Eighteen students, thirteen with an Associate Degree in Nursing and five from the Practical Nursing program, received a commemorative pin and a nurse’s candle to remember their accomplishments. Practical Nursing Graduates include Samantha Allred, Madison Johnson, Jami Mills, Marycarmen Perez Gonzalez and Whitney Wright. Associate Degree Nursing Graduates include Natasha Harwood, Jessica Hernandez, Gwendolyn Horne, Deanna Klass, Angelina Longoria, Tracy McNeill, Amari Moore Johnson, Noah Overton, Miranda Owens, Ozzie Pratt, Jensine Taylor, Christina Webb and Amber West. Lori Thayer, RHIA, CLE of Tillery Compassionate Care delivered an inspiring address focused on “the why” which drives the passion of this year’s graduates. Thayer encouraged these students to remember what drives them