RN Leadership honoree Brittany Genovese (center), from NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn, is flanked by colleagues Gina Scudiero (left) and Mila Gallego as she displays her award.

UFT Vice President Anne Goldman, the head of the Federation of Nurses/UFT, praises the 20 award-winners and their accomplishments as she introduces each one and invites them to speak.

Melissa Conti, a nurse at Staten Island University Hospital South, thanks the union for honoring her with a Hospital Nurse of the Year award.

Milagros Oliva (center) celebrates her RN Advocate award with NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn colleagues Bimala Sherpa (left) and Maria Castillo.

Joan Carrig of NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn (left) gives a short speech after receiving an RN Advocate award, as fellow honorees are lined up beside her: Maxine Webb of NYU Langone (second from left); Elizabeth Lepore of Staten Island University Hospital; Milagros Oliva of NYU Langone; and Moncef Righi (right), also of NYU Langone.

Ruth Caballero addresses fellow nurses after receiving the Nurse of Distinction award for her work with Visiting Nurse Service Health.

Retiree Nurse of the Year Adelaida Teodoro, who worked at NYU Langone Hospital - Brooklyn, is applauded by family members as she walks to the stage.

Nurse educator Elvie Smith, from NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn, is recognized for the statewide Healthcare Professional Member of the Year award she recently received from New York State United Teachers, the UFT’s state affiliate.

VNS Health nurses gather for a group photo during the event.

Attendees use their smartphones to record an honoree who speaks after receiving an award.