Concerned Black Nurses of Newark, Inc. celebrated their 25th. Annual Scholarship and Awards Luncheon on May 19, 2007. Diana Johnson and Lynda Arnold from UMDNJ were CBNN's Scholarship Chairs. The event was held at the Hilton Newark Gateway. Six Financial Scholarships were given to the following nursing students: Jodice Stewart, Ani Sahagian, Jonathan Lomotey, Tynetta Eleazer, Marvin Watford and Cassandra Val. CBNN also recognized four outstanding dedicated and committed health care professionals in our community. The Nurse Leader Award was given to Nelson Tuazon, MAEd, MSN, MBA, RN, CNAA, FACHE, FNAP Senior Vice-President and Chief Nursing Officer at East Orange General Hospital. Diana Johnson, RN, MSN, CNA-BC. from University Hospital received the CBNN Nurse of the Year Award. Dr. Patricia Bennett of Northfield Podiatry received the Community Service Award along with Aviva Woog-Irvin from Amerigroup. Our dance performance provided by Pocono Conservatory for the Arts., Producer, Clarissa Newby-Philips. To make a donation please call Gwen Watford-Miller RN, BSN., CBNN President @ 973-672-7707 or visit www.cbnn.org.
Gwen Watford-Miller, Charles Miller PSEG Silver Sponsor, Lois Greene, Tammy Holmes, (standing) Edith Conner, Joyce Harris
MC. Anthony Johnson - News reporter of Channel 7 Eyewitness News Team & Julia Johnson, Anthony's mom
Joyce Harris East Orange General Hospital Auxiliary, Gwen Watford-Miller CBNN President, Nelson Tuazon Nurse Leader Award Recipient, Lynda Arnold Scholarship Co-Chair of UMDNJ, Kevin Slavin President & CEO of East Orange General Hospital, Silver Sponsor
Gwen Watford-Miller CBNN President, Joseph Campbell Black NJ Founder, Michelle Morias, LPN from Newark Beth Israel Hospital our Platinum Sponsor
Our 2007 Scholarship Recipients, Luncheon Chairpersons
A few of CBNN 2007Members
Our 2007 Award Recipients
Margaret Cammerieri American Heart Association Educational Sponsor, Gwen Watford- Miller,CBNN President, Lois Greene, CBNN Vice-President from St. Michael's Medical Center Cancer Center Director, Debra Harwell Associate Director of the New Jersey Institute for Nursing
