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Debbie Jenkins

Making a

Difference in the

Medical Profession

by Addison Jenkins

ebbie Jenkins is not only a nurse at Lubbock’s
Covenant Medical Center but also makes many
Dcontributions to the medical communities of
the Amarillo and Dallas areas. Over the course of her
career, she has cared for countless patients, opened six
different pediatric and family hospital units, gathered
forensic evidence which contributed to over 500 years of In 1975, Jenkins graduated
prison time, and been a wife, mother, and grandmother. from Canyon High School
She has worked as a nurse during both the Covid and and began studying at Texas
AIDS epidemics and has served as a nursing educator, Women’s University in Denton.
instructor, and director, helping others learn and grow in That summer, she worked at
the profession. the Amarillo Globe News, where
she met Larry Jenkins. They
Mrs. Jenkins was born in Amarillo to George and Willna married in 1977 and moved
Smith. She lived in Lubbock as a small child, and her back to Amarillo, where she
mother worked at Methodist Hospital. But when she was studied nursing at Amarillo
only ten years old, her mother tragically passed away. College.
Two years later, her father remarried, and, at thirteen,
Debbie began working to help support her family.

Article Submitted by
Addison Jenkins LUBBOCK COOPER

Addison Jenkins is a senior at Lubbock-Cooper High School. Her parents are Chris and
Tarah Jenkins. She loves drawing, painting, and horses. She has not yet decided on a
college but is considering a career in Occupational Therapy or Counseling. She has found
great joy in volunteering at Refuge Services which offers hippotherapy, therapeutic
riding, and equine-assisted psychotherapy to children, adolescents, adults, veterans—
anyone with special needs and disabilities.

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