AWARD WINNER" nursing student receives state honor Junior Kyle Vath, named Stu– dent of the Year at the Arkansas Nursing Student Association State Convention Oct. 30, decided if it had been up to him, only a few people would have known about his award . Vath, who won the award from nursing students throughout the state, said although he was honored to have won, the glass-like trophy he brought back remained stashed in his dorm room closet most of the time. "It gets more questions [if it's in plain sight]," Vath said. "I guess 1 don't want to bring more attention to it." Vathsaid the experience humbled him. Despite Vath's humbleness, his teachers were proud of the recognition that it brought bothhim and Harding. "We were thrilled," Johnetta Kelly, assistant professor of nursing, said. "Our students represented Harding, Arkansas and the nursing profession well. They are so positive and so professional." Other awards won at the convention included a first place win in the Image of Nursing category and a second place win in Financial Excellence. Vath, who served as the secretary for the Harding Student Nursing Association, said HSNA helped him develop his professional and organizational skills. /I As a nurse educator, I value the opportunities srudents have during their educational process to demonstrate professional leadership through HSNA," Kelly said. Senior Melissa Edwards, HSNA president, agreed with Vath and Kelly. "I~s really neat to get to be around other nursing students and to really network with people and to really understand more about what nurSing is all about," she said. - Sara Van Winkle Karen Kelley, assistant professor of nursing, teaches a class Dec. 4. 170 II academics Kelley, in addition to her teaching responsibilities; was also the leader of the College of Nursing's domestic missions program. (Photo by Melissa Wilson) - Junior Kyle Vath talks with senior Ben McReynolds, while holding his Arkansas Nursing Student Association State Convention Student of the Year award. "This award was humbling to receive, but it motivates me to keep on studying and working hard," Vath said. (Photo by Renee Lewis)
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