Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Transitions in Nursing (Associate of Science in Nursing) RN students received their nursing pins in a recent pinning ceremony on the Valdosta Campus. The nursing pins not only signify hard work and dedication but are also a physical symbol of their transition into nursing. The pinning ceremony is more than a nursing tradition, it is a symbol of the nursing students’ hard work and dedication toward their coursework and clinicals. Not only does it mark the completion of student coursework, but this ceremony honors nursing graduates who will work in a career where they will have to be selfless for the good of others. The ceremony gives a grand send-off to nursing students signaling the end of their academic career and at the same time launching them into the professional world that welcomes them. Students receiving their pins include Jessica Bell, Lake Park; Kimberly Blackledge, Valdosta; Hannah Brace, Lake Park; Jessica Cassell, Nicholls; Laura Croft, Nashville; Molly Cromer, Sycamore; Ruth Dominicis, Lake Park; Angelia Edwards, Thomasville; Kendal Fender, Ray City; Crystal Hill, Thomasville; Justin Howard, Valdosta; Bailey Hughes, Naylor; Kayla Iglesias, Broxton; Aileen Jones, Lake Park; Regina Jordan, Tifton; Jessica Keffer, Nashville; Nakeyah Lewis, Valdosta; Raven Matchett, Valdosta; Takoria Miley, Alma; Zachary Moon, Broxton;  Jace Nguyen, Douglas; Jessica Patel, Valdosta; Toni Richardson, Patterson; Alexandria “Jade” Short, Nashville; Brittany Simmons, Lake Park; Josie Spires, Moultrie; Briana Stephens, Adel; Niesha Taylor, Valdosta; Tanishya Thomas, Valdosta; Ashlynn Turner, Nashville; Madison Turner, Adel; Erin Turner – Steverson, Ray City; Charen Waller, Valdosta; Kayla Webb, Nashville; Conner West, Nashville; Shantea Williams, Douglas; and Adasia Zackery, Valdosta. 

Awards were given out to deserving students for their hard work and dedication to their program.  Receiving the Clinical Excellence Award was Josie Spires, the Leadership Award went to Bailey Hughes, and the Florence Nightingale Award went to Charen Waller.  The keynote speaker was Dr. Samuel Taylor of Valdosta.

These students also graduated from the program and participated in the 2024 Spring and Summer Commencement ceremony held on July 11 at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center.

The Transitions in Nursing (ASN) in Nursing program is offered at the Valdosta Campus and accepts new students each Fall Semester through a competitive admissions process.  Candidates must have an unencumbered and unrestricted LPN or Paramedic License to apply to the competitive program. Upon successful completion of the NCLEX-RN and licensure by the Georgia Board of Nursing, graduates may obtain employment as professional registered nurses.  To learn more about this program visit the college website at Wiregrass.edu.