The Lester L. Cox College of Nursing and Health Sciences pin retains the original design of the pin awarded in 1910 to the first graduate of Burge Deaconess Training School For Nurses.

The design of the pin reflects the religious inspiration for the school of nursing that was established in 1907 by the hospital that has since evolved into CoxHealth. The design also connects nursing and other health care professions with their distant roots as sacred and altruistic vocations.

In this spirit, Cox College is committed to awarding this pin to graduates who are educationally prepared to be caring and competent health care professionals