February 21, 2008
Judy Shorr bids farewell after 33 years
Friday, Feb. 22, marks Judy Shorr’s official last day at work at UW Medical Center. A 33-year veteran at UWMC, Shorr started out as a nurse manager in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and now serves as manager in nursing personnel, where she runs the nurse recruitment program. It’s a big job, but depending on where you run into her, you might not recognize that Shorr is at the top of her field.
At UWMC Employee of the Month events, Shorr is the one ensuring the cake is there on time. She’s also typically scrambling around to prepare the punch before the employee enters the room for the surprise event. Shorr said taking part in those events — she’s been involved now for some 10 years — has been one of her favorite activities at UWMC. “That’s always just a really lovely thing,” she said. “There are so many wonderful people that work here.”
The people are what Shorr said she will miss the most when she leaves UWMC. “The fun part of this job has always been the people,” she noted, wistfully. Similarly, the people who work with Shorr said she will certainly be missed. Human Resources Assistant Kennison Cope, who has worked under Shorr since 1995, said the manager loves to acknowledge what other people do on the job, and that she truly embodies dedication toward her work. “She’s a workaholic in the best sense of the word,” said Cope. Shorr also epitomizes UWMC’s ARISE values of accountability, respect, innovation, service and excellence, Cope added.
Cindy Angiulo, assistant administrator of UWMC Patient Care Services, referred to Shorr recently in a letter as a credit to the profession of nursing. “Your leadership is uniformly outstanding and your recruitment expertise is highly respected by your nursing peers and medical center staff alike,” wrote Angiulo.
Shorr moves on to a nurse recruiter position at Children’s Hospital & Regional Medical Center, though she joked that she may end up at UWMC in the mornings for awhile. “I’m still in shock that I’m leaving,” she said. “I still have to think which lane I’m driving in from one day to the next, since my car has a tendency to want to turn at the right place for the U.”
