Ernest Grant
A 1977 graduate of the Practical Nursing Education program at A-B Tech, Ernest
Grant works as a nursing education clinician at the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center, where he is directly involved in educating more than 8,000 people a year about burn prevention.
Grant has received numerous honors for his work, including the 2004 American Association of Community Colleges Outstanding Alumni Award and Nursing Spectrum Magazine's 2002 Nurse of the Year. His accomplishments have taken him to the White House to be honored by President George W. Bush and put him in the spotlight with fellow community college graduates like U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona and Star Wars' George Lucas.
"I am extremely proud to let people know that I graduated from A-B Tech," Grant said.
In high school, Grant knew he wanted to go into health care and his initial dream was to work as an anesthesiologist. However, a guidance counselor suggested Grant visit A-B Tech to explore the possibility of enrolling in the college's nursing program.
"One year in the program, and I realized that I had another calling," Grant recalled. "Nursing was where my heart truly was. It fed a hunger in me."
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