Menlo resident Diane Powell, a registered nurse at Floyd Medical Center, has been named one of two Nurses of the Year for 2008.

Powell is the Administrative Clinical Resource Nurse for the Emergency Care Center and Neurosciences. She participates in performance improvement initiatives and works to solve customer concerns.

Powell received her bachelor of science degree in nursing from West Georgia College, Carrollton. She also obtained her associate of science degree in nursing from West Georgia College.