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Twelve years ago, leaders within the UIC College of Nursing along with its Alumni Board of Directors and the Alpha Lambda Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International envisioned the inaugural Power of Nursing Leadership Event (1998) to celebrate the strong nurse leader cadre in this state and the many sectors in which they practice. Inspired by the leadership of our alumni, as well as our academic, health systems, government and corporate partners, our primary goals were to gather highly influential nurse leaders in our state and to spotlight their collective influence and dedication to health care in Illinois.
The event has grown exponentially to become the premier gathering of the most innovative nurse leaders from academia, health systems, government, entrepreneurship, and business. As you can see on this website, we trace the history of how we have celebrated and who we have especially honored through our prestigious Illinois Outstanding Nurse Leader Award, the SAGE awards and now, the Pinnacle Leader Spotlight!
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PNLE Historical Time Line
12th Annual Celebration PNLE
October 23, 2009
(Photos from the event)
Featured Speaker:
Tray Dunaway
"Connecting the Dots of Healthcare"
Honorary Chair:
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky
IL Nurse Leader Award Winner:
Beverly McElmurry EdD, RN, FAAN
Pinnacle Leader Spolight:
Please visit the list of 2009 Pinnacle Leaders
11th Annual Celebration PNLE
October 24, 2008
(Photos from the event)
Featured Speaker:
John Hasse
"Envision, Empower, Enact!"
Honorary Chairs:
Ray McCaskey and Pat Hemingway Hall
IL Nurse Leader Award Winner:
Sheila A. Haas, PhD, RN, FAAN
Pinnacle Leader Spolight:
Please visit the list of 2008 Pinnacle Leaders
10th Annual Celebration PNLE
October 26, 2007
(Photos from the event)
Featured Speaker:
Meagan Johnson
"Then, Now, Imagine!"
Honorary Chairs:
Senator Dick Durbin and Mrs. Ann Lurie
IL Nurse Leader Award Winner:
Marjorie Beyers, PhD, FN, FAAN
Pinnacle Leader Spolight:
Please visit the list of 2007 Pinnacle Leaders
9th Annual Celebration PNLE
October 27, 2006
Featured Speaker:
Lowell Catlett
“Healthcare's New Horizons”
Honorary Chair:
The Honorable Lynn Martin (former U.S. Secretary of Labor)
IL Nurse Leader Winner:
Kathryn Christiansen, BSN, MA, DNSc, FAAN
Regional Director for Patient Care at Rush Oak Park
Sage Award Winners:
Bernadette Biskup
Chief Operating Officer, UI Medical Center at Chicago
Margaret E. Faut-Callahan
Professor and Dept.Chair
Adult Health Nursing, Rush University
Meg Gulanick
Professor, Niehoff School of Nursing
Loyola University Chicago
Leanne Hullet
Dean
Trinity College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Laurie Quinn
Associate Professor, UIC College of Nursing
8th Annual Celebration PNLE
October 28, 2005
Featured Speaker:
Yolanda King, daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
“Excellence through Diversity”
Honorary Chair:
Theresa Gutierrez (Reporter for ABC 7)
Illinois Nurse Leader Winner:
Cynthia Barnes-Boyd PhD, FAAN
Assistant Dean of Community Health, Director, UIC Great Cities Neighborhoods Initiative
Sage Award Winners:
Kathleen Gainor Andreoli
Rush University, College of Nursing
Margaret Beaman
Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
Carol Dittambl
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center
Marjorie Maurer
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
Margaret (Peg) Stafford
Niehoff School of Nursing, Loyola University Chicago
7th Anniversary Celebration PNLE
October 22, 2004
Featured Speaker:
Cokie Roberts (scheduled) Actual: Linda Ellerbee
“The Nurses that Shape Health Care”
Honorary Chair:
Barak Obama ( Illinois State Senate Senator, Democratic Candidate for the United States Senate)
Illinois Nurse Leader Winner:
Laura Leigh Ferrio, RN, MSN, MBS, CRRN
Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Executive
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.
Sage Award Winners:
Ginger Barthel
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
Ann Minnick
Rush University, College of Nursing
Sandra W. Reifsteck
Carle Clinic
6th Anniversary Celebration PNLE
October 17, 2003
Featured Speaker:
Bernie Siegel
“Spotlight on Healers”
Honorary Chairs:
Danny K. Davis (Representative for the 7th Congressional District)
Deanna Lites (NBC5 Health Reporter)
Illinois Nurse Leader Winner:
Darcie Brazel, RN, MS
Vice President, Operations/Chief Nursing Executive Advocate Christ Medical Center
Sage Award Winners:
Dr. Roberta Fruth
Consultant
Gloria Henderson
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing
Donna King
Advocate Illinois Masonic
Dr. Susan Nick
Weiss Memorial Hospital
Diane Dudas Sheehan
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Mary Uscian
TriCounty Community Health Center
NIU School of Nursing
5th Anniversary Celebration PNLE
October 11, 2002 Featured Speaker:
Maya Angelou
“Powering our Spirit”
Honorary Chair:
J. Dennis Hastert (Speaker, US House of Representatives)
Illinois Nurse Leader Winner:
Mary Ann McDermott, RN, MSN, EdD, FAAN
Professor in the Department of Health Promotion, Primary Care, Health Systems, and Dietetics
Niehoff Scholl of Nursing, Loyola University Chicago.
Sage Award Winners:
Chris Budzinsky
St. Alexius Medical Center
Karen Holm
Niehoff School of Nursing
Loyola University Chicago
Mary Reed
Mercer County Health Department
4th Annual Celebration PNLE
October 19, 2001
Featured Speaker:
Gail R. Wilensky
“Taking the Lead, Policy, Politics and Healthcare”
Honorary Chair:
Margaret Corbett Daley (First Lady of Chicago)
Illinois Nurse Leader Winner:
Kathy Reno, MBA, BSN, RN
Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer Northwest Community Healthcare
Sage Award Winners:
Anne Zimmerman
Niehoff School of Nursing, Loyola University Chicago
Jane Llewellyn
Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center
Felissa Lashley
Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
3rd Annual Celebration PNLE
October 22, 2000
Featured Speaker:
Stuart Altman
“Advancing Health Care” Trends Beyond Tomorrow”
Honorary Chairs:
Corinne Wood (Lieutenant Governor)
Eric Crowell
(President and CEO, Trinity Regional Health System)
Illinois Nurse Leader Winner:
Cheryl Crowley Shraeder RN, PhD, FAAN
Head of Outcomes/Performance
Carle Coordinated Care Services
Sage Award Winners:
Julia Lane
Niehoff School of Nursing, Loyola University Chicago
Laverne Knight Hansen
Cook County Hospital
Virginia Ohlson
University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing
2nd Annual Celebration PNLE
October 15, 1999
Featured Speakers:
Martin J. Hatlie and Constance M. Crowley Ganser
“Reducing Health Care Risk: Innovating Failsafe Systems”
Honorary Chairs:
John Edward Porter (U.S. Congressman, Chair of the Labor, Health, & Human Services and Education Subcommittee, Illinois 10th District)
Richard Risk (President and CEO, Advocate Health Care)
Carmen Velasquez
(Executive Director, Alivio Medical Center )
Illinois Nurse Leader Winner:
Judith Hicks RN, MSN
President CM Healthcare Resources
Nursing Innovators Award Winners:
Bonnie Leinart
Trinity Regional Health System
Margaret Faut-Callahan
Rush University College of Nursing
Kathleen Simon
Unicom Corporation
Dr. Jean Lytle
Deicke Center for Nursing Education, Elmhurst College
Inaugural Event PNLE
November 17, 1998
Featured Speaker:
Susan Horn
“Seeking Optimal Healthcare Value; The Power of Outcomes Research”
Honorary Chairs:
Kathleen Murray
(Executive VP and CEP, Northwestern Memorial Corporation)
Mary Lou Kearns
(Kane County Coroner and Democratic Candidate for Lieut. Governor, Illinois)
Illinois Nurse Leader Winner:
Sister Sheila Lyne
Commissioner, Chicago Department of Public Health
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