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MEMBERS ON THE MOVE
Okemos-based firm received the
awards for Smile America Partners,
a dental service organization that
brings dental care to students at
schools across the country: Gold
Award: Email Creative, “Dentists Day
Recognition”; Silver Award: Email
Creative, “Dental Assistants Week
Recognition” and Merit Award:
Special Video – Over 2 minutes, “In- Preservation Network.
School Dental Program Recruitment”.
Christina
Zimmerman, RN,
was selected as
McLaren Greater
Lansing’s 2023
Nurse Excellence
Award Winner.
Zimmerman
works in the
intensive
Zimmerman
care unit,
where nurses have a high level of
compassion and critical thinking.
Zimmerman has been a registered
nurse with McLaren Greater Lansing
for more than 20 years and often goes
above and beyond for not only her
patients, but all the patients in the
hospital.
Big Brothers Big Sisters Michigan
Capital Region has been recognized
as a 2022 Big Brothers Big Sisters
of America (BBBSA) Quality Award
Winner. Every year, BBBS agencies
are recognized by BBBSA Nationwide
Leadership Council, made up of
local Big Brothers Big Sisters agency
leaders and board members, for
excellence in the organization’s
signature 1-to-1 youth mentoring
program.
Michigan Community Capital (MCC)
recently accepted three awards from
two industry organizations. Two
of the awards were from the
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2023 Novogradac Journal of Tax
Credits Community Development
QLICIs of the Year Awards., including;
Real Estate QLICI of the Year for The
Freelon at Sugar Hill and Small
Business QLICI of the Year for Detroit
Food Commons. MCC also received
the 2023 Tax Credit Award for Lofts
on Rowe from the Michigan Historic
for Future Leaders. Samantha
Snider, a senior from Leslie High
Sparrow Carson Hospital is proud to School, and Dominic Casali, a
recognize Jennifer Barker, a patient senior from Mason High School,
care technician in the Emergency are the recipients. Both students
Department, as their Caregiver of are second-year students in the
the Quarter. Barker was nominated Business & Risk Management
for going above and beyond with program at the WTC.
the care she provides patients in
the Sparrow Carson Emergency 517 Business and Life, which is
Department. produced and published monthly
by M3 Group, recently earned a gold
The Potterville School District is Hermes Creative Award in the print
one of the 19 districts in the country media/publications category for the
to receive the National Showcase magazine’s December 2022 issue.
Schools award from Capturing Kids’ The honor comes on the heels of
Hearts for the 2022-2023 school year. a 2002 platinum MarCom Award
This is Potterville Middle and High that 517 Magazine won earlier this
School’s first time being recognized year for print media publications.
for creating a safe and supportive The Hermes Creative Awards is an
environment for students and staff. annual international competition
In Michigan, only two schools were administered by the Association
selected for this honor. of Marketing and Communication
Professionals.
Sparrow
Carson Hospital In an emotional
recognized ceremony, an
Nurse Educator E.W. Sparrow
and Excellence Hospital
Coordinator caregiver
Mary McClain, was recently
RN, as a DAISY recognized for
Nurse Leader, singing “How
representing Great Thou Art”
McClain extraordinary Samuels to help ease the
nursing. McClain has been a fears of a cancer
registered nurse for 24 years and patient approaching the end of
has worked at Sparrow Carson since his life. Clausyl (Oliver) Samuels, a
April 2007. McClain has served in patient care technician, brought the
a multitude of roles, including ED patient to tears while singing the
nursing, medical surgical nurse, song during treatment. According
nursing supervision, and currently to the patient’s granddaughter,
serves as the nursing educator and “He was waiting for a sign from
excellence coordinator. God that things were OK and that
he was waiting for him.” Sparrow’s
Two Wilson Talent Center Business Starfish Award celebrates caregivers
& Risk Management students who provide extraordinary,
have earned national scholarships compassionate, and skillful care
from Invest - Insurance Education every day.