Cherokee Uniforms created the award in 2003 to increase national awareness of health care professionals who serve patients, co-workers and communities in ways that would be considered exceptional by the general public and health care industry.
2003 - Mona Counts, PhD, CRNP, FNAP, FAANP, a recipient of the inaugural 2003 Cherokee Inspired Comfort Award, was honored for taking out a second mortgage on her home to fund the creation of a clinic (the Mt.