CAC Recognizes 67th Nursing Pinning Class
By Angela Askey, Executive Director Public Relations and Marketing
Twenty-one Central Arizona College students were recognized as graduates of the 67th Nursing Division for completing the college’s nursing program this fall.
The pinning ceremony, a time-honored tradition of nursing schools across the country, signifies a student’s completion of one of the most challenging curricula offered in higher education.
Jessica Hathcock received the Academician award in recognition of her academic excellence. The Outstanding Clinical Student award was presented to Shayla Hauptman for outstanding clinical performance during the program. Savanna Armstrong was selected as the class speaker by her peers.
The evening concluded with a candle lighting ceremony and the graduates taking the Florence Nightingale Pledge. The pledge, an adaptation of the physician’s Hippocratic Oath, was written in 1893 by Mrs. Lystra E. Gretter and the Farrand Training School for Nurses in Detroit.
The following students received their pins and will receive an associate of applied science degree.
Savanna Armstrong
Makenna Box*
Brittany Burch
Hazel Cowart
Cassie Jane Foster
Yolanda Fay Gauna
Paloma Gonzalez Abundiz
Lana Guerena
Jessica Hathcock*
Shayla Hauptman
Gina Jensen
Jessica Jensen*
Andrea Jewett*
Diana Maribel Melchor*
Crystal Odya
Jose Olivarez*
Obed Pelissier
Brenda M. Sandoval
Wynonna Tesoro-Ressa
Shea Webster
*Concurrent Enrollment with ASU or NAU for a BA degree in Nursing