Career Pathways Celebrated Graduates
National Park College (NPC) Career Pathways program honored students who were graduating
last week. The Career Pathways Initiative offers support services to help students
overcome the barriers that keep them from completing college.
Graduates showed their appreciation for the pro
gram and the program’s staff Lataschya Harris and Nadia Gonzalez. Students repeatedly
spoke of the support, encouragement and dedication they received from Harris and Gonzalez.
Student Lyndsey Shukers shared how she and her husband, Doug, were both graduates
from NPC thanks to Career Pathways. One night while cleaning an office building Lyndsey
noticed a piece of paper that had fallen on the floor. When she picked it up, she
noticed it was an advertisement for the nursing program at NPC. Together, the Shukers
decided that was a sign. Doug went to nursing school and upon his graduation Lyndsey
enrolled at NPC. She transferred in with 150 credit hours, but no degree. Despite
a house fire on the first day of school, Lyndsey graduated with an Associate in Liberal
Studies, a Technical Certificate in Pre-Nursing, and a Technical Certificate in Allied
Health.
Career Pathways honored Ebony Jackson and Jarvis Hall as Pathway Students of the
Year. Harris stated, “There are several couples that have come through Career Pathways
together, [we] have never honored a couple but we have never seen a couple like this
before. They encourage each other…[and] are growing together.”
Graduates included:
- Terry Anderson - LPN
- Amber Ashburn - Technical Certificate in Allied Health, Technical Certificate in Pre-Nursing
- Stacey Blake - RN
- Morgan Brown - LPN
- Brandi Childers - RN
- Jodie Clark - RN
- Haley Connor - Technical Certificate in Allied Health
- Morgan Coulter - Associate in Applied Science, Radiography
- Karia Daniel - Technical Certificate in Allied Health
- Chelsey Ditgen – Associates in Liberal Studies, Associates in Arts, Associates of Science in Liberal Arts and Sciences – Nutrition, Technical Certificate in Pre-Nursing
- Kathy Fisk – LPN
- Sabrina Gregston – Associate in Arts, Associates of Science in Liberal Arts and Sciences – Psychology
- Jarvis Hall – Certificate of Proficiency in Hospitality
- Javonia Henry – LPN
- Amy Herndon – Associate in Arts
- Christi Holmes – Technical Certificate in Allied Health, Technical Certificate in Pre-Nursing
- Amanda Huggins – Medical Laboratory Technician
- Dawnielle Hughes – Associate of Applied Science – Respiratory
- Ebony Jackson – Certificate of Proficiency in General Studies, Associates in Arts, Associates of Science in Liberal Arts and Sciences – Social Work
- Ahna Maksuti – Technical Certificate in Allied Health
- Ricky Malliard – Technical Certificate in Allied Health, Technical Certificate in Pre-Nursing
- Latisha Matlock – Certificate of Proficiency in General Studies
- Kaelie Pine – Associates of Applied Science, Radiography
- Meagon Porter – RN
- Lakenya Scott – RN
- Lyndsey Shukers – Technical Certificate in Pre-Nursing, Technical Certificate in Allied
- Health, Associates in Liberal Studies
- Stacie Spickard – LPN, Technical Certificate in Allied Health
- Kurstie Wesolowski – Technical Certificate in Pre-Nursing
- Kristin Willet – Certificate of Proficiency in General Studies, Technical Certificate in Pre-
- Nursing, Technical Certificate in Allied Health, Associate in Liberal Studies
- Kaylin Wooten – LPN
- Marie Yomba - LPN
