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MARCH 1, 2001
Augusta student’s injury spurs nursing career
ATLANTA
For 19year-old Augustacol
lege student Dee Ingram,
choosing a major was a pain.
Literally.
The Georgia State Univer
sity pre-nursingstudent, home
in Augusta last summer and
working at Dillard’s depart
ment store, suddenly started
experiencinghorrible soreness
in her knee.
“My leg started swellingand
1 had a lot of pain,” Ingram
recalls. “It shocked me. I had
never had any kind of illness
before.”
~ Later, after a doctor ex
plained that she needed sur
gery to drain infection from
er knee, Ingram spent sev
eral daysrecuperating at Uni
versity Hospital.
“That’s when I realized the
importance of nursing,” she
says. “When the nurses helped
e, it was a really comforting
feeling. Here I was in the hos
pital, and I didn’t know why it
had happened.”
Ingramreturned to Georgia
State in the fall with a set of
Laney Museum hosts
Women’s History |
Month art exhibit
March 1, 2001 marks the
14'" celebration of Women’s
History Month. In keeping
with the theme “Celebrating
Women of Courage and Vi
sion,” the Lucy Craft Laney
Museum will present its an
nual Women'’s History Month
art exhibit March 1-31.
The show recognizes works
by some of the most talented
women in the CSRA includ
ing: Annette Bush, Audrey
Crosby, Piccola Smith, Anne
Paine College is currently accepting applications for its 2001 Summer Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP).
The programis designed to provide academic enrichment in biology, chemistry and communication skills to individuals
from underrepresented groups in the health profession. High school Juniors and seniors interested in pursuing a
health professional career are encouraged to apply. The application deadline is April 30, 2001. For additional
information, please call the Paine College HCOP Office at (706) 821-8203.
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undergoing rehabilitation for a knee injury. Photo by
Susan Bull
crutches and a renewed out
look on her future.
“I just want to use my life
and my skills to help other
people. I like interacting and
communicating on a personal
level,” she says.
During school, Ingram has
worked on her nursing skills
T. Nielson, Leisha Starchia,
Norma McCombs and Wilma
Becker.
The opening reception for
theexhibit will take place Sun
day, March 4, from 3 to 6 p.m.
at the Lucy Craft Laney Mu
seum, 1116 Phillips Street.
The reception is open and free
to the public.
Museum hours are 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. Monday through Fri
day.
by participation in a research
project involving young chil
dren with asthma. The re
search, conducted by College
of Health and Human Sciences
Associate Dean Alice Demi,
assessed whether children
were taking their asthma
medications correctly. Ingram
Celebrate Dr. Seuss’
birthday by supporting
Read Across America
Bring the kids to Target on
Friday, March 2, 2001, from 5
to 7 p.m. to enjoy listening to
local celebrities read your fa
vorite Dr. Seuss books. There
will be free food, including
snacks, birthday cake and real
green eggs and ham. Kids of
all ages will enjoy hearing
these classic books read by lo
cal celebrities such as Mary
Liz Nolan from WGAC AM
580, Raphael James from
joined adatacollector on house
visits to families with asthma
affected children.
When she’s not assisting
withresearch projects, Ingram
is either hanging out in her
University Village dorm room
or dancing. A graduate of the
Davidson Fine Arts School in
Richmond County, Ingram
participated in modern dance
and ballet. She continues to
take recreational dance
classes, partly for fun and
partly to help rehabilitate her
injured knee.
Ingram, the daughter of
Ethel Ingram of Augusta, ex
pects to graduate from the
nursing program at Georgia
State in 2004 and hopes to
work in the labor and delivery
unit of a hospital.
Georgia State’s “Student
Snapshots” are an effort to
keep students’ local commu
nities informed about their
activitiesat the university. For
more information, please con
tact Stacie Sutton at (404)651-
3574.
WJBF NewsCHANNEL 6,
Chris Kane from WAGT Chan
nel 26, the Augusta Stallions
and many more.
Patrons can also make a dif
ference in the life of an abused
and neglected child by pur
chasing a needed item from
the Target Gift Registry. All
donations will go to the chil
dren and programs of The
Shelter and Advocacy Center
for Abused Children.
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MCG Health Care and the
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gusta will hold their 17 An
nual Health Fair on Satur
day, March 3, 2001, from 10
am.to9p.m.,atthe Augusta
Mall. Health screenings will
be conducted and health in
formation about nutrition
and healthy lifestyles will
also be available. Blood
What parents and teachers
should know about AD/HD
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and Warren Umansky, Ph.D
for a workshop which will pro
vide parentsandteachers with
current information on the
diagnosis and treatment of
attention deficits in children.
It will address the issues of
suspected causes of AD/HD,
home, classroom, community
management and behavioral
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blood drive. Please donate
blood -the life you save may
be your own.
For more information,
please call (706) 721-CARE
(2273) or the Augusta Red
Cross at 724-8483.
and medical interventions. A
question and answer period
will follow.
Theworkshop will take place
Thursday, March 8, 7-9 p.m.
at Doctors Hospital, class
rcoms 1 & 2, 3651 Wheeler
Road, in Augusta, Ga. For ad
ditional information call 651-
2229 or visit the web site
www.doctors-hospital.net.