by Mariah Gibbons | Feb 13, 2024 | Alumni Feature, Testimonials
Meet Kent State University College of Nursing alum Marcellus Byrd, BSN ‘23. He initially received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology with a minor in Chemistry in 2020 from a small, historically black university in Charlotte, North Carolina. After a year working...
by Mariah Gibbons | Feb 7, 2022 | Alumni Feature, Highlighting Diversity in Nursing, Interviews, Undeniably Kent State
As a nurse leader, Shenell Hinton, MSN, BSN ‘95, RN, CRRN, CCM, director of nursing for a local health system, loves motivating and inspiring the nurses she oversees. Every person she encounters is an opportunity to treat others with the respect and kindness she...
by Mariah Gibbons | Feb 18, 2019 | Awareness, Highlighting Diversity in Nursing
It was only after experiencing a personal health scare did Hannah Amissah find herself considering a career in nursing. “Following my surgery, my nurses were so compassionate. They spent more time with me than any of the other medical professionals.” Through research,...
by Mariah Gibbons | Feb 23, 2018 | Awareness, Highlighting Diversity in Nursing, Undeniably Kent State
The daughter of a physician, Stephanneth Adams, MSN ‘12, WHNP-BC, had been encouraged to enter the field of medicine from a young age. Her father, Dr. Stenneth Adams M.D., her earliest role model, matriculated through medical school in his early 30s. His passion for...
by Mariah Gibbons | Feb 13, 2018 | Awareness, Highlighting Diversity in Nursing, Interviews, Undeniably Kent State
Anthony Jackson, BSN ’13, did not grow up wanting to work in the medical field. That was his younger sister, Christina’s, dream. With a desire to one day be a doctor, she was studying biology at Kent State University when she passed away from a blood clot in her...
