By Paige Nash
Ringgold High School graduate of 2021, Chelsea Hullaby, was just named to the Grambling State University President’s List for the second time.
In order to qualify for this honor students must be attending full-time and retain a 3.5 grade point average.
Hullaby is majoring in Nursing with a minor in Child Development at GSU. She felt led to pursue this degree due to the current shortage of health care workers.
“Knowing we need healthcare workers is pushing me harder and harder everyday,” said Hullaby. “There is a shortage of Registered Nurses. I am in this field to save lives.”
After graduating from RHS she moved to Grambling to be closer to the college, but she has plans to return to her hometown equipped with the tools to better serve and the mindset to make a difference in her community.
“After graduating from Grambling State University, I plan to work in a hospital in the intensive care unit specializing in Neonatal,” she said. “After practicing for two or three years, I plan on coming back to my stomping grounds and becoming a Nurse Practitioner.”
Hullaby is dedicated to studying and remaining on the path God has laid out before her.
She said, “I pray that I help encourage children younger than me and tell them to have faith in God and listen to his word. He will direct your path as your journey begins.”
Hullaby will continue studying hard and attempting to remain on the President’s List throughout her college career.
“No matter what your vision might be, it’s important to identify the end goal of your education so that you can maintain the motivation to push through,” said Hullaby.