Forrest General Hospital Names Annual Award Winners
Forrest Health CEO Jeff Cook presents the Employee of the Year award to Sheree Jenkins during this year’s recognition ceremony.
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HATTIESBURG, Miss. – (December 12, 2025) Forrest General Hospital’s employee, leadership, and physician awards were presented on December 12.
Employees recognized include Forrest General’s We CARE Award recipients, the annual DAISY Award winner, and the 2025 Employee of the Year.
Also honored were the winners of the 20th Annual Dr. Philip W. Rogers Award. The award is named for Dr. Philip W. Rogers, a Hattiesburg Clinic nephrologist, who dedicated 32 years of his life to serving the people of South Mississippi as a physician innovator, leader, mentor, humanitarian, and advocate.
The following were honored as winners during the celebration:
Employee of the Year
- Sheree Jenkins, Patient Financial Services
We CARE Awards
- Fred Daniels, The Orthopedic Institute Supply Chain
- Tatum Brown, LMSW, Skilled Nursing Unit
- Contina Williams, RN, Inpatient Rehab
- Jennifer McLaurin, LNHA, LSW, MSW, Skilled Nursing Unit
We CARE Physician Award
- Charles Griffith, MD, Skilled Nursing Unit
We CARE Leadership Award
- Suzanne Wilson, RN, BSN, Executive Director
Annual DAISY Award
- Pam Williamson, RN, Home Care
Dr. Philip W. Rogers Awards
- Innovator: Wesley Aldred, MD, Pulmonary Medicine
- Leadership: Rocco Barbieri, MD, Orthopedic Surgery
- Humanitarian: Joe Campbell, MD, Anesthesia
- Advocate: Eric Jordan, MD, Emergency Medicine
Service Awards
Employees who have worked at Forrest General for 30, 35, and 40 years were presented with Service Awards for their dedication to the organization. This group has worked a total of 1,195 years.
40 Years
- Sheila Smith – 4FB Postpartum
- Eula Posey – 6T Oncology & Neurology
- Jamie Hughes – Information Services
35 Years
- Laura Baucum – Registration
- Sharon Bolden-McLaurin – Respiratory Therapy
- Doris Fontenot – Intensive Care Unit
- Glenn Graves – Construction
- Stacy James – Premium Pool
- Bridget Konieczny – Case Management
- Teresa Massengale – Health Information Management
- Claudia Murray – The Orthopedic Institute Medical Surgical
- Lauren Russell – Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- Kim Sisson – Premium Pool
- Samuel Woods – IT Infrastructure
30 Years
- Jerry Black, Patient Care Services – Administration
- Angela Broadus – Lab
- Diana Brown – Environmental Services
- Dathy Bullard – Cath Lab
- Troy Daniels – Operations Support
- Michelle Gordy – Premium Pool
- Kelli Herrington – Respiratory Therapy
- Jan Howell – Hospice, Asbury Hospice House
- Roland Johnson – Pine Grove Specialty Programs
- Teresa McDaniel – Pharmacy
- Tammy Mills – Patient Financial Services
- Todd Norton – Construction
- George Peters – Environmental Services
- John Riels – Engineering
- James Robinson – IT Administration System Support
- Judy Rogers – PACU
- Fleisha Savoie – Hospice
- Keith Scheurich – Premium Pool
- Millie Swan – Operations Support
- Fannie Taplin – Telemetry Monitoring
- Roslyn Walker – Surgical Services
- LeAnn Williams – Skilled Nursing Facility Unit
- Kay Williamson – Public Safety
For more information on Forrest General Hospital and its available services, visit forrestgeneral.org.
