(Editor’s note: If any Nursing students pinned on May 5 were not included on the list of names provided for the ceremony, please email tdwilson@northeaststate.edu. Thank you.)
The Northeast State Nursing program celebrated the spring class of graduates at the Pinning Ceremony held May 5 at the Kingsport Center for Higher Education.
The 2023 spring class of Nursing graduates are: Courtney Baird; Robin Barnett; Elizabeth Bentley; Kaitlin Booth; Breanna Borrilez; Bethany Burke; Jacquline Cormier; David Ensor; April Godsey; Whitney Grindstaff; Ashley Hartley; Andrea Hatter; Jacque Higgins; Kaitlyn Lewis; Kayla Lowe; Brytni McCarty; Abigail Miracolo; Hailey Pearman; Cora Pierce; Rashida Rashid; Alexis Reece; Brandi Rimer; Jozie Rutledge; April Schleicher; Jennifer Sparks; Felecia Tennant; Terry Ward; Chloe Woodlief; and Sarah Wooten.
Students Rashida Rashid and Sarah Wooten were recognized for their roles as president and vice-president of the Northeast State Student Nurses Association.
April Godsey received the Outstanding Student Award for the traditional R.N. nursing pathway. Robin Barnett earned the Outstanding Student Award for the L.P.N. to R.N. nursing pathway.
Rashida Rashid received the Adult Learner of the Year Award for the traditional RN nursing pathway. Whitney Grindstaff received the Adult Learner of the Year Award in the L.P.N. to R.N. pathway.
Nursing faculty members recognized students honored by their classmates for the year. Ashley Hartley and Rashida Rashid were recognized as class representatives in the R.N. pathway while Robin Barnett was recognized as class representative for the L.P.N. to R.N. pathway.
The nursing “pin” traces it roots back 1,000 years to the Maltese Cross. The Knights of the Order of the Hospital of St. John the Baptist were the first to be pinned. Those pins recognized the knights as caregivers for sick and injured Crusaders. Named to honor the iconic nurse Florence Nightingale, the pledge marks a traditional pledge made by nurses dedicating their lives to their profession.
The nursing students graduating this spring receive their associate of applied science degrees at the College’s spring commencement ceremony happening May 9 on the Blountville campus.
Rashida Rashid and Sarah Wooten were also awarded for the roles as President & Vice-President of the Student Nurse Association.
Thank you Ashley. Those awards have been added.
Cheering on and congratulating Liz Bentley and Hailey Pearman!