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For Barbara Lane, being a nurse and the executive director for the Berrien��County Cancer Service has been more than “just a job.” She has devoted her career��to focusing on the BCCS mission in caring for those in our community with cancer.

Wanting to expand her knowledge, and happening to love the caring aspect of��nursing, a former grade school friend, Phyllis Sahlin, RN, recruited Barbara to Lake��Michigan College and was her instructor. As a nursing student at LMC, she was��introduced to BCCS through job shadowing. Barbara graduated in 1973 from the College’s second nursing class. She worked as a registered nurse at Mercy Hospital��in Benton Harbor for two years on the medical surgical floor, including the Step��Down Unit for cardiac surgery patients, before joining BCCS as staff nurse in 1974.��Barbara became the BCCS executive director in June 1988.

Barbara’s hard work and compassion has resulted in numerous contributions that��continue to benefit our community. One of her most memorable contributions is
Pennies for Patients, which was an idea that came from Barbara as a result of��attending a cancer conference.

In addition, Barbara developed the Cancer Support Group in 1989, which is still ongoing.��She also organized the BCCS Bike Ride to raise funds for cancer patient care��in Berrien County.

Barbara Lane received an Alumni Service Award in 2012.