Rolla student nominated for MU nursing award
COLUMBIA , Mo. – Agathe McEachern, of Rolla, was recently nominated for the 2008 Nursing Alumni Organization's Master's Award for Overall Excellence from the Sinclair School of Nursing at the University of Missouri. The award recognizes scholarly and research ability, academic excellence and professional commitment.
McEachern, was raised in Dunzweiler, Germany and now resides and works in Rolla, Mo., with her husband and two children. She is a diabetes educator at Phelps County Regional Medical Center.
“I tell my family that I'm still in school because I'm still alive,” said McEachern. “I want to keep learning and growing and the baccalaureate and master's courses have given me a broader perspective of nursing and health care.”
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