VGCC Nursing instructor Francine Davis retires

Francine Davis of Butner, a Nursing instructor at Vance-Granville Community College, recently retired after a distinguished career in health-care and education. Her colleagues held a retirement reception for her on Aug. 19 at the college’s main campus. All agreed that the Nursing department would miss her cheerful spirit and hearty laugh. Davis joined VGCC in 2000, after many years of working at Duke University Medical Center. She was the head of the college’s Practical Nursing program from 2000 through 2002. Davis earned both a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) and a master’s in public health (MPH) in maternal-child/public health nursing from UNC-Chapel Hill. She is the former president of the UNC School of Nursing Alumni Association and received the 2010 Carrington Award for Community Service from that association. Davis is also a member of Sigma Theta Tau, the Nursing Honor Society. Pictured above: Davis (center) is flanked by her fellow Practical Nursing instructors, Gail Medlin (left) and Jenny Holloway (right).