University contest recognizes essays on nursing

To celebrate National Nurses Week this month, Costa Mesa-headquartered West Coast University recently honored three students who won the university’s “Inspirational Nursing Stories” contest.

Top prize went to Chantal Banon, a West Coast University student who attended the Anaheim campus, who wrote, “Why I Chose to Become a Nurse.” She cited her daughter as her inspiration.

“The best part is, now my daughter wants to be a nurse practitioner,” Banon said. “I finally realize how my hard work has paid off because of the example I set for her. I feel like the richest woman in the world.”

Banon won a $200 gift card.

Adrineh Avakian, a student on West Coast’s Los Angeles campus, won the university’s “people’s choice” award for her essay, which garnered the most votes on West Coast’s Facebook page.

Avakian won a $100 gift card.

Rita Mcmillan won a $100 gift card and honorable mention for her essay.

The winning essays can be read on Facebook at https://tinyurl.com/wcunurses.

— Paul Anderson