Without question, May 23rd and 24th were a couple of days that Emily Borland of Quitman will remember forever. It was on that Friday evening that Borland was one of thirty-seven (37) Louisiana Tech University students who received their professional nursing pins in a Pinning Ceremony held in Howard Auditorium. The following evening, she walked across the stage of the Thomas Assembly Center to receive her graduation diploma during the 2025 Spring Commencement Exercises. 

Each graduate was also presented with a commemorative Nightingale lamp provided by Northern Louisiana Medical Center. Following the successful completion of the NCLEX-RN national licensing exam, the graduates will be registered nurses.