WEBVTT 00:00:00.180 --> 00:00:05.688 position:50% align:middle Well, I'm receiving the R. Louise McManus Award, and that is the most prestigious 00:00:05.700 --> 00:00:13.559 position:50% align:middle award that National Council offers or awards to a member. And it's for sustained 00:00:13.647 --> 00:00:19.657 position:50% align:middle commitment and service to the organization. And it's named after 00:00:19.800 --> 00:00:25.225 position:50% align:middle a woman who was a pioneer in the development of a national licensing exam 00:00:25.225 --> 00:00:32.286 position:50% align:middle for the profession of nursing. It was started in 1980, so there aren't a lot of 00:00:33.040 --> 00:00:39.119 position:50% align:middle individuals that have received this award. So it's really an extreme honor for me 00:00:39.119 --> 00:00:44.827 position:50% align:middle to receive it and to join the ranks of some of the most highly regarded 00:00:44.827 --> 00:00:52.490 position:50% align:middle leaders in our organization. It's a pinnacle of my career as a nurse 00:00:52.490 --> 00:00:56.900 position:50% align:middle regulator and executive director of the board of nursing and it's... 00:00:56.900 --> 00:01:02.763 position:50% align:middle I'm just overwhelmed to be chosen for the award. Thank you, NCSBN, 00:01:02.800 --> 00:01:08.608 position:50% align:middle for awarding me the R. Louise McManus Award. It really means the world to me. 00:01:09.353 --> 00:01:14.871 position:50% align:middle The NCSBN has been instrumental in everything that I've been able to 00:01:14.979 --> 00:01:19.400 position:50% align:middle accomplish as a nurse regulator in South Dakota. And I just want to say from 00:01:19.400 --> 00:01:25.000 position:50% align:middle my heart, thank you so much. I'm so humbled and so honored.