Students graduating from Wharton County Junior College's Associate Degree Nursing program include, front row, left to right are Elizabeth Igwe of Richmond, Claudia Kennard of Missouri City, Marco Mejia of Sugar land, Ana Lozano of Palacios, Baylee McGrath of Richmond, Brittney Son of Richmond, Shae Blazier of Needville and Emberly Benitez of Houston. Back row, left to right, are Ogugua Ugwuanyi of Richmond, Raegan Kmiec of Sealy, Nimra Ahmad of Sugar Land, Isabelle Mantini of Richmond, Kaylin Jakubec of Houston, and Ti’ler Campbell of Richmond.
WHARTON, TEXAS – Students from across Wharton County Junior College’s service area recently earned their Associate of Applied Science Degree in Nursing.
A pinning and lighting ceremony was held prior to the winter break at the Pioneer Student Center on the Wharton campus. ADN Program Director Dr. Andrea Shropshire said the graduating class will join the workforce at a critical time due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
“These graduates demonstrated amazing flexibility and resilience throughout the program,” Shropshire said. “They will be filling vacancies as our nation faces an even larger demand for registered nurses.”
Graduates named to the Alpha Delta Nu Honor Society were Nimra Ahmad of Sugar Land, Emberly Benitez of Houston, Shae Blazier of Needville, Ti’ler Campbell of Richmond, Claudia Kennard of Missouri City, Isabelle Mantini of Richmond and Brittney Son of Richmond. Other graduates included Elizabeth Igwe of Richmond, Kaylin Jakubec of Houston, Raegan Kmiec of Sealy, Ana Lozano of Palacios, Baylee McGrath of Richmond, Marco Mejia of Sugar land and Ogugua Ugwuanyi of Richmond.
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