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Brittany Sanborn poses
with her brother Brandon, mother Jeanne and father Dirk,
BS ME '80, after the 2006 Tap Day ceremony for exceptional
student leaders. Members of six honorary organizations —
LSV, Mortar Board, Mystical Seven, Omicron Delta Kappa,
QEBH and the Rollins Society — “tap” new
inductees each year.
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Unsung
Hero
By Jenette Hough
As the president of the oldest secret honor society at the University of Missouri-Columbia (QEBH), Brittany Sanborn is use to brainstorming ways to better the campus without personal recognition. The same could be said for her career choice — nursing. Nurses are frequently behind the scenes taking care of medication management or facilitating patient-physician communications without striving to be in the limelight.
An unsung hero in the making; or so thought nursing faculty Anne Heine.
“Brittany is the team leader for her clinical nursing group and promotes open, honest and positive communications between faculty and students,” said Anne Heine, instructor of clinical nursing at the MU Sinclair School of Nursing. “She has touched my life as a faculty member and the lives of others in so many ways. I am privileged to know such a wonderful person.”
Heine nominated Sanborn for this year’s MU Unsung Hero Award. “The nominees are judged on their contributions to the Mizzou and greater Columbia community,” said Joe Hayes, MU Student Services assistant director. “More specifically we are trying to identify individuals who do the behind the scenes work that make differences in the life or lives of somebody else. We look for the humble and ‘unsung’ because nobody else does.”
Sanborn was presented her award in mid April at the MU’s Excellence Week banquet. Although named Excellence Week, this year’s activities which included Tap Day and the MU Ring Ceremony were held during three weekends. For the past nine years, 40 to 80 students are nominated as unsung hero candidates. The MU Student Union Programming Board panel then selects 10 students as the final award recipients.
“I was completely humbled to be considered among the group of unsung heroes chosen,” said Sanborn. “I am honored that Anne Heine nominated me for this award because I feel like all of the nursing students should be considered unsung heroes for the work they do everyday.”
On a daily basis, Heine watches the type of role model Sanborn has become. She shows other nursing students how to be part of a team, to support and be there for one another said Heine.
“Brittany’s character is that of a humble, gentle, honest, sincere, calm and caring person with a great sense of humor and capacity to help others,” commented Heine. “She models a positive attitude for all to emulate.”
Sanborn embraces learning opportunities and willingly accepts challenges that make her a stronger individual while helping others. She is a team captain for Relay for Life and volunteers as a counselor for Camp Rap-A-Hope in Mobile, Alabama. She allows her faith to guide her and this has led her to participate in mission trips associated with the Campus Crusade for Christ and helped form the newly established Fellowship of Christian Nurses.
However, she is most comfortable in her role
of doing for others without all the recognition. Sanborn’s
selfless dedication and excellence of character shows in all she
does and with all those she helps.
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