Nursing Earns State Honors
March 4, 2015
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UT Tyler Longview University Center Student, Instructor Recognized by State Nursing Association
March 4, 2015
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March 4, 2015
A nursing student and clinical instructor from The University of Texas at Tyler Longview University Center were recognized by the Texas Nursing Students’ Association, Dr. Yong Tai Wang, College of Nursing and Health Sciences dean, announced.
UT Tyler LUC level 4 nursing student Blake Williams of Whitehouse was named TNSA “Student of the Year” at the 67th annual TNSA Convention in Austin.
“It was a great honor to be recognized as Student of the Year by my peers,” Williams said. “None of our accomplishments at the TNSA convention would have been possible without the overwhelming support from our classmates and faculty from the Longview, Palestine and Tyler campuses. I am thankful for the opportunity to represent our university with pride.”
In addition, LUC clinical instructor Anita Lowe was named TNSA “Faculty of the Year.”
Other UT Tyler delegation members were Whitney Gore, Bailey Moon, Jessica Diffey, Joey Griffith, Alyssa Phillips, Allison Werline, Kimberly Malone and Dixie Rose, who is currently vying for the secretary/treasurer position on the National Nursing Students’ Association Board of Directors.
Moon, Diffey, Griffith, Phillips, Werline and Williams also were responsible for authoring the two resolutions that were presented and successfully passed during the House of Delegates. Students took the opportunity to present supporting statements related to the resolutions. Of the nine delegates, seven attended the voting session where seven resolutions from UT Tyler, Texas Tech University, the University of the Incarnate Word and other universities from around the state were presented.
“It was a wonderful experience for us all, faculty and students alike,” Lowe said. “Each of these students represented UT Tyler with honor.”
Several UT Tyler students who could not attend the conference also shared in authoring resolutions.
During the convention, UT Tyler students also attended focused sessions. Dr. Karen Timmons, LUC clinical instructor and Lowe presented “Legal Jurisprudence and Documentation” and “The Irreducible Essentials, Proper Shift Change Report,” respectively. The student group also attended a panel discussion related to post-graduation career options, where Timmons served as a panel participant. Dr. Carol Andersen, director of the UT Tyler Palestine Campus nursing program, also attended the convention as a faculty sponsor.
One of the 15 campuses of the UT System, UT Tyler features excellence in teaching, research, artistic performance and community service. More than 80 undergraduate and graduate degrees are available at UT Tyler, which has an enrollment of more than 8,000 high-ability students. UT Tyler offers courses at its campuses in Tyler, Longview and Palestine as well as a location in Houston.