"I was successful at my core courses because of the staff there. They had the time and dedication for each of their students. Going to college is a rite of passage for many people. For me it was an honor."--Dorothy
Proud Member of AASU Class of 2008
Major: Nursing
As Dorothy Trimmer was about to be commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps, she chose to have her pinning ceremony in AASU’s Liberty Center in Hinesville. The center, after all, was where she had found herself upon returning from Iraq and completing her Army enlistment.
Dorothy knew she would be returning to military service, but not before she earned a nursing degree from AASU. As a non-traditional student whose husband Sgt. John Trimmer was serving a redeployment to Iraq, she knew that completing her degree represented the next big challenge she had to meet. She also knew that, since her nearest family member resided in New York’s Mid-Hudson Valley, to achieve her goal she could rely on no one but herself.
Fortunately for her, the Liberty Center provided more that faculty members and classroom space. “The people at the center were my family and friends. I was successful at my core courses because of the staff there. They had the time and dedication for each of their students. Going to college is a rite of passage for many people. For me it was an honor,” Dorothy said.
She completed her core courses at the Liberty Center graduating with an associate of arts magna cum laude and went on to earn her B.S. in nursing on the main campus. She moves on to Officer Candidate School in Texas and, upon completion, she expects to be stationed at the Eisenhower Medical Center at Ft. Gordon in Augusta, GA.
During her commissioning ceremony at the Liberty Center, she was motivated by gratitude for all that her second family had helped her accomplish.
“No one can achieve success without having someone to thank for it.”
Dorothy Trimmer
Hometown: Ossining, NYProud Member of AASU Class of 2008
Major: Nursing
As Dorothy Trimmer was about to be commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps, she chose to have her pinning ceremony in AASU’s Liberty Center in Hinesville. The center, after all, was where she had found herself upon returning from Iraq and completing her Army enlistment.
Dorothy knew she would be returning to military service, but not before she earned a nursing degree from AASU. As a non-traditional student whose husband Sgt. John Trimmer was serving a redeployment to Iraq, she knew that completing her degree represented the next big challenge she had to meet. She also knew that, since her nearest family member resided in New York’s Mid-Hudson Valley, to achieve her goal she could rely on no one but herself.
Fortunately for her, the Liberty Center provided more that faculty members and classroom space. “The people at the center were my family and friends. I was successful at my core courses because of the staff there. They had the time and dedication for each of their students. Going to college is a rite of passage for many people. For me it was an honor,” Dorothy said.
She completed her core courses at the Liberty Center graduating with an associate of arts magna cum laude and went on to earn her B.S. in nursing on the main campus. She moves on to Officer Candidate School in Texas and, upon completion, she expects to be stationed at the Eisenhower Medical Center at Ft. Gordon in Augusta, GA.
During her commissioning ceremony at the Liberty Center, she was motivated by gratitude for all that her second family had helped her accomplish.
“No one can achieve success without having someone to thank for it.”
