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Goal Awards

It’s time to honor former patients who’ve shown incredible strength and resilience throughout their recovery journey with a Goal Award. The longstanding Madonna tradition recognizes patients and their care teams for the incredible miracles that take place here.

The Goal Awards honor patients for their outstanding courage and determination in completing their rehabilitation, returning to their communities and resuming their life roles. We celebrate each individual’s triumph over trauma by prominently displaying their personal story, in the form of photos, stories and videos, on both campuses. The plaques and digital wall also serves to be a visual inspiration for everyone who comes across the display, offering hope on what’s possible.

2025 Nominees

Brain Injury | South Dakota

Kayla Groeneweg

Brain Injury | Kansas

Dalton Hazlett

SCI | Nebraska

Gerardo Herrera Jr

Cancer | South Dakota

Dave Hutchison

SCI | Kansas

Austin Jordan

Stroke | Kansas

Aubree Kerr

Stroke | Kansas

Lainie Linafelter

Brain Injury | South Dakota

Angie Lopez

SCI | Iowa

Justin Metzger

Brain Injury | Kansas

Jessica Milliman

Stroke | Nebraska

Kylee Mueller

Brain Injury | Iowa

Grace Pauley

Neuro | Iowa

Bowen Rodman

Brain Injury | Nebraska

Thatcher Skolout

SCI/Stroke | Nebraska

Tito Vigan

Brain Injury | Kansas

Noah Weaver

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