Isothermal Community College Celebrates First Independent Nursing Graduates

On May 7, 2024, Isothermal Community College celebrated the graduation of forty nursing students from its Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program. The ceremony took place at the Performing Arts and Conference Center and marked the first graduating class of Isothermal’s independent ADN program after the Foothills Nursing Consortium was dissolved.

Dr. Margaret Annunziata, the president of the college, opened the ceremony with a speech. The event recognized the graduates for their dedication, including students such as Katanya R. Adams, Brittany Michelle Arnold, and Thomas Caouette.

Graduates Kaylyn Luckadoo and Chasity Goode-Albert spoke about their educational experiences and the challenges they faced. Ejustis Ledbetter dedicated a tribute to the class, adding a personal element to the ceremony.

Faculty members, including instructor Betsy Cuthbertson, also spoke, and a slide show was presented by graduate Kara McCurry. The ceremony featured the presentation of class awards by the faculty, the pinning of graduates, and the lighting of the Nightingale lamps by Tracey Evans, the nursing director, and Ava Yamouti, dean of Health and Public Services.

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