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(photo by Susan Urmy)
Executive Chief Nursing Officer Marilyn Dubree, MSN, R.N., center, is surrounded by nurses in Light Hall in celebration of Certified Nurses Day. The annual day of recognition has been celebrated nationally since 2008, and is designed to acknowledge nurses who voluntarily choose to achieve professional certification in their own specific practice areas.