Fifty-six receive their LVN pins Thursday

Published or Revised May 09, 2008

Fifty-six vocational nursing students received their pins during ceremonies held Thursday, May 8, at First Baptist Church. Director of Health Occupations Marcia Putnam gave the welcome and introduced college administrators and faculty members. In a nod to the past, the instructors all wore old style caps and all white uniforms historically reserved for nursing graduates. The Hopkins-Nicholas Award for outstanding performance in both classroom and clinical training went to Jennifer Giles of Celeste. Carol Ladd of Pattonville was given the Metamorphosis Award for exhibiting the most growth throughout the entire LVN program. Richard Ross Ouinlan had the highest grade point average. Jennifer Giles, Abena Brefo of Paris, Brenda Ladell of Reno, and Christie Okoro of Plano all had perfect attendance. This signifies that throughout the entire program these students had no absences or tardiniess for class, clinicals or any scheduled nursing appointments. Students receiving pins and their home towns are: [b]Paris:[/b] Jodie Beshirs, Abana Brefo, Kimberly Cooper, Jennifer Cunningham, Vicki Fugett, Megan Gordon, Amber Grant, Garry Gurley, Roxie Jeffery, Tonya Johnson, Jennifer Knox, Shatony Lewis, Latona Long, Kim Merritt, Amanda O’Dell, Stacie Reaves, Iran Terrones [b]Pattonville:[/b] Carol Ladd [b]Reno:[/b] Blakely Hill, Brenda Ladell [b]Sumner:[/b] Candace Allison, Dori Tye [b]Blossom:[/b] Deborah Dawson, Brandi Raley, Melissa Ringwald [b]Brookston:[/b] Angela Ary [b]Powderly:[/b] Gregory Dupree, Adrian Wilson [b]Bogata:[/b] Ashley White [b]Cooper:[/b] Natalie Pham [b]Sulphur Springs:[/b] Dean Armstrong, Jessica Henley, Lori Lunceford, Kristi Norfleet, Donna Rushin [b]Greenville:[/b] Ashley Crutcher, Lora Goff, Patrick Harrison, Emily King, Donald, Majewski, Chandra Mendez, Jana Sandlin [b]Campbell:[/b] Jessica DeLeo’n [b]Cumby:[/b] Christina Chambliss [b]Commerce:[/b] Donna Coe, Karen Gorden, Laura Newman [b]Lone Oak:[/b] Jessica Johnson, Carol Mowat, Hayley Myler [b]Celeste:[/b] Jennifer Giles [b]Winnsboro:[/b] Lovie Carpenter [b]Hooks:[/b] Stephanie Miller [b]Quinlan:[/b] Richard Ross [b]Plano:[/b] Christie Okoro [b]Wylie:[/b] Felicitas Nwaege