TNA MEMBER NEWS

SPOTLIGHT ON YOU

KUDOS

Congratulations to the following organizations for achieving the prestigious Pathway to Excellence designation and redesignation:

Pathway to Excellence designation

• Ascension Seton Smithville

Pathway to Excellence redesignation:

• HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest

• Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman

• Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen

Congratulations to Parkland Health in Dallas for receiving the ‘2024 ANCC Pathway Award’.

Congratulations to the following organizations for receiving ANCC’s Magnet designation and redesignation.

Magnet with Distinction designation:

• Memorial Hermann Cypress Hospital

Magnet with Distinction redesignation:

• Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center

• Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Waxahachie

Congratulations to Linda Yoder, PhD, MBA, RN, AOCN, FAAN named Professor Emeritus after 17 years of dedicated service to The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing.

Congratulations to Donna Beecroft, MSN, NE-BC, RN, VP named to Women We Admire’s ‘The Top 50 Women Chief Nursing Officers of 2024’ list.

Congratulations to Cole Edmonson, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FNAP, FACHE, FAONL, FAAN appointed Chief Executive Officer for the Nurses on Boards Coalition.

Congratulations to Kit Bredimus, DNP, RN, CNML, NE-BC for being awarded the Texas Tech HSC Distinguished Alumni Award.

Congratulations to the following members for being named to Becker’s Hospital Review ‘2024 ‘CNOs to Know’:

Jim Allard, DNP, RN

Kit Bredimus DNP, RN

Carol Porter, DNP, RN

Karla Ramberger, DNP, RN

Mary Robinson, PhD, RN

Bottom Row from left:

Bryan W. Sisk, DNP, RN

Gail Vozzella, DNP, RN

Jackie Ward, DNP, RN

Tammy Webb, PhD, RN

Heidi Wolf, MSN, RN

IN MEMORIAM

TNA would like to offer its condolences to the family of longtime member Karlene Kerfoot, PhD, RN, FAAN who passed away earlier this month.

If you are a TNA member and you’ve, been promoted, received an award, or been elected or appointed to a board or community organization, we’d like to hear from you. Please send submissions to editor@texasnurses.org.