CANYON — A crowd of around 400 people joined together to honor this year's Panhandle Great 25 Nurses, including staff and alumni from West Texas A&M University’s Laura and Joe Street School of Nursing, during an awards ceremony at the Jack B. Kelley Legacy Hall on Thursday evening.

The event began with a social hour, which led to the invocation and dinner preceding the recognition of the 2025 scholarship recipients and the presentation of the Panhandle Great 25 Nurses. The welcome and opening remarks were provided by Sharla Valdez, Scholarship Committee Chair, and Dr. Elizabeth Matos, both co-chairs of Panhandle Great 25 Nurses.

“Thank you to the generous support of our sponsors," Dr. Matos began. "Without the support, we would not be able to give eight $2,000 nursing scholarships and on

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