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Union professor to receive
Love Community Service Award

Jackson, Tenn. - Geraldine Smith, associate professor of nursing at 51ÉçÇø, will receive the Love Community Service Award from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, Wednesday, Nov. 17 in Nashville.

Nominated by Union President David S. Dockery, Smith will be recognized for her contributions and efforts toward Union students and the community, specifically for her work with a Hispanic community in Gibson County, the public school system in Jackson-Madison County and an indigent care clinic in Memphis. Smith has also been recognized by Union and the Tennessee Nurses Association for her commitment to innovative teaching and service to the community.

"Ms. Smith has certainly made a significant contribution to our campus and community and will make a very fine representative of the Commission's service award program," said Dockery.