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Four SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Nursing Program graduates were honored May 15 with Spirit of Clinical Excellence awards from the college’s community health care partners.

Each year, Mercy Hospital Washington, Phelps Health in Rolla and Missouri Baptist Hospital Sullivan present nursing graduates with Spirit of Clinical Excellence Awards during the pinning ceremony marking the completion of the program.

The award recipients are Lilli-Anne Mantle, Mercy Spirit of Clinical Excellence in Nursing Award recipient; Karlie Peth and Jennifer Eaton, Missouri Baptist Sullivan Spirit of Clinical Excellence in Nursing award recipients; and Brittany Smith, Phelps Health Spirit of Clinical Excellence in Nursing Award recipient.

The awards were presented to the graduates by SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Nursing faculty from Union and Rolla.

To be consider for the Spirit of Clinical Excellence Awards, the graduate nurse must:

• Demonstrate characteristics of caring and compassion.
• Demonstrate the spirit of inquiry.
• Demonstrate exceptional critical thinking and decision making.
• Demonstrate superior organizational skills and the ability to effectively prioritize.

To learn more about the SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Nursing and Allied Health program, visit /nursing/, or contact Nancy Mitchell at Nancy.Mitchell@eastcentral.edu.

Mercy Clinical Excellence Award

The Mercy Spirit of Clinical Excellence in Nursing Award was presented to SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Union nursing graduate Lilli-Anne Mantle. From left, are, SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Union nursing faculty members Jessica Van Leer and Dr. Connie Wissbaum; Mantle; and Union nursing faculty members Judy Bieker and Brittany Yoakum.

Missouri Baptist Clinical Excellence Award

A Missouri Baptist Sullivan Spirit of Clinical Excellence Award was given to Karlie Peth. From left are SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Union nursing faculty members Jessica Van Leer and Dr. Connie Wissbaum; Peth; and Union nursing faculty members Judy Bieker and Brittany Yoakum.

A Missouri Baptist Sullivan Spirit of Clinical Excellence in Nursing was presented to SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ nursing graduate Jennifer Eaton. From left are SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ nursing faculty member Joannie Blakely, Eaton; and Rolla nursing faculty members Courtney Brandt and Julie Chirban.

Phelps Health Spirit of Clinical Excellence

Brittany Smith was presented the Phelps Health Spirit of Clinical Excellence in Nursing. From left are SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ nursing faculty member Joannie Blakely; Smith; and Rolla nursing faculty members Courtney Brandt and Julie Chirban.