Pinning Ceremony Marks a Milestone for Angelina College Nursing Graduates

Angelina College’s School of Health Careers on Thursday held a traditional pinning ceremony for its newest Vocational Nursing program graduates, with a total of 40 students receiving their awards inside Temple Theater.

The new graduates from the Class of 2025 included students from the “Traditional” Vocational Nursing program and the Multi-Entry/Exit Program (MEEP).

Dr. Winifred Ferguson-Adams, Dean of the School of Health Careers at Angelina College, recognized the wealth of experience joining her on the stage in the form of faculty and staff members. Joining the staff onstage was the Deep East Texas Nurse Honor Guard, a group comprised of retired, active and student nurses.

Ferguson-Adams cited Florence Nightingale’s mantra as a reminder to the newest nurses that “we will do no harm” while welcoming the new graduates.

Graduate Mary Kimani provided the invocation, while graduate Neena Smith offered the benediction.

Vocational Nursing Traditional Graduates

• Angelina Alvarez - Corrigan
• Guadalupe Florencio - Center
• Ariana Garcia - Nacogdoches
• Kristy Hernandez Contreras - Guatemala
• Rosalinda Hernandez Contreras - Guatemala
• Mary Kimani - Kambal, Kenya
• Amber Lopez - Livingston
• Ashley McAdams - Trinity
• Cynthia Zamora-Hernandez - Lufkin

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Lufkin MEEP (Multi-Entry/Exit Program) Graduates

• Mark Bagonoc - Lufkin
• Ricardo Bautista - Huntington
• Savannah Bearden - Wells
• Christina Bell - Mount Enterprise
• Cade Boston - Lufkin
• Natalie Cervantes - Alto
• Daniel Crespo - League City
• Kendra Esquivel - Burke
• Amber Evans - Hudson
• Abbigail Evett - Huntington
• Isabelle Hodge - Lufkin
• Ethan Hopson - Lufkin
• Valeria Jacobo - Lufkin
• Brianna Lee - Livingston
• Kryclei Loving - Lufkin
• Nikolas McNiel - Livingston
• Rachel Middleton - Livingston
• Hannah Monroy - Rockwall
• Heather Myers - Lufkin
• Xavier Randolph - Liberty
• Angelique Rodriguez - Lufkin
• Shara Rubio - Lufkin
• McKenna Simmons - Lufkin
• Karson Smith - Diboll
• Neena Smith - Shelbyville
• April Stanbery - Lufkin
• Gabriela Tamez - Hudson
• Josalyn Urbina - Lufkin
• Amber Wetherell - Lufkin
• Bailee Youngblood - Hudson

For further information regarding Angelina College Health Careers, email healthcareers@angelina.edu.