Extraordinary Healer® 2015
Extraordinary Healer® gives readers a unique opportunity to honor an oncology nurse by describing the compassion, expertise and helpfulness that they have exhibited. Nominations are collected from colleagues, patients, friends, and family of outstanding oncology nurses throughout the country.
After a moving speech from our keynote speaker, the evening culminated with the announcement of the 2015 winner of Extraordinary Healer® award, Laura J. Vasquez.
Honorees
Laura J. Vasquez, RN, CPON
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
2024 Winner
Beverly M. Moser, RN, BSN, OCN
Rose Quarter Compass Oncology
Portland, OR
Elmeria S. Teffeteller, MSN, APRN-AOCN
The University of Tennessee Cancer Institute
Knoxville, TN
Keynote
Valerie Harper
Award-winning actress and author Valerie Harper is best known for her character, Rhoda Morgenstern, on the 1970s sitcoms “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and spin-off “Rhoda.” Harper garnered four Emmy Awards for the role. In addition to her numerous television and film credits, Harper has extensive theater experience, including playing the outrageous actress Tallulah Bankhead in the Broadway play, “Looped.” Nominated for a Tony Award in 2010 for the role, the actress was diagnosed a year earlier with lung cancer. After living cancer-free for four years, she learned in 2013 that her cancer had spread to the meninges, the membranes surrounding the brain. While undergoing successful treatment, Harper continues to advocate for cancer research funding.