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Being a nurse shapes our professional identity, our way of thinking about nursing has and continues to evolve and mature with our education and career. As nurses, we are in an ever-changing health care arena. “We all decided to take a chance and further our education during an uncertain time. “You’re probably wondering, why would we enroll in a nursing program during a pandemic? Well, the answer is easy,” he told the gathered crowd. Ledesma earned the respect of his classmates and was chosen to represent them at the inaugural pinning ceremony.
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He was also excited to share that every single graduate, who came from sister campuses in Kingwood, Cy-Fair, Tomball, and throughout the system, had a job, and many who were already Registered Nurses (RNs) will upgrade their jobs and earn higher wages with the bachelor’s degree in their hands.įor 36-year-old Billy Ledesma, it was a dream come true for the transplant from the Rio Grande Valley area to Cypress who became the first in his family to earn a college degree. The chancellor was just as happy for the college system calling it a “great victory for us to have a program like this that’s successful and at a reasonable cost.” I’m very proud of the graduates,” Head said following the ceremony. We knew it was a good idea and we’re meeting our community need. “I cannot tell you how much work went in to getting to this point. The power to grant a bachelor’s degree at a community college, who in the past had been confined to awarding associates degrees, came from the Texas Legislature after recognizing the need and realizing there would be no challenge to major university programs. Head, Ph.D., chancellor of Lone Star College. “You did it!” exclaimed an enthusiastic Stephen C. It took difficult negotiations, rigorous challenges, and a lot of explaining, but after 15 years, Lone Star College graduated the system’s first class of nurses with a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing at a historic ceremony recently at the Montgomery location in Conroe. Courtesy/Lone Star College / Submitted Show More Show Less RN to BSN candidate Billy Ledesma was selected by his peers to be the student representative and speak at the inaugural pinning ceremony for the Lone Star College nursing bachelor's degree. Courtesy/Lone Star College / Submitted Show More Show Less 4 of4 Head, Ph.D., Lone Star College chancellor gives opening remarks at the pinning ceremony for the first RN to BSN graduates in the history of the school. Courtesy/Lone Star College / Submitted Show More Show Less 3 of4 Nurses finish up their inaugural RN to BSN ceremony at Lone Star College-Montgomery reciting The Nightingale Pledge: A Hippocratic Oath for Nurses by candlelight. Courtesy/Lone Star College / Submitted Show More Show Less 2 of4 Two RN to BSN candidates hold their candles high and proud as they recite The Nightingale Pledge: A Hippocratic Oath for Nurses during the historic ceremony held at the Performing Arts Center on the campus of Lone Star College-Montgomery.