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Nursing Graduates Honored at Annual Pinning Ceremony

Posted on June 19, 2023

The following students received awards at the ceremony:

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Graduating nurses received their pins at the 2023 Lake Land College Associate Degree Nursing pinning ceremony.

The Associate Degree Nursing Program Peer Awards were presented to Brittany Feast, Rachel Champagne, and Scott Fleenor for exhibiting excellence in the classroom and in clinical, showing willingness to help others, caring nature, professionalism and spirit.

The Patient Advocate Award was presented to Cortney Cole for displaying professionalism and compassionate care in the Associate Degree Nurse program.

Brittany Feast received the Clinical Excellence Award for displaying professionalism, confidence and clinical excellence in the Associate Degree Nurse Program.

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, went to Monica Buerster. To receive this award, 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. Buerster’s name will be engraved on a plaque that is located in the nursing skills lab in Neal Hall.

The following students received pins at the ceremony:

Name                                      Hometown

Jayme Ballinger                      Shelbyville

Alison Beard                           Sullivan

Anni Borries                            Teutopolis

Lori Brummer                          Effingham

Rachel Champagne                Villa Grove

Cortney Cole                          Shelbyville

Brittany Cox                            Ramsey

Callie Feldhake                       Effingham

Tara Geiger                            Brownstown

Hali Hancock                          Watson

Collin Hartke                          Dieterich

Maranda Jenkins                     Altamont

Jennifer Kibler                        Effingham

Caroline Kull                           Effingham

Harlie Ann Lawrence              Effingham

Samantha Miller                     Vandalia

Hope Monnet                         Effingham

Kyler Roan                              Paris

Kenzie Robertson                   Louisville

Kristina Roepke                       Effingham

Natalie Taylor Scott               Pana

Adam Tarr                               Watson

Madison Tilford                      Effingham

Barbara Barquin                      Mattoon

Lara Bauer                               Strasburg

Macie Bennett                         Charleston

Monica Buerster                      Newton

Kacie Collinsworth                 Mattoon

Kylie Dawkins                         Louisville

April Decesaro                        Bethany

Scott Fleenor                          Windsor

Jenna Flood                            Jewett

Maria Garza                            Arthur

Beth Glanzer                           Lerna

Elizabeth Green                      Sullivan

Chaselyn Himes                      Mattoon

Brooke Jansen                        Newton

Megan Martin                         Shelbyville

Kori Miller                               Marshall

Dennette Munson                   Martinsville

Lynsey Overton                      Mattoon

Jeff Repking                            Effingham

Madison Shirley                      Hume

Shelbi Swartzentruber            Arthur

Olivia Tapscott                       Shelbyville

CJ Yoder                                 Sullivan

Amber Aleshire                       Mattoon

Angela Caulk                          Mattoon

Kyle Diethrich                         Mattoon

Faith Drake                             Charleston

Olivia Durbin                          Shelbyville

Sidney Edwards                      Oakland

Allison Fauke                          Mattoon

Brittany Feast                          Mattoon

Colby Filipiak                         Mattoon

Danielle Johnson                    Mattoon

Leandra Jophlin                      Pana

Olivia Therann Kanizer           Toledo

Cam McDonald                      Charleston

Savannah McKee                    Bethany

Alexis Milner                           Paris

Calla Roney                            Strasburg

Abby Russell                           Toledo

Kalei Thornhill                        Mattoon

Lainee Turner                          Strasburg

Sinead Yvonne Weber            Sullivan

Morgan Webster                     Cowden

Logan Whitney                       Moweaqua

Nathaniel Williams                 Casey

 

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