January 9, 2026 10:00 a.m. – 12 noon
MGH Institute of Health Professions
School of Nursing
WELCOME
Maura Abbott, PhD, AOCNP, CPNP-PC&AC, FAAN Dean, School of Nursing
OPENING REMARKS
Debra Blyth-Wilk, DNP, JD, RN, CPHQ Assistant Dean, Prelicensure Programs
FACULTY ADDRESS
Julika Wocial, MSN, MS, CCRN
STUDENT ADDRESS
Emmanuella Joseph
AWARDS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Rachael Salguero, PhD, RN-BC, CNEcl
Faculty and Student Recognition for Outstanding Leadership
Faculty Recognition for Academic/Clinical Excellence
The Loyd Nichols Staats Scholarship
The Quinn Award for Social Justice in Nursing
The Rose Marie Marasco Scholarship
Wetherill Award
AcknowledgementofClassRepresentatives
Debra Blyth-Wilk, DNP, JD, RN, CPHQ
PINNING CEREMONY
Faculty Pinners:
Karen Hunt, PhD, RN, RD, CNE
Rachel Cox Simms, DNP, MS-HPEd, RN, FNP -BC
Julika Wocial, MSN, MS, CCRN
CLOSING REMARKS
Debra Blyth-Wilk, DNP, JD, RN, CPHQ Assistant Dean, Prelicensure Programs
Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing Candidates
Abigail Alberino
Brendan Michael Avellino
Michelle Balcarcel-Monzon
Ronny Batista-Rochttis
Isabella S. Bianchini
Sabrina M. Branco
Sophie J. Brennan
Nutu E. Brent
Iris Chen
Sophia Rachelle Cohen
Mary L. Contento
Annabelle Katherine Corrado
Jadialis Dinitto
Brooke O. Ditcham
Quinn Triona Dolan
Victoria Rose Donahue
Rebecca Dotson
Melissa R. Driscoll
Jennifer Dudley
Fjori Dylia
Teneh J. Exilien
Thomas W. Fidrocki
Lauryn Marie Gillis
Katelyn K. Grise
Hanna Teshome Habtemichael
Emma Nicole Hazelhoff
Patrick John Henderson
Emilia Hovseb
Jillian Mary Howard
Ralitsa Ivanova
Madalyn Jorge
Emmanuella Joseph
Allison K. Joyce
Miraf D. Kebede
Christina G. Leonard
Kattiana Louisville Louis Charles
Braeden Elias Mahoney
Bronwyn Elizabeth Mahoney
Francesca Marchesano
Alley Katherine Milam
Keneisha Shonese Newton
Rachel Anne Nichols
Ana J. Ouais
Charlotte Sedgwick
Bruna F. Sgardioli-Gilmore
Claire Laurence Silver
Alexandra Victoria Sobczak
Sophorn Suon
Kyndol L. Thompson
Rachel M. Vargas
Emily Varice
Kaymesha Gaelle Vital
Emma Wilson
Amina Wilson
Caitlin S. Yam
Awards and Recipients
Faculty and Student Recognition for Outstanding Leadership
Madalyn Jorge
Sabrina M. Branco
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
Miraf D. Kebede
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
Quinn Triona Dolan
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 school.
The Loyd Nichols Staats Scholarship
Jadialis Dinitto
Established under the aegis of the MGH Nurses’ Alumni Association (NAA) Endowed Fund at the MGH Institute of Health Professions School of Nursing, the funding for this scholarship was derived from the 1996 estate of Mary Hortense Staats, MGH School of Nursing Class of 1937. The scholarship is named to honor the memory of Loyd Nichols Staats, Mary’s brother, who died at the young age of one year. It is awarded annually to an Accelerated BSN student in recognition of excellence in the theory and practice of nursing.
Quinn Award for Social Justice in Nursing
Emmanuella Joseph
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.
Rose Marie Scalora Marasco Scholarship
Emma Nicole Hazelhoff
The Rose Marie Scalora Marasco Scholarship is an award the Marasco family created to honor a nursing student in their last semester that exhibits the characteristics of Ms. Scalora’s career - attributes such as caring, compassion, and humanitarianism qualities in their care for patients. The faculty nominates multiple students, and the Marasco family reviews and decides who meets the criteria.
Class Representative
Madalyn Jorge