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Douglass Clapp, RN, nurse manager at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) and , was presented this week with a by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. The program, part of the Department of Defense, is designed to strengthen relationships between civilian employers and its members. This award is given to supervisors who "support citizen warriors through a wide range of measures, including flexible schedules, time off prior to and during deployment, caring for families, and granting leaves of absence if needed."

Clapp was nominated by a nurse he supervises at HCI, Captain Christy Jonkman, RN. In addition to her service at HCI, Jonkman is a member of the ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê Air National Guard. Jonkman was called to active duty by the ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê National Guard and served the state of ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê for the past 18 months during the pandemic. "The first or second week into the pandemic, I was called and told that [the ¼«ËÙÁùºÏ²Ê Air National Guard] needed people now," Jonkman says. "I was scheduled to work at HCI the next day. I called Douglass to tell him, and he covered my shift himself. Each time my service was extended, he told me not to worry. He would call me, check on me, and was amazingly supportive."