AMORY, Miss.—North Mississippi Medical Center Gilmore-Amory recently presented its DAISY Award to registered nurse Tiquisha “Nikki” Evans of the Medical-Surgical Unit.

A 2005 graduate of Aberdeen High School, Evans received her Licensed Practical Nursing certificate from Bevill State Community College in Hamilton, Alabama, in May 2018 and earned her associate degree in nursing there in December 2018. She joined the NMMC Gilmore-Amory staff in February 2019. Evans completed her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Mississippi University for Women in Columbus in 2020.

“The best part of my job is doing what I love most, and that is caring for people,” Evans said. “I continue to learn new things every day, and I work with some amazing staff members.”

She is married to Allan Evans and has three children—Kyerstin, 17, Allan Jr., 16, and Brayden, 10. She is a member of Daniel Missionary Baptist Church in Aberdeen.

Evans received a certificate, DAISY Award pin and bouquet of flowers. The DAISY Award is an international program that rewards and celebrates the extraordinary compassionate and skillful care given by nurses every day. For more information, call (662) 377-3431 or email daisyawards@nmhs.net.