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Wilma J. Brown-Foreman, Education Specialist Honored as a Top Educator for 2021 by Strathmore s Who s Who Worldwide Publication Chesterfield, VA, May 11, 2021 (PR.com) Wilma J. Brown-Foreman, Education Specialist of Chesterfield, Virginia has been honored as a Top Educator for 2021 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the fields of education and ministry.
About Wilma J. Brown-Foreman, Education Specialist
Dr. Wilma J. Brown-Foreman is a retired English teacher with almost 45 years of experience in secondary education. Currently, she serves as a minister in her church in Virginia and as an educational consultant at her business, Academic Initiatives for Biblical Literacy (AIBL) in Secondary Public Education. Dr. Brown-Foreman is the founder and pastor of the Sanctuary of God Pentecostal Church in Prince George, Virginia. She has served as a pastor there for more than 27 years.
DANVILLE, Va. – Averett University hosted its first-ever nurse practitioner white coat ceremony – an event following the annual Nurse Pinning Ceremony for the 2021 nursing graduates. During the 2021 National Nurses Week, the University’s School of Nursing held both ceremonies Friday at Averett’s Riverview Campus downtown.
The pinning ceremony honored 16 students who have successfully completed their Bachelor of Science in nursing degree and who officially graduated from Averett over the weekend.
The ceremony includes many significant symbols, from nursing caps and pins, to lamps and anointed oil.
Graduates from Averett’s 2021 BSN program have secured jobs in health care facilities across Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee.
DANVILLE, Va. â Averett University added yet another meaningful tradition to its end-of-year roster of celebrations as it hosted its first-ever nurse practitioner white coat ceremony â an event following the annual Nurse Pinning Ceremony for the 2021 nursing graduates.
During the 2021 National Nurses Week, the Universityâs School of Nursing held both ceremonies on May 7 at Averettâs Riverview Campus downtown.
At 11 a.m., the pinning ceremony honored and celebrated 16 students who have successfully completed their Bachelor of Science in nursing (BSN) degree and will officially graduate from Averett tomorrow. The ceremony stems from centuries of tradition, and includes many significant symbols, from nursing caps and pins, to lamps and anointed oil.
What’s News Today: College graduations, School Lunch Hero Day
Here’s a look at some of the stories we’ll be following today as they make headlines across the country and Southwest Virginia.
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Averett University celebrates its nursing students today. This morning, 16 graduates in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program will get their nursing caps and pins and undergo the ceremonial “Blessing of the Hands.” This afternoon, eight Master of Science in Nursing students will receive their white coats.
Today is National School Lunch Hero Day. It’s an opportunity to celebrate school nutrition professionals. During the pandemic, meal programs, managed by school districts have been a critical resource for addressing hunger in Virginia. All 132 public school divisions ensured students had food to eat when students shifted to online learning.
Downtown Danville, VA by Miguel Gereda licensed under Creative Commons.
This article was first published on January 10, 2020. As DC, Maryland, and Virginia grapple with how to create better transit systems, especially during and after the pandemic, we wanted to share this article with you again.
Headlines of doom and gloom have long plagued Danville. For the two thirds of Virginians residing in the state’s “Urban Crescent” stretching from Northern Virginia through Richmond to Hampton Roads, Southern and Southwest Virginia can seem like irredeemable boondocks.
The relatively recent heralding of Danville as the “Comeback City” shows there’s more nuance to the region. Either despite or because of its past hardships, Danville has pioneered a model of resilient transit service other cities across the nation could reproduce.