Bourbon Student Nominated

for MU Nursing Award

March 20 , 2008

COLUMBIA , Mo. – Krystle Miller, of Bourbon, Mo., was recently nominated for the 2008 Nursing Alumni Organization's 8 th -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.

Miller, a 2004 graduate of Bourbon High School , is the daughter of Butch and Debbie Miller.

“Throughout nursing school I have realized that taking care of patients and their families is my life's passion,” said Miller. “My favorite part of class is walking into the patient's room to see what's in store. It's exciting to get to know different types of people and I am lucky to have a job that interacts with different cultures and walks of life every day.”

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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