May 8, 2006 
Berlin, Vt – The annual Rose Black Awards for Nursing were presented at CVMC on May 8, 2006. Rose Black, who died at 97 years old, was a great inspiration to many with her example of service, love and family life. She always had a special place in her heart for others who were models of caring, particularly nurses.
Rose Black and her family, which includes son, Dr. Percy Black, his daughter Dr. Deborah Black, Rose’s daughter, Edith Black Zfass and their respective families had a genuine desire to honor nursing. This was the result of Rose’s experience as a patient at Central Vermont Medical Center beginning in early 2000 and Woodridge Nursing Home during 2001 and 2002.
The award for Central Vermont Medical Center hospital went to Laurie Spaulding, RN, RNC, of Waitsfield. She graduated from Mary Fletcher Hospital School of Nursing in 1971 and began her Nursing Career at Central Vermont Hospital in 1972. She originally worked at CVMC for one year, leaving to start a family and returning in 1974. She has worked here for 32 years on the Medical Surgical Unit. Laurie is certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center in the specialty of medical - surgical nursing.
Laurie consistently demonstrates expert knowledge, competence, compassion and commitment leading to best practice and outcome for her patients.
She is also an excellent peer, a strong nurse and patient advocate and a knowledgeable and willing resource to all staff. She is a bright, thoughtful and committed teacher for her patients, their families and her nursing colleagues. She nurtures new staff and provides mentoring and guidance to them as they begin their careers. Laurie always demonstrates an intuitive ability to observe, assess and understand her patient needs from a holistic view that enhances the care she provides. Laurie is available and generous to her patients and to her peers, which brings positive energy and excellence to the environment.
Lynda Gilwee, RN from Barre, received The Rose Black Award for the Woodridge Nursing Home at Central Vermont Medical Center. She graduated as a diploma nurse from Concord (N.H.) Hospital School of Nursing in 1963. She has been an employee of CVMC for 32 years, starting in the Medical Surgical Unit. After taking a break to raise her three sons, she returned to CVMC in 1983 as an evening shift Charge Nurse at McFarland House* and has worked full-time ever since. She is currently an MDS (Minimum Data Set) Coordinator at Woodridge Nursing Home, where she and a second coordinator are responsible for assessments of all residents every three months.
Lynda was chosen because the combination of her nursing expertise and her personal qualities makes her a larger-than-life role model. She is a big-hearted gal from the old school, a fierce proponent of the tenets of nursing and a nurse whose instincts, knowledge and experience patients trust. Her nomination notes her skill, warmth, humor and ebullience, as well as her ability to lighten the moment. Lynda is known for her caring attitude, talking and listening to residents, family and staff members, teaching new nursing students and imparting her singular wit and wisdom to those willing to listen.
*McFarland House was a nursing home in Barre (originally Barre City Hospital) which was sold to the state after Woodridge opened.
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