GADSDEN, AL – The Gadsden State Community College Health Sciences
Division recognized students earning their associate degree in
Registered Nursing during a pinning ceremony held May 8 at the Beck
Gymnasium on the Wallace Drive Campus. The 43 students will receive the
Associate in Applied Science in Registered Nursing during commencement
exercises May 13 at Gadsden State Cherokee.

“The pinning ceremony for RN graduates is such a special time not
only for students and their families but also for the Nursing Program
administration, faculty and staff,” said Dr. Cynthia Mullinax,
director of the program. “We know these students have persevered
through a very rigorous nursing education program. Now, they have what
they need to be competent, safe practitioners when they enter the
workforce as registered nurses.”

Students receiving their pins include:

Alexandria – Elijah Combs

Anniston – Sommer Yates

Ashville – Hope Williams

Calhoun, Ga. – Madalyn Morrison

Cedar Bluff – Cason Beck and Cynthia Wheeler

Cedartown, Ga. – Avery Lawrence and Andrea Walker

Centre – Kristina O’Neal and Savanna Rios

Duluth, Ga. – Hannah Whiteman

Euharlee, Ga. – Lori Coleman

Fyffe – Kennedy Stiefel

Gadsden – Nicole Daniels and Rachel Pierce

Gallant – Rachel Davis

Hokes Bluff – Halle Davenport, Destiny Jarrells and Sarah Posey

Jacksonville – Joy Copland, Crystal Ortiz and QuyTeria Scott

Lindale, Ga. – Jami Garrison

Miami, Fla. – Yurisnelis Chile

Ohatchee – Daniel Brown

Oxford – Esmeralda Matias, Amanda Payne and Anthony Quick

Pell City – Alexis Causey and Sebrina Self

Piedmont – Danielle Fair

Ragland – Payton Bearden

Ranburne – Jasey Langley

Rome, Ga. – Brittany Hobbs, Carrington Maney, Kellyn Morales and
Katherine Packer

Sacramento, Calif. – Malaika Thomas

Sand Rock – Tiffany Durham

Southside – Carley Wagers

Talladega – Mason Watts

Trion, Ga. – Keisha Lewis

Weaver – Angelina Whitfield

Students presented with awards for achievement during the ceremony
included Hope Williams, recipient of the highly-coveted Florence
Nightingale Award. Williams was selected by her peers for exhibiting
excellence in clinical performance.

The Excellence in Academic Achievement Award recognizes the nursing
graduate with the highest-grade point average. The recipient was Daniel
Brown.

Students awarded the Academic Achievement Award for having at least a
3.0 GPA are Peyton Bearden, Yurisnelis Chile, Joy Copland, Mason
Cullimore, Nicole Daniels, Halle Davenport, Tiffany Durham, Carrington
Maney, Esmeralda Matias, Kellyn Morales, Kristina O’Neal, Crystal
Ortiz, Katherine Packer, Rachel Pierce, QuyTeria Scott, Kennedy Steifel,
Cynthia Wheeler, Hannah Whiteman, Angelina Whitfield, Hope Williams and
Sommer Yates.

Eight students were recognized for completing the Registered Nurse
Apprenticeship Program, which provides nursing students the ability to
earn while participating in on-the-job learning as a student nurse
apprentice at a registered apprenticeship employer. Graduating
participants are Alexis Causey, Halle Davenport, Crystal Ortiz, Savanna
Rios, QuyTeria Scott, Kennedy Stiefel, Angelina Whitfield and Hope
Williams.