Fifty-five graduate from PJC’s LVN program
Published or Revised June 18, 2007
Fifty-five Paris Junior College vocational nursing students recently completed the program and were presented their pins during a special ceremony held in Paris. Marcia Putnam, director of Health Occupations at PJC, welcomed the students and their families, and presented several special awards prior to the presentation of the traditional nursing pin. The Hopkins-Nicholas Award for outstanding performance in both classroom and clinical training went to Natalie Price of Cooper. Tia Nolan of Lone Oak was given the Metamorphosis Award for exhibiting the most growth throughout the entire LVN program. Lisa Martin of Blossom had the highest grade point average for the class. Mary Parham of Paris, Felicia Huzzie of Deport, Brittney Hart of Detroit, Jade Robinson of Wolfe City, Denice Slemmons of Greenville, and Napaporn Udomphol of Plano all had perfect attendance. This signifies that throughout the entire program, these students had no absences or tardiness for class, clinicals or any scheduled nursing appointments. Students receiving pins and their home towns are: [b]Paris:[/b] Mary Bigham, Crystal Cole, Erica Cuna, Cynthia Davenport-Herbst, Fabiola Lamonica, Erin McMonigle, Sadie Myers, Mary Parham, Charles Pence, Leisa Pretre, Amber Whitman, Jacqueline Wilson [b]Blossom:[/b] Lisa Martin [b]Blue Ridge:[/b] Shannon Rule [b]Bonham:[/b] Katherine Davenport [b]Brookston:[/b] Morgan Smith [b]Caddo Mills:[/b] Lisa Gill [b]Campbell:[/b] Brandy LeBarron-Rav [b]Celeste:[/b] Rebecca Pearcy [b]Cooper:[/b] Latona Long, Natalie Price, Amanda Sepulveda [b]Cumby:[/b] Danielle Elmore [b]Deport:[/b] Felicia Huzzie [b]Detroit:[/b] Brittney Hart, Mallory Price [b]Dike:[/b] Britney Caldwell, Nicole Tubb [b]Fate:[/b] Kimberly Tovar [b]Greenville:[/b] Joe Adams, Misty Bates, Desiree Buchanan, Denice Slemmons, Heather Trevino, Tammy Valenzuela [b]Honey Grove:[/b] Cindy Bryant [b]Lone Oak:[/b] Kari Cason, Tia Nolan, Brigitte Zeigler [b]Murphy:[/b] Theresa Mansell [b]Pattonville:[/b] Judy Smith [b]Plano:[/b] Napaporn Udomphol [b]Quinlan:[/b] Alfonso Gomez, Jr. [b]Reno:[/b] Penny Jones [b]Rockwall:[/b] Kristina Murdoch [b]Sulphur Springs:[/b] Jessica Carter, Rebecca Dotson, Jamie Glenn, Joyce Harris, Crysta Harry, Max Martin, Misty Maynard, [b]Wolfe City:[/b] Jade Robinson [b]Haworth:[/b] Wendie Cox [b]Soper:[/b] Malinda Perkins