The annual Associate Awards Banquet will be Saturday, May 6, 2006 at the Plaza Inn, to honor one hundred and four (104) St. Catherine Hospital Associates with Service Awards and recognize 1,270 cumulative years of service to St. Catherine Hospital.  Scott Taylor, President and CEO said, “Their dedication and contribution to the hospital, Garden City and Southwest Kansas should not only be recognized by St. Catherine Hospital, but all whose lives are or will be touched by their healing ministry.”

    “The ministry of the Dominican Sisters who originally founded St. Catherine Hospital 75 years ago continues today through the dedication and professionalism of our Associates.  Today’s Associates are the best trained and equipped in St. Catherine Hospital’s history.   Exemplifying the institutional core values of Reverence, Integrity, Compassion and Excellence, they continue the Mission and Ministry of St. Catherine,” Taylor said.

The following Associates will be honored:

5 Years: Saldana Acevedo, Marvin Alvarez, Warren Balaza, MD, Natalie Bruno, Carrie Calderon, Erika Clark, Kristi Cofer, Vicki Davidson, Harold Deaton, Luann Fisher, Maria Garcia, Stephanie Gonzales, Jon Graf, Lori Green, Alicia Haas, Veronica Herrera, Iva Hindman, Ashlie Huber, Francis Jordan, Naina Katariwala, Holly Knkoll, Mary Kopper, Maria Martinez, Slivia Martinez, Sara McKenna, Isidro Morales, Reymundo Moya, Shelly Mueller, Huyen Nguyen, Esther Oppliger, Michelle Parker, Terry Phillips, Tasha Rhodes, Olga Rincones, Irma Robbins, Maria Saucedo, Jacquette Schlager, Michael Southern, Rhetta Jo Starkey, Stacy Tancayo, Geneva  Torrez, Natalie Wallace and Rebecca Weiser.

10 Years:

Linda Beverly, Dona Briggs, Deloyce Demel, Shelley Dwyre, Tammy Guerrero, Kathy Heaton, LaDonna Heine, Michael Jones, Leona Kuntzelman, Lorilynn Landgraf, Michelle Leiker, Norma Martinez, Kendra Reynolds, Cindy Nguyen, Deborah Overocker, Stacy Phillips, Marilyn Popejoy, Mary Schneider and Marsha Valentine.

15 Years:

Ardis Cook, Clare George, Kim Hendricks, Larry Jenkins, Doug Landgraf, Mary Lopez, Gerald Nichols, Mary Rupp and Georgia Wade.

20 Years:

Wilma Baier, Sheila Baker, Brenda Barrie, Linda Brunson, Gail Dunford, Margaret Dyer, Daniel Hamel, Donna Hipp, Jerome Irsik, Jo Morgan, and Callie Thomasson.

25 Years:

Joslyn Dewey, Rhonda Dietz, Linda Lindo, Terry Miller, Valerie Rowan, Peggy Smith, Rosemary York and Jana Williams.

30 Years:

Barbara Briggs, Pam Hicks, Joyce Lane, Lanette Mesa, Elizabeth Nelson, Irma Peitz, Patty Speer-Palacio and Avis Wallace.

35 Years:

Berneda Miller and Linda Park

Retirees:

Rosantina Mendoza and Kathy Turner.