Registered Nurse Class of 2011: 1st row - Cynthia Kelley, Gina Whitley, Maria Montgomery, Christy Goldsmith, Alicia Grossman, 2nd row - Sheri Miesner, Erin Garner, Jason Niemier, Samantha Sprague, Carol Hagebusch. Back row - Laura Finney, Kati Hayward, Pilar Davis, Alyson Kastler, Hali Beaver, and Jami Vineyard.
Coffeyville Community College celebrated with nursing students in a Practical Nurse and Registered Nurse Pinning Ceremony on December 18, 2011. Students celebrated in a personal ceremony that recognized the tradition of nursing and their own personal accomplishments. Each class member had the opportunity to thank their family and friends during the ceremony while Nursing Director, Heather Pollet pinned them.
“The RN class is an exceptional group of students who have persevered through the last two years and have become the first registered nursing graduates of the CCC Nursing Program,” said Pollet. “Being the first class to graduate the program, they met this challenge and exceeded all expectations with a 100% NCLEX pass rate last year.”
The tradition of the nurse pinning originated in the 1860’s at the Nightingale School of Nursing at St. Thomas Hospital in London. Having been recently awarded The Red Cross of St. George for her selfless service to the injured and dying in the Crimean War, Florence chose to extend this honor to her most outstanding graduate nurses by presenting each of them with a medal for excellence.
“With the determination shown by all of these nurses, I expect these graduates will continue to be successful in passing state boards as well as in their careers as a nurse,” said Pollet.
The Coffeyville Community College Nursing Program is graduating its first class of Registered Nurses and its second class of Licensed Nurses since the program began in 2010. Application for admission to the Nursing program begins in August each year and classes start in January. For more information, please visit www.coffeyville.edu or contact Heather Pollet at 620.252.7550, ext. 32.
Licensed Practical Nurse Class of 2011: 1st row - Nursing Instructor Renea Jones, Teresa Andrews, Jessica Morris, Kari Bachman, Sarah Everitt, Dawn Jones, 2nd row- Nursing Director Heather Pollet, Nicole White, Natasha Meyer, Rachael Parrish, Jerry Pippin, Crista Wagner, Dawn White, Nursing Instructor Anastasia O'Connell: Back row - Elizabeth Keene, Yalanda Moore, Kylee Dixon, Matthew Floyd, Justin Doane, Rick Arnold, Carrie Kaminska, and Dustea Aldridge.