June 9, 2023

CC awards Humphreys Nursing Scholarship

“My parents left everything to give me a better future here in the States. I want to make it count."
BY: Cathy Hayden

Above: Rankin Campus nursing faculty, from left, Beverly Patrick, Shay Jennings, Valerie Nicholson, Bonnie Brooks and Candy Anderson; mom Lisandra Sosa, scholarship recipient Enrique Sosa of Brandon and Foundation Executive Director Matt Jones.

Rankin Campus Associate Degree Nursing student Enrique Sosa is the recipient of the Kelley Humphreys nursing Scholarship for 2023-2024.

Sosa, 21, of Brandon was born in Cuba, but came to the United States as a young child with his family. Now he’s a first-generation college student pursuing his dream.

“My parents left everything to give me a better future here in the States. I want to make it count,” he said. “I always wanted to help people, so I thought, ‘why not nursing?’ There’s always a great need for nurses.

“Nursing has always been my first thought of a career since high school,” he said. “Nursing is very versatile. You can do different things.”

The Humphreys scholarship is named in honor of a nursing graduate, Kelley Elizabeth Humphreys, who was working in the oncology unit at St. Dominic Hospital when she was killed in a Jackson car crash in 2006.

Photo: Angie Foote

RAYMOND – Hi-Steppers have been named for 2024-2025.

They are, front, from left, Denver Jackson of Jackson, Zoe Irving of Jackson, Alexis Marts of Flowood, Amia Lewis of Byram, Cheyenne Cornelius of Clinton, Malayah Evans of Newton County, Erin Lollis of Byram, Skylar Boyd of Jackson and Jayda Graham of Flowood; back row, Alexis Malone of Clinton, Ciera Pruitt of Gulfport, Olivia Broadwater of Pearl, Chloee Haley of Clinton, Rylan Liles of Vicksburg, Chloe McHann of Clinton, Cori Turner of Jackson, Reaghan Miller of Clinton and Jakayla Brown of Utica.

The group has a new director, Beka King of Pearl. She is only the third director in the 75-year history of the Hi-Steppers. She herself was a Hi-Stepper from 2013-2015 and, during her sophomore year, she was captain of the team.

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