Baroni | Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Nursing Administration - Nursing Informatics
Charlene Eltman | Jefferson Health
Nursing Administration - Senior Level/Executive
Marlene Crouse | WellSpan Health
Nursing Education - Academia
Angela Karakachian | Duquesne University School of Nursing
Judith Zedreck | University of Pittsburgh
Nursing Education - Staff Development
Chelsie Shifflett | Reading Hospital Tower Health
Jayne Felgen Legacy Award
Kimberly Hissick | Hershey Medical Center
Guardian Nurses Entrepreneurial Award
Christina Gamez | Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital
The Nightingale Awards of Pennsylvania is a philanthropic organization whose purpose is to create, cultivate and support environments where professional nursing achievements are valued. Nightingale’s volunteer board and committees utilize gifts, donations, and annual gala proceeds to recognize excellence in a wide variety of nursing career paths and financially contributes to the continuing nursing education at all levels in the Commonwealth.