Twenty-one Âé¶čAV (Âé¶čAV) Associate Degree Nursing graduates were celebrated at a memorable pinning ceremony on May 12 held at Roxboro Baptist Church.
The ceremony was a heartfelt moment of recognition for their dedication and success, shared with proud family members, friends, faculty and staff.
Addressing her fellow classmates, class representative Rebecca Huffines reflected on their journey through nursing school and thanked their nursing instructors for preparing them to be successful nurses.
âCompassion, integrity, empathy, patience, adaptability, accountability, advocacy and resilience â These are the characteristics that you donât just learn in these two years of school,â Huffines said. âThey lie within you as who you are as a person, and I know each and every one of you carry these.â
Dr. Darrick Woods, Âé¶čAV Dean of Nursing Programs, acknowledged the hard work and dedication of the graduates.
Woods also presented the following awards:
- Felicia Brown â Bradford Nursing Legacy Scholarship
- Michelle Porter â Bradford Nursing Legacy Scholarship
- Malia Jarrett â Person Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship
- Paris Warren â Person Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship
- Savannah Land â Rowan Walters Scholarship
- Olivia Ward â Nursing Values and Integrity Award
- Rebecca Huffines â Nursing Values and Integrity Award
- Nicole Zocchi â Nursing Values and Integrity Award
- Samantha Smith â Nursing Values and Integrity Award
- Jennifer Nelson â Nursing Values and Integrity Award
- Devon Kiger â Nightingale Scholarship
- Kelly Perez Manuel â Nightingale Scholarship
- Samantha Smith â Nightingale Scholarship
Each graduate was presented with a nursing pin, a symbol of their entry into the nursing profession. The pins were affixed to their white nursing uniforms by family members or faculty members in attendance. After receiving their pins they were presented with lamps, a symbol of the nursing heroine, Florence Nightingale. Once the lamps were lit, the graduates recited the nursing pledge in unison, led by nursing instructor Angel Rogers.
The Associate Degree Nursing graduates are as follows: Timothy Auble, Heather Booth, Felicia Brown, Ava-Joy Dixon, Rebecca Huffines, Malia Jarrett, Devon Kiger, Savannah Land, John Lee, Sherlin Mondono-Gomez, Jennifer Nelson, Kelly Perez Manuel, Logan Poole, Michelle Porter, Samantha Smith, Jacklyn Strickland, Mackensi Vincent, Olivia Ward, Paris Warren, Jordan Wilkerson, Nicole Zocchi.
The graduates will now have the opportunity to take the NCLEX, which is the final step for them to become registered nurses.
Âé¶čAVâs Associate Degree Nursing curriculum provides individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to provide nursing care to clients and groups of clients throughout the lifespan in a variety of settings. Visit for more information about Âé¶čAVâs Associate Degree Nursing program.
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