Employee Award Recipients
At Iowa Specialty, we believe extraordinary acts of kindness, courage, and service should be recognized when they occur. Anyone - patients, patients' family members, visitors, employees, volunteers or physicians - can nominate a deserving nurse by using the link below to share how they made a difference you will never forget!
ISH Award Recipients are listed below.
2nd Quarter 2026 DAISY Award Recipient - Carla Aldrich
August 2026 Heart of ISH Award Recipient - Tyler Kahlstorf
DAISY Nurse Leader Award Recipient - Brittney Schafer
DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient - Nancy Gabrielson
2026 DAISY Team Award Recipient - Garner Clinic
DAISY Nurse Educator Award Recipient - Kayla Zeien
4th Quarter 2025 DAISY Award Recipient - Miekka Cooper
3rd Quarter 2025 DAISY Award Recipient - Cynthia Fregoso-Reyes
1st Quarter 2025 DAISY Award Recipient - Nikole Meyer
2025 DAISY Team Award Recipient - ER Department
4th Quarter 2024 DAISY Award Recipient - Emily State
3rd Quarter 2024 DAISY Award Recipient - Lana Krukow
2nd Quarter 2024 DAISY Award Recipient - Nicole Heifner
1st Quarter 2024 DAISY Team Award Recipient - Roni Carlson
1st Quarter 2024 DAISY Team Award Recipient - Cara Folkerts
1st Quarter 2024 DAISY Team Award Recipient - Tioni Loux
1st Quarter 2024 DAISY Award Recipient - Valerie Stuhrenberg
1st Quarter 2024 DAISY Award Recipient - Amy Luick
4th Quarter 2023 DAISY Award Recipient - Samantha Gappa
3rd Quarter 2023 DAISY Award Recipient - Traci Van Gerpen
2nd Quarter 2023 DAISY Award Recipient - Michelle Grage
1st Quarter 2023 DAISY Award Recipient - Josilin Midtgaard
2023 DAISY Nurse Leader Award Recipient - Andrea Clemons
3rd Quarter 2022 DAISY Award Recipient - Kirsten Burke
2nd Quarter 2022 DAISY Award Recipient - Heather Smith
1st Quarter 2022 DAISY Award Recipient - Amy Haugland
4th Quarter 2021 DAISY Award Recipient - Chris Burke
2nd Quarter 2021 DAISY Award Recipient - Kristen Brott
1st Quarter 2021 DAISY Award Recipient - Samantha Sandvig
2021 DAISY Nurse Leader Award Recipient - Jennifer Mewes
