Peggy Meloro

Peggy Meloro is a registered nurse who graduated from Texas State University, now part of Texas A&M, in 1978 after taking additional classes at West Texas State University. She began her career as a candy striper volunteer at a hospital in Amarillo, Texas, where she was mentored by Mrs. Guthrie. Over more than four decades, she advanced through positions as staff nurse, charge nurse, supervisor, trainer, and manager. She served as nursing supervisor for the inpatient CARE Unit drug and alcohol treatment program at Palo Duro Hospital in Canyon, Texas, and later developed and supervised an outpatient program. She also taught CNA classes at Amarillo College in the Continuing Education Department and volunteered with the Texas Peer Assistance Program for Impaired Nurses, conducting assessments and supporting impaired nurses to maintain their positions while ensuring patient safety. Her career has been guided by the advice to always put patients first, care for them as one would wish to be cared for, and listen to patients.