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annual eCities study conducted The awards honor the outstanding several other awards for public
by researchers at iLabs, University achievers and achievements in 2021 relations campaigns and tactics.
of Michigan-Dearborn’s Center for by print, broadcast, photo, digital The agency took home 12 awards
Innovation Research. For the 11th and other practicing journalists – 10 for the firm overall and two
consecutive year, Delta Township was throughout Michigan. individual honors. The annual
honored as a five-star community. event honors the achievements
The township is among 178 other of public relations agencies and
communities across the state to be communications professionals in
recognized this year. Central Michigan and the East-
Central United States.
Congratulations
to Mason High DISTINCTIONS
School teacher
Dean Thompson, Financial Technology, Inc. of East
who received Lansing has been placed on the
the Mason National Association of Plan Advisors’
Area Chamber (NAPA) list of the nation’s top defined
of Commerce Sparrow Carson Hospital named contribution advisor teams. This
Excellence in two outstanding nurses as its 2022 represents the sixth consecutive year
Education Award Nurses of the Year and celebrated in which the East Lansing-based
Thompson
at the Mason its caregivers for their many firm has been recognized as one
Area Chamber’s annual awards accomplishments while fighting a NAPA’s top defined contribution
dinner on March 17. The district pandemic. The honorees, Nathan plan providers. Unlike other lists,
nominated Dean to receive this MacLaren, R.N., of the emergency this focuses on individual firms, or
award because of his dedication to department, and Jeremy Steere, what may be referred to as a team
Mason students. Dean has worked as R.N., medical surgical services, were or office, and the assets under
a math interventionist, math teacher both worthy of the award because advisement related to their defined
and math department chairperson. of their exemplary dedication to contribution practice, specifically in a
He also serves on the Guiding Sparrow Carson and the excellent single physical location.
Coalition School Improvement Team. patient care they provide every shift.
Origami
Highfields announced two Mason Public Rehabilitation
prestigious awards presented at Schools would like to
their Annual Meeting on April 27 at (MPS) Board congratulate
Hawk Hollow: Highfields’ Partnership of Education Occupational
Award – Foster Swift Collins & Smith member, Patrick Therapist,
PC and Robert L. Drake Citizenship O’Connor has Monica Novak
Award – Tom and Lisa Jelenek. been honored for becoming a
by the Michigan Certified Driving
Sparrow Eaton Hospital has named Association Novak Instructor and
Andrew (Andy) Reule, R.N., as its O'Connor of School completing her
2021 Nurse of the Year. Reule, an R.N. Boards (MASB) Certified Dementia Practitioner
on Sparrow Eaton’s med surgical for his efforts to improve his renewal.
team, has been a nurse for eight leadership skills, demonstrating
years, having recently celebrated his commitment to student Shaneca Embry, R.N., a Sparrow
his 10-year anniversary. Before achievement and his continuous Granger Pediatric Emergency
becoming a nurse, he worked as improvement. O’Connor received Department nurse, has been
a certified nursing assistant in both a Certified Board Member honored with Sparrow’s first Spirit of
the emergency department while Award and Award of Merit from Excellence Award for her dedication,
attending nursing school. MASB at the April 11 MPS board hard work and exemplary patient
meeting. service. The award is unique in that
The radio news team at WKAR it relies on data and comments
Public Media at Michigan State Martin Waymire stood out as from patients and family members
University has earned six Excellence the elite communications firm in following their discharge from
in Journalism awards from the the Lansing region. At this year’s Sparrow. It recognizes a highly-skilled
Detroit chapter of the Society of PACE Awards ceremony, the firm caregiver whose performance is
Professional Journalists (SPJ Detroit), swept individual honors and top consistently exemplary in providing
including one first place award. overall awards while also claiming leading-edge medicine.
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