Wayne Community College’s Workforce Continuing Education Services held a pinning ceremony to recognize the fall graduates of its Allied Health programs.
Graduates from WCC’s Nurse Aide I, Dialysis Technician, Phlebotomy, and Pharmacy Technician programs received pins and certificates to mark their transition from students to healthcare professionals.
WCC President Patty Pfeiffer shared the significance of the pinning ceremony and what it represents for the graduates. “Their achievement, their success, and their hard work has led them to this moment,” she said.
The 68 graduates and their programs, listed by city of residence, are:
Calypso
Judith Rangel, Phlebotomy
Dudley
Brandy N. Allen, Nurse Aide I
Beniel Lemaine, Nurse Aide I
Selina A. May, Nurse Aide I
Marie A. Moliere, Nurse Aide I
Eliss B. Ochoa, Phlebotomy
Ashley Rojo, Pharmacy Technician
Ariana E. Sanchez, Nurse Aide I
Mirna Santiago, Pharmacy Technician
Susan L. Santos-Diaz, Nurse Aide I
Faison
Ana P. Serna-Mejia, Phlebotomy
Goldsboro
Robin Artis, Phlebotomy
Christelle Belfort, Nurse Aide I
Niya N. Boatwright, Nurse Aide I
Sterline Candy, Nurse Aide I
Ana C. Castaneda, Phlebotomy
Ashley M. Cherry, Nurse Aide I
Virginia M. Combs, Nurse Aide I
Amiah J. Daniels, Pharmacy Technician
Alexus Davis, Phlebotomy
Keona D. Dawson, Nurse Aide I
Horeb Deye, Nurse Aide I
Volchina Estimable, Nurse Aide I
Geonnah Q. Evans, Nurse Aide I
Anna Y. Gorgon, Nurse Aide I
Eboni S. Heikell, Nurse Aide I
Amaris M. Lawrence, Pharmacy Technician
Hannah R. Lee, Nurse Aide I
Tekeya K. Ligon, Nurse Aide I
Yalliyaha A. McCants, Phlebotomy
Jasiya R. McDaniel, Nurse Aide I
Jalisaea M. McKenzie, Nurse Aide I
Adel S. Medina, Dialysis Technician
Samir N. Morgan, Nurse Aide I
Isis R. Mosley, Nurse Aide I
McKaylie N. Nixon, Nurse Aide I
Hannah B. Rhodes, Nurse Aide I
Shataskea D. Sims, Phlebotomy
Malayjah D. Stovall, Phlebotomy
Vondalyn Swain, Phlebotomy
Carly M. Thornton, Phlebotomy
Catherine A. Tillman, Nurse Aide I
Ty’Kiauna J. Turnage, Nurse Aide I
Tytiauna T. Turnage, Nurse Aide I
Arwen L. Willis, Nurse Aide I
Mary C. Young, Phlebotomy
La Grange
Zoyriah E. Dodd, Pharmacy Technician
Bianca D. Ham, Nurse Aide I
Lakisha R. McCants, Nurse Aide I
Rebekah Rios, Nurse Aide I
Mount Olive
Marelyn M. Alvarez-Hernandez, Phlebotomy
Roselyn Y. Ibarra, Nurse Aide I and Phlebotomy
Ychenailande Lumenes, Dialysis Technician
Jemima E. Velasquez-Morales, Phlebotomy
Pikeville
Atalia T. Carmichael, Nurse Aide I
Jacob H. Crouse, Nurse Aide I
Rosaria Cruz-Osorio, Nurse Aide I
Emma G. Dawson, Nurse Aide I
Tamera K. Johnson, Nurse Aide I
Arianna N. Marshburn, Nurse Aide I
Laurene H. Travis, Nurse Aide I
Joshua E. Vandiford, Nurse Aide I
Kaitlynn M. Watson, Nurse Aide I
Seven Springs
Courtney N. Creel, Pharmacy Technician
Holland Rouse, Nurse Aide I
Smithfield
Maryia K. Reusser, Nurse Aide I
Stantonsburg
Brandi K. Melvin, Pharmacy Technician
Wilson
Abigail F. Garcia, Dialysis Technician
During the ceremony, graduates with the highest grade point average in each class were recognized. Nurse Aide I graduates Isis Mosley, Susan Santos-Diaz, Anna Gorgon, Hannah Lee, and Emma Dawson; Dialysis Technician graduate Abigail Garcia; Phlebotomy graduates Jemima Velasquez-Morales and Marelyn Alvarez-Hernandez; and Pharmacy Technician graduate Courtney Creel were honored for this achievement.
WCC Vice President of Workforce Continuing Education Services and Community Engagement Renita Dawson commended the graduates for giving themselves the gift of education. “When we look out and see all these smiling faces of our students and the family and friends gathered to support them, it makes us really proud,” she said during the ceremony.
Learn more about the Workforce Continuing Education Allied Health programs on WCC’s website.
About Wayne Community College
Wayne Community College is a public, learning-centered institution with an open-door admission policy located in Goldsboro, N.C. As it works to develop a highly skilled and competitive workforce, the college serves around 10,000 individuals annually as well as businesses, industry, and community organizations with high quality, affordable, accessible learning opportunities, including more than 150 college credit programs. WCC’s mission is to meet the educational, training, and cultural needs of the communities it serves.