Spirit of Women Awards Program

2010 Spirit of Women Award Nominations
Nominate a woman you know for a 2010 Spirit of Women Award. Nominations are due by Mar. 19, 2010.

You may use the online nomination form, or you may download a nomination form and mail it in upon completion.
Spirit of Women Award Online Nomination Form
Spirit of Women Award Nomination Form (Word document)
Spirit of Women Award Nomination Form (PDF)

Three local women recently were recognized by St. Cloud Hospital through the Spirit of Women® Awards program. Celebrating the spirit of women, these awards recognize the talent and dedication of those who act to make their communities healthier, safer and more inspirational places to live. Recipients include:

• Kelsey Krueger - Young Person Role Model (Ages 14-20)
• Sandi Schulzetenberg - Community Hero (At least 21 years of age)
• Dani Jakubowski - Healthcare Hero (Clinical professional)
  
  

Kelsey Krueger, 15, has been active in fundraising for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society of Minnesota. Krueger, whose dad has the devastating disease, is passionate about finding a cure and helping families who are living with MS. She has been a dynamo in increasing awareness of MS: she spoke before a crowd of 600 at a MS state convention; she was one of 20 winning essays out of 75,000 entries to win a day with the official Oscar Meyer Weinermobile, where she used the day to raise money for MS through the sale of hotdogs; she also put on a book sale and coffee hour at church to raise additional funds. So far Krueger has raised more than $25,000. These are just a few of Kruger’s accomplishments.

Sandi Schulzetenberg has touched thousands of lives through her volunteer work in the St. Cloud Hospital Breast Center and through the Enhancement Program where she fits women and men going through cancer treatment with a wig and educates them on how to care for skin changes resulting from chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Schulzetenberg also works with vendors and the community to obtain products, such as cosmetics and turbans, to enhance the lives of cancer patients.

Dani Jakubowski has been a psychologist with St. Cloud Hospital Behavioral Health Services since 1988. She is the community’s senior expert in psychological services for women and has been passionate about raising awareness of women’s mental health issues. Jakubowski has taken a leadership role in developing a specialized program for post-partum depression. She also was the founder of the Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) program for treating borderline personality disorder. Jakubowski has been a consistent presenter and promoter of women’s health issues. Jakubowski went on to be named the 2009 National Spirit of Women Healthcare Hero.