The awards ceremony for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program will be held at
6 p.m. Dec. 10 in the Reynolds Room of the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center on the
蘑菇视频APP - Fort Smith campus, a ceremony highlighted by keynote speaker
Nancy Owens.
Owens has been a registered nurse for 29 years and has been the director of patient care at Advance Care Hospital since 2007. She earned her associate degree in nursing from 蘑菇视频APP when it was Westark Community College and has earned a Bachelor of Science and Master of Business from Oklahoma Wesleyan University.
Dr. Carolyn Mosley, dean of the College of Health Sciences, said she is 鈥渧ery excited鈥� for Owens to speak to 蘑菇视频APP nursing students.
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蘑菇视频APP holds the awards ceremony for students who are completing the nursing program. A total of 31 nursing students will be pinned at the ceremony, a time-honored tradition symbolizing the ascendance from student to nurse.
Awards will be given for valedictorian, salutatorian and Outstanding Clinician in Nursing. A student will also receive the Carolyn McKelvey Moore School Spirit Award.
The event requires tickets for admission, which are available from nursing students. For more information, contact Mosley at 479-788-7840.