Veronica Umeh
2010-2011 Winner | Master’s Degree
Veronica Umeh received her first Baccalaureate degree in Food Science and Technology in her native Nigeria in 2000. In 2004, in the United States, she enrolled in the accelerated nursing program at Wayne State University in Detroit graduating with her BSN Summa Cum Laude a year later. This mother of two returned to Wayne State in 2009 to continue her graduate work and wants to be a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist.
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