May 31, 2022- On May 10th, the Atlanta Journal Constitution hosted its 17th annual Celebrating Nurses Awards Luncheon. The awards ceremony honors exceptional nurses from across metro Atlanta.

Winner of this year’s Nurse Leadership Award was Denise Ray, Piedmont Healthcare GNA Member Tammy Barbé, Ph.D., RN, CNE associate professor, associate dean for graduate programs at Georgia Baptist College of Nursing of Mercer University; and Omolara Fyle-Thorpe, Ph.D., RN, FNP-BC, clinical assistant, professor at Georgia Baptist College of Nursing of Mercer University selected the winner.

Also recognized this year with the Nursing Excellence Award:

Shannan Browning, Piedmont Healthcare

Lauren DePietro, Wellstar Kennestone Hospital

Sarah Harper, Wellstar Cobb Hospital

Rose Horton, Emory Healthcare

Damar Lewis, Northside Hospital Duluth

Gina Papa, Clarkston Community Health Center

Deepa Patel, Wellstar Shared Services

Andrew Perea, Kaiser Permanente

Cherish Ramirez, Piedmont Healthcare

Julie Singleton, Northeast Georgia Health System

Congratulations to these exceptional Georgia nurses!