David White, a University of Houston-Victoria student who recently completed the Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program, is now the Brazosport Regional Memorial Health System director of Critical Care and Telemetry in Lake Jackson, TX.

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White was enrolled in the first class of the RN to BSN Program.

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�I felt proud, and I also felt it was encouraging to other people being in the first class,� White said. �When I enrolled in the classes I was working at Detar Hospital, and I think it prompted a lot of the other nurses working there to enroll in the BSN Program as well.

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�After I enrolled and helped spread the word about the program, 90 percent of the nurses in the first class were DeTar Hospital nurses,� White added.

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White said his bachelor�s degree offered him many nursing career options.

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�This program really increased my management ability, and it allowed me to perform other nursing roles,� White said. �I�ve got a very well-paying management job because of it, and I intend to enroll in the graduate program just as soon as it becomes available.�

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White said the one-day-a-week nursing courses were designed with the �working student in mind.�

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Jeanette Hartshorn director of nursing said, �David was an excellent student and demonstrated both his scholarly and leadership abilities throughout the program. We are looking forward to him joining our MSN program.�