09/24/2021 12:00:00 AMUNC Pembroke celebrated the official naming of the McKenzie-Elliott School of Nursing during a ceremony on September 23, paying homage to a registered nurse, Mary McKenzie Edwards, whose resilience empowered her to achieve her dreams. Former UNCP Trustee Mary Ann Elliott shared moving stories of her mother's tenacity and how she was inspired by her mother's perseverance in the face of hardships and financial setbacks during the Great Depression in the 1930s.Dr. Cherry Beasley and Chancellor Robin Gary Cummings unveils a portrait of former UNCP Trustee Mary Ann Elliott which will hang in the McKenzie-Elliott School of NursingCollege of Health Sciences