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Local nurses receive regional awards
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Celestine Dunbar, R.N.
Mr. David Whatley, director of
the Augusta V.A. Medical Center,
is proud to announce the 1996
recipientsofthe Secretary’s Award
for Excellence in Nursing. Each
year, Secretary of Veterans Af
fairs Jesse Brown recognizes an
outstanding registered nurse, li
censed practical nurse and nurs-
Area students graduate from Merge
AIKEN, S.C.
Ten area students graduated
Thursday from the Merge Pro
gram, which is designed to help
at-risk youth through a mentor
ing program.
The fifth annual graduation
was held in the Aiken Municipal
Auditorium. The keynote speak
ROTC holds awards ceremony
The U.S. Army Junior ROTC at
Laney High School recently held
its annual Military Awards Cere
mony. Awards were presented as
follows:
Daughters ofthe American Rev
olution Cadet Shavon Hawkins
Sons of the American Revolu
tion Cadet Jason Muldrow
The Reserve Officers Associa
tion Cadet Eunice Bryant
The Retired Officers Associa
tion Cadet Cornell Harden
The Military Order ofthe World
Wars Cadet Terry Fowler
U.S. Army Recruiting Com
mand Cadet Kiana McMican. =,
National Sojourners Cadet Sha-
Nana Livers
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Helen K. Chester, L.P.N.
ing assistant in the department of
veterans affairs by presenting
them with this award. Local re
cipients are eligible for the VISN
Award. (The Veterans Integrated
Services Network encompasses
nine medical centers in a three
state area.)Secretary Brown then
selects the recipients of the top
er was James Gallman, assis
tant superintendent for admin
istration for the Aiken County
school system.
The students came from
schoolsin Augusta, Aiken, North
Augusta and Graniteville. Each
graduate received a medallion
and certificate for completing the
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Cadet CPT Kiana McMican.
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George W. Cummings, N.A.
three awards from the VISN nom
inees.
The winners
Celestine Dunbar, R.N., be
gan her career at the V.A. Medical
Center in June 1986 as an LPG.
She completed the core curricu
lum for USCA, was selected for
the R.N. Upward Mobility Pro-
12 months mentoring experience
and satisfying program require
ments for graduation. Thetheme
ofthe graduation was Merging a
Lifetime of Experience with the
Promise of Tomorrow.
There are about 60 mentors in
the program. Most of them are
employees of the Westinghouse
American Legion Academic Ex
cellence Cadet Keisha McMican
American Legion Military Ex
cellence Cadet Shannon Burns
American Legion Oratorical
Cadet Richard Williams
Ex-Prisoners of War Cadet
Cornelius White
American Veterans of World
Wars Cadets Omeka Brunson and
Jonathan Spann
Association of the U.S. Army
Cadets Joshua Peek, Marcus Har
ris, Chastity Moore and Eric
Brooks
Department of the Army Supe
rior Cadets Keisha McMican,
Omeka Brunson, Saraya Johnson
and Terry Fowler
gram and graduated with an AD
in 1991. Ms. Dunbar works on the
60-bed spinal cord injury unit, fre
quently as charge nurse or pre
ceptor. She was a nominee for
Employee of the Year in 1994.
Helen K. Chester, 1..P.N., be
ganworking on a V.A. psychiatric
unitin August 1989 after 14 years’
experiencein Tennessee and Mis
sissippi. She has consistently been
an outstanding employee. Ms.
Chester was also selected as the
VISN recipient.
George W. Cummings, N.A.,
began his V.A. career in Novem
ber 1971 after serving in the mil
itary. He works on a neuroclogy/
neurosurgery unit where he con
sistently assessessafety needsand
pain status. Mr. Cummings was
also selected VISN recipient.
Mr. Whatley commented, “We
are very proud of our nursing staff
and in particular those who have
been chosen as this year’s recipi
ents.”
Savannah River Company
(WSRC) and the U.S. Depart
ment of Energy (DOE). WSRC
operates and manages the Sa
vannah River Site for DOE.
For moreinformation on Merge,
contact Rudy A. Jones (803) 952-
9356 or D.L. Posey at (803) 952-
6375 or call 1-800-52 MERGE.
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Glenn Hills students
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vocational competition
Two Glenn Hills High School
students were among the top fin
ishersin electronics at an Atlanta
vocational education competition,
May 16-18. Adrian Perry, a jun
ior, won first place in Electronic
Product Servicing and Christo
pher Patterson, also a junior,
placed second in Electronics Tech
nology. Because of his first-place
finish, Adrian will represent the
state of Georgia in Electronics
Product Servicing at the National
VICA (Vocational Industrial Clubs
of America) Conferencein Kansas
City, Missouri, June 24-29. The
electronics program, taught by Mr.
Augusta College graduate
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The University of Georgia
College of Veterinary Medi
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exercises held May 11. Sheis
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310 E. Martintown Road
Augusta
1647 Gordon Hwy
Martinez
3830 Washington Road
AUGUSTA FOCUS May 30, 1996
Arthur Brengettsy, has had a stu
dentrepresent Georgiain thefield
of electronics, at the national lev
el, four years in a row.
Mr. Perry and Mr. Patterson
were two of nearly 800 regional
winners in various vocational
specialties who met in Atlanta to
compete for the state honor. The
regional winners represented 45
different trade, technical, and
health occupations, and leader
ship competitions. Winners were
chosen on the basis of demon
stration of technical skills, safe
ty practices and knowledge of
the VICA.
associate veterinarian at the
Cobb Central Animal Hospi
tal and Mobile Service of
Marietta.
While at the college, Brad
ley was a member of the Al
pha Psi veterinary fraterni
ty.
Bradley received her bach
elor’s degree in biology from
Augusta College in 1992,
where she graduated Cum
Laude.
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