Public Health nurse wins national CDC award

A little sleight of hand and Carol Stutzman’s colleagues at Crook County Public Health were able to keep her in the dark until the very moment she was announced as Wyoming’s CDC Childhood Immunization Champion for 2019. The national honor recognizes those who go above and beyond to promote childhood immunizations in their communities.

Several weeks after her nomination had been accepted, Stutzman’s first clue was the unexpected presence of her husband at the Casper conference she had been asked to attend. “I didn’t really even see him at first, I saw this person in a cowboy hat and then I did...