BELOIT, Wis. (WTVO) — A Beloit nurse received statewide recognition after being named 2025 Executive Nurse of the Year.

“It is impactful to know that you are making a difference. Because in my profession, you’re not just making a difference for your colleagues, but you’re making a difference for the patients in the community,” said Sharon Cox.

Cox, who was honored for the award last week, started as a Certified Nursing Assistant at Beloit Health Systems in 1998. Now, she makes sure patients are being cared for on every level. For her, nursing started from her own story.

“My father-in-law and my brother were both diagnosed with cancer in the same week. So, during the time of caring for my father-in-law, who unfortunately passed within a few months after his diagnosis, I had decided that

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