Lake Land College honors nurses at annual pinning ceremony

Posted on May 29, 2019

At the 2019 Lake Land College Associate Degree in Nursing Pinning Ceremony, graduating nurses received their pins.

Riply Cavazos, Mattoon, received the Marilyn Fuqua Thompson Nursing Award, which is given each year to a graduating student who is considered to be the all-around best student in the class and is voted on by faculty. The student must be professionally superior and morally responsible, be capable of making wise decisions, be compassionate and caring, be dedicated and possess common sense and a strong scientific knowledge base, demonstrate superior technical skills, possess superior communication skills and composure, often in crises situations. Cavazos’ name will be engraved on a plaque that is located in the nursing skills lab in Neal Hall.

Jamie Worker, Mattoon, and Danielle Vaughn, Altamont, received the Associate Degree Nursing Peer Award. These students are chosen because of their clinical and scholastic performance, willingness to help other students, professionalism, maturity and spirit. The award is characterized by a true team player, who also is considered a leader. The recipients of this award were chosen by fellow nursing students.

Macy Cornwell, Sullivan, received the award for Clinical Excellence.

For serving as a positive representative of the ADN program student liaisons, Faith Boerngen, Mason, Dakota Shadwell, Stewardson, and Jennifer Shull, Mattoon, received Certificates of Recognition.

The following students received their pins at the ceremony:

Name	Hometown
Mallory Bailey	Effingham, IL
Trisha Blickem	Mattoon, IL
Brittany Bloemer	Effingham, IL
Faith Boerngen	Mason, IL
Seirra Boldrey	Casey, IL
Austin Brian	Casey, IL
Patrick Carr	Windsor, IL
Tiffany Carter	Effingham, IL
Ripley Cavazos	Mattoon, IL
Ashley Chiu	Charleston, IL
Taylor Clark	Shelbyville, IL
Amber Colclasure	Mattoon, IL
Samantha Congenie	Shelbyville, IL
Macy Cornwell	Sullivan, IL
Peyton Craft	Charleston, IL
Candace Crum	St. Elmo, IL
Heather Daily	Sullivan, IL
Erin Davis	Effingham, IL
Mackenize Durbin	Shelbyville, IL
Jacob Edersheim	Mattoon, IL
Kelsey Etchison	Pana, IL
Julie (Elaine) Feezel	Effingham, IL
Jackie File	Pana, IL
Jenna Forster	Paris, IL
Sara Fultz	Sullivan, IL
Sierra Gregg	Shelbyville, IL
Myranda Hays	Paris, IL
Eli Hoene	Effingham, IL
Alyssa Hudson	Mattoon, IL
Vanessa Hunter	Mattoon, IL
Carson Hyland	Mattoon, IL
Taylor Janes	Mattoon, IL
Olivia Jewell	Effingham, IL
Telsa Johnson	Altamont, IL
Chelsea Keefe	Mattoon, IL
Casaundra Killam	Shelbyville, IL
Jenna Long	St. Elmo, IL
Carly Lowry	Mattoon, IL
Kira Manning	Mattoon, IL
Daelynn Miller	Paris, IL
Amber McKinney	Edgewood, IL
William Newberry	Neoga, IL
Kaylee Nottmeyer	Mattoon, IL
Lacey Otto	Sullivan, IL
Destiny Painter	Ashmore, IL
Sierra Pendergast-White	Charleston, IL
Christina Reynolds	Mattoon, IL
Kirsten Reynolds	Paris, IL
Hannah Ryan	Effingham, IL
Dakota Shadwell	Stewardson, IL
Jennifer Shull	Mattoon, IL
Keagan Sims	Charleston, IL
Alexa Sitkiewicz	Paris, IL
Corie Smith	Altamont, IL
Katelyn Smith	Edgewood, IL
Ben Stodden	Neoga, IL
Stephanie Strowmatt	Windsor, IL
Macy Thomas	Arthur, IL
Samantha Tilford	Windsor, IL
Danielle Vaughn	Altamont, IL
Cheyann Watkins	Mattoon, IL
Kori Wenthe	Effingham, IL
Macie Williams	Casey, IL
Sarah Williams	Effingham, IL
Brandon Wilson	Greenup, IL
Tyler Winkleblack	Mattoon, IL
Jamie Worker	Mattoon, IL

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Lake Land College honors nurses at annual pinning ceremony