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SJRCC Press Release
December 2008
SJRCC holds nursing pinning ceremony
St. Johns River Community College recently held a pinning ceremony to recognize the Associate in Science in Nursing students. The pinning ceremony symbolized the "rite of passage into the nursing profession," said Virginia McColm, SJRCC's dean of nursing. The pin is a reminder to the 26 graduates of their purpose to serve the sick and infirmed.
McColm described the pinning and lighting ceremony as the symbol of the care and devotion nurses provide. The ceremony is also a continued tradition of Florence Nightingale's extended honor to her most outstanding nurses.
In addition to the ceremony, students were recognized for special achievements throughout their two-year program.
Special awards went to Deborah Tucker for the Dean's Award and the Student Nurses Association Award, Erin Palermino for Outstanding Student of the Year, Lashandia May for the Florence Nightingale Award, Sarah Freitag for the Academic Excellence Award, Brandy Fernandez and Jordan Engelhardt for the C.A.R.E. Award, Beatrice Echols for the Community Leadership Award, Jill Scott, RN, MSN, CCRN, for Outstanding Instructor of the Year and freshman Jason Andrews as the Ihsan Fahri Scholarship Award winner.
 Students were pinned by family members and then proceeded to light their lamps. This tradition serves as an icon in nursing from Florence Nightingale, who is known as the founder of modern-day nursing. In the 1800s, Nightingale was known as the "lady with the lamp," tending to the sick while carrying a lamp to light the way. The ceremony was held at the Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts located on the Orange Park Campus.
The following students are from St. Johns County: Christina Lynn Berg, Kelly Melissa Hopkins and Dana Marie Powell.
The following students are from Clay County: Marsha Sutton Asher, Christin Dionne Bell, Amy Brumfield, Kelly Ann Bruton, Sandra Chevelon, Sheila Duket, Jordan Alysse Engelhardt, Brandy Ann Fernandez, Sarah Freitag, Tina Reynolds Gallardo, Dolores Morelos Legg, Katherine Amanda Meeks, Stacey Renee Peternel, Lisa Renae Peters, Christene Simms, Deborah Tucker and Sanna Goodchild Villarreal.
The following students are from Duval County: Stacy Lynne Dodak, Beatrice Echols, Lauren Elaine Jurney, Elizabeth Mahoney, Lashandia King May.
The following student is from Flagler County: Erin Katie Palermino.
The guest speaker was Kathryn Hester, J.D., RN, BSN, the chief nursing officer for Orange Park Medical Center.
SJRCC's nursing program is offered in Palatka and Orange Park. SJRCC offers additional health programs such as respiratory care, nursing assistant, phlebotomy, medical encoder, health information management and radiologic technology. For more information on degree and certificate programs in the health field, call (386) 312-4176.
PHOTO CAPTIONS:
PHOTO ONE:
Front row, L-R: Christine Simms, Tina Gallardo, Dolores Legg, Sarah Freitag, Christin Bell, Jordan Engelhardt
Second row, L-R: Sandra Chevelon, Elizabeth Mahoney, Beatrice Echols, Erin Palermino, Brandy Fernandez
Third row, L-R: Sheila Duket, Christina Berg, Katherine Meeks, Amy Brumfield, Kelly Bruton, Kelly Hopkins
Fourth row, L-R: Lauren Jurney, Marsha Asher, Lisa Peters, Stacey Peternel
Back row, L-R: Lashandia May, Sanna Villarreal, Deborah Tucker, Dana Powell, Stacy Dodak
PHOTO TWO:
Special awards went to - front row, L-R: Sarah Freitag for the Academic Excellence Award, Beatrice Echols for Community Leadership Award, Brandy Ann Fernandez for the C.A.R.E. Award, Erin Palermino for the Outstanding Student of the Year and Jordan Engelhardt for the C.A.R.E. Award.
Back row, L-R: Deborah Tucker for the Dean's Award and the Student Nurses Association Award and Lashandia May for the Florence Nightingale Award.
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MEDIA CONTACT:
Susan Kessler
SJRCC Director of Public Relations and Publications
5001 St. Johns Avenue
Palatka, FL 32177
(386) 312-4020
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