Franciscan Health Olympia Fields honors staff with annual awards
Franciscan Health Olympia Fields recognized the contributions of outstanding nurses and ancillary staff members with annual awards during national Nurses Week earlier this month.
Cardiovascular Services Registered Nurse Wendy Durham received the Nurse of the Year Award. The Nurse Leader of the Year Award was presented to Emergency Department Manager Lynne Steinhauer, RN. Sabrina Boothe, patient care assistant in the Emergency Department, received the Ancillary Team Member of the Year Award.
“We are so excited to honor all of the nominees and this year’s winners,” said Joan Culver, Franciscan Health Olympia Fields director of patient services. “They were nominated for many reasons, but most importantly how they live out our Franciscan values in all of their interactions with patients, families and coworkers.”
Cardinal Bernardin Council awards scholarships
The Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Council of the Knights of Columbus in Evergreen Park has awarded five $500 scholarships foto deserving graduates of five local Catholic Schools for their exemplary service to their school, church and community.
It’s the 15th year the council has awarded such scholarships to outstanding students, including Martin Signorelli (Most Holy Redeemer), Arthur Collins (Queen of Martyrs), Riley Serpe (St. John Fisher), Jocelyn Aaliyah Orduno (St. Bede the Venerable and Nicole Krapec (St. Catherine of Alexandria).
National Merit Scholarship Corporation area winners list
Frankfort: Nathan A. Teaney (University of Texas at Dallas); Mokena: Joseph M. McCloughan (University of Alabama); New Lenox: Raymond J. Egner (Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology); Orland Park: Ian C. Orbeck (Purdue University)
Homewood’s Lyseng receives study abroad grant
Homewood’s Jessica Lyseng recently was awarded a study abroad grant worth $1,000 from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.
Albion College spring graduates list
KaBriya Newton, Homewood
Coe College spring dean’s list
Nigel Pennington-Flax, Crete
Des Moines University spring graduates list
Homer Glen: Guia Stephanie Pascual; Tinley Park: Tushar Sharma
Elmhurst University spring dean’s list
Alsip: Josie Babicz; Crete: Micaiah Brown; Homer Glen: Emma Kocanda; Hometown: Cristian Zavala; Lockport: Anna Andretich, Ethan Stepanek; Matteson: Joshua Mackey; Mokena: Mary Jones; New Lenox: Lindsey O’Donnell, Mallory Sawyer, Avery Stevenson, Skylar Stevenson; Oak Forest: Brenden Infante, Alexa Simonsis; Oak Lawn: Leslie Carrera-Antonio, Sadie Hartmann, Andrew Stritch, Amy Wilkus; Orland Park: Zackary Browne, Alexis Elizondo, Aron Gomez, Mary Graves, Alex Grezlovski, Ahlam Mohammed; Tinley Park: Mikala Marcussen-Abuharb; Worth: Jessica Marszalek, Randa Qatanani
Emerson College spring dean’s list
Daniel Zapata, Oak Lawn
Georgia State University spring dean’s list
Matteson: Amber Lumpkins, Maliyah McDonald
Georgia State University spring president’s list
Chicago Heights: Laura Zapata, Country Club Hills: Boluwatife Obanla; Park Forest: Emily Mells
Goshen College spring dean’s list
Ryan Maloney, Orland Park
Grove City College spring dean’s list
New Lenox: Calvin Boss, Hailey Boss
Iowa State spring graduates list
Marissa Hultman, Tinley Park
Lincoln Memorial University spring dean’s list
Victoria Conley, Oak Forest
Loras College spring dean’s list
Burbank: Patrycja Jarzabek; Chicago: Emily Monahan; Darien: Lydia Nelson; Evergreen Park: Michael Mixan, William Moonan, Keelin O’Mahony; Oak Lawn: Bianca Bafia, Henry Ivers, Clare Murphy; Palos Hills: Frank Day; Peotone: Drake Sorensen; Woodridge: Rebecca Diddia
Loras College spring graduates list
Chicago: Fabian Hernandez; Evergreen Park: Patrick Cahill
Middle Tennessee State University spring dean’s list
Cody Wagner, Homer Glen
Shenandoah University spring dean’s list
Ashley Kashark, Lockport
Troy University spring graduates list
Matteson: Elijah Calloway; Oak Forest: Sean Fitzpatrick
Wisconsin Lutheran College May graduates list
Kyla Elliott, Chicago Heights
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point spring honors list
Chicago: Tyriq Sims; Oak Lawn: Elizabeth Featherstone, Lillian Featherstone; Orland Park: Matthew Hurley; Tinley Park: Brittany Osterman
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