Cooper University Health Care recognizes nurses, collaborative care providers, and teams throughout the year.
The Cooper Foundation's Annual Nursing Excellence Awards recipients are nominated by their colleagues for their commitment to upholding the Cooper mission: To serve, to heal, to educate. Click here to see past recipients.
The DAISY Award is an international program to reward excellence in the nursing profession. It was created by the DAISY Foundation to recognize the extraordinary compassion, outstanding clinical skills and personalized care exhibited by nurses every day. Cooper University Health Care is proud to be a DAISY Award Partner. Click here to see past recipients.
2021 Nursing Excellence Award Recipients
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| Elizabeth “Lisa” Moriarty, MSN, RN | 2021 Nurse of the Year |
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| Lydia Acevedo, BSN– Emergency Department | The Lynn Nelson Award for Excellence in Emergency Nursing |
| Catherine Albanese, BSN, RN– Palliative Care | The Franklin Morse Archer, Jr., & Mary Joy Reeve Archer Memorial Award for Excellence in Outpatient Oncology Nursing |
| Tracie Alvarez, BSN, RN– Critical Care Unit | The Barbara and Jack Tarditi Award for Excellence in Nursing Mentorship |
| Kimberly Bell, LPN– Practice LPN, Gloucester City | The Women’s Board of Cooper University Health Care Award for Excellence in Ambulatory Nursing |
| Geraldine Brown– Environmental Services | The Carol G. Tracey Compassion Award |
| Dhurata Collaku, MBA, RRT– Respiratory Therapy | The Women's Board of Cooper Hospital Allied Health Professional Excellence Award (Non-Nursing) |
| Alyssa Cooper, BSN, RN-C– NICU | The John Henry Kronenberger Memorial Award for Excellence in Neonatal Nursing |
| Clinical Educators Team– Professional Development | The Barbara and Jack Tarditi Award for Excellence in Nursing Research |
| Daniel Dangle, RN, CCRN– Trauma Intensive Care Unit | The Award for Excellence in Trauma Nursing |
| Monika Dobrowolski, MSN, APN-C, RNFA– Colorectal Surgical Services | The Rose Smith & Sue Zamitis Memorial Award for Excellence in Inpatient Oncology Nursing |
| Jennifer Ford, RN– Pediatrics | The Dr. Ronald Bernardin Memorial Award for Excellence in Pediatric Nursing |
| Catherine Hassinger, BSN, RN, CGRN– Digestive Health Institute Mount Laurel | The Philip and Carole Norcross Award for Excellence in Perioperative Nursing |
| Daniel Hyman, DO– Physician, Primary Care | The Nursing Alumni Excellence Award for Nursing-Physician Partnership |
| Melissa Iannacone, MSN, APN, FNP-BC– Advanced Practice Nurse, CUES | The Moorestown Auxiliary Award for Advanced Practice Nursing |
| Kunjunjamma Joseph, BA– Pavilion 7 | The Ruth Parry/Moorestown Auxiliary Award for Excellence in Geriatric Nursing |
| Kimberly Kadelski– MD Anderson at Cooper call center | The Barbara and Jack Tarditi Award for Excellence in Service (Non-Nursing) |
| Kelly Klinger, BSN– Labor and Delivery | The Charlotte Tobiason Memorial Award for Excellence in Obstetrical Nursing |
| Theresa Maerten RN, BSN– Medical Informatics | The Philip and Carole Norcross Award for Nurse Leadership |
| Janine McNamara, BSN, RN, CGRN– Digestive Health Institute | The Shaina Horton Memorial Award for Excellence in Service |
| Elizabeth Moriarty, RN, MSN– Pavilion 7 Medical Surgical | The Selma and Martin Hirsch Award for Excellence in Medical Surgical Nursing |
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Kay Pine, RN– Cooper Heart Institute/Cardiac Partners at Cooper and Inspira |
The Cooper Heart Institute & The Heart House Award for Excellence in Cardiovascular Nursing |
| Meggan, Zarrella, RN, BSN– Intensive Care Unit | The William and Eileen Archer Award for Excellence in Critical Care Nursing |
| The Viner Intensive Care Nursing Team | Outstanding Team Award |
2020 Daisy Award Recipients
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| Recipient | Month |
|---|---|
| Phyllis Mazzullo | January |
| Aaron Yang | February |
| Emily Fifth | March |
| Julie Johnson | April |
| Morgan Ford | May |
| Cristine Yumang | June |
| Christine Abacan | July |
| Jessica Passaro | August |
| Jessica Carr | September |
| Tracy McCollough | October |
| Susan Klepacki | November |
| Madeline Shannon | December |
2019 Edwin and Laura Davis Memorial Nursing Scholarship Recipients
Christina Eadiicco, Roberts Collins, and Heather Comparri. For more information about this scholarship, please click here.