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<p align="center"><em> </em> <em> <br /> <br /> <br /></em>Thank you to all attendees of the event!<em> </em>Proceeds from the evening benefit scholarships for SIUE School of Nursing Students.</p>
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<h3>Congratulations to the 2011 Jewels of Nursing Excellence Award Winners</h3>
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<li>SSM Health Care, Outstanding Health Care Agency</li>
<li>U.S. Senator Richard (Dick) Durbin, Outstanding Friend to Nursing</li>
<li>Mary Anne Wehrle, Outstanding Nursing SIUE Alumna</li>
<li>Melissa Droege, Outstanding New Nursing SIUE Alumna</li>
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<li><a href="/id0904f67a8069183a">2005-2009 Jewels of Nursing Excellence Past Award Winners</a></li>
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<h3><span class="larger">Thank you to our sponsors!</span></h3>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline">Sapphire Sponsors</span><br />Alton Memorial Hospital<br />Anderson Hospital<br />Belleville Memorial Hospital<br />Christian Hospital<br />Gateway Regional Medical Center<br />Hudson Jewelers<br />Lewis & Clark Community College<br />Memorial Health Systems<br />Saint Elizabeth's Hospital<br />Saint Louis Children's Hospital<br />SSM Health Care St. Louis<br />Scrubs & Beyond</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline">Ruby Sponsors<br /></span>Illinois Oncology, LTD</p>
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<h3><span class="larger">Questions?</span></h3>
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<li>Contact Kris Heather, Special Events Facilitator, at (618) 650-2551 or <a href="mailto:kheathe@siue.edu" target="_blank">kheathe@siue.edu</a>.</li>
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