Resident honored for nursing excellence

Iheduru-anderson wins Nightingale Awards at Oakland University

Mt. Pleasant resident, Kechinyere Iheduru-anderson was honored at Oakland University’s 34th annual Nightingale Awards for Nursing Excellence.

Iheduru-anderson won the Nightingale Award in the Excellence in Research category. She is an associate professor at Central Michigan University’s College of Health Professions.

The event took place on May 11 in the Oakland Center Founders Ballrooms, on Oakland’s main campus in Rochester Hills, Mich.

Each of the Nightingale Award winners received a check for $1,000, a solid bronze statue of Florence Nightingale and a Nightingale ceremonial pin.

Honorees were nominated by their peers, supervisors, and patients in recognition of their superior nursing expertise.

PHOTO PROVIDED BY OAKLAND UNIVERSITY Kechinyere Iheduruanderson, an associate professor at Central Michigan University, was presented the award at the 34th annual Nightingale Awards for Nursing Excellence.