Ruby Trejo, a resident of Brunswick County, is the recipient of the K. George Verghese Memorial Academic Merit Award, recognizing her academic achievements in the Associate Degree of Nursing (ADN) program at Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC).
Dr. Verghese was a long time faculty member at SVCC and was instrumental in the establishment of the ADN and Practical Nursing (PN) programs at the college.
Ruby is pictured with Mary Jane Elkins, Director of Institutional Advancement and Christy Whitten, Associate Professor of Nursing.