65 vocational nursing students receive pins

Published or Revised May 12, 2006

Sixty-five vocational nursing students received their pins during ceremonies held Thursday at First Baptist Church. Marcia Putnam, Director of Health Occupations, gave the welcome and introduced college administrators and faculty members. The Hopkins-Nicholas Award for outstanding performance in both classroom and clinical training went to Teresa Hines of Clarksville. Hines was also one of five students recognized for perfect attendance. Raymon Marrero of Hagensport was given the Metamorphosis Award for exhibiting the most growth throughout the entire LVN program. Pamela Simpson of Point had the highest grade point average. Cindy Barrientos of Lone Star, Amy Luna of Sulphur Springs, Stephanie Stringer of Clarksville, and Kevin Ryan of East Lyme, CT, all had perfect attendance, along with Hines. This signifies that throughout the entire program these students had no absences or tardiness for class, clinicals or any scheduled nursing appointments. Students receiving pins and their home towns are: [b]Paris:[/b] Amanda Akard, Patricia Anderson, Erica Barnes, Ymeka Baty, Samantha Beggs, Heather Braswell, Beige Davis, Susan Dearinger, Kasy Edwards, Terry England, Kinya Gaudin, Cynthia Glover, Karen Grose, Sonya Hall, Sherri Herron, Regina Hevron, Leslie Main, Jaime Reaves, Shalunda Smith, Allen Temple, Alaina Vest, Kendra Waldroup, Quenyet Williams, Jenci Wright [b]Austin:[/b] Megan Helms [b]Bagwell:[/b] Camilla Ward [b]Blossom:[/b] Brittany Ballard [b]Bogata:[/b] Donna Smith [b]Bonham:[/b] Stephanie Dennis, Jill Temple [b]Caddo Mills:[/b] Sandra Brummet, Caren Moore [b]Campbell:[/b] Khira Majewski [b]Celeste:[/b] Dustin Wilson [b]Clarksville:[/b] Brittney Crawford, Teresa Hines, Stephanie Stringer, Carrie Townes [b]Commerce:[/b] Rolonda Henry [b]Cooper:[/b] Doretha Chambliss [b]Cumby:[/b] Monica McElvy [b]Dallas:[/b] Nancy Williams [b]Detroit:[/b] John Arthur Castleman [b]Greenville:[/b] Mary Barber, Jan Gammage, Lisa Herndon, Zarina Klopova, Dana Sadler [b]Hagensport:[/b] Ramon Marrero [b]Ladonia:[/b] Robby Cox [b]Lone Star:[/b] Cindy Barrientos [b]Plainview:[/b] Jenny Moreland [b]Point:[/b] Jennifer Carroll, Pamela Simpson [b]Sulphur Springs:[/b] Rebecca Garcia, Marilyn Hicks, Amy Luna [b]Woodland:[/b] Samantha McCoin Oklahoma graduates include Terry Bingham, Valliant; William Rawls, Hugo; Tammy Sharrock, Antlers. Out-of-state students completing the program were Leslie Jones, San Jose, CA; Kevin Ryan, East Lyme, CT; Sharayah Smith, Wichita, KS; Traci Hamilton, New Orleans, LA; and Meredith Osterbuhr, Lebanon, TN. Vadim Lukahsenok, originally from Riga, Latvia, also received his pin.