Ruth Colby Leadership Award

The Silver Cross Employee Experience Committee is pleased to sponsor the Ruth Colby Leadership Award.

The award is intended to recognize and honor a member of Silver Cross Leadership who best embodies and personifies the qualities that made Ruth such a special leader, including:

  • strong mentorship skills
  • highly effective communication skills
  • courageous
  • innovative
  • inspirational
  • growth-oriented
  • Silver Cross brand ambassador
  • demonstrated leadership ability
  • community engagement
  • empathetic

2026 Winner: Debra Robbins, Director of Marketing & Communications

deb and michaelDebra Robbins, Director of Marketing & Communications, has been named the 2026 winner of the Ruth Colby Leadership Award.

Deb received the honor at our April 23 Leadership Meeting, made even more special by the surprise appearance of her husband, Michael, daughter, Kelly, and sister, Tammy, as well as the entire Marketing & Communications Team.

If you know Deb, you know she consistently embodies our Silver Cross mission, vision, and values. She brings positivity, creativity, and unwavering dedication to her work.

Deb is known throughout Silver Cross for her positive energy, communications expertise, integrity, ability to inspire others, her commitment to helping her colleagues succeed, and her cheerful "yes-we-can" attitude.

She's pictured here with Silver Cross Hospital President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Mutterer.

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