A member of the Northern Oklahoma College Nursing faculty will be honored with The DAISY Award® for Extraordinary Nursing Faculty at the NOC 2022 Nurses’ Pinning Ceremony Saturday, April 30, at Briggs Auditorium at NOC Enid.The Nurses Pinning begins at 7 p.m.Finalists include Robin Baird, Kim Brewer, Marie Head, and Tricia Michaelis.The award is part of The DAISY Foundation’s mission to express gratitude to nurses with programs that recognize them for the extraordinary, compassionate and skillful care they provide patients and families.DAISY Award recognitions honor the super-human work nurses do for patients and families every day wherever they practice, in whatever role they serve, and throughout their careers – from Nursing Student through Lifetime Achievement in Nursing.The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nursing Faculty was established by The DAISY Foundation in memory of J. Patrick Barnes who died at age 33 from Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), an auto-immune disease. The Barnes Family was awestruck by the clinical skills, caring and compassion of the nurses who cared for Patrick. They created this international award to demonstrate appreciation to faculty for their commitment and inspirational influence on their nursing students and to say thank you to nursing faculty everywhere.NOC Nursing Division Chair Dr. Nikole Hicks said, “NOC’s nursing faculty work tirelessly to ensure future nurses have a strong foundation to provide nursing care for our communities. It is an honor to partner with the DAISY Foundation to recognize our exceptional nursing faculty – past, present, and future.”Finalists for the award include Robin Baird, Kim Brewer, Marie Head, and Tricia Michaelis. The following are the bios for the four finalists:Robin Baird has enjoyed being a nurse for over 33 years now. She received a BSN from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in 1988 at which time she entered the United States Air Force as a 2nd Lieutenant staff nurse. Her career has included a variety of different nursing positions such as working with special needs children at the Bethany Children’s Hospital, maternity nursing as well as Clinical Education at Hillcrest Hospital Cushing, and clinic nursing. Robin has been a clinical instructor for NOC for the past 2 years and has a passion to help the next generation be excellent nurses.Kim Brewer earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Northwestern Oklahoma State University in 1996 and a Master of Science in Nursing Education from the University of Oklahoma in 2019. She graduated summa cum laude from ...
