MGH Institute of Health Professions School of Nursing PINNING and RECOGNITION CEREMONY August 21, 2025 10:00 a.m. – 12 noon
MGH Institute of Health Professions School of Nursing
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
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Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing Candidates Violet Blair
Kaiah Jno-Finn
Julia L. Bonnvie
Ryan James Joyce
Madeline Ruby Britt
Julia Melanie Kibrick
Ayana Aurore Charles
Emily Rose Kimbrough
Hannah Penhallow Crane
Faith Lepe
Sage Debiasi
Christina M. Marotta
Lacey L. DeFeo
Sara M. McIsaac
Katherine C. Dillon
Micah Lynn Mielke
Kathleen Joyce Doyle-Hegarty
Meilikano Laudika Muhongo Verde
Aoife Josephine Duffy
Joan Nchat Patrick
Lisa N. Faucon
Xiu Xiu Sammis-Mccoy
Mikayla M. Gomez
Ellen McNeil Sohmer
Auryana-Xerenity K. Gryffon
Ella Catherine Torp
Helina Kassahun Gurmessa
Caroline R. Zuffante
Hanna T. Habtemichael
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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
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