WHEREAS, Colonel Janet L. Setnor, USAF Ret., the chief anesthetist and compliance officer at Austin-Weston, The Center for Cosmetic Surgery in Reston, was named a 2020 Star Nurse by The Washington Post and the American Nurses Association; and

WHEREAS, a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA), Janet Setnor holds a bachelor's degree in education from California State University in Fresno and a master's degree in nurse anesthesia from Old Dominion University; and

WHEREAS, for 30 years, Janet Setnor served her country valiantly as a CRNA and registered nurse with the United States Air Force, deploying to Afghanistan and Europe and retiring at the rank of colonel; and

WHEREAS, Janet Setnor was one of 100 nurses in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area to be honored as a 2020 Star Nurse by The Washington Post and the American Nurses Association, which partnered to present this new recognition in honor of the World Health Organization's Year of the Nurse and Midwife celebration in 2020; and

WHEREAS, dedicated to advancing her industry and supporting the success of others, Janet Setnor currently serves as the director of Region 2 for the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists and sits on the association's Board of Directors; she also previously served on the association's committees for professional development and communications; and

WHEREAS, Janet Setnor has furthered the interests of nurses in the Commonwealth as a former president of the Virginia Association of Nurse Anesthetists and as a member of the Advisory Committee of the Joint Boards of Nursing and Medicine for the Virginia Board of Nursing; and

WHEREAS, Janet Setnor's unflagging commitment to providing exceptional and compassionate care to her patients exemplifies the best of what makes the Commonwealth a wonderful place to live, work, and raise a family; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Colonel Janet L. Setnor, USAF Ret., chief anesthetist and compliance officer at Austin-Weston, hereby be commended on the occasion of being named a 2020 Star Nurse by The Washington Post and the American Nurses Association; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Colonel Janet L. Setnor, USAF Ret., as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for her extraordinary efforts in caring for citizens of the Commonwealth.