Employee of the Year – Winners!
We would like to congratulate all nominees and winners of the 2011 Employee of the Year awards. We had over 48 hospitals nominating worthy employees this year. The 15th annual event was held April 26 at the Irving Convention Center and almost unanimous approval on the new location. Eleven winners were announced and each nominee was individually introduced at an event paying tribute to North Texas healthcare heroes. We appreciate the opportunity to honor the many dedicated professionals working in our hospitals.
The recipients were:
Physician Award
- Dr. Paul Whatley, Orthopedic Surgeon, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton
Community Service Award
- Ruth Aguilar, Housekeeping Aide, Methodist Richardson Medical Center
System Award
- Sandra Minatra, Public Relations Coordinator, Methodist Health System
Special Recognition Awards
- Diana Weeks, Imaging Support Specialist, Hunt Regional Medical Center
- Christopher Jackway, Nuclear Medicine Tech II, Baylor Medical Center at Carrollton
- Daniel Cruz, Pharmacy Tech II, UT Southwestern University Hospitals
- Kenneth Randolph-Ellis, Registered Nurse, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth
Employee of the Year Awards
- Michelle Pinker, Nurse Supervisor, Our Children’s House at Baylor
- Tonya Pena, Clinical Coordinator, Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
- Denice Taylor, Registered Dietition, Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital
- Deborah Jean-Gilles, Administrative Assistant, Baylor All Saints Medical Center Fort Worth
A Rex McRae Scholarship winner was Sarah Cook, a nursing student at the Brookhaven College School of Nursing.