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February 21, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 21, 2013
LANSING - Sergeant Major Michael Robinson, a Kalamazoo, Mich. resident and licensed practical nurse (LPN) with Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital, is a winner of the Cherokee Uniforms 10th annual Cherokee Inspired Comfort Award. Robinson is a grand prize winner in the LPN category and is among five healthcare professionals across the country to be named an award winner.
The Cherokee Inspired Comfort Award recognizes the significant contribution of these professionals to today's society, while reinforcing the vital role of these professions in keeping Americans healthy. Winners were selected for their impact on the lives of others through extraordinary patient care, sacrifice and innovation while serving as an inspiration to others.
"The Michigan Department of Community Health is honored to have Sergeant Major Michael Robinson on our staff at the Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital," said James K. Haveman, Director of the MDCH. "In order to provide the very best care for Michigan residents, we rely on exceptional, dedicated, and knowledgeable staff. Sergeant Robinson is the definition of just that."
Robinson has led and directed fellow military colleagues in training and tactical maneuvers throughout his military career. As a planner of the military agenda portion of the National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses (NFLPN) annual convention, he was the first military nurse to integrate a military agenda into a national nursing organization's conference. Robinson incorporated an Army competition into the NFLPN so that military nurses could receive credit for both civilian and military certifications for the first time. He also lectures nationally for end-of-life care for veterans and was the 2011 recipient of the Lillian Kuster Award, the highest honor bestowed on an LPN.
"As a nurse I love my work because I love people," Michael said. "Healthy people are the building blocks to everything that is good and true in life. We sit with, encourage and comfort the sick while doing all that is humanly possible to restore the highest level of wellness. This brings joy to my soul."
The 2012 winners of the Cherokee Inspired Comfort Award were announced in conjunction with its 10th anniversary. More than 10,000 healthcare professionals have been nominated since the inception of the award. The award honors winners in categories including: Registered Nurses, Advance Practice Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses/Licensed Vocational Nurses, students enrolled in nursing schools, and other non-physician healthcare professionals. Judges selecting honorees include Cherokee Uniforms professionals, national nurse leaders and former Cherokee Inspired Comfort Award recipients.
For more information and details about the Cherokee Inspired Comfort Award, visit www.inspiredcomfort.com, on Twitter at www.twitter.com/InspiredComfort or Facebook at www.facebook.com/cherokeeuniforms. The 2013 award nomination period opens on April 2nd. Healthcare professionals and students enrolled in nursing school may be nominated on www.inspiredcomfort.com or on paper nomination forms available at Cherokee Uniforms retailers across the US.
Cherokee Uniforms
Cherokee Uniforms, Tooniforms and Cherokee Footwear are leading brands in healthcare apparel, recognized for fostering a warmer, friendlier, more comfortable environment for healthcare workers and their patients. The company recognizes the incredible value of nurses and other healthcare professionals through the inspirational nurses' film "A Nurse I Am," the A Nurse I Am Scholarship (www.anurseiam.com) and the Cherokee Inspired Comfort Award (www.inspiredcomfort.com), which honors and rewards exceptional service, sacrifice and innovation. Cherokee Uniforms proudly supports the DAISY Foundation, which serves the nursing profession through recognition and retention programs for nurses and grants for nursing research. For more, visit www.cherokeeuniforms.com.
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Photo Captions: Sergeant Major Michael Robinson (left) with Director James Coleman (right) of KPH. Sergeant Robinson is a Kalamazoo, Mich. resident, licensed practical nurse at KPH and a winner of the Cherokee Uniforms 10th annual Cherokee Inspired Comfort Award.