GADSDEN, AL — Gadsden State Community College’s Health Sciences Division recognized students earning associate degrees in Registered Nursing during a pinning ceremony Aug. 6 at Wallace Hall on the Wallace Drive Campus.
Students receiving pins were:
Adairsville, Georgia: Margaret Moore
Alexandria: Madison Brown
Alpine: Mallory Allen
Anniston: Kara Burke-Billingsley, Cheyenne Carroll, Cearia Jenkins, Riley Jones and Cindy Lynn Wallace
Ashville: Maggie Fox-Eggleton
Boaz: Fatima Zaragoza
Bremen, Georgia: Leigh Ann Carter and Allie Harden
Canton, Mississippi: Brianna Conway Johnson
Cedartown, Georgia: Macy Forrister, Emily Lujano and Lauren Pyles
Gadsden: Montana Johnson
Glencoe: Rosalind King and Steven Teague
Goodwater: Tiffany Moore
Jacksonville: Keyra Reed
Lafayette, Georgia: Makinley Alexander
Lafayette, Louisiana: Robin Patterson
Lindale, Georgia: Carli Mayben
Lyerly, Georgia: Emma White
Munford: Wendi Ford
Newnan, Georgia: April Fowler
Rainbow City: Britnee Crozier and Taylor Hood
Ranburne: Kalie Martin
Rome, Georgia: Nikkie Estes, Marilyn Rivera De Leon, Michelle Rodriguez Escutia and Julia Young
Southside: Brittany Lettau and Ethan Pugh
Villa Rica, Georgia: Jennifer Arroyo
Weaver: Hannah Horton
Several students were also recognized for academic achievement and other accomplishments during the ceremony.
Cheyenne Carroll received the Florence Nightingale Award, which recognizes commitment to caring and compassionate nursing care.
Emily Lujano received the Excellence in Academic Achievement Award for earning the highest grade point average in the class.
Students receiving the Academic Achievement Award for maintaining at least a 3.0 GPA were Mallory Allen, Makinley Alexander, Jennifer Arroyo, Leigh Ann Carter, Wendi Ford, Allie Harden, Taylor Hood, Kalie Martin, Carlie Mayben, Tiffany Moore, Robin Patterson, Joshua Pugh, Marilyn Rivera De Leon and Cindy Wallace.
Montana Johnson was recognized for completing the Registered Nurse Apprenticeship Program. The program allows nursing students to earn wages while participating in on-the-job learning as student nurse apprentices with registered apprenticeship employers.
Additional information about Gadsden State’s Nursing Program is available through Gadsden State Community College.
