School Nurse of the Year
School Nurse of the Year 2018-19
Sophie Frueh, MSN, RN, NCSN, PEL-CSN
- 32 years nursing experience and 18 years in school nursing
- 18 years at Barrington High School, Barrington, IL, with the last 13 years in her current role as a PEL-IL nurse, serving 3000 students, grades 9-12 and transition program students
- Notable achievements:
- Manages the Transition 18-21 Program – ensuring positive transition experiences and student self-empowerment
- Assisted with planning and delivery of two H1N1 flu vaccine clinics for community at high school
- Saved the life of a teacher experiencing a cardiac event in the classroom.
- Co-coordinator of an annual health fair for students for past 12 years
- Presented for school staff programs, athletic trainers conference, PTO and community parent organizations
- Participates in community groups – Medical Reserve Corps, Simple Acts (meal assistance), Young Hearts for Life (EKG screenings for teens)
Submission Information
- The deadline for submission is June 1.
- Download nominating forms and guidelines –IASN – SNOY-Application 2019
- Forms may also be obtained from Cameron Traut, NASN Director, camtraut@comcast.net
SCHOOL NURSES OF THE YEAR
Year | Recipient | Division |
---|---|---|
2018 | Sophie Frueh | Northeast |
2016 | Linda Kimel | Northwest |
2015 | Mary Girardi | Northeast |
2014 | Nila Hawkins | South Central |
2013 | Christine Gilbertsen | DuPage Valley |
2012 | Mary Anne Wesoloski | Northeast |
2011 | Sheila Grogan | DuPage Valley |
2010 | Barb Manzillo | Lake Shore |
2009 | June Oney | Marquette/Kaskaskia |
2008 | Donna Rehm | Lake Shore |
2007 | Laura Lynn Rochkes | Midstate |
2006 | Ginger Barnes | Marquette-Kaskaskia |
2005 | Maralyn Kolze | Lake Shore |
2004 | Mary Kubik | DuPage Valley |
2003 | Linda Gibbons | Lake Shore |
2002 | Dorothy Marks | Lake Shore |
2001 | Linda Pietens | Northeast |
2000 | Victoria Jackson | Lake Shore |
1999 | Betty Stone | Marquette-Kaskaskia |
1997 | Ellen Wolff | DuPage Valley |
1996 | Julie Johnson | DuPage Valley |
1995 | Joanne Swanson | Lake Shore |
1994 | Anne Faist | Marquette-Kaskaskia |
1993 | Janice Stewart | DuPage Valley |
1992 | Mary Ellen Madden | Lake Shore |
1991 | Isabelle Barry Rice | Northlakes |
1990 | Rosalie Sherman (deceased) | Lake Shore |
1989 | Marian Myers | DuPage Valley |
1988 | Mary Hughes | Marquette-Kaskaskia |
1987 | Ruth Adams | Southern |
1986 | Margaret Winters (deceased) | Marquette-Kaskaskia |
1985 | Louise Stevens | Midstate |
1984 | Donna Nordvig | Northwest |
1983 | Edna Mae Riggs (deceased) | Midstate |