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Jean Heath holds up a photograph of herself from when she graduated
from Edison State.
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Edison State
nursing students honored with pinning ceremony
Edison State Community College honored its most recent nursing
graduates on Thursday, December 15, with a pinning ceremony held in a
gymnasium filled with family and friends at the Piqua campus.
The pinning ceremony is a time-honored tradition in which the graduate
nurse is presented to family and friends as a professional who is about
to practice nursing, and the graduate is usually “pinned” by the
faculty members who have worked with the students throughout their
course of study. Each school has a unique pin, which serves as a symbol
of the successful completion of a rigorous curriculum, which prepares
its graduates to administer to the sick and injured and promote health
through the practice of nursing.
Marvella Fletcher, Edison State Board of Trustee member, provided
opening remarks praising the work of the nursing students and those who
have supported them along the way.
Jean Heath, MA, BSN, RN, OCN, a nursing professional and alumni of
Edison State, served as the ceremony’s guest speaker. Heath reflected
upon her time as a student and how the education she received helped
catapult her career in nursing.
“It didn’t take me long to realize that the foundation and the
education that I got in this building, from these teachers, and this
program gave me inner strength and self-confidence,” said Heath. “It
also gave me the skills needed to perform my job.”
Heath went on to offer words of advice. “My advice to all of you is to
find your path. Your leadership skills and the skills that you learn
along the way will get better but what I want you never to forget is
where you came from and where you started, because I never did,” added
Heath.
Each of the twenty-five graduates had the opportunity to submit a word
of thanks to those who have supported their education, which was read
as they received their pin from an Edison State nursing faculty member.
Many used the opportunity to share individual stories of sacrifice and
triumphing over adversity, the bonds that were formed between
classmates and the deep appreciation held for the Edison State nursing
faculty.
Graduates of the program will move on to the next phase of their
career, which involves taking the registered nurse licensing exam and
seeking employment.
Edison State Community College’s nursing program has maintained full
accreditation and approval throughout its history. In 2013, Edison
State’s Associate of Nursing Degree program was granted a full
five-year approval by the Ohio Board of Nursing. In 2011, the program
earned an eight-year accreditation from the National League for Nursing
Accrediting Commission, the highest level a program can receive.
Applications for Edison State’s Registered Nursing program are
currently being accepted for Fall 2017 semester. For more information
about the program, visit www.edisonohio.edu/programs.
Nursing Graduates:
Anna: Nicole Terwilliger; Bradford: Haley Canan; Celina: Moriah
Plattner; Chickesaw: Elizabeth Fortkamp; Covington: Christopher Green;
Fort Recovery: Marissa Thobe; Greenville: Denah Angles, Jessica Hall,
Justina Martin; Lewisburg: Rachael Elam; Maplewood: Kylie Keener; New
Carlisle: Rose Minutolo; Piqua: Taylor Bryant, Nicole Engley, Cher
Grunkemeyer, Hillary Yutzy; Pleasant Hill: Allison Merritt; Sidney:
Kaitlyn Kerrigan, Deborah Parker; St. Marys: Amanda Dysert; Troy:
Shannon Brunson, Michaela Humphrey; Union: Sarah Groh; Versailles:
Diana Sanati; West Milton: Debra Cook.
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Michaela Humphrey, of Troy, is pinned following her successful
completion of the
nursing program at Edison State.
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