Friday, May 9, 2008

RESPONDING TO A NEED FOR NURSING


Emily Conan and Phyllis Smith were all smiles after yesterday's Germanna LPN & RN pinning ceremony Thursday at the Fredericksburg Expo Center.

LPN & RN PINNING CEREMONY A CELEBRATION OF NOBILITY OF NURSING


Elsy Hernandez, left, and Nancy Beebe beam after Germanna's LPN & RN pinning ceremony Thursday at the Fredericksburg Expo Center.

Thursday, May 8, 2008

BLESSED? TOP GERMANNA GRAD JACQUELENE WHELCHEL BELIEVES SHE'S GETTING HELP FROM ON HIGH


Soon Germanna student Jacquelene Whelchel will be off to D.C. for a summer internship in U.S. Sen. Jim Webb's office. But first she'll speak at this evening's commencement...
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'You are just in the beginning of your learning process. This school has prepared you well ... but the learning never ends.'


Germanna nursing graduate candidates share the moment with friends and family during the VCCS Commonwealth Nursing Program pinning reception Wednesday at the Joseph R. Daniel Technology Center in Culpeper...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2008

19-YEAR-OLD EL SALVADOR NATIVE RAN OWN BUSINESS WHILE ATTENDING MIDDLE COLLEGE AT GERMANNA


Sergio Gomez just graduated from Germanna's Middle College. At the tender age of 19, the legal immigrant from El Salvador can already teach most of us something about ambition...
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Monday, May 5, 2008

HIGHER EDUCATION, LOWER COST


Joan Fischer told students at the recent Culpeper High School Career Expo that the cost of two years at Germanna is typically about one-third or less than that of two years at a four-year college or university.

Thursday, May 1, 2008

GERMANNA PLAYS ROLE IN HOSTING GERSHWIN CONCERT FOR CITY KIDS


Germanna's Victoria Waldron and Judy Napier have some fun after helping philanthropist Doris Buffett put on a free concert for city kids this week in Fredericksburg.

When philanthropist Doris Buffett decided to bring British pianist Jack Gibbons to Fredericksburg to expose city kids to the music of George Gershwin, she turned to Germanna's Victoria Waldron and Judy Napier for help in organizing the event.

The sister of Warren Buffett, the world's richest man, made a good decision. Thanks in part to the hard work of Waldron and Napier, the event was a big success Monday night at James Monroe High School.
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