Virginia Nurses Today - August 2022
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Page 2 | <strong>August</strong>, September, October <strong>2022</strong><br />
Join nurses from throughout <strong>Virginia</strong> for a<br />
grand celebration of nursing!!<br />
<strong>Virginia</strong> <strong>Nurses</strong> <strong>Today</strong> | www.<strong>Virginia</strong><strong>Nurses</strong>.com<br />
Please plan to join us at the Westfields Marriott<br />
in Chantilly, VA (NOVA) on September 10 for the<br />
much-anticipated return of our in-person awards<br />
ceremony! Camaraderie with long-missed colleagues,<br />
recognition of the incredible accomplishments of<br />
nurses from throughout the commonwealth with our<br />
“Leadership Excellence” awards and more… It’s all<br />
on the evening’s agenda! This event is long overdue<br />
and not-to-be-missed!<br />
Dining tables (each of which can accommodate<br />
10 guests) and individual tickets are now on sale at<br />
https://virginianurses.com/mpage/Gala<br />
Purchase<br />
Tables &<br />
Individual<br />
Tickets Here.<br />
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Dr. Loressa Cole to be honored with...continued from page 1<br />
Reserve University, her Master's in Business<br />
Administration (MBA) at Averett University, and<br />
her BSN at <strong>Virginia</strong> Commonwealth University. Dr.<br />
Cole is ANCC board-certified as a nurse executive,<br />
advanced, and was inducted as a fellow into the<br />
American Academy of Nursing in 2020.<br />
Celebrate Nursing on September 10<br />
Dr. Cole will be honored during VNF’s annual<br />
gala on September 10 at the Westfields Marriott<br />
in Chantilly, VA. Camaraderie with longmissed<br />
colleagues, recognition of the incredible<br />
accomplishments of nurses from throughout the<br />
commonwealth with our Leadership Excellence<br />
awards, accolades to legislator advocates for nurses<br />
and more… It’s all on the evening’s agenda! This<br />
event is long overdue and not-to-be-missed!<br />
More on Nancy Vance:<br />
• Click here to learn more about Nancy Vance's<br />
exceptional life and career.<br />
• Click here to view the list of previous awards<br />
winners.
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