The DAISY Award
What is the DAISY Award?
The DAISY Award is an international program that rewards excellence in nursing. It was created by the DAISY Foundation to recognize the clinical skills, extraordinary compassion and care exhibited by nurses every day. The award is given to outstanding licensed nursing professionals in more than 2,600 healthcare facilities, in all 50 states, and in 15 countries.
DAISY Award recipients personify Hennepin Healthcare’s remarkable patient experience. These individuals consistently demonstrate excellence through clinical expertise, extraordinary service, and compassionate care and are recognized as outstanding role models in the nursing community.
How do I nominate a nurse?
Patients, visitors, employees, and/or physicians may nominate a deserving nurse by completing the nomination form below the current nominees.
Hennepin Healthcare DAISY Award Honorees
2024
August | Steven Tran
July | James Clifton
June | Cody L. Helgeson
May | Abdishakur "Abdi" Moalim
April | Ben Vogel
January | Christina Jones
February | Brandon Bistodeau
March | Abdulai Sefoi
2023
December | Maria Criselda Tropezado
November | Dennise Lopez-Miranda
October | Allisa Velasco
September | Megan Schmidt
August | Mai Stigen
July | Brittany Puckett
June | Joshua Stenglein
May | Darin Lulich
April | Jessica Wiliams
March | Danielle Nelson
February | Angela Sinclair
January | James McMurray
2022
December | Amin Hassan
November | Kelly Waldera
October | Tenzin Lhamo
September | Ronald "Jim" La Luzerne
August | Addiction Medicine Nurses
August | Trish Filipi
July | Kristin McGrath
June | Dixie Lindsey
May | Jenna Frost
April | Mary Soligny
March | Nancy Gehrenbeck-Miller
February | Hanna Gulden
January | Robert Moxley-Goldsmith
2021
December | Kathleen Ahmann
November | Nhia Vang
October | John Leppla
September | Michele Anderson
August | Colin Western
July | Darla Groshens
June | Patricia Dreher
May | Kimberly Schneider
April | Irene Tuschner
March | Jessica Shapiro
February | Karen Colby
January | Valerie Martenson
2020
Stroke Team Leaders | 2020
December | Susan Meagher
November | Nicole Krummel
October | Meghan Hofer
September | Connie Buerkle
August | Amy Love
July | Stephanie Hoffman
June | Molly Blum
May | Kathryn Piha
April | Margaret Von Lehe
March | Barbara Fabian
February | Wendee Christensen
January | Donna Nelson
2019
December | Angie Rangitsch
November | Shay Sylvester
October | John Strong & Nurse Telehealth Team
September | Bobbi Sandberg
August | Firewoini "Rita" Kebede
July | Mary “Sue” Meeks
June | Vera Daskalyuk
May | Jennifer “Jenna” Haas
April | Travis Hutchins
March | Julie Coffey
February | Maureen "Mo" Des Marais
January | Beth Washick Miller