SARAH ANN — The historic Hatfield Cemetery at Sarah Ann received a big touchup Saturday morning and afternoon thanks to several volunteers — some of whom included descendants of the
May 12 is National Nurses Day, and Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College is celebrating its nursing students and all the working professionals in the field.
The theme for this year is âNurses: A Voice to Lead.â This year the goal is to find voices and ideas for innovations and improvements to elevate the nursing practice and define what it means to provide compassionate, connected care.
Southernâs Student Nurses Association (SNA) promotes awareness and involvement in nursing education. The SNA supports the education of the student nurse as a professional and acts as a liaison between nursing faculty and nursing students. The SNA participates in educational and community service. Mentors for Southernâs SNA are Dr. Debra Mullins, Ed.D., MSN, APRN, FNP-BC and GNP-BC, first-year instructor, and Dr. Anitra Ellis, DNP, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, second-year instructor.
BOONE COUNTY â Southern West Virginia Community & Technical College recognized several employees at its fourth annual Governance Day on April 30.
Boone County resident Joe Linville, who serves as director of Facilities and Campus Operations for the Logan, Williamson, Boone, Lincoln, and Wyoming/McDowell campuses, received the employee of the year award at the event.
Southern President Dr. Pamela Alderman says Linvilleâs contribution during this difficult year has been significant.
âHe oversaw the COVID testing and vaccinations on our campuses,â Alderman said in a news release. âThrough his efforts, we were able to fully vaccinate 55 to 60% of our employees, allied health and nursing students.â