ABSN Pinning Ceremony - 8-10-23

MGH Institute of Health Professions School of Nursing PINNING and RECOGNITION CEREMONY August 10, 2023 6:00 p.m.

MGH Institute of Health Professions School of Nursing

WELCOME Rebecca Hill, PhD, DNP, FNP-C, CNE Associate Dean, Prelicensure Programs CLASS EMCEES Julia Gorgol, Helen van Riel OPENING REMARKS Kenneth R. White, PhD, APRN, FACHE, FAAN Dean, School of Nursing FACULTY ADDRESS Samantha Bernstein, PhD, RN STUDENT ADDRESS Kirill Botayev AWARDS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Rebecca Hill Faculty and Student Recognition for Outstanding Leadership Faculty Recognition for Academic/Clinical Excellence Wetherill Award The Quinn Award Miriam “Mim” Huggard Scholarship

Elizabeth Lada Morse, DM, MSN, MPA, RN, NEA-BC, ‘80 MGH Nurses’ Alumnae Association

Acknowledgement of Class Representatives Rebecca Hill PINNING CEREMONY Pinners:

Samantha Bernstein, PhD, RN Rachael Salguero, MSN, RN-BC, CNEcl Julika Wocial, MS, BSN

CLOSING REMARKS Rebecca Hill 1

Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing Candidates Dysaiya Long Lilly Anne Majewski Summer L. McCorkle Kenna Rose McLaughlin Shannon Fay Metzger Gabrielle Marie Miklaszewski Khafia Warsame Mohamud Paige Catherine Morgan Amy Michelle Nielson Shannon Elizabeth O'Grady Charlotte E. Oettgen-Suazo John Park Emma Rose Petrillo Amanda Jean Pfautz Amy Nicole Powers Amelia Rose Esther Remy Rebecca Corinne Ross Savannah Marie Rowan Violet Anyango Saoke Olivia R. Schneider Nehali S. Shah Patrick J. Sharpe Briana Judith Silva Leah Mary Tanny Connor Robert Tooley Helen Joan van Riel Ayla Wamser Celeste Hillary Wiswall

Aaroni Sai Adusumilli Adil MacKey Ahsan Aliha Aladin Scott Thomas Arnold II Eman Ayad James Neill Barber Moesha Jane M. Beray Kirill Botayev Oanh C. Buily Erin Cadora Julia Elizabeth Cunningham Garrett Davis Michaela Grace Downing Matthew Drummond Caroline Luisa Fiore Abigail Rhode Fleming Julia S. Gorgol Makenna R. Hambley Riley Holden Kelsea B. Johnston John Christopher Kalhorn Chanelle F. Kendrick Andrea F. Klein Jamie Kralstein Rachel Kratchman Nora C. Lally Sydney Lee Carly Rose Littlejohn 2

Awards and Recipients Faculty and Student Recognition for Outstanding Leadership This award is given to a student graduating from the accelerated baccalaureate nursing program who has been identified by peers and faculty as demonstrating outstanding class leadership.

Faculty Recognition for Academic/Clinical Excellence This award is given to a student graduating from the Accelerated Baccalaureate Nursing program (ABSN) with an outstanding grade point average and the strongest faculty recommendations attesting to overall academic and clinical achievement.

Wetherill Award Established at the McLean Hospital School of Nursing in 1936 and subsequently transferred to the MGH School of Nursing, the award was established with a gift from E. Stanley Abbott in memory of Marion Wetherill Abbott and her mother. The award is presented to a member of the graduating class who has been the most actuated throughout their course by their spirit of thoughtfulness for others or who have developed that spirit most while in the school.

Quinn Award Violet Saoke Established by Dr. Lisa Quinn in 2020, this award is given to one or more Black students in good academic standing and entering the final semester of the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program.

Miriam “Mim” Huggard Scholarship Makenna Hambley In honor of her work and dedication to both the Massachusetts General Hospital and the MGH Nurses’ Alumnae Association, this scholarship is given in memory of Miriam “Mim” Huggard. The student, who was given the scholarship at the start of their final semester in the MGH Institute School of Nursing Accelerated Baccalaureate Nursing program (ABSN), demonstrated exemplary clinical skills during the first three semesters of the program and embodied the core values that made Mim an exceptional nurse, leader and mentor.

Class Representatives Julia Gorgol Helen van Riel

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