2017 Veterans Day Honor Roll

This week we will honor the many veterans within our Methodist Family with the special Honor Roll posted below, Honor Roll lists on display in MHS hospital chapels Nov. 10-14, and posters in MHS cafeterias Nov. 10-14. 

We thank all those who have served or are currently serving in the military, and we are proud to recognize the 250 MHS employees who are part of this year's Veterans Day Honor Roll.*

Watch for Methodist veterans wearing the special sticker shown here, and take a moment to honor them for their service to our country. 

To all of our veterans, we say: Thank you for your service!

David Adams
Security Officer, Security, MHS

Deb Adams
Assistant Professor - Nursing, Undergraduate Nursing, NMC

Erick Alverio
Manager Outpatient Rehab, Physical Therapy HCW, MJE

Carl Andersen
Courier, Central Supply, MWH

Jay Anderson
Security Officer, Security, MHS

Mark Araujo
Associate Dir Financial Aid, Financial Aid, NMC

Dr. Emilio Arispe Jr.
Physician Pediatrics, Women's Center Pediatrics, MPC

Abigail Atteberry
Biomed Electronic Tech III, Biomedical, NMH

Shon Bahr
PC Integration Analyst I, Service Delivery, MHS

Steven Batten
Medi Bus Driver, Medi Bus, MJE

David Beal
Biomed Electronic Tech III, Biomedical, MJE

Sean Bigler
Physician Assistant Surgical, Health West Orthopedics, MPC

Jerry Bills
Registered Nurse, Surgery Main, NMH

Tina Bittner
Lead Registered Nurse, Heart Consultants, MPC

Heidi Bober
Registered Nurse, Surgery GI Lab, NMH

Andy Boeck
Room Service Ambassador, Food and Nutrition Services, MJE

Michael Bolte
Security Officer, Security, MHS

Dr. Scott Bomgaars
Vice President Medical Affairs, Administrators, MJE

Lisa Boone
Surgery Scheduler, Oncology Head & Neck, NMH

Nicole Brannon
Polysomnography Tech RPSGT, Sleep Lab, NMH

Matthew Bronson
Clinic/Hospital E/M Coder, Coders, MPC

Calvert Brown
Warehouse Person, Warehouse, SSS

Jen Brown
Registered Nurse, Emergency, NMH

John Brown Jr.
Plant Engineer, Physical Plant, NMH

Jim Broyles
Cleaning Technician, Environmental Services, NMH

Richard Bryant
Triage Nurse RN, Health West Orthopedics, MPC

Randy Burgan
Registered Nurse, Endoscopy, MJE

John Burroughs
Biomed Electronic Tech I, Biomedical, NMH

Patrick Calhoun
Warehouse Person, Warehouse, SSS

Colleen Casas
Clinic/Hospital E/M Coder, Clinical Coding, MHS

Sam Centretto
Patient Escort, Patient Escorts, NMH

Roger Chantry
Maintenance/Plant Ops Mechanic, Physical Plant, NMH

Dr. Thomas Cheatle
Emergency Room Physician, Emergency Physicians, MJE

Dr. Michael Chen
Physician Neurology, Council Bluffs Neurology, MPC

Jerome Chisem
Cleaning Technician, Environmental Services, NMH

Becky Christensen
Adjunct Faculty, Undergraduate Nursing, NMC

Austen Claar
Room Service Ambassador Casual, Food and Nutrition Services, MJE

Joe Clark
Team Leader POM, Physical Plant, MWH

Lisa Clark
Registered Nurse 12 Hr Shifts, Personnel Pool, MJE

Rhonda Clark
Service Leader Medical Trans, Medical Transcription, NMH

Earl Cohen
Certified Medical Assistant, Health West Orthopedics, MPC

Lisa Coldewey
Registered Nurse, Endoscopy, MJE

Ashley Collins
Clinical Instructor Med Tech, Lab Core, NMH

Crystal Cover
Service Coordinator, Surgery Main, NMH

Brandon Crow
Lead Radiation Therapist, Radiation Oncology, NMH

Manny Cruz
Registered Nurse, PACU, NMH

Bob Dearing
Patient Escort, Patient Escorts, NMH

Jeff Demetri
Lead Security Officer, Security, MHS

Gary Dewolf
Line Production Cook, Food and Nutrition Services, NMH

Amanda Dillard
Eval & Mgt/Diagnostic Coder, Coders, MPC

Dennis Dinger
Distribution Manager, MMS, SSS

Windy DiSalvo
Social Worker LMSW, Care Management, MJE

Jennifer Dornbush
Nurse Practitioner Urgent Care, Council Bluffs Urgent Care, MPC

Kevin Durr
Team Leader POM, Physical Plant, NMH

Amye Dusatko
Supp RN Options I, Emergency, NMH

Kelby Eck
Registered Nurse 12 Hr Shifts, Emergency, MJE

Colleen Eddy
Advanced Respiratory Care Prac, Respiratory Therapy, NMH

Doreen Edmonson
Mgr Quality Inventory Control, Central Supply, MHS

Reggie Edwards
MRI Cleaning Technician, Environmental Services, NMH

Bill Ellingrud
Patient Escort, Patient Escorts, NMH

Tom Elser
Vice President Philanthropy, Administration, MHF, MHS Exec

Bud Erickson
Service Leader, Cardiac Unit, NMH

Al Ertzner
Paramedic, Emergency Room, MWH

Scott Foley
Medical Physicist - Certified, Physics, NMH

Randi Folkerts
Radiologic Technologist, Radiology Diagnostic, MJE

Breanna Gale
Registered Nurse, Cardiac Unit, NMH

Leah Galus-Fontenelle
Stock Clerk I, Medical Supplies OR, NMH

Daniel Gawryck
Truck Driver, Transportation, SSS

Tom Gerritse
Pathologist's Assistant, Lab Histology Cytology, NMH

Dr. Michael Giitter
Physician Internal Medicine, Health West Internal Medicine, MPC

Todd Grages
President & CEO (Phy Clinic), Administration, MPC, MHS Exec

Jacqueline Gray
Nuclear Medicine Tech, Nuclear Medicine, NMH

Joe Greenwood
Medi Bus Driver, Medi Bus, MJE

Rob Gullie
Biomed Electronic Tech III, Biomedical, NMH

Dr. Gary Gustafson
Emergency Room Physician, Emergency Physicians, NMH

Jason Gylling
Patient Care Pharmacist Nights, Pharmacy, MJE

Rick Hacker
Safety Coordinator, Safety, MHS

Mike Hammack
Project Manager, Bus and Clin Sys Development, MHS

Fredrick Hardy
Medical Technologist, JE Laboratory, Contract Employees

Melissa Hargrave
RN Clinic Health Coach, Medical Home, MPC

Tim Harrel
Service Coordinator, Surgery Main, NMH

Dan Hathaway
Advanced Respiratory Care Prac, Respiratory Therapy, NMH

Jason Heimes
Nurse Coordinator, Progressive Care, NMH

Lorri Hendricks
IV Team Nurse, IV Team, NMH

Lisa Henn
Accounting Assistant A/P, Accounts Payable, MHS

Francis Himphill
Security Officer, Security, MHS

Curtis Hinman
Radiologic Technologist, Radiology Diagnostic, MJE

Sarah Holcomb
Triage Nurse RN, Health West Family Practice, MPC

Jasmine Howe
Pre Surgery RN, Pre Surgery RNs, NMH

Dr. Harold Huff
Physician Family Practice, Health West Family Practice, MPC

L.W. Hughes
Faculty Development Specialist, CREATE, NMC

Jack Jackson
Security Officer, Security, MHS

Susan Jackson
Senior Accountant, Finance, MHS

Joseph Jimerson
Utility Tech, Food and Nutrition Services, NMH

Becky Jizba
Service Leader, Acute Care for Elders (ACE), NMH

Connor Johnson
Warehouse Clerk, MMS, SSS

Jeffrey Jones
Inventory Coordinator, Warehouse, SSS

Barbara Kaeter
Medical Records Clerk II, Hawthorne Medical Records, MPC

Phil Kallas
Registered Nurse 12 Hr Shifts, Telemetry Services, MJE

Carrie Kennedy
Dir Practice Operations, Coders, MPC

Breanne Kimberling
Radiologic Technologist, Radiology Diagnostic, MJE

Christine King
Security Officer, Security, MHS

Lyle Kinney
RN Options I, Surgery Outpatient, MJE

Theresa Klinghammer
Registration Specialist, Admitting/Registration, MJE

Anthony Knickerbocker
PC Integration Analyst I, Service Delivery, MHS

Dr. Leslie Koenig
Emergency Room Physician, Emergency Physicians, NMH

Lisa Kohtz
Registered Nurse, WDMP Vascular, MPC

Jerry Kostal
Director Purchasing/Logistics, Central Supply, MHS

Ben Koziel
Plant Engineer, Physical Plant, MWH

Erich Krueger
Dir Information Security CISO, IT Security, MHS

Korina Kunce
Nurse Coordinator, Surgery Pre Op Services, NMH

Alex Kurasik-Penny
RN Clinic Health Coach, Medical Home, MPC

Gayla Laackmann
Registered Nurse, Ortho Neuro, NMH

Tammy Lang Finlay
Accounting Clerk, Finance, MHS

Sherry Laseman
Registered Nurse, MRI, NMH

Tom Lawless
On-Line Adjunct Faculty, Operations Management, NMC

Russell Leslie
Stock Clerk Receiving, Central Supply, MJE

Dr. Rob Lindau III
Physician Head & Neck Oncology, Oncology Head & Neck, NMH

Shane Lippold
Systems Analyst II, Bus and Clin Sys Development, MHS

Mark Lockwood
Cert Pharmacy Tech Specialist, Pharmacy, NMH

James Logan
Radiology Service Tech II, Biomedical, MJE

Michael Maggio
Biomed Electronic Tech III, Biomedical, NMH

Luke Mahoney
Security Integration Spec, Security, MHS

Richard Maisel
Systems Analyst III, Bus and Clin Sys Development, MHS

Jerry Manchester
Stock Clerk I, Medical Supplies OR, NMH

Mark Marquardt
Maintenance Engineer, Physical Plant, SSS

Hector Martinez
Health Information Tech I, Health Information Management, MHS

Charles McBride
Registered Nurse, Cardiac Unit, NMH

Robb McBride
Registered Nurse, Medical Surgical, NMH

Sean McCollum
Team Leader Security, Security, MHS

Barbara McCraw
Lead Medical Technologist, Indian Hills Laboratory, MPC

Tricia McCusker
ED Care Technician, Emergency, MJE

Deborah McDill
Sonographer (Echo or Vascular), Neurodiagnostics, MJE

Brian McKenzie
Security Officer, Security, MHS

Dan McMahon
Supply Chain Project Manager, Central Supply, NMH

Dr. Pat McMahon
Emergency Room Physician, Emergency Physicians, NMH

Scott McWhirter
Advanced Respiratory Care Prac, Respiratory Therapy, NMH

Roy Meadows
Clinical Service Desk Manager, Service Delivery, MHS

Matt Miller
Lead Systems Analyst III, IT Data Center, NMH

Todd Mitchell
Service Leader Imaging, Radiology Support, NMH

Kelly Mittelstaedt
Surgical Tech II, Surgery Main, NMH

Melissa Mollner
Registered Nurse, Critical Care, NMH

Frederick Montgomery
CPR Instructor, Basic Life Support, NMC

Linda Moore
Lead Security Officer, Security, MHS

Mark Moore
Stock Clerk I, Central Supply, MWH

Jody Morris
Nurse Coordinator, Emergency, NMH

Dr. Charles Mosher
Physician Pathology, Pathologists, NMH

Jeff Moss
Cleaning Technician, Environmental Services, NMH

Dr. Paul Mueller
Physician Family Practice, Papillion Family Practice, MPC

Natalie Muhlbach
Systems Analyst I, Bus and Clin Sys Development, MHS

Kurt Muhle
CPR Instructor, Basic Life Support, NMC

Johnny Murray
Cleaning Technician, Environmental Services, NMH

La Ron Neal
Security Officer, Security, MHS

Ken Nesbitt
Security Officer, Security, MHS

Bob Nichols
Plant Engineer, Physical Plant, MWH

Cole Niehus
Dir Practice Operations, Hospitalists Internal Med, MPC

Winston Norris
Nursing Assistant, Cardiac Unit, NMH

Farrah Nowlin
Registered Nurse, Surgery Main, NMH

Nathan Nyman
Warehouse Person, Warehouse, SSS

David Olig
Sr Network Administrator, IT Data Center, NMH

Ryan Olmstead
Cleaning Technician, Environmental Services, MWH

Meranda Olson
Registered Nurse, Surgery Main, NMH

Leslie Omoto
CPR Instructor, Basic Life Support, NMC

Ashley O'Neill
Registered Nurse, Labor Delivery, MWH

Tom Pacura
Security Officer, Security, MHS

Woody Paige
Van Driver, MMS, SSS

Carly Pentzien
RN Casual/On Call, Labor Delivery, MWH

Leigh Ann Petersen
Application Support Spec I, Physician Support, MPC

Bruce Pfeifer
Lead Receiving, Receiving, NMH

Howard Phillippi
Wound Clinic RN, Wound Care, MJE

Jerry Piernicky
Adjunct Faculty, A&S Undergraduate, NMC

Rhett Pilkenton
Telem Monitoring Tech, Centralized Telemetry, NMH

Patrick Poffenbarger
Truck Driver, Transportation, SSS

Mandi Pokorny
Licensed Practical Nurse, Women's Center Pediatrics, MPC

Joe Poore
Unit Manager, Surgery Outpatient, MJE

Josh Powell
Cleaning Technician, Environmental Services, MJE

Amy Rasmussen
Radiologic Technologist, Radiology Diagnostic, MJE

David Ray
Financial Assistance Rep, Business Office, MHS

Earl Redrick
Adjunct Faculty, A&S Undergraduate, NMC

Steve Richards
System Operations Manager, IT Data Center, NMH

Annette Ringo
Cleaning Technician, Environmental Services, NMH

Tom Roberts
Stock Clerk I, Medical Supplies OR, NMH

Bryant Rose
Security Officer, Security, MHS

Kevin Rush
PC Integration Analyst I, Service Delivery, MHS

Ray Salazar
Security Officer, Security, MHS

Ron Salsbury
Registered Nurse, Cath Lab, NMH

Toni Sanne
Medical Assistant, Regency Infectious Disease, MPC

Larry Schaber
Lead Security Officer, Security, MHS

Kaylin Schamber
Room Service Ambassador, Food and Nutrition Services, NMH

Theresa Schenck
Systems Analyst III, Bus and Clin Sys Development, MHS

Victoria Schlatter
Nursing Assistant, Rehabilitation, NMH

Alissa Schleidt
Registered Nurse 12 Hr Shifts, Ortho Neuro, MJE

Christina Schmersal
Registered Nurse, Emergency, NMH

Brian Schmidt
Radiologic Technologist, Radiology Diagnostic, NMH

Jerry Schnecker
Systems Analyst II, Bus and Clin Sys Development, MHS

Maelene Schuhmacher
RN Navigator Clinic, Medical Home, MPC

Cathy Schulte
Patient Billing/Follow up Rep, MPC Corp Insurance Reimb, MHS

Chris Scott
Registered Nurse, PACU, NMH

Scott Self
Team Leader Security, Security, MHS

Tom Sewick
Supp RN Options I, Short Stay, NMH

James Shade
Security Officer, Security, MJE

Matt Shaw
Director Public Safety, Integrated Services, MHS

Tom Shaw
Line Production Cook, Food and Nutrition Services, NMH

Katie Shumaker
Data Integrity Specialist, Physician Support, MPC

Melissa Smith
Registered Nurse, Cardiac Unit, NMH

Tony Smith
Security Officer, Security, MHS

James Snelling
Adjunct Faculty, A&S Undergraduate, NMC

Kent Sona
Director Infrastructure/CTO, IT Data Center, NMH

Mary Starks
Room Service Ambassador, Food and Nutrition Services, NMH

Kelly Stenwall
Registered Nurse, Short Stay, NMH

William Strosahl
Plant Engineer MJE, Maintenance, MJE

Elton Swope
Radiology Service Tech II, Biomedical, NMH

Mike Taylor
Systems Analyst III, Bus and Clin Sys Development, MHS

Tim Taysen
Security Officer, Security, MHS

John Tedesco
Team Leader POM, Integrated Services, MHS

Ben Tessin
MRI Technologist, MRI, NMH

Brian Thompson
Advanced Respiratory Care Prac, Respiratory Therapy, NMH

Doug Thompson
Information Desk Associate, Admitting Registration, NMH

Dean Traudt
Receptionist/Admitting Clerk, Radiology Support, NMH

Stu Valentine
Inventory Coordinator, Medical Supplies OR, NMH

Angelique Vann Patterson
SART Registered Nurse, SANE, NMH

Christopher Vejnovich
Registered Nurse, Cardiac Unit, NMH

Laura Wade
Systems Analyst II, Bus and Clin Sys Development, MHS

Mary Wade
Sonographer (Echo or Vascular), Neurodiagnostics, MJE

Chuck Walker Jr.
CAT Scan Technologist, CT Scan, NMH

Wendell Wallace Jr.
Communications Specialist, IT Data Center, NMH

Dr. Eugene Waltke
Physician Vascular, WDMP Vascular, MPC

Ron Ware
Lead Security Officer, Security, MHS

Joe Washa
Biomed Electronic Tech III, Biomedical, MWH

Howard Weitzman
IT Consultant, Service Delivery, MHS

Ryan Whelan
Systems Analyst I, IT Data Center, NMH

Andy Whiteing
Team Leader Security, Security, MHS

Deb Whitmire
Certified Surgical Tech III, Surgery Main, NMH

Tom Whitmire
Service Leader Sterile Process, Sterile Processing, NMH

Troy Wilson
Systems Analyst I, IT Data Center, NMH

Molly Winecoff
Administrative Assistant, Pastoral Care, NMH

Vi Winslow
Medical Receptionist, Indian Hills Family Practice, MPC

Levi Wohlford
Radiologic Tech Specialist, Cath Lab, NMH

David Wood
Physical Therapist Options I, Physical Therapy IP, NMH

Sean Workman
Warehouse Person, Warehouse, SSS

Jeanne Wright
Licensed Practical Nurse, Health West Physiatry, MPC

Theresa Wright
Radiologic Tech Specialist, Cath Lab, NMH

Courtney Wudtke
Registered Nurse 12 Hr Shifts, Birthing Center, MJE

Jon Wymer
On-Line Adjunct Faculty, A&S Undergraduate, NMC

Jonathon Zgainer
ED Care Technician, Emergency, NMH

  MHS: Methodist Health System 
  MHF: Methodist Hospital Foundation
  MJE: Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital
  MPC: Methodist Physicians Clinic
  MWH: Methodist Women's Hospital
  NMC: Nebraska Methodist College
  NMH: Methodist Hospital
  SSS: Shared Service Systems

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*Editor's Note: The request for employees to update their military/veteran status in Lawson Employee Self Service by Oct. 13, with instructions on how to do this online, posted to Employee Connections on October 4.