Nursing Pinning Ceremony Program (Spring 2024) // Lake-Sumter State College

ORDER OF CEREMONY

CALL TO CELEBRATION & GREETINGS

Dr. Christine Ramos, Associate Vice President of Health Professions Programs

WELCOME ADDRESS

Dr. Heather Bigard, President of Lake-Sumter State College

KEYNOTE SPEAKER INTRODUCTION

David Hidalgo, District Board of Trustees

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Dr. Marie O. Etienne, President of the Florida Nurses Association

PINNING ADDRESS

Dr. Christine Ramos, Associate Vice President of Health Professions Programs

THE SYMBOLISM OF LSSC NURSING PIN

Marilyn Cole, Assistant Professor of Nursing

PRESENTATION OF PINS

Nursing Leadership & Faculty

STUDENT AWARDS

Dr. Christine Ramos, Associate Vice President of Health Professions Programs

LIGHTING OF THE LAMPS

Brenna Broadway, Director of Nursing Practice

RECITATION OF NIGHTINGALE PLEDGE

Dr. Lisa Bailey, Assistant Professor of Nursing

CLOSING REMARKS

Dr. Christine Ramos, Associate Vice President of Health Professions Programs

THE SYMBOLISM OF THE LSSC NURSING PIN

The design of the pin is the shape of a shield. The shield represents the protective nature of nursing practice, and identifies the Registered Nurse as the patient advocate.

In the center of the shield, there is a golden cup which represents the cup of knowledge.

Knowledge is the foundation that supports decision-making and upon which our practice is built.

The cross on the pin represents human suffering and also hope. Nurses are dedicated to relieving pain and suffering, and are reminded that hope is one of the greatest gifts that they can instill as part of their professional practice.

Beneath the cross is a pair of doves that represent peace and love. The peace is that inner peace that comes from truly loving another human being as you care for him with all your resources. The love is the love of humanity and it is this love that individualizes our interactions with each patient, and relates to him that someone cares.

Surrounding the pin is the name of the college. Lake-Sumter State College has been, and will always be your “window to the world”. It serves you as a lasting resource as you continue to grow, and strive, to become all that you desire to become in life.

“I solemnly pledge myself before God and in the presence of this assembly, to pass my life in purity and to practice my profession faithfully. I will abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous, and will not take or knowingly administer any harmful drug. I will do all in my power to maintain and elevate the standard of my profession, and will hold in confidence all personal matters committed to my keeping and all family affairs coming to my knowledge in the practice of my calling. With loyalty will I endeavor to aid the physician in his work, and devote myself to the welfare of those committed to my care”.

SPRING 2024 NURSING GRADUATES

Julieanna Alvarez

Isis Aten

Christina Avery

Ashley Baker

Erika Barajas

Ana Bergmann Panetta

Yaranitza Bonilla Feliciano

Lincoln Brown

Kinley Bryant

Rachel Byrd

Alexa Carlson

Justin Corbin

Shanice Dozier

Ashlee Ellis

Pamela Engle

Kimberly Esquea

Morgan Faber

Ramon Flores

Kimberly Glover

Hannah Graham

Robin Hauman

Sandi Herinckx

Vince Lumille Hermosa

Edrian Hermoso

Ernest Hermoso

Arlene Hill

Elizabeth Kaczmarski

Chloe Kadletz

Sean Kruckenberg

Alexa Lamb

Ayanna Larry

Ethan Leon

Crystal Letizio

Brandi Long

Cynthia Lora

Melissa Lozano

Payton Macdonald

Lucy McCarthy

Michael McCastler

Shane Monaski

Alicia Montalvo

Heather Moore

Lindsey Morell

Rebecca Moss

Sara Mullinnix

Padmani Narain

Ashly Nemec

Dominique Perez

Samira Pierre

Damani Prather

Lynette Rocha

Logan Rodriguez

Kyle Royster

Hannah Smith

Keishla Soto-Mille

Steya Steson

Diana Tacaraya

Jadaisha Thompson

Tiffany Torres

Michelle Trinidad

Sonia Uribe

Taina Velez

Bounitt Velez

Phylicia Villard

Ma Lysette Wee

Lisa Whittaker

Lisa Wiant

Jarisha Williams

Matthew Woodcock

Hannah Yahya

Sionne Yee

NURSING FACULTY

ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS PROGRAMS

Christine Ramos, DNP, APRN, CNE

DIRECTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE

Brenna Broadway, MSN, RN, CNE

NURSING PROGRAM LEADERSHIP FULL-TIME FACULTY

Lisa Bailey, DNP, RN, CNE

Colleen Carter, DNP, RN, CNE

Marilyn Cole, MSN, RN, CNE

Kailey Sangster, MSN, RN

ASN STAFF

Georgia Skyers, MSN, RN

Saby Tucker, MSN, RN

Maria Wallace, DNP, RN

ASN OFFICE OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

Deborah Dunlap, MBA

COORDINATOR STUDENT SUCCESS

Mandy Lontz, MSN, APRN, FNP, MA, BA

COORDINATOR ASN FACULTY

Rita Mulligan, MS

NURSING FACULTY

ADJUNCT FACULTY

Ashley Augustin, BSN, RN

Shamir Bergeron, MSN, RN

Rosmin Blackshear, BSN, RN

Kameesha Bostic, MSN, RN

Heather Chandler, MSN, RN

Katrina Falck, MSN, RN

Sandy Gazler, BSN, RN

Roshni Graydys, MSN, RN

Sasha Hernandez, MSN, RN

Patty Lachman, BSN, RN

Sarah Jo Layland, MSN, RN

Samara Lozano, MSN, RN

Sarah Madole, MSN, RN

Morgan Marshall, BSN, RN

Diorelly Marquez Lopez, MSN, RN

ALLIED HEALTH STAFF

Mackenzie Miranda, BSN, RN

Leslie Muhlhauser, MSN, RN

Paola Neira Noboa, BSN, RN

Charmaine Overmyer, MSN, RN

Keisha Pappas, MSN, RN

Kathryn Roberson, MSN, RN

Alesandra Saunders, BSN, RN

Nathalie Singh, BSN, RN

Shazeema Singh, MSN, RN

Tiffany Smith, BSN, RN

Delrose Tobie, MSN, RN

Deborah Townsend, Ph.D., RN

Vicki Verkaik, BSN, RN

Karen Weissman, MSN, RN

DIRECTOR OF ALLIED HEALTH OPERATIONS

Ramona Hicks, EdD

ALLIED HEALTH STUDENT COORDINATOR

Kayla Sharon, CMP

ALLIED HEALTH ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Julie Murray

We would like to acknowledge the Lake-Sumter State College Foundation for donating the lamps to each graduate.

To Yard Stop Garden Center in Eustis for providing the foliage.

An extra special thank you to all of our Clinical Partners and Preceptors for the support and guidance they extend to our students during their clinical time and/or Practicum experience.

The Graduates would like to thank all of their families, friends, and supporters for helping them make this dream come true.

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR CLINICAL PARTNERS IN APPRECIATION