It took a twist of pandemic-related events to put the unusual results in play, but a Mother-Daughter pair will both earn their nursing degrees from Lakeshore Technical College.
Alivia Muckerheide will receive her nursing degree in the December commencement while her mother, Jennie, will watch from the audience. In May, the roles will reverse as daughter Alivia watches her mother cross the stage.
Alivia, a class of ‘20 grad from Sheboygan Falls, enrolled in LTC classes in 2018 through the Youth Apprenticeship program, and she entered LTC as a regular student in the fall of 2020.
With the pandemic then in full-swing, mother Jennie, who’s company eliminated her job after 21 years, decided to return to LTC to complete the nursing degree she started years earlier, but never finished. She’ll earn her degree this coming May.
The two found reward in learning together, and supported and motivated each other through their education at LTC.
Alivia is now working as a nurse extern at HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan, while Jennie is a certified nursing assistant at Aurora Sheboygan Medical Center. Both plan to continue their roles after completing their degrees and passing the National Council Licensure Exam that’s required to become a Registered Nurse, and both plan to transfer their credits in pursuit of bachelor’s degrees.
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