Lauren Cook Honored with Army Nurse Corps Spirit of Nursing Award
May 1, 2007
Lauren Cook, a senior nursing student from Hampton, S.C., was recently honored by the Army Nurse Corps with the Spirit of Nursing Award.
According to Sergeant First Class Tamiko Brown, “The Army Nurse Corps, in cooperation with the National Student Nurses Association, created the Spirit of Nursing Award to promote excellence by honoring exceptional nursing students.”
Cook was nominated by the School of Nursing at USC Aiken. “ Ms. Cook is an incredible student leader who gives great promise to the future of the nursing profession and is a worthy recipient of theArmy Nurse Corps Spirit of Nursing Award,” said Dr. Julia Ball, dean of the School of Nursing.
Cook has maintained a 3.80 GPA throughout her college career. She has been an active member of the National Student Nurses Association, serving as the organization’s scrapbook editor during the 2005-2006 academic year and currently as secretary. Cook was recently inducted into the Pi Lambda Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau international honor society for nursing. Additionally, Cook is the student representative for the USCA School of Nursing Student Support Committee.
Dr. Julia Ball, Lauren Cook, and Tamiko Brown
