Nursing Professor Kay Wetmore stands next to a medical dummy. Wetmore graduated from OCCC with her associate in nursing, and from Oklahoma City University with a bachelor's in nursing. Photo by Carrie Cronk
Nursing program adds another to staff
OCCC graduate and registered nurse Kay Wetmore made her debut as a full-time nursing professor on campus this semester.
Wetmore, who received her associate degree in nursing at OCCC, said her main reason for returning to the college was because she loves the nursing program.
“The administration is aggressive toward expanding the college programs and projects,” Wetmore said.
She said she wants to help the program expand by teaching students from her experiences.
Wetmore said she plans to bring a fresh prospective and a bright attitude to OCCC’s nursing program.
Her personality and strong desire to teach will help her with that, she said.
Wetmore received her bachelor’s degree at Oklahoma City University and currently is working toward her master’s degree.
During her time as a professor at OCCC, Wetmore said, she hopes to learn from senior members of the nursing program.
“It’s a new world for me,” she said.
In that new world, Wetmore said, she knows someone she can count on — her sister Robin McMurry also is a nursing faculty member who began this semester.
Both worked together as children for their family’s business.
“My family has always been a tight-knit, massive unit,” Wetmore said.
Before returning to OCCC, Wetmore taught at the Moore Norman Technology Center and the University of Central Oklahoma.
Wetmore was an adjunct nursing instructor at OCCC for about a year and a half before she came on full time.
In her free time, Wetmore said, she enjoys photography.
