Gadsden State Holds Pinning Ceremony for Registered Nursing Summer Graduates

Source: GSCC; Summer Registered Nursing pinning ceremony held August 6.

TWLN Staff Writer | The Weekly Ledger News | GSCC - Community News | Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Gadsden, Ala. – The Gadsden State Community College Health Sciences Division recognized students earning their associate degree in Registered Nursing during a pinning ceremony held August 6 at Wallace Hall on the Wallace Drive Campus.

Students receiving their pins include:

Adairsville, Ga. – Margaret Moore

Alexandria – Madison Brown

Alpine – Mallory Allen

Anniston – Kara Burke-Billingsley, Cheyenne Carroll, Cearia Jenkins, Riley Jones, and Cindy Lynn Wallace

Ashville – Maggie Fox-Eggleton

Boaz – Fatima Zaragoza

Bremen, Ga. – Leigh Ann Carter and Allie Harden

Canton, Miss. – Brianna Conway Johnson

Cedartown, Ga. – Macy Forrister, Emily Lujano, and Lauren Pyles

Gadsden – Montana Johnson

Glencoe – Rosalind King and Steven Teague

Goodwater – Tiffany Moore

Jacksonville – Keyra Reed

Lafayette, Ga. – Makinley Alexander

Lafayette, La. – Robin Patterson

Lindale, Ga. – Carli Mayben

Lyerly, Ga. – Emma White

Munford – Wendi Ford

Newnan, Ga. – April Fowler

Rainbow City – Britnee Crozier and Taylor Hood

Ranburne – Kalie Martin

Rome, Ga. – Nikkie Estes, Marilyn Rivera De Leon, Michelle Rodriguez Escutia, and Julia Young

Southside – Brittany Lettau and Ethan Pugh

Villa Rica, Ga. – Jennifer Arroyo

Weaver – Hannah Horton

Students presented with awards for achievement during the ceremony included Cheyenne Carroll, recipient of the highly coveted Florence Nightingale Award, which recognizes those most committed to caring and compassionate nursing care.

The Excellence in Academic Achievement Award was presented to Emily Lujano, who had the highest grade point average in the class.

Source: GSCC; Summer Registered Nursing pinning ceremony held August 6.

Students awarded the Academic Achievement Award for having at least a 3.0 GPA were Mallory Allen, Makinley Alexander, Jennifer Arroyo, Leigh Ann Carter, Wendi Ford, Allie Harden, Taylor Hood, Kalie Martin, Carlie Mayben, Tiffany Moore, Robin Patterson, Joshua Pugh, Marilyn Rivera De Leon, and Cindy Wallace.

One student was recognized for completing the Registered Nurse Apprenticeship Program, which allows nursing students to earn while participating in on-the-job learning as student nurse apprentices at registered apprenticeship employers. The graduating participant recognized was Montana Johnson.

For more information about Gadsden State’s Nursing Program, visit www.GadsdenState.edu/Nursing.