SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 3
(Senators McCabe, Foster, Sprouse, Harrison, Tomblin, Mr.
President, Hunter, Jenkins and Unger)
Congratulating Denise Ohlsen Koster, RN, BSN, NCSN, on her
selection as the 2005 West Virginia School Nurse of the Year.
Whereas, Denise Ohlsen Koster began her school nursing career
in rural Maine, serving 11 schools in a district that had no
comprehensive school health program. Through her initiative, she
helped develop policies and procedures that brought good school
health programs and qualified school nurses into those programs;
and
Whereas, During her six years as a school nurse in West
Virginia, Denise Ohlsen Koster has used her experience and skills
to improve the quality of school health services in Kanawha County;
and
Whereas, Denise Ohlsen Koster is involved in such programs as
the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Initiative, Teens Against
Tobacco Use and the Alternatives to Suspension Program; and
Whereas, Denise Ohlsen Koster serves as chairperson of her
local School Nurse Professional Standards Committee. She is an
active member of the West Virginia Association of School Nurses and
serves as chairperson of the WVASN Grants, Awards and Research Committee; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate:
That the Senate hereby congratulates Denise Ohlsen Koster, RN,
BSN, NCSN, on her selection as the 2005 West Virginia School Nurse
of the Year; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby directed to forward
a copy of this resolution to Denise Ohlsen Koster.