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PCC’s Nursing Student Association is Named Florida Chapter of the Year

11/09/2007: The Polk Community College chapter of the Florida Nursing Students Association was recently named “Chapter of the Year” at the association’s annual convention held in Orlando. This is the first time PCC’s Nursing students have earned top honors from the organization.

 The PCC chapter also received other awards in several categories. The chapter received a first-place plaque for a Community Outreach project led by Carrie Huffstickler and Sarah Malek, both from Lakeland. PCC’s Healthy Heart Education project won another first-place plaque.

 The PCC chapter won a second-place certificate for a Nursing 1 project created by Winter Haven students Marjorie Figueroa, Amanda Rohrbaugh, Schevon Pierre, Susanna Albright, Sarah Linck and Lakeland students, Amanda Richardson and Cheryl Heatherington.

 In the Academic Challenge competition, PCC team members David Barrett and Alysha Schnepp from Winter Haven and Amy Lash and Jeanne Smith from Lakeland won fourth place.

 In addition, Nursing 1 student Sarah Linck won both an Honorable Mention certificate for her commitment to Children’s Vision Screening and a scholarship.

 Carrie Huffstickler and Jennifer Richardet (both from Lakeland) and Linck served on the Executive Board as State Officers at Convention. Linck and Richardet were elected as FNSA State officers for next year.

 PCC's FNSA Chapter received certificates for being a Convention Host School, for ranking in the top five schools for scholarship fundraising and for participation in Children's Vision Screening.

 Toni Linck received the faculty award for her continued commitment to CAPS (Children's Vision Screening). She was also recognized as a FNSA State Consultant.

 Dr. Annette Hutcherson received Honorable Mention in the Dean/Director of the Year category. The FNSA Officers presented her with roses and a certificate of recognition.