GADSDEN,AL- The Gadsden State Community College Health Sciences Division recognized students earning their associate degree in Registered Nursing during a pinning ceremony held May 8 at the Beck Gymnasium on the Wallace Drive Campus. The 43 students will receive the Associate in Applied Science in Registered Nursing during commencement exercises May 13 at Gadsden State Cherokee.
“The pinning ceremony for RN graduates is such a special time not only for students and their families but also for the Nursing Program administration, faculty and staff,” said Dr. Cynthia Mullinax, director of the program. “We know these students have persevered through a very rigorous nursing education program. Now, they have what they need to be competent, safe practitioners when they enter the workforce as registered nurses.”
Students receiving their pins include:
Alexandria – Elijah Combs
Anniston – Sommer Yates
Ashville – Hope Williams
Calhoun, Ga. – Madalyn Morrison
Cedar Bluff – Cason Beck and Cynthia Wheeler
Cedartown, Ga. – Avery Lawrence and Andrea Walker
Centre – Kristina O’Neal and Savanna Rios
Duluth, Ga. – Hannah Whiteman
Euharlee, Ga. – Lori Coleman
Fyffe – Kennedy Stiefel
Gadsden – Nicole Daniels and Rachel Pierce
Gallant – Rachel Davis
Hokes Bluff – Halle Davenport, Destiny Jarrells and Sarah Posey
Jacksonville – Joy Copland, Crystal Ortiz and QuyTeria Scott
Lindale, Ga. – Jami Garrison
Miami, Fla. – Yurisnelis Chile
Ohatchee – Daniel Brown
Oxford – Esmeralda Matias, Amanda Payne and Anthony Quick
Pell City – Alexis Causey and Sebrina Self
Piedmont – Danielle Fair
Ragland – Payton Bearden
Ranburne – Jasey Langley
Rome, Ga. – Brittany Hobbs, Carrington Maney, Kellyn Morales and Katherine Packer
Sacramento, Calif. – Malaika Thomas
Sand Rock – Tiffany Durham
Southside – Carley Wagers
Talladega – Mason Watts
Trion, Ga. – Keisha Lewis
Weaver – Angelina Whitfield
Students presented with awards for achievement during the ceremony included Hope Williams, recipient of the highly-coveted Florence Nightingale Award. Williams was selected by her peers for exhibiting excellence in clinical performance.
The Excellence in Academic Achievement Award recognizes the nursing graduate with the highest-grade point average. The recipient was Daniel Brown.
Students awarded the Academic Achievement Award for having at least a 3.0 GPA are Peyton Bearden, Yurisnelis Chile, Joy Copland, Mason Cullimore, Nicole Daniels, Halle Davenport, Tiffany Durham, Carrington Maney, Esmeralda Matias, Kellyn Morales, Kristina O’Neal, Crystal Ortiz, Katherine Packer, Rachel Pierce, QuyTeria Scott, Kennedy Steifel, Cynthia Wheeler, Hannah Whiteman, Angelina Whitfield, Hope Williams and Sommer Yates.
Eight students were recognized for completing the Registered Nurse Apprenticeship Program, which provides nursing students the ability to earn while participating in on-the-job learning as a student nurse apprentice at a registered apprenticeship employer. Graduating participants are Alexis Causey, Halle Davenport, Crystal Ortiz, Savanna Rios, QuyTeria Scott, Kennedy Stiefel, Angelina Whitfield and Hope Williams.
For more information about Gadsden State’s Nursing Program, visit www.GadsdenState.edu/Nursing.
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