March 16, 2021 : By Ryan Klinker - Office of Communications & Public Engagement
Anna Marie Hagerty (’20), recipient of this year’s Virginia Nursing Association ”Future Nurse Leader’ award
In recognition of her hard work in the classroom and during her clinical hours at Lynchburg General Hospital, the Virginia Nursing Association (VNA) presented Liberty University School of Nursing (LUSON) alumna Anna Marie Hagerty (’20) with its Future Nurse Leader award.
Hagerty earned the honors due to her “leadership impact, engagement in nursing organizations and her community, and contributions to her school’s overall excellence,” according to an announcement from the VNA.
The people who nominated her for the award have remained anonymous, but they called Hagerty “a standout among her peers.”
Lawmakers debate comp for frontline COVID workers: Call us heroes? Prove it!
With only a few days left during the 2021 special legislative session, the House of Delegates and Senate are split on when workers should be eligible to apply for benefits.
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RICHMOND, Va. Both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly agree that frontline healthcare workers and first responders should be able to apply for workers compensation if they contract COVID-19 on the job. With only a few days left during the 2021 special legislative session, the House of Delegates and Senate are split on when workers should be eligible to apply for those benefits.