History of Awards Given Annually by the Iowa Nurses Association

Award: T. Christy | E. E. Ruppert | Friend of Nursing | R. Buck | H. Perez

Teresa Christy Award

Established 1983 ?
The Teresa E. Christy Award is presented to the registered nurse who has demonstrated professional commitment to the improvement of health care and the interrelationship of nursing education, nursing practice, and nursing research.

• 1983 Sister Maurita Soukup
• 1984 Pauline K. Myers
• 1985 M. Patricia Donahue
• 1986 Gloria Bulechek
• 1987 Colleen Goode
• 1988 Jan Donlea
• 1989 Eleanor McClelland
• 1990 Darcy Koehn
• 1991 Marita Titler
• 1992 Sister Patricia Miller
• 1993 Mary Tarbox
• 1994 Barbara A. Rankel
• 1995 Ellen Strachota
• 1996 Margaret A. Mehmert
• 1996 Marilyn Russell
• 1997 Jane Hasek
• 1998 Sister Ruth Cox
• 1999 Jane Hokanson Hawks
• 2000 Mary Hansen
• 2001 Vicki Kraus
• 2002 Kathy Schweer
• 2003 Linda Upmeyer
• 2004 Eileen Gloor
• 2005 Connie Delaney
• 2006 Jane Brokel

Edith E. Ruppert Award

Established 1972
The Edith E. Ruppert Award is presented to the Iowa nurse who, as a member of the Iowa Nurses' Association, is judged to have contributed significantly to the improvement of nursing and the professional organization.

• 1972 Gladys Benz
• 1973 Donna Story
• 1974 Marguite Thomoas & Majorie Holcomobe
• 1975 Dorothy Higgens
• 1976 Joann Erickson & Nellie Osterlund
• 1997 Annette Scheffel
• 1978 Marian VanFossen
• 1979 Virginia Lawrence
• 1980 Geraldien Busse
• 1981 Kay Myers
• 1982 Arlene Baia
• 1983 Marguerite Cavanaugh
• 1984 Jessie C. Wearin
• 1985 Mary Moser
• 1986 Loretta Tarbox
• 1987 Marcene Moran
• 1988 Kathryn Schweer
• 1989 Coy Baker & Mary Hosford
• 1990 Rosemary Holland
• 1991 Joanne Kennebeck
• 1992 Jean Lowder
• 1993 Cathy Berry
• 1994 Ellen Strachota
• 1995 Barbara Sharp
• 1996 Kathleen Carney Kelly
• 1997 Dolores Hilden
• 1998 Victoria Hertko
• 1999 Sr. James Marie Donahue
• 2000 Judith Collins
• 2001 Carol Fetters Anderson
• 2002  Karen Fread & Jan Geertsema
• 2003 LaVone Sopher
• 2004 Mary Clarke
• 2005 Jean King
• 2006 Linda Opheim

Friend of Nursing Award

Established in 1987
The Friend of Nursing Award is presented to recognize individuals or groups of individuals who are not registered nurses and have made significant contributions to the profession of nursing and to the health care of Iowans.

• 1987
• 1988
• 1989
• 1990
• 1991
• 1992 U.S. Senator Charles Grassley Howard Lyon, University of Northern Iowa , Cedar Falls Quad City Osteopathic Association
• 1993 State Senator Elaine Szymoniak
• 1994 Gov. Robert Ray, President & CEO, Blue Cross
  David Ramsey, Pres., Iowa Health System
  Dr. Michael Ferrari, Pres., Drake University
  Dan Aten, Administrator, Iowa Heart Center
• 1995 Genesis Medical Center , Davenport for Nursing Standardized Language
• 1996 State Rep. Mona Martin & State Rep. Minnette Doderer
• 1997 U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley & State Senator Mary Lundby
• 1998 State Senator Patty Judge
• 1999 State Representative Patrick Murphy
• 2000 Norma Hirsch, M.D.- Heartland Bioethics
  Christopher Atchison and Sheila McGuire Riggs for Healthy Iowans
• 2001 State Representative Clyde Bradley and State Senator Sheldon Rittmer for Nurse Licensure Compact legislation
• 2002 U.S. Sen. Thomas Harkin
• 2003 Rep. David Heaton, Rep. Dan Boddicker, Sen. Neal Scherer and Sen. Nancy Boettger
• 2004 Governor Thomas Vilsack, Governor of Iowa
  John Weber, Philips Medical Systems
• 2005 None awarded
• 2006 Mercy Hospital Medical Center , Des Moines –support of nursing education

Rachel Buck Award

Established 1991
The Rachel Buck Award is presented to any Iowa nurse who is a member of the Iowa Nurses' Association and who has made a significant contribution to the improvement of nursing and the quality of patient care through the promotion and support of better working conditions for nurses.

• 1991 ????
• 1992 Jennifer Bailey, Des Moines
• 1993 Donna Walter
• 1994 ????
• 1995 Margaret Dingman, Webster City
• 1996 Bronwyn Small, Spencer
• 1997 Mary Hildebrand, Council Bluffs
• 1998 Monica Moore, Des Moines
• 1999 Sharon Kearney, Oakland
• 2000 Linda Salvini, Johnson
• 2001 Doris Ballantyne, Council Bluffs
• 2002 Lisa Bossuet, Des Moines
• 2003 Charlene Hannam, Marshalltown
• 2004 Marilyn Burke, Council Bluffs
• 2005 Lois McDermott, Harlan
• 2006 Barb Livingston, Des Moines

Hector Perez Award

Established in 2001
The Hector Perez Award is to be presented to an Iowa Registered Nurse who is a member of the Iowa Nurses Association, and has made a significant contribution to nursing in a clinical setting as a member of a minority group in this profession.

• 2002 Robert Garrison, Clive
• 2003 Larry Hertel, Coralville
• 2004 Todd Ingram, Iowa City
• 2005 None Awarded
• 2006 None Awarded

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