The Fall 2006 Institute of Nursing Excellence Participants are:
Lorel Baatenburg - St. Mary's Health Care, Amanda Bachman - Genesys Regional Medical Center, Rebecca Benjamin - Genesys Health Park, Susan Blaesser - Providence Hospital & Medical Centers, Jennifer Boersen - Holland Hospital, 
Dorothy Bosse - Bronson Methodist Hospital, Patricia Brooks - Walter Reuther Psychiatric Hospital, Kimberly Campbell - Chelsea Community Hospital, Piper Chrenka - Memorial Healthcare, Theda Conroy - Trinity Health - St. Joseph Mercy, Kirsten DeYoung - Holland Hospital, Yvonne Faber - Spectrum Health-Blodgett Campus, Carol Felice - William Beaumont Hospital, Kathryn Gosciak - Northern Michigan Hospital, Stefanie Grady - Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital, Dianne Hamlin - Northern Michigan Hospital, Amanda Himes - Spectrum Health, Debbie Howell - Metro Health Hospital, 
Deborah Irwin - William Beaumont Hospital, Carrie Klein - Oaklawn Hospital, Stanley Kwolek - Crittenton Hospital Medical Center, 
Melva Monge - Metro Health Hospital, Janice Mullen - St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Erica Nagra - Bronson Methodist Hospital, Jane Neri - William Beaumont Hospital, Jill Schaaf - Bronson Methodist Hospital, Lindsy Schmitz - University of Michigan Hospital, Karen Sweet - Spectrum Health-Devos Children's Hospital, Jawed Taj - Crittenton Hospital Medical Center, Linda Vroegindewey - Borgess Medical Center, Kenneth Watson - University of Michigan Hospital, and Kathleen Wolowiec - McLaren Regional Medical Center.

Spring 2006 Institute of Nursing Excellence
"Thirty-four nurses have recently been rewarded and recognized at the Spring 2006 Institute of Nursing Excellence. The Michigan Center for Nursing (MCN) and the Michigan Organization of Nurse Executives (MONE) selected 34 nurses to attend Michigan's Spring 2006 Institute of Nursing Excellence (INE) held April 23-26, 2006 at the Yarrow Resort and Conference Center in Augusta, Michigan. The Institute of Nursing Excellence is a 3 1/2 day retreat style professional development program designed to reward excellent direct-care nurses; encourage them to remain in the profession; increase their capacity for leadership; and enhance their ability to be role models; and enhance their ability to attract others into the profession. During the retreat, INE participants discussed issues such as the professional excellence, teamwork, leadership, mentoring and self-renewal.

 The 2006 Spring Institute of Nursing Excellence participants are:
Jana Belisle - Metro Health, Linda Beauvais - Hospice of Michigan, Alma “Reilly” Bennett - University of Michigan Health System, Lisa Criner - Memorial Healthcare,
Patricia Davis - St. Joseph Mercy Health System, Heidi DeVolder - St. Joseph Mercy Health System, Jacqueline Dost - St. Mary's Town Center, Annemarie Eichberger - William Beaumont Hospital, Tricia Fabbri - William Beaumont Hospital, Pamela Gilbert - Mercy Memorial Hospital, Catherine Healy - St. Mary's of Michigan, Denise Heath - Bronson Methodist Hospital, Betty Hill - Holland Hospital, Karen Iott - Bixby Medical Center, Marcia Kapp - Oakwood Hospital, Kristy Killips - Spectrum Health, Connie King - Herrick Memorial Hospital, Patti Krenz - Bay Regional Medical Center, Jeanette Lambert - Providence Hospital, Melissa Lange - St. Mary's of Michigan, Darcy Leszinske - St. Mary's of Michigan, Sharon Long - St. Mary's of Michigan, Martha Merkel - C.S. Mott Children's Hospital (UofM), Darcy Millon - Metro Health, Deborah Richardson - Mercy Memorial Hospital, Elizabeth Sachtleben - Cheboygan Memorial Hospital, Kellie Schnell - Three Rivers, Lisa Suing - Bixby Medical Center, Rick Vagts - St. John Macomb Hospital, Joan Vargo - Northern Michigan Hospital
Debra Whyte - Oakwood Hospital, Brigitte Williams - Hurley Medical Center, Lorian Williams - Chelsea Community Hospital, and Anita Winston - Karmanos Cancer Center.
 

Fall 2005 Institute of Nursing Excellence
Thirty nurses have recently been rewarded and recognized at the Fall 2005 Institute of Nursing Excellence. The Michigan Center for Nursing (MCN) and the Michigan Organization of Nurse Executives (MONE) selected 30 nurses to attend Michigan's Fall 2005 Institute of Nursing Excellence (INE) held November 6-9, 2005 at the Crystal Mountain Resort and Conference Center in Thompsonville, Michigan. The Institute of Nursing Excellence is a 3 1/2 day retreat style professional development program designed to reward excellent direct-care nurses; encourage them to remain in the profession; increase their capacity for leadership; and enhance their ability to be role models; and enhance their ability to attract others into the profession. During the retreat, INE participants discussed issues such as the professional excellence, teamwork, leadership, mentoring and self-renewal.

Spring 2005 Institute of Nursing Excellence
The Michigan Center for Nursing (MCN) and the Michigan Organization of Nurse Executives (MONE) held Michigan's first Institute of Nursing Excellence (INE) in April 2005. Thirty exemplary registered nurses from throughout Michigan were selected to attend the INE held at the Crystal Mountain Resort and Conference Center in Thompsonville, Michigan.
 
The 2005 Spring Institute of Nursing Excellence participants are:
Jean Aloia - Munson Medical Center, Sara Birch - Oaklawn Hospital, Julie Briggs - Gratiot Health Systems, Lorraine Brown - Borgess Medical Center, Christi Conran - Metropolitan Hospital, Patricia Coon - Metropolitan Hospital, Mark Deschaine - William Beaumont Hospital, Deborah Drake - Northern Michigan Hospital, Karen Drescher - Oaklawn Hospital, Cindy Earle - Mercy General Health Partners, Carol Essenmacher - VA Medical Center, Linda Fedewa - St. Mary's Health Care, Karen Goodman - Three Rivers Health, Cathleen Guerriero - Univ. of Michigan Health Systems, Rita Helmuth - Community Health Center of Branch Co. Adele Horton - Memorial Healthcare, Laura Jaroneski - William Beaumont Hospital, Emilee Kennedy - Northern Michigan Hospital, Amanda Kerr - Oakwood Hospital & Med Ctr., Elizabeth Kroll - Hackley Lakeshore Hospital, Kelly Kurin - Marquette General Health Systems, Angela Maynard - William Beaumont Hospital, Michael Mooney - Mercy General Health Partners, Marvel Mott - Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital, Janet Murawski - William Beaumont Hospital, Sandra Newman - Munson Medical Center, Angela Thiel - Munson Medical Center, Janet Tucker - Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital, Rhonda Weronke - Iron Co Community Hospital, Denise Young-Bean - Clinton Memorial Hospital, and Jennifer Zeigler - Bronson Methodist Hospital