Knapp Medical Center

1401 E. Eighth Street, Weslaco, TX
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2004 Volunteer Service Awards

All Knapp Medical Center volunteers were honored at the annual luncheon held on March 17 at the McAllen Country Club. Those receiving special recognition this year include the following:

2004-2005 Auxiliary Board
Officers include, front, left to right:
  • Pauline Lovell, President
  • Carlene Hagan, Corresponding Secretary
  • Back:
  • Peggy Finney, Scholarships/Legislation
  • Diane Quisenberry, Recording Secretary
  • Carolyn Holbert, Third Vice President for Membership
  • Gloria Macke, Parliamentarian
  • Noel Campos, Treasurer
  • Bernice Lindsey, Second Vice President for Projects
  • Florine Lime, Historian
  • Betty Beck, First Vice President for Publicity.
  • Not pictured is
  • Miriam Namken, President-Elect
  • Karen Heilman, Junior Volunteer Chair.
Top Ten
These active Knapp Medical Center volunteers have accumulated the most hours over the years. They include, front, left to right:

Officers include, front, left to right:

  • Kathryn Verser, 5,019 hours
  • Rosalie Himmler, 5,093
  • Ignacia Cantu, 5,539
  • Mavis Spence, 6,146
  • Back:
  • Peggy Finney, 6,819
  • Bruce Lime, 9,234
  • Honore Nash, 9,252
  • Marian Payne, 10,622
  • Florine Lime, 11,197
  • Not pictured is Beulah Yaney with 5,093 hours.

Grant

KMC Auxiliary Treasurer Noel Campos presents a check for $100,000 to Robert W. Vanderveer, Knapp Medical Center President/CEO. The grant will purchase mammography equipment; a renal dialysis unit and operating room instruments.

More Than 300 Hours
These Knapp Medical Center volunteers served at least 300 or more hours in one year at the Weslaco hospital. Pictured are, front, left to right:

  • Kathryn Verser, 850
  • Carlene Hagan, 395
  • Theresa Henry, 2,401
  • Mavis Spence, 1,514
  • Pauline Skidmore, 430
  • Back:
  • Jean Lloyd, 1,712
  • Pauline Lovell, 313
  • Bruce Lime, 715
  • Wiley Finney, 410
  • Marian Payne, 738
  • Florine Lime, 642
  • Rich Macke, 564
  • Gloria Macke, 540 and
  • Noel Campos, 690
  • Not pictured are
  • Miriam Namken, 322 hours
  • Vesta Wade, 377
  • Santos Salinas, 379
  • Jesse Arriaga, 396
  • Betty Norris, 418
  • Jose Alvarez, 434
  • Louise Starr, 458
  • Ruby Thornwall, 462
  • Beulah Yaney, 893.

Retiring

Lynn Carter, Knapp Medical Center Volunteer Services Director, presents a rose to Honore Nash, who is retiring as a KMC Auxilian. Honore, who has over 9,000 hours, joined the Auxiliary in 1975. She served as an officer in the Auxiliary for several years and volunteered in the gift shop.

Top Hours
Receiving service hour bars for the most hours this year were, left to right:

  • Marian Payne who earned 10,000 and 10,500 hour bars
  • Bruce Lime, who earned a 9,000 hour bar
  • Florine Lime, who earned an 11,000 hour bar

Service Hours
Honored for the number of hours served at Knapp Medical Center last year are, front, left to right:

  • Carlene Hagan, 2,000 hour bar
  • Theresa Henry, who earned 2,500, 3,000, 3,500, 4,000 and her 4,500 hour bars
  • Jean Lloyd, who earned her 2,500, 3,000, 3,5000 and 4,000 hour bars
  • Rich Macke, 2,500 and 3,000 hours
  • Santos Salinas, 2,500 hours
  • Back:
  • Jesse Arriaga, 3,000 hours
  • Lorraine Belair, 3,000 hours
  • Wiley Finney, 3,000 hours
  • Gloria Macke, 3,000 hours
  • Betty Norris, 4,500 hours
  • Kathryn Verser, 4,500 and 5,000 hour bars
  • Mavis Spence, 5,500 and 6,000 hour bars
  • Ignacia Cantu, 5,500 bar.
  • Not pictured are:
  • Martha Homrich, Louise Starr and Ruby Thornwall, all 1,500 hour bar
  • Jose Alvarez and Muriel Thompson, 2000 hour bar
  • Jane Butcher, 2,500 hour bar
  • Mac McFadden, 4,500 hour bar
  • Beulah Yaney, 5,000 hour bar

250 And 500 Hours
Knapp Medical Center volunteers were honored at a luncheon on March 17 at the McAllen Country Club. Receiving bars for hours of services are, front, left to right:

  • Joseph Nulty, 100 hours
  • Aime Delacretaz, 250 hours
  • Donna Delacretaz, 250 hours
  • Stella Jobe, 250 hours
  • Donna Lidke, 250 hours
  • Not pictured earning 250 hours are Arlene Crawford, David Lee Hagan, Mary Mejorado, Bette Peterson, Brian Soto and Marjorie Tonnsen.
    Back:
  • Ruth Armstrong, 500 hours
  • Noel Campos, 500 hours
  • Mary Alice Gorena, 500 hours
  • Betty Jo Lidholm, 500 hours
  • Berneice Nittler, 500 hours
  • Donna Radloff
  • Kenny Radloff
  • Pauline Skidmore
Others not pictured earning 500 hour bars are: Curtis Bentham, Irene Casas, Patricia Casey, Ramona Gefre, Betty Jesperson and Vesta Wade

100 Hours
New Knapp Medical Center volunteers who earned 100 hours this past year include, front, left to right:

  • Genny Bopp
  • Arvilla Griffith
  • Nelda Lalicker
  • Mary Leal
  • Back:
  • Teresa Lensz
  • Bernice Lindsey
  • Vivien Tufford
  • Linda Wiegand
  • Donna Zopfi
  • Paul Zopfi
Not pictured are: Janet Bloom, Leslie Anne Carter, Kay Epp, Thelma Gaytan, David Lee Hagan, Sergio Lopez, Richard Maeder, Tina Oliva, Eddy Ramsey, Esperanza Salas, Paula Sauceda, Maria Teresa Suarez, William Thomas and Betty Zummach.