May 23 2011
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Fifty-two students in the 2011 associate degree nursing class at New River Community College received their NRCC nursing pins and their associate degrees at a recent ceremony at the college.
This is the seventh graduating class of associate degree nurses at NRCC and the graduates are now eligible to take their registered nurse licensing exam. "This class brings the total of New River Community College associate degree nurses to 344," says Teri Moore, associate vice president for student learning and nursing program director.Keynote speaker Deborah Taylor, chief nursing officer for Carilion Giles Community Hospital, told the graduates, "Service to patients is your utmost role. Be observant, process information and listen with your heart… your patients are depending on you."
Teri Moore provided background information on the design of the NRCC nursing pin which includes a path, gate, sun and mountains encircled by the words "New River Community College Nursing." The gate features the Roman numeral MMIII (2003), representing the starting year of the two-year nursing program. Other nursing faculty participating in the ceremony were: Deborah Gerberich, Katrina Watson, Alicia Jensen and Robin Troxel.
Others participating in the graduation and pinning ceremony were Dr. Pat Huber, vice president for instruction and student services, and Dr. Mark Rowh, vice president for workforce development and external relations. NRCC president Dr. Jack Lewis conferred the degrees.Nursing students receiving pins and degrees were:
From Montgomery County: Ashley Ruth Wilmouth Boutwell, Lindsay Martin Clark, Amanda Gail Conner, Jamie Lee Dadras, Crystal Elaine Davis, Kimberly Anne Guynn-Diggs, Dena Marie Lester, Elizabeth Renee Mann, Carmen Leigh McGraw, Carrie Dawn Miller, Reshma J. Patel, Amanda Dawn Roberts, Heather Huffman Shepherd, Lisa Lynn Smith, Gregory Edward Thompson and Angela A. Underwood. From Pulaski County: Susan Saunders Alderman, April Loving Andrews, Maria R. Darnell, Chelsey Lyn Hamilton, Bill Steven Holcomb, Lisa H. Miller, Patricia S. O'Neal, Sharon Kay Quesenberry, Timothy Lee Reno and Amber Nicole Woodyard.From Radford: Leadi Aminou, Catherine F. Brown, Christopher Michael Cox, James Bryce Epperly, Elizabeth Morgan Moore Hammond, Sara Anntranett Jarrell and Heather Nicole Towe.From Giles County: Catherine Ann Brandon, Grace Anne Meier, Candice Nichole Blankenship Perdue, Beth Ann Pierce, Crystal Dawn Robertson, Kelly Marie Rucker and Rebecca Anne Thompson.From Floyd County: Kelli Weeks Chaffin, Kelly Jane Epperly, Roanna Lane Gillis, Victoria Thurland Phillips Harris, Ashley Marie Lancianese, Tory Tuck Shive, R. Kevin Smith and Ronald Lee Yearout.From Wythe County: Julie Kay DishonFrom Carroll County: Heather Towe. From Roanoke: Patricia Dawn Whisman and Stephanie Morris Williams.From Peterstown, WV: Sherry Lynn Brown
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