Practical nursing graduates are pictured reciting the Nurse’s Pledge to close the graduation ceremony. Submitted photos

ASHVILLE — The E2CCB Practical Nursing Program at the Hewes Educational Center recently celebrated the accomplishments of 19 students during its graduation ceremony.

Those in attendance heard from Commencement Speaker, Jim Sherry, M.D., Ph.D., Executive Director of the Chautauqua Health Network & Professor of Health Policy and Management Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy City University of New York.

“We’re here to welcome you to a licensed health profession and to challenge you to improve them,” said Dr. Jim Sherry. “What you’ve chosen is a path to service … others will look at you differently, and you also need to look at yourself differently, because this is a new set of responsibilities and challenges that you’re taking on.

Graduates included Karly M. Beaujean, Nadilene B. Calica, Erica A. Cornelius, Autumn R. Edson, Melanie L. Gifford, Paige A. Green, Adrianna N. Heary, Erica L. Hendrickson, Riley S. Hornburg, Kortney J. Koterass, Courtney L. Nicholas, Carol A. Pence, Alicia L. Rainey, Destane R. Rockwell, Amber L. Royce, Havalynn N. Saunders, Savanah M. Seybold (Salutatorian), Lindsey M. Stow (Valedictorian), and Lisa A. Strudwick.

Scholarship winners included: Northern Chautauqua Regional Community Foundation Marianne Carpenter Scholarship: Kortney Koterass; E2CCB Educational Foundation Robert Guiffreda Memorial Scholarship: Karly Beaujean; Joan C. Chiappetta Scholarship: Paige Green; Marguerite E. Nelson Scholarship: Karly Beaujean; and the Jamestown School of Practical Nursing Scholarship: Erica Hendrickson.

New PN classes are set to begin on Aug. 1. Don’t miss out, be sure to sign up for the last pre-entrance exam on July 13 by calling Karen Gollnitz at 716-672-4371 ext. 4038 or register online at www.e2ccb.org/TEAS

To view additional photos or videos of the ceremony, please visit www.e2ccb.org/graduation.