Dr. Richard Pullen, Richard.pullen@ttuhsc.edu
806- 678-7597
Dr. Valerie Kiper, Valerie.kiper@ttuhsc.edu
806.679-3935
The Panhandle Great 25 Nurses
AMARILLO, TX
8th Annual Panhandle Nurses Recognition Event
The Panhandle Great 25 Nurses Committee in collaboration with Texas Nurses Association-District 2, and the Panhandle Organization of Nurse Executives is proud to announce the 8th Annual Panhandle Great 25 Nurses recognition ceremony. The event was established to raise the awareness and celebrate the exemplary contributions of nurses to patient care, research, leadership, education and community service of more than 4000 thousand nurses practicing in the Panhandle. The event coordinators set forth to promote the nursing profession and encourage individuals to consider nursing as a career path, and to create scholarships so that individuals could go to nursing school to better meet the healthcare needs of the community.
This prestigious recognition was determined by the Panhandle Great 25 Nurses Review Committee which evaluated all the nominations submitted by peers, family members, patients, former teachers, physicians, and administrators. The Great 25 were chosen through a blinded process by the Great 25 Committee panel based upon the established criteria with each nominee’s accomplishments in the following areas: 1) Leadership qualities, 2) Service to the community, 3) Compassionate caregiver and 4) Significant contributions to the profession of nursing.
The proceeds received from this event are used to provide nursing scholarships for students enrolled in various nursing programs throughout the Texas Panhandle. The scholarships contribute to building the nursing workforce and advancing the profession of nursing which helps strengthen the recipients’ respective communities’ health.
The following awardees and scholarship recipients will be honored at the 8th Annual Panhandle Great 25 Nurses Ceremony on Thursday, November 7, 2024 at the West Texas A & M Banquet Hall in Canyon, TX from 5:30 -8:30 pm. The presentation ceremony will begin at 7 pm.
Panhandle Great 25 Nurse Honorees
Angela Adams
Amarillo Veterans Healthcare System
Anna LaVon Barrett
Amarillo College
Janetta Bitting
Northwest Texas Healthcare System
Alicia Castillo
Baptist St. Anthony’s Healthcare System
Jennifer Carreon
Northwest Texas Healthcare System-JO Wyatt Clinic
Belinda Rose Crow
Northwest Texas Healthcare System
Shravan Devkota
West Texas A & M University
Patricia Diaz
Northwest Texas Healthcare System
Sherri Drinnon
West Texas A & M University
Paula Edwards
Baptist St. Anthony’s Healthcare System
Lisa Garay
Northwest Texas Healthcare System-JO Wyatt Clinic
Fraya Hammons
Wellington Care Center – Wellington
Jennifer James
Randall High School – Canyon ISD
Linda Kinzer
Northwest Texas Healthcare System
Brandi Lehning
Northwest Texas Healthcare System- Women’s/Children’s Clinic
Amber Lopez
Northwest Texas Healthcare System
Kimarie Maddox
Baptist St. Anthony’s Healthcare System
Tabitha Mathias
Amarillo Veterans Healthcare System
Rebecca Matthews
Amarillo College
Jamie Moore
Baptist St. Anthony’s Healthcare System
Shaina Neely
West Texas A & M University
Tina Reagan
Baptist St. Anthony’s Healthcare System
Katrina Tokar
Baptist St. Anthony’s Healthcare System
Rebeca Toribio
Baptist St. Anthony’s Healthcare System
Annette Watts
Amarillo College
2024 Scholarship Recipients
As a result of the generous donations of our sponsors each of the following nursing students will receive a $2,000.00 scholarship to assist them in pursuing their education to advance the health of the communities they serve. Additionally, a 2,500-dollar Dr. Valerie Kiper leadership scholarship will be awarded. All recipients will be recognized during the Panhandle Great 25 Nurses Ceremony:
LVN to RN
Francisca Guadalupe Munoz: Clarendon College
Traditional BSN
Lezley Cummings: West Texas A&M University
Ingrid De Santiago: West Texas A&M University
Maria Esqueda: West Texas A&M University
Raven King: West Texas A&M University
April Martinez: West Texas A&M University
BSN 2nd DEGREE
Crystal Ochoa: Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Nursing
Dr. Valerie Kiper Doctoral Leadership Scholarship
Laura Wagner: Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Kind regards
Valerie Kiper and Richard Pullen
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