Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Bryan, Ranney, Lasher
----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 1/13/2016
CVTC Graduate Sees Future Right Before Her Eyes (Alisa Bryan - 2016)
CVTC Graduate Sees Future Before Her Eyes
Fellow CVTC nursing-associate degree graduates Alisa Bryan (right) of Neillsville and Rachel Ranney of Chippewa Falls line up prior to the commencement ceremony Dec. 15. Contributed photo
Alisa Bryan of Neillsville didn’t have to dream about what the next stage of her career might look like. She could see it right in front of her.
Bryan is currently working as a housing coordinator for Ministry St. Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield, where she has been able to observe firsthand the interaction between the medical staff and the pediatric patients.
“Working in that unit inspired me to become a nurse,” Bryan said.
Bryan took a huge step toward that goal Dec. 15 when she graduated from the nursing-associate degree program at Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC) in Eau Claire. By passing her upcoming board exams, she can become a registered nurse.
Bryan was one of 350 graduates honored at the fall commencement ceremony held at UW-Eau Claire’s Zorn Arena.
“I’d really like to work in a neo-natal care unit,” Bryan said. She wants to stay with Ministry St. Joseph’s Hospital for the next stage of her career.
“I will keep working at my current job until there is a position posted,” Bryan said.
Campuses are located in Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire, Menomonie, Neillsville and River Falls.
