FUTURE NURSES RECOGNIZED IN BLINN PINNING CEREMONY
40 graduates are welcomed to the profession after completing rigorous two-year program
Forty future nursing professionals were recognized with their nursing pins after completing Blinn College’s highly-regarded Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) Program.
The two-year program prepares students for a nursing career and for transfer into a bachelor degree program at a four-year university. Based at the Texas A&M Health Science Center in Bryan, Blinn’s faculty works closely with students in a simulated laboratory and in clinical settings.
The Fall 2015 graduating class includes: Kimberly Arango (Houston), Vincent Bacani (College Station), Julie Black (Bryan), Jessica Brockett (Brenham), Carrie Bollinger (Bryan), Rachel Bosley (Franklin), Sylvia Calhoun (Anderson), Jennifer Duncan (Katy), Angela Emmott (College Station), Helen Ferenz (College Station), Courtney Gehrmann (College Station), Beth Green (New Baden), Gabriela Gutierrez (Bryan), Chloe Hamilton (Richmond), Heather Hartfield (College Station), Sherry Henderson (College Station), Heather Hendrick (Bryan), Christine Howard (College Station), Jennifer Jenkins (College Station), Andrew Johnston (College Station), Kara Mason (College Station), Mia Mayo (Fairfield), Mycah McGuire (Bryan), Grace Mills (College Station), Tana Montgomery (Giddings), Ann-Marie Morrison (College Station), James Newberry (Bryan), Ann Otero (Brenham), Megan Parsaei (College Station), Crystal Pesak (Columbus), Jordan Reedy (Bryan), Sarah Roberts (College Station), Whitney Sanders (Franklin), Justin Shaughnessy (College Station), Elizabeth Soberon (College Station), Jodi Stover (College Station), Dannie Watson (Jewett), Molly White-McNeill (College Station), Odessa Woodard (College Station) and Christina Zarrella (Bryan).
Nursing students spend at least two days per week in clinical rotations, in addition to lab and lecture time. Most students spend 15 to 24 hours each week in scheduled program activities and dedicate at least 30 hours per week to study and preparation.
Students who complete the program and pass the National Council Licensure Examination have a job placement rate between 97 and 100 percent and are qualified for a wide array of nursing positions, including pediatric, geriatric, hospice, school and clinical nursing. New graduates can expect to earn over $52,000 per year. Blinn’s pass rates are routinely above state and national averages.
“Each of these students are hardworking and as nurses will make a difference in the future of healthcare,” said Michael Hutton, ADN Program director. “I am proud to work with an exceptional faculty in graduating competent, caring, critically-thinking nursing students.”
Prospective students interested in enrolling can participate information sessions taking place the first week every month. Each information session will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Texas A&M Health Science Center campus located at 8441 State Highway 47 in Bryan. To register, visit: www.blinn.edu/twe/adn/info_session.php.
In addition to associate degree nursing, Blinn’s Division of Health Sciences offers dental hygiene, emergency medical services, physical therapist assistant, radiologic technology, fire science, therapeutics manufacturing, veterinary technology and vocational nursing programs.
(Story & Photo courtesy Rich Bray, Blinn Information)