Houston Nurses Get Out of Uniform to Stun on the Catwalk
Who Needs Models When You Have Life Savers Like This?
By Shelby Hodge //
Photography Priscilla Dickson
What: Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center Friends of Nursing Luncheon
Where: River Oaks Country Club
PC Moment: Applause, applause for Baylor St. Luke’s nursing staff who strode the catwalk with authority as they modeled the best of spring fashions compliments of Neiman Marcus. The always-energized Deborah Duncan of KHOU CBS emceed the gathering that was chaired by Grace Kim and Catherine Langlois. Kudos to Norma Puente, a palliative care nurse and former Friends fellowship recipient, who received the Betty Trotter Award for Excellence, named for one of the organization’s founding members.
Proceeds support advanced education and training for nursing professionals at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center.
Who: Friends of Nursing chair Kristina Somerville, Christie Sullivan, Donna Vallone, Pam Ott, Soraya McClelland, Sandy Barrett, Kirby McCool, Dr. Kelly Larkin, Jana Arnoldy, Rose Cullen, Polly Bowden, Courtney Hopson, Shirley Dannenbaum, Anne Hamman, Susan Hansen, Lindsay Cohn Holstead and Suzanne Levin.
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