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Page 8A,The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, March 20, 2019 Georgia Southwestern’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences makes campus history with first ever White Coat Ceremony Special to the Ledger For the first time in Georgia Southwest ern State University’s history, the College of Nursing and Health Sciences held a White Coat Ceremony on Tuesday, February 26 to recognize 40 junior nursing students’ transi tion from the classroom to the clinical setting. The white coat signifies their role and status as a healthcare professional. The following local students were among those recognized: Kara Brinson of Leesburg Maggie Crew of Leesburg Bret Futch of Leesburg Annalee Griffin of Leesburg Aaron Maxfield of Leesburg Riley Nobles of Al bany Kendall Usry of Smithville “This is a historic event as it is the first for our university, and I know that it will become a time honored tradition as we move forward,” said College of Nurs ing and Health Sciences Dean Sandra Daniel, Ph.D. “White coat ceremonies have long been a ritual for medical students, and such cer emonies now encompass other healthcare profes sions including nursing.” The White Coat Ceremony, initiated in 1993 by world-renowned pediatric neurologist Arnold P. Gold, Ph.D., was designed to rec ognize the important milestone of success fully completing the first semester in the nursing program. This recognition establishes a student’s commitment to deliver high quality, compassionate care and to instill a culture of respect and dignity for patients and profession als. The significance of the white coat ceremony acts as a rite of passage as students embark on their nursing career. “As members of the largest healthcare pro fession, nurses deliver care to millions of in dividuals each day, and our patients place their trust in us,” said Daniel. “Our students are obli gated to adhere to a code of ethics and standards of practice.” During GSW’s inau gural ceremony, nursing students recited an oath, signed the honor pledge and were cloaked in the iconic white coat em broidered with the GSW School of Nursing logo, all before their family and friends. Bonnie Simmons, Ph.D., recently retired professor of Nursing, served as the ceremony’s keynote speaker. After having been a mem ber of GSW’s nursing faculty for the past 25 years, she could attest to the commitment of earn ing a white coat. “It’s a badge of honor showing the result of many hard hours of work and dedi cation,” she said. Farrah Sechrist, an Americus native, is a third generation nurse and was one of the first white coat honorees at — Copeland Strawberry Farm You plcfe or We Ptcfe 2287 Hwy 300S, Cordele, GA Next to Striplings Sausage 229-535-3123 Mon.-Sat. 10 am - 5 pm, Sun. 1-5 ' ID ROOFING We Kefyi You Coveted' CaM24/7 229-352-7672 BRUNERm4... Lawn Care Lawn Maintenance • Hedge Maintenance Pine Straw • Mulch • Clean Up Licensed and Insured Bryan Bruner, Owner • bbruner2010@aol.com 229-869-6641 as one of the best col- www.gsw.edu for more leges in the nation. Visit information. School Safety Seminar Tuesday’s ceremony. “Nursing has always been a part of my life with my mother and grandmother be ing nurses, and I am proud to follow in their footsteps,” she stated. “This journey has been challenging at times but very rewarding for me and my classmates. I am eager to see what we ac complish in the future!” Among other honorees at the ceremony were second generation nurses and GSW student-ath letes, including women’s soccer player Michelle Gustavson and women’s basketball player Tame- cia Blue. “My mother actually just graduated last year from nursing and she is my motiva tion,” said Blue. “We congratulate you on getting to this point,” said GSW President Neal Weaver, “but we also look forward to what lies ahead - the commitment you are making to the profes sion, to the patients, and to the people in the com munities you will serve throughout your career.” Georgia Southwestern State University, located in Americus, Ga., is a public, four-year unit of the University System of Georgia with more than 3,000 students. Georgia Southwest ern offers outstanding professional programs of study as well as degrees in the arts, humanities, sciences and gradu ate programs in busi ness, computer science, education, English, and nursing. Founded in 1906, Georgia South western is recognized Parents and communi ty members please join us for a “School Safety Seminar” on Tuesday, March 26 at 6:00 PM in the Lee County Elemen tary School Media Cen ter. Lee County Schools, Lee County Sheriff’s Office, and the Leesburg City Police sponsor the School Safety Seminar. This meeting is a follow up to the School Safety Seminar held in August. Learn about safety and security upgrades to Lee County Schools, share your thoughts and ideas with educators and law enforcement. Get an in depth look into plans for school safety. There will be three brief presenta tions on school safety and opportunities for input from parents and the community. We will learn about lessons from Parkland, discuss the issue of vaping, consider bullying, and address bus safety. We will also provide updates on steps taken to improve safety and security in Lee County Schools. We will have pizza and drinks for those who attend. Parents, community members, and educators are welcome to join us March 26 for another community conversa tion concerning school safety. Photo by Derryl Quinn March Proclaimed Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month The county commissioners adopted a resolution proclaiming March as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month during their meeting March 12th. with representatives from Aspire in attendance. The resolution encourages everyone to focus on the abilities of all people. Pictured on the back row are Commissioner John Wheaton, Chairman Billy Mathis, Vice-Chairman Rick Muggridge and Commissioner Luke Singletary. Bill Williams passing leaves a big hole in Lee County, he knew financial management and took care of the taxpayer's interest. And he was the kind of commissioner we need. RIP, Bill, we all miss you. I don't buy Asian or Indian farmed/processed seafood. Walmart has several varieties of frozen USA products. The prospect of Stacey Abrams being involved in anything national is frightening. "The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rul ers may be concealed from them." - Patrick Henry College entrance cheating and bribes on SAT/ ACT exam hard to imagine. FBI investigated but can't find time to do corrupt politicians.. Still getting 'inmate' calls, guess Albany has so many in/out jail that scammers blanket-call any number structured like Albany's. Pfizer says 80% of internet Viagra is fake and may contain harmful ingredients including blue printers ink and floor wax. Well, no wonder! Better learn how to do the self checkouts, when the doop doop machine cashiers become even more limited, lines will be even longer. I thought the BOE was going to video its meet ings and put on the website. Is it out there or did I miss it? Thought it was CA or NY when I heard a social studies teacher was teaching the holocaust never happened. Try Worth County. World wide web has 30th anniversary and we learn the father of the system isn't Al Gore. What? NYC schools to go meatless on Monday. Out with the hot dogs, in with the whole grain Cheetos I guess. Said it before, Hwy 82 is an accident waiting to happen. Too much traffic driving too fast in what's becoming a very congested area. Stay on SDOT's back. Are we really selling our expensive land on Westover Extension for a senior apartment com plex? Set real, let the complex go to a less valu able area already zoned residential. Why? "We can't expect the American people to jump from capitalism to communism, but we can assist their elected leaders in giving them small doses of socialism, until they awaken one day to find that they have communism". Khrushchev Hope county crews didn't bite of too much with the debris remaining from Michael. Carrollton's Sreenbelt Trail system is a lot less wide than what Albany is planning. Less expensive to build. Will Phoebe become a better health system with new management? We can only hope. Justice Democrats is an extremely radical fanatical Marxist Socialist Communist left wing branch of the Democratic Party. They are even too radical for Nancy Pelosi. They plan to take over the Democratic Party. They are the brains behind Alexandria Ocasio Cortez. She is just an actor or puppet for the Justice Democrats along with several others they got elected in 2018. They plan to get many more elected in 2020. "Equal laws protecting equal rights; the best guarantee of loyalty and love of country." - James Madison This column is designed to allow readers to give praise about events and/or accomplishments or to express their opinion about factual statements. Negative personal opinion about individuals will not be printed. Send brief comments by e-mail to dquinn@leecountyledger.com, by fax to 759-6599 or by phone to 759-2413.
