NOC Nursing graduates and faculty at the NOC Nurses Pinning Ceremony May 3 at NOC Tonkawa. (photo by Shiloh Martin/Northern Oklahoma College).
NOC holds nurses pinning ceremony in Tonkawa
Seventeen Northern Oklahoma College Nursing Students received their nurses’ pins at a ceremony at NOC Tonkawa Friday evening in the 51st Class of NOC Nursing.
Nursing students from the Stillwater, Enid, and Tonkawa campuses received their pins and cited the Florence Nightingale Pledge.
The guest speaker was Terri Hummel, MSN, RN of St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center.
NOC Nursing Division Chair Dr. Nikole Hicks congratulated each member of the graduating class and noted they are “an exceptional group of resilient individuals who exemplify the NOC Nursing values of excellence, integrity, impactful relationships, compassionate service, and resourcefulness.” Hicks advised the graduates to “pursue excellence and use your life changing experience at NOC to change the lives of those with whom you will have contact over the course of your careers.”
Nursing Awards
Spirit of Nursing Award (Student) – Jacqueline Camarena
Spirit of Nursing Award (Faculty) – Alexandria Baumann
Alpha Delta Nu Honor Society – Jessica Belair, Lauren Stubbs
Academic Nursing Awards – Courtney Clay, Curtis Conner, Taylor Hargrove, Lauren Stubbs
Student Nurses Association Members – Alexandria Baumann, Jackie Cheatwood, Curtis Conner, Kasey Mount, Lauren Stubbs
Student Nurses Association Officers – Jacqueline Camarena, Matthew Johnson, Payton Parrish, Cordelia Tillman, Jessica Belair, Cristopher Caez-Rojas, Jennifer Schaefer, Ann Marie Smith
Exceptional Preceptor Awards – Whitney Arrington, Stillwater Medical Center; Rebecca Phillips, Integris Health Ponca City
DAISY Award for Extraordinary Faculty – Dr. Marie Head
The graduates are included by campus and hometown:
Tonkawa
Jennifer Schaefer, Ponca City; Ann Marie Smith, Stillwater.
Enid
Jessica Belair, Enid; Cristopher Caez-Rojas, Enid; Jacqueline Camarena, Enid; Kasey Marie Mount, Perry; Curtis Conner, Enid; Matthew Johnson, Enid; Lauren Emily Stubbs, Enid.
Stillwater
Alexandria Baumann, Stillwater; Jacqueline Cheatwood, Stillwater; Courtney Clay, Perkins; Taylor Hargrove, Stillwater; Kirbie LeAnn Howard, Stillwater; Payton Parrish, Stillwater; Cordelia Tillman, Stillwater; Hannah Jane Taylor White, Stillwater.