A ugust 21, 2025 10:00 a.m. – 12 noon
SchoolofNursing
WELCOME
Margie Sipe, DPN, RN, NEA-BC, FNAP, FAONL, FAAN
Interim Dean, School of Nursing
OPENING REMARKS
Debra Blyth-Wilk, DNP, JD, RN, CPHQ
Assistant Dean, Prelicensure Programs
FACULTY ADDRESS
Karen Hunt, PhD, RN, CNE
STUDENT ADDRESS
Emily Kimbrough
AWARDS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Debra Blyth-Wilk, DNP, JD, RN, CPHQ
Faculty and Student Recognition for Outstanding Leadership
Faculty Recognition for Academic/Clinical Excellence
Wetherill Award
Quinn Award for Social Justice in Nursing
Acknowledgement of Class Representatives
Debra Blyth-Wilk, DNP, JD, RN, CPHQ
PINNING CEREMONY
Faculty Pinners:
Karen Hunt, PhD, RN, CNE
Julika Wocial, MSN, MS, CCRN
Rachel Cox Simms, DNP, MS-HPEd, RN, FNP-BC
CLOSING REMARKS
Debra Blyth-Wilk, DNP, JD, RN, CPHQ
Assistant Dean, Prelicensure Programs
Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing Candidates
Lylia Alimoussa
Violet Blair
Julia L. Bonnvie
Madeline Ruby Britt
Ayana Aurore Charles
Hannah Penhallow Crane
Sage Debiasi
Lacey L. DeFeo
Katherine C. Dillon
Kathleen Joyce Doyle- Hegarty
Aoife Josephine Duffy
Lisa N. Faucon
Mikayla M. Gomez
Auryana-Xerenity K. Gryffon
Helina Kassahun Gurmessa
Hanna T. Habtemichael
Kaiah Jno-Finn
Ryan James Joyce
Julia Melanie Kibrick
Emily Rose Kimbrough
Faith Lepe
Christina M. Marotta
Sara M. McIsaac
Micah Lynn Mielke
Meilikano Laudika Muhongo Verde
Joan Nchat Patrick
Xiu Xiu Sammis-Mccoy
Ellen McNeil Sohmer
Ella Catherine Torp
Caroline R. Zuffante
Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing Candidates
Awards and Recipients
Faculty and Student Recognition for Outstanding Leadership
Katherine C. Dillon
Emily Rose Kimbrough
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
Julia Melanie Kibrick
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
Ellen McNeil Sohmer
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 for Social Justice in Nursing
Hanna T. Habtemichael
Established by Dr. Lisa Quinn in 2020, this award is given to one or more Black students in good academic standing, who demonstrate leadership qualities and involvement in social activities, and entering the final semester of the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program.
Class Representatives
Katherine C. Dillon
Emily Rose Kimbrough