Kansas City Student Nominated

or MU Nursing Award

March 20, 2008

COLUMBIA , Mo. – Erin Gubbins, of Kansas City, Mo., was recently nominated for the 2008 Nursing Alumni Organization's Accelerated Nursing Award for Overall Excellence from the Sinclair School of Nursing at the University of Missouri . The award recognizes potential for clinical proficiency, academic excellence and professional commitment.

Gubbins, a 2001 graduate of Park Hill South High School, is the daughter of Chuck and Karen Haber.

“On a bike ride during a family vacation I had an accident, and even though I was wearing my helmet I suffered severe head trauma,” said Gubbins, who also holds an undergraduate degree in biology. “I was life-flighted to a hospital and recovered quickly with no lasting effects. That's when I decided I wanted to be able to aid others when something unexpected happens to them.”

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