Sidney McGee, of Newton, was one of 32 graduates that were recently honored during the Jones College’s Associate Degree Nursing traditional pinning ceremony marking the culmination of a demanding academic journey and the beginning of new careers in health care.
Family members, faculty and college administrators filled the auditorium as graduates received their nursing pins, symbolizing their entry into the profession. Mike Cummings, Associate Degree Nursing program director, praised the graduates for their perseverance through a rigorous curriculum.
“This is a stressful program, and they have met all the requirements,” Cummings said. “They are successful because they stayed committed to their studies and were flexible as they were exposed to many different nursing experiences.”
As the graduates took the Florence Nightingale Pledge and received their pins, faculty emphasized that the ceremony represents not an ending, but the beginning of a lifelong commitment to patient care, professionalism and service.
Jones College’s A.D.N. program was established in 1964 and has produced generations of nurses serving hospitals, clinics and communities throughout the region.
