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January 9, 2009
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cutting-edge
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Small steps to recovery: The story of Signe Morrow
S
a n d
igne – a feminine name of Scandinavian
“Our main goal has been to get Signe
origin meaning “new victory.” It’s a
walking independently again,” shared
fitting name for Signe Morrow, a 3-yearStephanie. Signe would struggle to pull herself
old patient in Madonna’s Pediatric Family
up during those first weeks at Madonna. Her
Centered Program. Behind her trademark pink
therapy team chose core strengthening and
glasses and charming smile lies a little soldier
range of motion exercises for Signe, especially
who fought off cancer.
targeting her hips. During a recent session,
Signe, of Lincoln,
Kilee Oetjen, physical
Neb., was diagnosed
therapist, encouraged
at 5-months-old with
Signe to stand at a table
medulloblastoma,
while she crafted
the most common
Play-Doh® snowmen.
What may appear to be
malignant brain tumor
child’s play to the casual
that affects roughly
observer is actually an
350 children annually.1
On March 8, 2006, a
intense workout for
neurosurgeon at the
Signe’s muscles.
University of Nebraska
Signe’s grandmother,
Medical Center (UNMC)
Sherry Vap, brings
Kilee Oetjen, physical therapist, works with
removed the tumor
the toddler to her
Signe
Morrow
on
core
strength
and
balance
that was pressing on
twice-a-week therapy
as the toddler builds a Play-Doh® snowman.
Signe’s cerebellum and
sessions and shared her
affecting her balance. It would be six weeks
observations. “The difference I’ve seen in
before Signe was cleared to go home. Her
Signe since coming to Madonna is amazing—
parents, Stephanie and Kirk, were a constant,
she’s stronger,” said Sherry. She credits the
reassuring presence. “We made a vow that
creativity of the therapists, along with her
we’d never leave her alone,”
young granddaughter’s determination.
said Stephanie.
Signe was recently given a child-sized
The formerly active infant went
walker that gives her a newfound freedom.
from exploring her toes to dealing with
Her mobility has increased from being
chemotherapy. Signe had been home for one
pushed in a stroller or crawling, to being
week when she was back at UNMC for an
independently mobile with her walker.
intensive six-course treatment of chemo. Her
“Signe’s self-confidence and independence
parents diligently woke their daughter every
have increased tremendously during her time
four hours for a bath, carefully scrubbing
at Madonna as a result of the progress she’s
her mouth with swabs to prevent sores from
made in all her therapies,” noted Kilee. She
forming. The final round was followed by a
said that Signe continually pushes the therapy
stem cell transplant to produce new blood
team to keep new and exciting activities in
cells, replacing the normal cells lost during the
their bag of “therapy tricks.” “Signe has
high-dose chemotherapy.
a motivation and zest for life that is so
Signe’s tiny immune system was
inspiring!” Kilee added.
compromised, but the determined infant
Stephanie tries to work a variety of
fought back. The tumor or chemo had also
activities into Signe’s daily routine to
weakened her eye muscles, causing her eyes to
supplement her therapy at Madonna. There
cross. Signe was fitted with glasses before her
are trips to the Lincoln Children’s Museum
first birthday to improve her vision.
for sensory stimulation and classes at Irving
By Feb. of 2007, Signe was strong enough
Rec Center and Pioneers Park. On weekends,
to begin in-home physical therapy with Bryan
they try to fit in a trip to the zoo or grocery
Home Health. Nearly a year later, Signe’s
store to help Signe practice walking. One of
blood counts rebounded and Stephanie
her favorite phrases now is “Look! I can do it
enrolled the now-toddler in Madonna’s
myself!” once she masters a task.
outpatient pediatric rehabilitation program.
(Continued on page 2)
PAGE THREE
PAGE FOUR
Team Madonna scores
a message from Marsha Lommel
I
am pleased to announce that we have
completed an agreement to purchase
the Eclipsys® Electronic Medical Record
System, which will provide the additional
tools we need to coordinate care, improve
documentation, better track outcomes,
increase safety and help retain and recruit
staff. This is the culmination of over a year
of hard work by many Madonna staff and
I want to congratulate all of the teams that
worked on the Request for Proposal. Special
recognition goes to Roberta Steinhauser, who
led this process with a level of efficiency,
attention to detail, collaboration and
dedication that is truly admirable. Thanks
also go to Connie Bergman, Stephanie
Plummer and Martha Weishahn for their
important roles.
The negotiation on price lasted several
weeks and was ably led by Victor Witkowicz,
who secured an agreement within the amount
raised for an electronic medical record
through the capital campaign. The agreement
was reached Dec. 12 and approved by the
Board of Directors on Dec. 15 at the annual
board retreat.
”This is the culmination of more than a year
of hard work by many Madonna staff, and I
want to congratulate all of the teams...”
The contract negotiations took even longer.
Madonna’s superb negotiation team was led by
Paul Dongilli and included Victor Witkowicz,
David Rolfe, Mike Munro and Roberta
Steinhauser with support from Bob Haden
and Martha Weishahn. It was an exhausting
and frustrating process that consumed the
entire holiday and was finally concluded at
10:30 p.m. on Dec 31.
If ever there was an example of the perfect
negotiation team, this one qualifies. Paul
was the steady, calm leader who articulated
Madonna’s positions and concerns. Victor
kept track of hundreds of numbers that
constantly changed and made sure the final
clauses and amendments were accurate. David
provided the technical leadership and an astute
knowledge of IT companies and contracts.
(Continued on page 3)
ONE
Signe Morrow cont. from page 1
Blessed with a extensive vocabulary, Signe
loves to read and has a creative imagination.
Her cognitive skills are soaring. She is quick
to join in on any “pretend play” games, often
making suggestions during therapy.
Looking ahead, Stephanie said Signe
will soon be evaluated for vision therapy
at Madonna, in addition to continuing her
outpatient visits in 2009. Considering all she’s
tackled, it should pose no problem for the
pint-sized patient who certainly lives up to her
name and will no doubt emerge “victorious.”
Source: emedicine.medscape.com
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Context
Examining the Clifton
Strengths Finder™ theme
P
eople strong in the Context theme
enjoy thinking about the past.
They understand the present by
researching its history.
A Madonna employee describes how
Context works in her life
submitted by Connie Bergman, Risk Management
I often need background information
before I can move forward with just
about anything and everything I do. This
can be annoying to others I work with.
When reviewing or drafting a contract,
my first question is generally going to
be: “What brought us to the point of
needing a contract with this individual/
organization?” Next, I want all the details
and history of previous contracts that I
can get, and if not given enough info, I
will go out and research it myself. Saving
historical information (tons of emails and
paper files) for future use is a daily event
for me, because you never know when
someone might want to know the history
of why or how we got to a certain point.
I tend to recall historical information,
including lessons of the past which can be
helpful with committee work and with the
development of contracts and credential
processes and procedures. I would now
like to take this opportunity to apologize to
Mark Hakel and anyone else who has been
at the receiving end of one of my lengthy
voice mail messages with more information
than you could have ever wanted or needed.
Please blame it on my Context theme!
Reshape yourself
in 2009 with the
Lifestyle Challenge
L
ooking for a way to have fun and
improve your overall fitness? Sign
up for the Lifestyle Challenge! The
Lifestyle Challenge will meet Madonna
coworkers at their current fitness level and
encourage improvement, regardless of
the shift worked. You control your activity
minutes (during or outside of work) and track
your progress.
Teams of five Madonna coworkers will
work together to increase fitness minutes
and improve numbers on the scale. Weights
are kept top secret! Each person checks in
monthly starting Wednesday, Jan. 14, from
7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Main Campus or
2:30-4 p.m. at ProActive.
Team rankings with net weight changes
and activity minutes will be posted monthly.
Only the group results will be posted until
the final competition results are announced
in April. A follow-up weight check will be
available for the first week of summer recheck
in June.
Registration fee for the entire program is
$5 per person. Participants completing events
will receive incentive prizes. Team registration
sign-up sheets are available on the wellness
bulletin board by the Commons, in the
Employee lounge, Employee Health and in
the ProActive trainer’s room. Participants do
not need to be members of ProActive.
Contact Brittany Baack at bbaack@
madonna.org or ext. 8611 for further
information. The Lifestyle Challenge is
provided to employees by the professional
health professionals of Madonna Fit for Work.
Recycle it!
A
simple step to going “green” is to
recycle your plastic and aluminum
cans. Madonna has recycling bins
located in the following locations:
• Employee Lounge on the Lower Level
• Cafeteria, near the vending machines
• Lounge by the York Room on Acute
• Lounge by the vending room
on LTACH
• Education on the Lower Level
It only takes a quick second to remove
the lid from the bottles, give a quick rinse
to your bottle or can and toss it in the bin.
Employee Focus: Fun factoids about Todd
1 I’m an outdoorsman.
2 My favorite place to eat is La Paloma.
3 I wrestled for Waverly High School.
4 I have seen every “Rocky” movie that Sylvester Stallone
Todd Winter
Linen Services
MRH employee for 5 years
has made.
5 I love trucks and drive a GMC Sierra 4x4.
St. Benedict Fund lends
a helping hand
R
ent, groceries, medical bills – those
are a few of the expenses that were
covered for grateful individuals in
2008 with monies from the St. Benedict Fund.
The St. Benedict Fund was established in
1988 with an endowment gift of $125,000
from the Sacred Heart Convent toward
Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital’s capital
campaign. Madonna’s board of directors
later designated the interest earned from the
endowed fund for emergency assistance to
Madonna patients, residents and staff.
Perhaps you’re wondering about the fund’s
name. St. Benedict (480-547 A.D.), was born
in Italy and left his studies in Rome to follow
the monastic life. His emphasis on hospitality
and care for the sick has been carried on
through Benedictine communities throughout
the world, including the Benedictine Sisters of
Yankton, S.D., the community of nuns who
established Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital.
It is fitting the fund’s name reflects the
sponsorship from the sisters and St. Benedict’s
concern for the sick and poor.
In addition to the endowed fund,
Madonna’s annual chili feed, cookbook sales
and private donors all contributed to fund’s
bottom line last year. Suzanne Sughroue,
development director with Madonna’s
Foundation, said a total of $31,340.01 was
paid out in 2008 including:
Patient/Patient Families
• $2,042.50, Café food vouchers
(10 patient/patient families)
• $6,613.71, Madonna housing
(24 patient/patient families)
• $3,512.49, Transportation
(25 patients/patient families)
• $15,524.02, Other misc.
(medication, durable medical equipment, vision
evaluation, insurance premiums, utilities, home
care services, nutrition counseling, etc.)
Employees
• $3,647.29, Utilities, rent, groceries and
medical expenses
Felicia Scheel has worked at Madonna for
18 months and received assistance with her
utility bills in the summer of 2008. Felicia, a
mother to three special-needs children ages 16,
13 and 11, found herself struggling with bills
when her youngest son began having seizures.
Felicia splits her Madonna work schedule
between medical transcription (where she’s
paid on production) and medical records, plus
she attends Southeast Community College.
She watched her income plummet as she
missed work to transport her son to medical
appointments in Omaha.
“A coworker told me about the St. Benedict
Fund, and it was truly a blessing,” said Felicia.
She said the application process was simple
and gave her peace of mind when she’d been
accepted and knew the bills would be paid. “It
took a huge weight off my shoulders,” said
Felicia. She hopes by sharing her story that
others will realize funds are available for those
in need.
TWO
Innovative technology challenges patients
submitted by Jessica Foster, DPT
S
ome patients liken it to riding a bull,
or they can work on controlled movement
others to surfing. Regardless of what
in a predetermined trajectory (via “chasing
it feels like, all patients agree it is hard
the dot”).
work. What’s the big challenge here? It’s the
Objective data can be gathered through
Proprio 4000™, a cutting-edge technology
a standardized pre-programmed “Proprio
at Madonna Rehabilitation
test.” Utilizing this information,
Hospital.
the therapist is able to visualize
A variety of patient needs can
and display to the patient which
be addressed with the Proprio
movements were difficult to
4000™. It can incorporate highcontrol. Subsequent retesting
level ankle rehab to improve
throughout the rehabilitation
proprioception (the awareness
process establishes objective
of your body’s position in space)
areas of improvement.
or assist a patient recovering
Research data was collected
from a stroke who is having
using the Proprio 4000™ in
difficulty finding and maintaining
Madonna’s Movement and
midline.
Neurosciences Center. One of
The Proprio 4000™ uses
the research objectives was to
a multi-directional platform
determine the sensitivity of the
to challenge balance
Proprio 4000™ at detecting
and reaction ability of
Madonna outpatient Bob White tracks balance deficits in persons
key muscular groups for
with traumatic brain injury,
his progress on the Proprio 4000™.
maximum performance. A
as well as adults who have
triangular-shaped transmitter is attached with
not experienced a brain injury. Subtle balance
Velcro to a patient’s back. This transmitter
deficits can interfere with an individual’s
records the user’s body position in a threeability to safely move around, particularly
dimensional space.
when there are many distracters, such as
Benefits are maximized with biofeedback
traffic at street crossings or construction
as the user is able to watch on the computer
noise. The findings from this research will be
screen to see where his or her center of mass
used to help guide treatment interventions for
is located. Patients can either work on stability
clients served in the inpatient and outpatient
(by keeping the “red dot in the bull’s eye”),
setting at Madonna.
Straight
from the
hard hat
• The outpatient schedulers came back from
the holiday break to a newly renovated
work space. The skylight gives a warm,
inviting feel. A new area for the front desk
volunteers should be ready by mid-April.
• The kitchen area will be expanded into two
separate kitchens: one built at wheelchair
height and one at normal height. A new
dining area is being added and can double as
a conference room, if needed. The bed and
bath areas are being enlarged. The seating &
positioning area will be relocated from the
Institute and expanded. This work should all
be completed by mid-April.
Team Madonna cont. from page 1
And Mike did the heavy lifting on contract
language and, of course, debated with the
Eclipsys attorney. Roberta monitored every
detail of the software language, often late into
the night.
We should all be proud of these dedicated
and unselfish people who sacrificed much of
their holiday time to bring this contract to
conclusion. There were missed family dinners,
late night and early morning conference calls
and endless review of drafts. During all of it,
the team took care of each other, making sure
an anniversary dinner, a birthday celebration,
and a funeral were not missed.
Our gratitude is also extended to Bob
Campbell and the Madonna Foundation for
raising the money to allow us to purchase
an electronic medical record. We thank the
Madonna Board of Directors, who not only
took a leadership role in raising money for the
capital campaign, but also collectively
gave $2.218 million. And thank YOU,
our devoted Madonna staff, who contributed
to the Madonna Family campaign that
raised $406,493.
This collaborative effort of so many will be
remembered in Madonna’s lore, along with the
Great Move of 1989 and the “photo finish”
opening of ProActive in 2006, as one of our
finest moments.
We have much work ahead to design,
install, train staff and implement the Eclipsys®
system. We feel certain that Madonna’s nurses,
physicians and clinicians will benefit from the
final product, and I have no doubt that Team
Madonna will make it happen.
d
Excerpts from a letter received by
President and CEO, Marsha Lommel:
Dec. 16, 2008
Dear Ms. Lommel:
One year ago today, I left my father,
Glover Leitch, for the last time. He was
a patient at Madonna and passed away
on Dec. 17, 2007. Two weeks later, my
mother, Helen Leitch, also a former
patient at Madonna, passed away. I fully
intended to write immediately to tell you
how grateful my family was for the care
our parents received at Madonna, but
didn’t. I often thought of it through the
year…I want the staff to know how much
we appreciated their care of our parents.
Every day, the staff brought the best
possible attitude and attention to my
parents. My parents were very different
people with varying needs, but your
staff responded accordingly as best they
could. I was quite impressed with the
level of care. It was a very comforting
environment and an outstanding
expression of Christian commitment to
heartfelt patient and family care.
With warmest regards,
Kevin C. Leitch
d d d
Winter safety tips
W
e’ve had our share of snow and
ice in the past few weeks. If you
can feel yourself starting to slip,
try to reduce a potential injury by:
• Rolling with the fall. Try to twist and roll
backwards, rather than fall forward.
• Relax as you feel yourself begin to fall.
Toss the objects you are carrying; protect
yourself instead of your load.
• If you note any safety situation, correct
it immediately if possible. Be sure to
communicate with your manager so further
prevention measures can be implemented.
• If there is a particular area that needs
ice or snow removal, call ext. 6875 to
report it, or use the ice melt buckets
located at most Madonna entrances.
“
Blessed are the peacemakers, for
they shall be called the sons of God.
”
—Mathew 5:9
THREE
CALENDAR
Jan 12
NEO Week 2
Jan 14
Joiner
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sheridans
Call 6406 to register
Jan 15
Jan 19
Jan 20
CPR Recertification
9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. or 5-9 p.m.
Agee
Call 6550 or 6476 to register
Jan 22
C of C: Working Together to Fight Cancer-The Role of the Nurse Navigator
7:30-9 p.m.
Sheridans
Call 6550, 6476 or 6406 to
register
CPR Certification
9:30 a.m.
Agee
Call 6550 or 6476 to register
Jan 23
Intermediate Power Point
1-3 p.m.
Call 6507 to register
Grand Rounds
OT Cognitive Rehabilitation
Noon-1 p.m.
Sheridans
Intro to Strength Finders
8 a.m.-Noon
Agee
Call 6406, 6550, 6476 to register
NEO Wk 1
MES: Role of the Clinical
Nurse Leader: Cindy Costanzo 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Sheridans
Getting ProActive about
your health
A
re you one step away from having to
take medication for a health condition
such as elevated blood pressure
or cholesterol? The cost of one monthly
medication can far exceed the minimal
investment in a ProActive membership. As a
Madonna employee, you can receive a greatly
reduced rate by working out at ProActive only
12 times per month.
By getting in shape and improving your
health, you may be able to have your physician
reduce the level of medication your taking.
Take advantage of the combined power of the
Lifestyle Challenge and what a membership at
ProActive can do for you. If you would like
more information about becoming a member,
contact ProActive membership services at
ext. 7210.
WAY TO GOs
Thank you to all the people who made food
for the Relay for Life cancer walk: Jennifer
Willis, JoAnne Clement, Lori Lane,
Dawny Boutin, Michelle Sachtjen, Tammy
Mousel, Carol Olson, Virginia Schweitzer,
Courtney Kossow, Ginn Parks, Shiela
Alemzadeh, Sarah Stevicks, Mary Lu Long
and Kathy Steinmeyer. Thanks to everyone
who came, purchased goodies and donated
money to the American Cancer Society.
We raised $335!
—Virginia Schweitzer
Outpatient Occupational Therapy
We would like to recognize the entire
Central Service staff for your outstanding
services. Without their willingness to help and
great turnaround time (sometimes at the drop
of a hat) our patients wouldn’t receive the
equipment they need. Thank you!
—Therapy Support Services
Way to Go to the LTACH Nursing
staff who helped each other out to cover
summer vacations from the beginning of July
through the end of September. A big thanks
to Amanda Wilson RN, Jeff Rowland RN,
Kelli Anderson CRRN, Susan Williams
RN, Sherri Luedke RN, Paula Hoage
RN, Sandy Fruhwirth CRRN, Stephanie
Bowman RN, Doug Sessions CRRN,
Carol McNeil CRRN, Cathy Smith CRRN,
Robin Harmon LPN-C, Amy Krannawitter
LPN, Christine Griess LPN-C, Carrie
Slama LPN, Sherry Olson LPN-C,
RoxAnne George NA and Ashley Kassik
NA. Many of you picked up multiple shifts to
cover so that your fellow co-workers were able
to have time off. Way to display the core value
of collaboration and your dedication to the
patients and to the LTACH unit.
—Jennifer Hoebelheinrich
LTACH Nurse Manager
Way to Go to Donna Stokes for helping
set up the staffing software so that we have
information more readily available. You always
have a smile and responds with “I’ll try” when
presented with a request. Thanks for all of
your support!
— Linda Stones and Jennifer Howard
Thanks to the outpatient occupational
therapy group for covering my patients and
rounds at Lincoln Surgical Hospital while I
was out on medical leave. Thanks especially to
Gina and Michelle for traveling to ProActive
and to Cory for arranging everyone’s schedule.
I am grateful to be part of such a great group!
—Dineen Vlasnik
Madonna Therapy Plus Proactive
Way to Go to Gary Spring from the
purchasing department. We would like to give
you a big thank you for always doing a great
job! We appreciate all you do.
—Kelly Waggoner
Central Services Technician
Congratulations to occupational therapist
Colleen Spellman for being accepted to
present during the Technology Day at the
AOTA Conference in April 2009. Colleen will
be demonstrating the Accupoint Headmouse
System. It is a tool used with Tetraplegia,
Guillain-Barré, ALS and Muscular dystrophy
clients to promote a person’s independence
with use of the computer for Internet
functions, home access solutions and more.
Way to go Colleen, the Occupational Therapy
staff is excited for you!
—Linda Storz
Inpatient Occupational Therapy
The VAU nursing staff rocks! Within the
first three days of January, they had measured
and recorded heights for all residents.
Thanks to the VAU and ECS nursing
staff for doing a great job picking up in the
300 kitchenette and leaving it tidy for others.
It is greatly appreciated!
—Shiela Alemzadeh
Nutrition Therapist
Thanks to Kathy Harrington, Mary
Scott, Randy Luebbe, Steve Dunse,
Marty Sullivan, Matt Jinright and
all maintenance staff for the fantastic
job on the holiday decorations at Main
Campus and ProActive. Both facilities
were stunning, and I overheard many
compliments from staff and visitors.
—Tami Rudder
Marketing and PR
Cookbook
orders due
January 15!
T
here’s still time left
to get your order
in for the official
Madonna Cookbook. The book contains
more than 500 mouth-watering recipes and is
priced at $15. All proceeds go to Madonna’s
St. Benedict Fund, which provides financial
assistance to employees and patients. The last
day to place an order is January 15! Contact
Kelli Anderson at ext. 6844 or Lisa Culbertson
at ext. 6688 today!
Chapel Services
Catholic Mass is offered Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday and Friday at 4 p.m., Wednesday and
Sunday at 10:30 a.m. and Saturday at 4:30 p.m.
The Worship Service is Thursday at 10:30 a.m.,
Hymn/Music Program is Sunday at 3:30 p.m.
Jan. 11 Geri Gibson
Jan. 18 Grace Lutheran Choir
Do you belong to a group or congregation
that hasn’t performed at Madonna? We
welcome new talent. Contact Steve Werner at
ext. 6831 or [email protected].
FOUR
Madonna employees celebrate years of service
48 Years
Pauline Wells
42 Years
Sr. Helen Vigil
36 Years
Sue Brandl
Donna Stokes
33 Years
Marsha Lommel
Sr. Barbara Roach
32 Years
Donna Barret
Betty Rupert
Starla Schleicher
31 Years
Frances Bodfield
Carol Ann Trapp
Roger Riss
Evelyn Rogers
Bill Shuart
Kay Wheeler
23 Years
Sharon Balters
Cheryl Culton
Chris Emerson
Mary Goggins
Sara Hakel
Geraldine
Hauschild
Carol Jensen
Deb Opfer
Sarah Stevicks
Sandy Stutzman
22 Years
Sharon Devries
Jody Luzum
Vicki Davis
Linda Devnich
Lori Horner
Helen Iromuanya
Kim Ketterer
Francine Littrell
Rose Matulka
Sherry Olson
Johnette Pickett
Jeffrey Rowland
Stacey Schild
Joan Stollar
27 Years
21 Years
30 Years
Shirley Hadley
Catherine Shattuck
Stavan Starks
29 Years
Rose Burling
Bonnie Huff
Doris Lewis
28 Years
Soni Muller
Deb Oates
Ruby Plager
26 Years
Curt Butler
Mark Hakel
Kathy Kuehn
Linda Storz
25 Years
Nova Adams
Valori Barnard
Deborah Cole
Myrna Davis
Jacqueline Klein
24 Years
Jean Augustine
Janice Bennetch
Connie Bergman
Janelle Hansen
Catherine
Hutchison
Mary Kraus
Jeannette Quick
Sue Allen
Cindy Franz
Linda Hippen
Shari Luehring
Lana Meyer
Ruth Morrow
Susie Newland
Linda Ohnoutka
Cheri Towle
Faye Weckle
Victor Witkowicz
20 Years
Tracy Bell
Brenda Florea
Stephanie Franklin
Lana Fry
Denise Gleason
Nancy Hall
Cheryl Jurgens
Linda McCullough
Karen Powell
Nancy Shattuck
Elizabeth Vellek
Glori Wolf
19 Years
15 Years
Susan Allerheiligen
Cheryl Biram
Kathy Echtenkamp
Margaret Gude
Lisa Radcliffe
Michele Roy
Mary Scott
Geraldine Shuster
Catherine Sire
Elaine Smith
Linda Stansberry
Kathleen
Steinmeyer
Caroline Wehrwein
Kim Casarez
Wendy Charlton
Sharon Duffy
Sheila Folsom
Phyllis Foreman
Lisa Franklin
Vicki Gentry
Travis Groft
Terry Monk
Ann Mulinix
Ngan Nguyen
Aleksandr
Nurbabayev
Michele Ohlmann
Sally Thompson
Huong Tran
Mirinda Vergith
Kelly Waggoner
18 Years
Cheri Brinkman
Jim Fry
Nancy Kisling
Deborah Leggott
Michelle
Niederhaus
Gary Spring
Beatrice Thomas
Michelle Tieszen
Suzanne Watton
17 Years
Diane Bartels
Joan Goracke-Kuhl
Jayne Graeve
Michelle Henry
Susan Klanecky
Judy Leif
Mary Lu Long
Mario Menendez
Cathie Miller
Jan Muldoon
James Olson
Vicki Philippi
Stephanie
Plummer
Janice Swanson
16 Years
Ruth Dahlberg
Kent Eichelberger
Gail Finsand
Judy Harvey
David Kaminski
Jody Kiner
Julie Kiner
Carol Luedders
Tammy Meduna
Susie Tinnean
14 Years
Wendy Baker
Scott Bastin
Tricia Bruha
Tamara Dahlman
Paul Dongilli
Sandra Fruhwirth
Carrie Harris
Christopher Lee
John Long
Kristina Lopez
Paul Nathenson
Amy Potter
Katherine Schmidt
Robert Sicinski
Evert Sufficool
13 Years
Sarah Alhachami
Sarah Anderson
Janet Bauer
Debbie Bennett
Cindy Boldt
Dawny Boutin
Noelle Crew
Eileen Crosby
Christine Darling
Karen Eickmeier
Kristi Felix
Mary Frank
Mary Graff
Mary Hillebran
Paula Hoage
Mike Hoffer
Jennifer Korinek
Lesa Lucke
Sherri Luedke
Lou Ann Manske
Nancy Nathenson
Annette Reith
Pam Reynolds
Cindy Rohlmeier
Sherri Stanley
Dan Steinbach
Kathy Stetson
Ann Stubbendeck
Nadine Wiley
Janet Workman
12 Years
Sally Allamby
Debra Andersen
Lisa Andersen
Laurel Baade
Annette Campbell
Susan Carraher
Bev Cerny
Shirley
Cruickshank
Lisa Culbertson
Marilyn Dongilli
Charlene Dunbar
Steve Dunse
Ulonda Fletcher
Robert Herman
Amy Hobza
Lynn Ivins
Janice Jurgens
Jacquelyn Kiritsy
Paul Krabbenhoft
Jaime Kubik
Jacqueline Larson
Leeann Maul
Carol Olson
Marguerite Ragain
Peggy Reisher
Christine Rezek
Douglas Sessions
Sandra Slama
Teresa Springer
Michelle
Vallabhbhai
Su Wang
Rebecca Wills
11 Years
Marina Abringe
Stephen Agyeman
Marie Bullock
Marla Buresh
Bob Campbell
Judy Clementson
Liz Edwards
Stacie Fauver
Jennifer Garner
Tracy Kalnins
Beckie Kimes
Terri Kurtenbach
Robert Lapour
Kristin Luethke
Melissa Macklin
Jennifer Mason
Kim Mayfield
Mary Olson
Jim Pelton
Theresa Star Baker
Shirley Thompson
Sharon Tucker Sr.
MaryClare Vu
Sara Washburn
Wendy Witzki
10 Years
Stephanie Bowman
Terri Carstenson
Toni Christensen
Leah Clarke
JoAnne Clement
Michelle Daake
Laura Douglas
Lois Essex
Susan Fager
Katie Genrich
Sharon Gollehon
Salome Griess
Lynn HallowellGottsleben
Donna Haney
Dianne Hines
Susan Houchens
Jody Jinright
Matt Jinright
Diana Kluthe
Jeff Kubik
Angela Kugler
Brandon Luethke
Jennifer Marrison
Mary Mollner
Tammy Mousel
Deborah O’Connor
Dennis O’Loughlin
Rocky Peterson
Maria Pham
Linda Plummer
Jim Polk
Karen Rase
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(10 Years cont.)
Holly Schifsky
Virginia Schweitzer
Robyn Sejkora
Theresa Shada
De Shafer
Gail Shiba
Nicole Slusher
Joyce Starr
Sharon Stovall
Ian Thompson
Brent Travis
Jayne Tucker
Bruce Waddington
Megan Waldren
Jennifer Weber
Kathryn Wittman
Chris Yoakum
Cinda Zimmer
9 Years
Faun Basford
Linda Becker
Kathleen Bernadt
Kristine Bogue
Ryan Burger
Nanette Codina
Sharon Cohagan
Laura Corbridge
Peggy Down
Mary Dyer
Mae Dawn Ellis
Scott Fandrich
Terasa Farlin
OT Hogan
Mikayla Humm
Ruth Johnson
Carla Judd
Kristin
Kreikemeier
Margaret Laybourn
Carrie Mays
Clayton McIlwain
Joseph Moura
Anne Nelson
David Nelson
Khuyen Nguyen
Marcia Nuss
Linda Oltmans
Jelena Pekez
Zeljko Pekez
Kathleen Pence
Rebecca Province
Mary Sankey
Morgan Schmid
Peter Smith
Joan Smyth
Carrie Stratman
Lori TerryberrySpohr
Kelly Thelen
Stacy Watson
Steve Werner
Debra Wilson
Margaret Wilson
Melissa Wilson
Toni Wilson
8 Years
Shiela Alemzadeh
Vicky Amos
Kelli Anderson
Cory Behrens
Charles Burk
Lisa Burns
Brent Curry
Joann Drueke
Teri Feldman
Lillian Green
Lynette Hahne
Robin Harmon
Bob Heydon
Jennifer
Hoebelheinrich
Munira Husovic
Bernard Jerkovic
Deb Kapperman
Jeanette Karaty
Theresa Keesecker
Karen Kenyon
Desiree Mauch
Asmir Mehmedbegovic
Sarah Molsen
Marcia Monk
Debbie Petschke
Deb Rima
Susan Sailors
Tracy Schilke
Michelle Schwab
Tammy Simmons
Kevin Sommers
Roberta
Steinhauser
Cheryl Wagoner
Brandi Walters
Jill Watson
Dawn Yanks
Christine Zach
7 Years
Carol Alberts
Luz Alcantara
Heather BartlettVanis
Andrea Bethune
Andrew Bohart
Marilyn Bolte
Tim Bomberger
Ardyth Bowen
Rodney Bredemeier
Tiffany Busch
Maria Canarsky
Brooke Cosgriff
Fara Cox
Bud Curl
Tom Danek
Lisa Decker
Mary Dickey
Wanda Dietrich
Rachel Donahoe
Samira Duric
Carly Ederington
Shawn Fergus
Julie Francis
Amy Goldman
Maria Gonzalez
Tracy Goodyear
Diane Grund
Madeline
Hessheimer
Janis Howlett
Linda Jordan
Tony Kirk
Sarah Koebernick
Kyle Kubik
James Loeffel
Jessica Masin
Jacqueline
McCullough
Kimberly Moore
Cornell Muse
Lucille Naber
Kimberly NelsonTyrrell
Colleen Nider
Dennis Oehlertz
Sabre Posvar
Challese Pearson
Mary Pralle
Mike Quicke
Amra Redzic
Stacy Reichmuth
Janice Rezac
Joy Robinson
Mayra Romero
Joe Rush
Tim Schulz
Jill Smith
Tammy Steiner
Linda Sullivan
Sandra Swanigan
Jenny Swanson
Jerry Turman
Dineen Vlasnik
Marsha Wagner
Seth Weiss
Kari Williams
6 Years
Kimberly Amen
Elaine Ash
Marilyn Baker
Terry Bevans
David Bitenieks
Jodi Blowers
Stacey Bratrsovsky
Kathryn Burkey
Joni Cather
Patricia Connor
Bethany Danek
April Dinkel
Brad Done
Richard Drueke
Melisse Ebeler
Wade
Eschenbrenner
Patty Eschliman
Sarah Ethington
Kenee Fox
Dellene Friesen
Nancy Hanson
LaDonna Hardesty
Victoria Harsh
Lori Holz
Michael G. Hughes
Tami Isaacson
Linda Jensen
Nicole Kahler
Susan Kent
Ann Kittell
Cody Kohles
Jessica Kohn
Jeffrey Krull
Kristin LaPorta
Wade Lucas
Tiffny Lutz
Jody Macke
Carol McNeil
Corey Mohnike
Carlene MuellerPollard
Majorie Nelson
Misty Nider
Nancie Ninneman
Kimberly Parks
Paula Plowman
Gwendolyn
Podolak
Michael Rauscher
Donna Renner
Jason Robinson
David Rolfe
Linda Ruppert
Tracy Saddler
Taunya Schlueter
Jody Schweitzer
April Sears
Lori Smith
Sheri Struebing
Deborah Sturzl
Angel Swartz
Andrea Walters
Sue Wehrwein
Heather Wemhoff
Mikeala West
Tracy White
Linda Winter
Erin Wolf
5 years
Yolanda Alvarado
Crystal Anderson
Denise Ashby
Jane Bilau
Vonnie Bockstadter
Barbara Bodfield
Marcia Bohuslavsky
Kristi Britten
Darrin Bryant
Kimberly Burhoop
Lisa Butler
John Cascagnette
Dow Cessna
Carrie Christo
Kelly Clark
Amanda Cooper
Karen Divito
Denise Douglas
Marty Drueppel
Ashley Fargo
Molly Freeman
Erica Gehle
Sandra German
Rebecca Gordon
Daina Green
Christine Griess
Shelley Harrington
Courtney Kossow
Janet Kouma
Robert Lueke
Susan Luethke
Kathryn Malcom
Katy Martin
Lori Meyers
Jason Miller
Judy Polivka
Angela
Poppenhagen
Paul Pugsley
Elaine Root
Bonnie Ross
Elenita Saure
Dan Schafer
Kim Schluckebier
Cindy Schumacher
Kelly Sheridan
Carrie Slama
Cathy Smith
Elizabeth Smith
Tonia Sohrweid
Colleen Spellman
J. Joe Stelmach
Judd Stutzman
Janki Sukhram
Lukas
Stephanie Tvrdy
Diane Ulmer
Sadija Vranic
Jan Vrtiska
Nina Walters
Cynthia Watters
Sara Wiew
Ruthann Wilson
Carrie Windhorst
Ed Zak
Wenjia Zeng