Awards

Past Award Winners

*Certifications shown current at time of award.

2020:

• Chapter of the Year Award: (Large Chapter) Central Florida Association of Central Service; (Medium Chapter) Central California Chaper; (Small Chapter) Kansas Society for Healthcare Central Service Professionals
• CS Leadership Award: Jim VanPietersom, CRCST
• Decontaminator of the Year Award: Deannard Esnard, CRCST, CIS, CER, CHL, CFER, CQIA
• Technician Achievement Award: Cassie Heinze, CRCST, CIS, CER, CHL

2019:

• Award of Honor: Bob Marrs, CRCST, CIS, CHL
• Chapter of the Year Award: (Large Chapter) Pacific Northwest Chapter Central Service Supply Department Professionals; (Medium Chapter) Western Wisconsin Chapter of IAHCSMM; (Small Chapter) Grand Canyon Chapter
• CS Leadership Award: Elizabeth Kanzler, CRCST
• Decontaminator of the Year Award: Sunny Vestal, CRCST, CER, CIS, CHL
• Golden Slipper Award: Teresa Young, CRCST, CER
• Technician Achievement Award: Ellen Mushock, CRCST, CER, CIS, CHL

2018:

• Award of Honor: Sharon Greene-Golden, CRCST, CER, FCS
• Chapter of the Year Award: (Large Chapter) Central Florida Association of Central Service; (Medium Chapter) Central Indiana Chapter; (Small Chapter) Buckeye Central Service Association
• Confidence Builder Award: Central Sterile Reprocessing, Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital, Wyandotte, MI
• CS Supervisor/Manager of the Year Award: Meaghan Gray, CRCST
• Decontaminator of the Year Award: Lisa Pressley, CRCST
• Educator of the Year Award: Christina Fast, CRCST
• Golden Slipper Award: Ann Young, CRCST, CIS
• Technician Achievement Award: Hoa Ho, CRCST

2017:

• Award of Honor: Joan M Spear, CRCST
• Chapter of the Year Award: (Large Chapter) California Central Service Association; (Medium Chapter) Minnesota Chapter of IAHCSMM; (Small Chapter) Grand Canyon Chapter
• Confidence Builder Award: Network Sterile Processing Department, St. Luke's University Health Network, Bethlehem, Penn.
• CS Supervisor/Manager of the Year Award: Brian Reynolds, CRCST, CIS, CHL
• Golden Slipper Award: Harrell Higgins, CRCST
• Technician Achievement Award: Carol Stebbins, CRCST

2016:

• Award of Honor: Ray Taurasi, CRCST, CHL, FCS, ACE
• Chapter of the Year Award: (Large Chapter) New Jersey Healthcare Central Service Association; (Medium Chapter) Central Florida Association of Central Service; (Small Chapter) Mid-Ohio Central Service Professionals
• Confidence Builder Award: University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, IA
• CS Supervisor/Manager of the Year Award: Francisco Rodriguez, CRCST
• Decontaminator of the Year Award: Patricia Pabon, CRCST
• Educator of the Year Award: Gwendolyn Byrd, CRCST, CIS, CHL, CFER, GTS
• Golden Slipper Award: Katie Belski, CRCST, CHL

2015:

• Award of Honor: Richard Schule, FCS, CHL, CIS, CRCST, CHMMC, BS, CST, MBA, FAST, AGTS
• Chapter of the Year Award: (Large Chapter) Minnesota Healthcare Central Service Members Association; (Medium Chapter) Western Wisconsin Chapter of IAHCSMM; (Small Chapter) Keystone State Association of Sterile Processing Professionals
• Confidence Builder Award: Christiana Care Health System Sterile Processing Department, Newark, DE
• CS Supervisor/Manager of the Year Award: Debbie Guerrero, CRCST, LVN
• Decontaminator of the Year Award: Nancy Pengra, CRCST
• Humanitarian Award: Joseph Charleman, CRCST
• Technician Achievement Award: Shenequa Moton, CRCST

2014:

• Award of Honor: Bruce Bird, CRCST
• Chapter of the Year Award: (Large Chapter) Massachusetts Chapter for Central Service Professionals; (Small Chapter) Ohio Buckeye Central Service Association
• Confidence Builder Award: HIMA San Pablo Caguas Central Supply Department, Caguas, Puerto Rico
  and Sanford Health, Fargo, North Dakota
• CS Supervisor/Manager of the Year Award: Spencer Duncan, CRCST
• Decontaminator of the Year Award: Mary Velasco, CRCST
• Educator of the Year Award: Sheryl Perry Eder, RN, MSN, CNOR, CRCST
• Golden Slipper Award for Service Excellence: Erica Meeks, CRCST
• Technician Achievement Award: Grace Williams, CRCST

2013:

• Award of Honor: Rose Seavey, MBA, BS, RN, CNOR, CRCST, CSPDT
• Chapter of the Year Award: (Large Chapter) Long Island Association for Central Service; (Small Chapter) Western Wisconsin Chapter
• Confidence Builder Award: Gulf Breeze Hospital, Gulf Breeze, FL
  and Sterile Processing Workflow Team, Veterans Health Administration
• CS Supervisor/Manager of the Year Award: Lori Ferrer, CRCST
• Decontaminator of the Year Award: Jhosue Vasquez, CRCST
• Educator of the Year Award: Kui-Bi Lin, CRCST
• Golden Slipper Award for Service Excellence: Bill Kras, CRCST
• Technician Achievement Award: Julie Spallino, CRCST

2012:

• Award of Honor: Tommy Stewart, US Department for Veteran Affairs
• Chapter of the Year Awards: (Large Chapter) Central Indiana Chapter; (Small Chapter) Taiwan Chapter of IAHCSMM
• Confidence Builder Award: Interim LSU Public Hospital, New Orleans, LA
• CS Supervisor /Manager of the Year Award: Damien Berg, CRCST
• Decontaminator of the Year Award: Justice Boachie, CRCST, CHL, CIS
• Educator of the Year Award: Mark Duro, CRCST, FCS
• Golden Slipper Award for Service Excellence: Charlene Curry, CRCST, CHL
• Past President's Award: Aaron Cloward, CRCST
• Technician Achievement Award: Richard Lanham, CRCST

2011:

• Award of Honor: Kurt Biedermann, 3M Health Care
• Chapter of the Year Awards: (Large Chapter) Massachusetts Chapter for Central Service Professionals; (Small Chapter) Keystone State Association of Sterile Processing Professionals
• CS Supervisor /Manager of the Year Award: Jackie Mallatt, CRCST, and Tracy Humphreys, CRCST
• Decontaminator of the Year Award: Patricia Jones, CRCST, FCS
• Educator of the Year Award: Michele DeMeo, CRCST
• Golden Slipper Award for Service Excellence: David Mathis, CRCST, CIS
• William B. Dennis Humanitarian Award: Dennis Moore, CRCST, FCS
• Past President's Award: Felicia Krizman, CRCST
• Technician Achievement Award: Mohammad Hassan Hammad, CRCST, CIS