A total of 38 practical nursing graduates completed Jones College’s three-semester program, filling a critical need at area health care facilities and hospitals. The Ellisville campus saw 24 graduates while 14 students completed the inaugural program at the Jasper County Center in Bay Springs with a pinning and completion ceremony.
“Class for those students in Bay Springs started as a whirlwind last August, and they have come through with grace. This group also dove right into doing community service that was appreciated by many,” said Jones College Practical Nursing Director, Amy Myers. “At the main campus in Ellisville, 24 graduates are entering the nursing profession during a massive nursing shortage. We welcome them to the healthcare family.”
At the pinning and completion ceremony in Bay Springs, three students earned honors awarded by faculty members. Receiving Jasper County Center’s Florence Nightingale Award for the first, practical nursing class was Kamilia Ross of Louin, while the Rising Star Award went to Lexi Sims of Bay Springs. Shelsea Harden of Stringer received the Academic Excellence Award.
Earning the Florence Nightingale Award for the Ellisville class was Sally Sharplin of Moselle. Monica Lawrence of Hattiesburg earned the Rising Star Award and Lanett Travis of Hattiesburg was awarded the Academic Excellence honor for having the overall highest average.
To learn more about the practical nursing program at the Jasper County Center call, 601-477-5473, email Sonya Ready at sonya.ready@jcjc.edu or check out the Jones College website on practical nursing at https://www.jcjc.edu/programs/practicalnursing/
Jasper County Practical Nursing grads August 2023 (14)
1. O’Nett Lorrell Booth, Collins
2. Destinee Burton, Mize
3. Madalyn Grace Bynum, Stringer
4. Shelsea Harden, Stringer
5. Anna Grace Dykes, Stringer
6. Isabella Graham, Stringer
7. Delayna Harris, Stringer
8. Jordyn Marie Harris, Bay Springs
9. Abigayle Kupperschmid, Stringer
10. Kailya L Pierce, Heidelberg
11. Kamilia A Ross, Louin
12. Victoria (Lexi) Sims, Bay Springs
13. Anthony T Steele, Bay Springs
14. Sarah Elaine Thompson, Stringer
JC Ellisville Practical Nursing grads August 2023 (24)
1. Nickolas Ray Bustin, Laurel
2. Leigh Ann Coppins Toomsuba
3. Jeralyn Christine Doss, Petal
4. Christina Foster, Millry AL
5. Renee Hardy, Laurel
6. Kassidy K Gray, Waynesboro
7. Laura Hendry, Bassfield
8. Hines Nicholas M, Poplarville
9. Doneja Abrielle Hinton, Waynesboro
10. Jada Makyla Holmes, Waynesboro
11. Destini Rashanti Keeton, Waynesboro
12. Creshona Kenny, McComb
13. Monica N Lawrence, Hattiesburg
14. Demetria Karin Lewis, Brookhaven
15. Kaice Janae Lumpkins, Columbia
16. Samantha McGowan, Laurel
17. Dayna Miller, Hattiesburg
18. McKenzie Moses, McComb
19. Sally V Sharplin, Moselle
20. Latoya Nevida Steele, Kemper County
21. Jameshey Strickland, Hattiesburg
22. Lanett S Travis, Hattiesburg
23. Annabelle Walters, Laurel
24. Chloe White, Waynesboro
