Wardsville Student Nominated

for MU Nursing Award

March 20, 2008

COLUMBIA , Mo. – Jenna Rackers, of Wardsville, Mo., was recently nominated for the 2008 Nursing Alumni Organization's 7th -Semester 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.

Rackers, a 2005 graduate of Blair Oaks High School, is the daughter of Dale and Carol Rackers.

“My younger brother has been the inspiration for my career choice,” said Rackers. “When I was 14, he became ill and spent many months in the hospital and rehabilitation. I have experienced the nursing profession first hand and I know that it's what I want to do.”

MU is the largest and oldest campus of the state's major public research institutions. MU's primary mission in research and graduate education provides enhanced opportunities and challenges in the undergraduate areas of humanities, arts and sciences, and selected professional fields. The University provides a basis for service to the people of the state through outreach programs.

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