Tribute wall marks history, accomplishments of NMSU School of Nursing

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Donna Wagner, interim dean of the College of Health and Social Services at New Mexico State University, talks about the new Nursing Wall of Excellence Monday afternoon. (Steve MacIntyre For the Sun-News)

LAS CRUCES >> A 3-D wall made up of photographs and video interviews highlighting the achievements of the New Mexico State University School of Nursing was unveiled Monday during a ceremony at the NMSU College of Health and Social Services building.

The School of Nursing, with the help of the Department of Art, designed and created the NMSU Nursing Wall of Excellence using $15,000 of the $125,000 in funds that will be donated by Memorial Medical Center over the next five years. The remaining $110,000 is being used for staff development.

"We are so delighted to pay tribute to nurses, not only here, but across the nation," said John Harris, CEO of MMC.

"It's really the nurses that do an outstanding job taking care of patients," Harris said.

Memorial Medical Center CEO John Harris helped unveil a new interactive display showing the history of the NMSU School of Nursing. MMC donated funds to make the tribute possible. (Steve MacIntyre For the Sun-News)

The wall is about 20 feet long and 10 feet high and is a permanent fixture in the CHSS Building. Gatis Cirulis, a graphic design professor at NMSU, constructed the wall over the course of four months. Initial plans for the project began about a year ago.

"Our nurses and our health-care providers make such an important contribution to our community and I think to have a visual representation of those milestones is really important," said Jennifer Cervantes, CHSS assistant dean for advancement.

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