2005 Palmetto Gold Recipients

Debra L. Johnson Austin
Professor
SC State University
School of Nursing
Orangeburg, SC

Margaret Comer Baker
Exposure Control Nurse
Greenville Hospital System
Greenville, SC

Virginia K. Ballentine
Registered Nurse
Bon Secours St. Francis
Greenville, SC 

Debra L. Barber
Lactation Consultant
Palmetto Health Baptist
Columbia, SC 

Kathryn A. Becker
Associate Chief Nursing Officer
Greenville Hospital System
Greenville, SC

Susan C. Beylotte
Nurse Practitioner
USAF Reserves
Charleston AFB, SC

Laura Brown-Speaks
Registered Nurse
Beaufort Memorial Hospital
Beaufort, SC

Barbara D. Burke
Nurse Manager
Medical University Hospital Authority
Charleston, SC

Carol E. Cain
Manager, Employee Health
Greenville Hospital System
Greenville, SC

Nitsa Calas
Registered Nurse
Roper Hospital
Charleston, SC

Melanie L. Cason
Charge Nurse
East Cooper Regional Medical Center
Mt. Pleasant, SC

Loxie L. Cauley
Director, Medical Palliative Care
Conway Medical Center
Conway, SC

Harriet Childers
Registered Nurse
Mary Black Memorial Hospital
Spartanburg, SC

Carolyn Cohen
Quality Assurance Coordinator
Tri-County Mental Health Center
Bennetsville, SC

Priscilla Jean Cooper
Clinical Nurse Coordinator
Medical University Hospital Authority
Charleston, SC 

Camilia June Darby
Director, Therapeutic Services
Medical University Hospital Authority
Charleston, SC

Peggy G. Deane
Senior Vice President
ANMED Health
Anderson, SC

Tony Derrick
Director, Emergency Department
McLeod Regional Medical Center
Florence, SC

LeeAnn H. Dodge
Registered Nurse II
Low Country Health District
Port Royal, SC

Vicki H. Donald
Supervisor, Diagnostics & Therapeutics
Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital
Greenville, SC

Rebecca Dickert
Registered Nurse
Sisters of Charity Providence Hospitals
Columbia, SC

Wendy Elmore
Meditech System Administrator
Sisters of Charity Providence Hospitals
Columbia, SC

Elizabeth A. Erkel
Associate Professor
MUSC College of Nursing
Charleston, SC

Deborah Ford
Public Health Nurse
Marion County Health Department
Mullins, SC

Harriet Fore
Charge Nurse
Carolinas Hospital System
Florence, SC

Anabelle Llanes Galik
Registered Nurse
Trident Medical Center
Charleston, SC

Jacqueline E. Gibson
Registered Nurse
Tuomey Healthcare System
Sumter, SC

Karen Gittings
Registered Nurse
Carolinas Hospital System
Florence, SC 

Catherine F. Godwin
Director of Nursing
McLeod Regional Medical Center
Florence, SC

David Gordon
Clinical Coordinator
Beaufort Memorial Hospital
Beaufort, SC

Margaret (Peggy) Grant
Nurse Practitioner
WJB Dorn VA Medical Center
Columbia, SC

Feliciane Green
Registered Nurse
Palmetto Health Baptist
Columbia, SC

Martha Perritt Griebel
Patient Care Supervisor
McLeod Regional Medical Center
Florence, SC

Janet A. Grossman
Associate Professor
MUSC College of Nursing
Charleston, SC 

Kelly O’Brien Hawsey
Life Reach Program Director
Life Reach/Air Methods Corporation
Columbia, SC

M. Margaret Hays
Registered Nurse
Palmetto Health Baptist
Columbia, SC

Patricia D. Hegedus
Clinical Outcomes Specialist
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
Spartanburg, SC

Sue P. Heiney
Manager, Psychosocial Oncology
Palmetto Health Cancer Center
Columbia, SC 

Carol Hodges
County Nurse Supervisor
Marion County Health Department
Mullins, SC

Carin L. Hosler
Registered Nurse
Roper Hospital
Charleston, SC

Willie Ann Hucks
Nurse Mgr/Administrator for TB&MCH
Waccamaw Health District
Conway, SC

Carolyn Jenkins
Associate Professor
MUSC College of Nursing
Charleston, SC

Linda E. Johnson
District Nursing Director
Wateree Health District
Sumter, SC

Valerie D. Johnson
Registered Nurse
Greenville Hospital System
Greenville, SC

Sandra G. Jones
Nurse Manager, Family Nurse Practitioner
Palmetto Health Baptist
Columbia, SC

Debora S. King
Registered Nurse Coordinator
Piedmont Medical Center
Rock Hill, SC

Mary Lynn Kleinknecht
Patient Care Supervisor
McLeod Regional Medical Center
Florence, SC

Patricia Locklair
Team Leader
Greenville County Health Department
Greenville, SC

Terrie S. Long
Director of Education
Greenville Hospital System
Greenville, SC

Nenita D. Maravilla
Patient Care Coordinator
Trident Medical Center
Charleston, SC

Nancy Elaine Marshall
Nurse Manager
WJB Dorn VA Medical Center
Columbia, SC

Yvonne D. Martin
Nurse Manager
Medical University Hospital Authority
Charleston, SC

Wilma W.  Matthews
Public Health Nurse Administrator
Pee Dee Health District
Florence, SC

Angela Mayo
Nurse Manager
Providence Hospital, Northeast
Columbia, SC

Joe Evans McCall, Jr.
Nurse Manager
Carolinas Hospital System
Florence, SC

Brenda H. McLellan
Home Health Nurse Administrator
Edisto/Savannah Health District
Orangeburg, SC

Ethel H. McKinney
Unit Coordinator
Greenville Hospital System
Greenville, SC

Chaka Mickle
Women & Children’s Community Coordinator
Sisters of Charity Providence Hospitals
Columbia, SC

Kristel Lee Monaghan
Registered Nurse
Lexington Medical Center
West Columbia, SC

Carol Moody
Director of Nursing
Greenville Hospital System
Greenville, SC

Elizabeth Bennett Moody
Registered Nurse II
Low Country Health District
Beaufort, SC

Patricia B. Moran
Clinical Educator
Sisters of Charity Providence Hospitals
Columbia, SC

Gail H. Moss
Director of Health and Safety
Horry County Schools
Conway, SC

Sonja Muckenfuss
Nurse Manager
MUSC Children’s Hospital
Charleston, SC

Nadine Mulligan
Registered Nurse
Palmetto Health Baptist
Easley, SC

Teressa B. Neill
Registered Nurse
Hillcrest Hospital
Simpsonville, SC

Katie O. Norton
Public Health Nurse Administrator
Pee Dee Health District
Florence, SC

Mary Ann Nugent
Registered Nurse II
Wateree Health District
Sumter, SC

Valerie K. O’Neal
Program Director
Charleston/Dorchester Mental Health Center
Charleston, SC

Kimberly Bryant Owens
Registered Nurse
Carolinas Hospital System
Florence, SC

Patricia Piepoli
Clinical Mentor
Lexington Medical Center
West Columbia, SC

Sherril S. Porterfield
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Greenville Hospital System
Greenville, SC

Linda Pym
Enterostomal Therapist
Bon Secours St. Francis
Greenville, SC

Lisa Rackley
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Greenville Hospital System
Greenville, SC

Barbara Hobbs Rhodes
Director, Nursing Outcomes
Greenville Hospital System
Greenville, SC

Dottie Roberts
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Palmetto Health Baptist
Columbia, SC

Ethel Rouse
Registered Nurse
Carolinas Hospital System
Florence, SC

Camilla R. Scott
County Nurse Supervisor
Chesterfield County Health Department
Chesterfield, SC

Debra D. Seale
Program Manager, Comprehensive Centers
Palmetto Health Cancer Center
Columbia, SC

Rebecca J. Shehane
Patient Care Coordinator
Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital
Charleston, SC

Terry D. Sims
Registered Nurse
Palmetto Health Baptist
Columbia, SC

Cynthia W. Smith
Registered Nurse I
Darlington County Health Department
Darlington, SC

Janice Hopkins Smith
Clinical Educator
Greenville Hospital System
Greenville, SC

Gail W. Stuart
Professor and Dean
MUSC College of Nursing
Charleston, SC

Emilia Ancha Sturkie
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Palmetto Health Baptist
Columbia, SC

Carolyn Swinton
Director of Nursing
Palmetto Health Richland
Columbia, SC

Patricia S. Thomas
Director, Home Health Services
SC DHEC
Columbia, SC

Jeannie Gardner Thompson
Perinatal Regional Systems Developer
McLeod Regional Medical Center
Florence, SC

Lisbeth S. Turner
Public Health Nurse Administrator
Pee Dee Health District
Florence, SC

Linda G. Vann
Public Health Nurse Administrator
Pee Dee Health District
Florence, SC

Trina Vecchiolla
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Sisters of Charity Providence Hospitals
Columbia, SC

Betty Warlick
Director, Corporate Education
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
Spartanburg, SC

Tonya Waters- Shelton
Registered Nurse
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
Spartanburg, SC 

Linda M. Wells
Human Resources Business Partner
Palmetto Health
Columbia, SC

Suzanne K. White
Vice President Patient Care Services
Greenville Hospital System
Greenville, SC

Marcia Wilds
Director of Nursing
McLeod Regional Medical Center
Florence, SC

Deborah C. Williamson
Associate Dean
MUSC College of Nursing
Charleston, SC

Anastasia Witt
Director of Case Management
Carolinas Hospital System
Florence, SC

Dottye W. Wodogaza
Breast Health Patient Educator
Palmetto Health Cancer Center
Columbia, SC

Don M. Wright
Staff Educator
Aiken Regional Medical Center
Aiken, SC

Vicky Rich Zelenka
Director of Epidemiology
McLeod Regional Medical Center
Florence, SC