Graduate Lawton Simons aims for the sky as future flight nurse

(From left to right) Simons on Newman's graduation day and in the Newman nursing lab on campus

2026 nursing graduate Lawton Simons is ready for a future as a flight nurse, starting with his new job at Children’s Mercy in Kansas City.

Newman’s director of nursing brings goals to growing program

Clarkson (left) congratulates a student during the May 2024 Newman nurse pinning ceremony.

Newman Director of Nursing Ashton Clarkson ‘09 has always had an interest in helping others in the nursing profession.

Miss Kansas Alexis Smith holds her puppet, Aliyah, as she demonstrates her ventriloquism talent.

Royalty graced “The Newman Bond” podcast when Newman nursing alumna and 2024 Miss Kansas Alexis Smith ’23 was featured July 16.

Sophia Kassita wears her scrubs, gloves and stethoscope in a Newman nursing classroom. Photo courtesy of JCBPix Photography.

For Newman University graduate Sophia Kassita ‘24, attending Newman University’s nursing school was a transatlantic journey.

Newman University nursing class of 2024

Seventeen Newman graduates received their ceremonial nursing pins Thursday, May 9, marking the transition from student to professional nurse.

Lindsay Espinosa-Pablo and Brandon Welch accept a scholarship check from veteran Fred Howard on behalf of the 40&8 Military Honor Society.

Newman nursing students Lindsay Espinosa-Pablo and Brandon Welch received far more than just a glazed donut during Jet Friday on April 5.