B-CC SCHOOL OF NURSING HONORS MARGARET MCPHILLIPS

DAYTONA BEACH,  Fla. – On a day where the Bethune-Cookman College School of Nursing named its Clinical Skills lab in her honor, benefactor Margaret McPhillips became an honorary alumnae of the Nursing Program at its Convocation service on Thursday, June 24, 2004 in Heyn Memorial Chapel.

“It is a fitting tribute to a woman who means so much to the success and growth of nursing at Bethune-Cookman College,’’ said Dean Dr. Alma Y. Dixon. “She will be always be a part of this endeavor through the lives she’s touched and the dreams she’s made possible through her generosity and commitment.”

McPhillips received her nursing pin along with five graduates for the summer class of 2004. In addition, the ceremony honored 29 juniors who are about to embark on their senior year, the most demanding year of the course of study.

Also honored Thursday was outgoing College President Dr. Oswald P. Bronson, Sr., who is retiring after 29 of years of service to his alma mater. Bronson was a chief advocate of the nursing program’s rise to prominence.

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Bethune-Cookman is a comprehensive college, which offers degrees in liberal arts as well as professional fields, such as business, education and nursing. A United Methodist Church-affiliated school, the College has a diverse and international student population of more than 2,700 and a solid reputation for academic excellence and community service. As evidence of its outstanding program, the College has been listed in the Templeton Honor Roll of Character Building Colleges and Universities, and it was ranked by Black Enterprise magazine as one of the “Top 50” schools in the nation for black students.  B-CC is one of 10 charter member colleges of Project Pericles, a program to create civic leadership and involvement on its member campuses.  The College will celebrate its 100^th year of founding on October 4, 2004.

For more information, contact our website www.bethune.cookman.edu. 

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