December 5, 2024

A record number of students in East Mississippi Community College’s Associate Degree Nursing program graduated Dec. 5 in a ceremony on the college’s Golden Triangle campus.

Forty-seven students took part in a pinning ceremony in the Lyceum Auditorium. It was the largest graduating class in the program’s history.

EMCC President Dr. Scott Alsobrooks provided the welcome. The guest speaker was Devean Turner, RN, a 2023 graduate of EMCC’s Associate Degree Nursing program.

Alsobrooks and Vice President of Instruction Dr. James Rush presided over the confirmation of the graduates. Director of Nursing Programs / Associate Dean of Health Sciences Jamonicia Johnson presented the graduates.

Associate Degree Nursing faculty presented several awards to students. Here is the list of those students who received awards and recognition:

Mississippi Association of Student Nurses officers:  President Terrica Randle, Vice President Catilin Mumford, Secretary Megan Sullivan, Treasurer Aaliyah Young, Public Relations Representative Katilyn Raines and Chelsea Smith

Mississippi Nurses Foundation recipients: Spring 2024: Caitlin Mumford, Fall 2024: Kaitlyn Raines, Luke McKee, and Heather Brashears

Baptist Scholarship: Jordan Brady, Karen Brown, Lauren Hagler, Brianna Johnson, and Coarie Stephens

Outstanding Student in Nursing for 2024: Jason Kislow

Scholastic Achievement: Caitlyn Mumford

Clinical Excellence: Luke McKee, Kingdom McGee, Alexius Selvie, Megan Sullivan, Coarie Stephens, and Kourtney Jade Randle

Florence Nightingale: Taliyah Wilson

The class of 2004 Associate Degree Nursing graduates are:

Dennisia Batts Mathiston

Jordan Brady of Caledonia

Heather Brashears of Columbus

Karen Brown of Starkville

Taylor Estes of Louisville

Desiree Golden of Grenada

Lauren Hagler of West Point

Colden Hall of Columbus

Madalyn Hancock of Oakman, Alabama

Meredith Harpole of Southaven

Ladacia Hopson of Porterville

Barbara Hudgins of Columbus

Briana Marie Johnson of Starkville

Lori Keplinger of Brooksville

Jason Kislow of Caledonia

Jenecia Lockett of Columbus

Aysha Marchbanks of Columbus

Samara Martin of Columbus

Taylor McDaniel of Benton

Kingdom McGee of Crawford

Luke McKee of Maben

Jacob Miller of Ackerman

Catilin Mumford of Miami, Florida

Amanda Nutter of Cass City, Michigan

Claire Patterson of West Point

Kaitlyn Raines of Starkville

Jennifer Morales-Ramirez of Columbus

Kourtney Jade Randle of Egypt, Mississippi

Terrica M. Randle of Artesia

Shanikqua Rice of Starkville

Kandice Richardson of Columbus

Alexis Sanders of Ackerman

Alexius Selvie of Crawford

Alexis Sherwood of Houston, Texas

Deborah Singleton of Columbus

Chelsea Smith of West Point

Jerry Spraggins II of Columbus

Coarie Stephens of Columbus

Megan Sullivan of Columbus

Jenny Thompson of Starkville

Alaina Veazey of Columbus

Diesha Verdell of Brookville

Nicole Verdell of Macon

Ikeria Washington of West Point

Taliyah Wilson of Cleveland

Donmetria Wright of Sturgis

Aaliyah Young of Columbus