EFFINGHAM, Ill. — HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital recently honored colleagues who celebrated a milestone anniversary in 2025 with a reception celebrating their dedication to HSHS’ Mission and loyal service to the community St. Anthony’s serves.
HSHS St. Anthony’s Chief Administrative Officer Anthony Powers said, “We are so blessed to have such dedicated colleagues in a variety of roles serving our patients, their families and our community. We wanted to take this time to recognize their service and the impact that they have on the health and well-being of our area residents.”
The following colleagues were recognized for reaching a milestone anniversary in 2025:
35 Years of Service
- Danette Williamson, Multimodality Technologist
30 Years of Service
- Cheryl Apke, Medical-Surgical RN
- Victoria Buhnerkempe, Wound Clinic RN
- Jennifer Corley, Social Worker
- Susan Feldhake, Epic Analyst
- Stan Habing, Polysomnographic Technologist
- Melissa Meek, IV Therapy RN
- Mindy Taphorn, Medical-Surgical RN
25 Years of Service
- Dana Chasteen, Supply Chain Technician
- Amy Denning, Pharmacist
- Kristina Deters, Digital Production Specialist
- Jamie Haarmann, Intensive Care Unit RN
- Angela Kelly, Director of Nursing and Integrated Services
- Robin Ogle, Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) RN
- Jill Shirley, Multimodality Technologist
- Sara Thoele, Surgery Procedures RN
- Jennifer Wagner, Clinical Educator
20 Years of Service
- Sara Borries, PACU RN
- Christie Clark, Occupational Therapist
- Jennifer Fearday, Women and Infants LPN
- Jessica Grobengieser, MRI Technologist
- Rachael Hille, Radiology Team Lead
- Dana Poe, Women and Infants RN
- Megan Stein, CT Technologist
15 Years of Service
- Susan Becker, Radiology Technologist
- Cynthia Einhorn, Wound Clinic RN
10 Years of Service
- Brittney Crye, Medical-Surgical RN
- Wendy Deters, Women and Infants RN
- Brittni Hankins, Women and Infants RN
- Michelle Kuhl, Office Facilitator, Rehab
- Kelly Pagone, Medical-Surgical RN
- Heather Pippin, Medical-Surgical RN
- Kathryn Rincker, Wound Clinic Nurse Practitioner
- Erin Schabbing, Multimodality Technician
- Lisa Smith, Credentialing Specialist
- Seth Stallings, Sterile Processing Team Lead
- Michelle Woltman, Surgery Procedures RN
5 Years of Service
- Erica Colman-Loy, Women and Infants RN
- Alex Kastl, Physical Therapist
- Emily Lueken, Surgery Procedures RN
- Theresa Mathy, Supply Chain Technician
- Alyssa Niemerg, Intensive Care Unit RN
- Jennifer Schafer, Vascular Sonographer
- Daniel Shadle, Cath Lab RN
St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital thanks all hospital colleagues for their dedicated service to the hospital and community. For more information about HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, visit stanthonyshospital.org.
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Photo Caption #1: Danette Williamson (center), Multimodality Technologist at HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, is congratulated for her 35 years of service by Radiology Manager Adam Storm (left), and Chief Administrative Officer Anthony Powers (right).
Photo Caption #2: Cheryl Apke (center), HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital Medical-Surgical RN, is honored for her 30 years of service by Holly Simons (left), Medical-Surgical Unit Manager, and Anthony Powers (right), Chief Administrative Officer.
Photo Caption #3: Victoria “Tory” Buhnerkempe (center), Wound Clinic RN at HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, is congratulated for her 30 years of service by Chief Administrative Officer Anthony Powers (left), and Chelsea Kinkelaar (right), Wound Healing Center Program Director.
Photo Caption #4: Melissa Meek (center), HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital IV Therapy RN, is honored for her 30 years of service by Holly Simons (left), IV Therapy and Medical-Surgical Unit Manager, and Anthony Powers (right), Chief Administrative Officer
Photo Caption #5: Mindy Taphorn (center), HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital Medical-Surgical RN, is congratulated for her 30 years of service by Holly Simons (left), Medical-Surgical Unit Manager, and Anthony Powers (right), Chief Administrative Officer.
About HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital
HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, Effingham, celebrating 150 years of serving the Effingham community, is part of Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS), a nonprofit Catholic health care ministry founded in 1875. Dedicated to our Mission to reveal and embody Christ’s healing love for all people through high-quality Franciscan health care, HSHS clinicians provide exceptional care centered on the whole person. Based in Springfield, Illinois, HSHS employs nearly 11,000 colleagues who provide care in 13 acute-care, children’s and critical-access hospitals and home health and hospice programs in Central and Southern Illinois and Eastern Wisconsin. HSHS is aligned with more than 1,000 primary and specialty physicians and advanced practitioners through its owned affiliates HSHS Medical Group and Prairie Cardiovascular and its partnership with Prevea Health. For more information about HSHS, visit hshs.org.