Central Arizona College nursing graduates recognized at pinning ceremony
By Angela Askey
Posted 12/9/19
Twenty Central Arizona College students were recognized for completing the college’s nursing program during the 59th Nursing Division Pinning Ceremony recently held at the Signal Peak …
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Central Arizona College nursing graduates recognized at pinning ceremony
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The following students received their pins during the ceremony and will receive an associate of applied science degree:
Ramzi Aujani
Nicole Badiola
Emillie Brown
Crystal Carr
Jasmine Diaz
Lindsey Ermert
Ashton Espinoza
Jessica Furnish
Luz Ibanez
Ashley Johnson
Brittney Leonard
Kendall Maas
Ofelia Merkle-Ramirez
Nancy Mora
Marissa Palacios
Alesha Row
Angelise Tang
Daina Tarango
Raul Vidal
Tamara Zufelt Munlin
By Angela Askey
Twenty Central Arizona College students were recognized for completing the college’s nursing program during the 59th Nursing Division Pinning Ceremony recently held at the Signal Peak Campus.
The pinning ceremony, a time-honored tradition of nursing schools across the country, signifies a student’s completion of one of the most challenging curricula offered in higher education.
CAC President, Dr. Jackie Elliott provided a warm welcome and Tina Berry, Academic Dean, addressed the graduates.
Once the graduates received their pins, class speaker Alesha Row provided a touching speech, speaking affectionately about each professor’s lessons. She stated, “As the 59th class, … We now know how to be better humans & hold ourselves accountable (in the nursing profession).”
Kendall Maas received the Academician Award and Luz Ibanez earned the program’s Clinician Award.
CAC Nursing Club (CASNA) club members were recognized for their leadership: Marissa Palacios, Secretary; Ofelia Merkle, Treasurer; Nancy Mora, Fundraiser; and Tamara Zufelt Munlin, Membership Director.
Vivian Denson’s contribution to CASNA is recognized with awards presented to students that excel in the lower nursing blocks. These students included Gabriella Canter – Block I, Lauren Fulks – Block II, and Areli Nido – Block III.
The evening concluded with a candle-lighting ceremony and the graduates taking the Florence Nightingale Pledge. The pledge, an adaption of the physician’s Hippocratic Oath, was written in 1893 by Mrs. Lystra E. Gretter and the Farrand Training School for Nurses in Detroit.
Editor’s note: Ms. Askey is the executive director of Public Relations and Marketing at Central Arizona College