ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ nursing student and United States Air Force veteran Grete Lenz is part of an elite group from around the country selected this week as .
She is the only student from a Florida university in this year’s Tillman class of 60 U.S. service members, veterans and military spouses.
Lenz is currently pursuing a master’s degree in nurse anesthesia from ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏafter serving in the Air Force for seven years as a commissioned officer and a nurse, including one deployment to Niger. Lenz’s decision to join was influenced by her grandfather’s service in the Air Force and her desire to make a difference after witnessing the events of September 11, 2001.
She expects to graduate from ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏin December and plans to pursue a career working at a Veterans Affairs hospital to help ensure military veterans receive quality care.

“I couldn’t be more proud to acc