ORDER OF CEREMONY
CALL TO CELEBRATION & GREETINGS
Dr. Christine Ramos, Associate Vice President of Health Professions Programs
WELCOME ADDRESS
Dr. Heather Bigard, President of Lake-Sumter State College
KEYNOTE SPEAKER INTRODUCTION
David Hidalgo, District Board of Trustees
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. Marie O. Etienne, President of the Florida Nurses Association
PINNING ADDRESS
Dr. Christine Ramos, Associate Vice President of Health Professions Programs
THE SYMBOLISM OF LSSC NURSING PIN
Marilyn Cole, Assistant Professor of Nursing
PRESENTATION OF PINS
Nursing Leadership & Faculty
STUDENT AWARDS
Dr. Christine Ramos, Associate Vice President of Health Professions Programs
LIGHTING OF THE LAMPS
Brenna Broadway, Director of Nursing Practice
RECITATION OF NIGHTINGALE PLEDGE
Dr. Lisa Bailey, Assistant Professor of Nursing
CLOSING REMARKS
Dr. Christine Ramos, Associate Vice President of Health Professions Programs
LAKE-SUMTER STATE COLLEGE – NURSE PINNING CEREMONY 2
THE SYMBOLISM OF THE LSSC NURSING PIN
The design of the pin is the shape of a shield. The shield represents the protective nature of nursing practice, and identifies the Registered Nurse as the patient advocate.
In the center of the shield, there is a golden cup which represents the cup of knowledge.
Knowledge is the foundation that supports decision-making and upon which our practice is built.
The cross on the pin represents human suffering and also hope. Nurses are dedicated to relieving pain and suffering, and are reminded that hope is one of the greatest gifts that they can instill as part of their professional practice.
Beneath the cross is a pair of doves that represent peace and love. The peace is that inner peace that comes from truly loving another human being as you care for him with all your resources. The love is the love of humanity and it is this love that individualizes our interactions with each patient, and relates to him that someone cares.
Surrounding the pin is the name of the college. Lake-Sumter State College has been, and will always be your “window to the world”. It serves you as a lasting resource as you continue to grow, and strive, to become all that you desire to become in life.
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“I solemnly pledge myself before God and in the presence of this assembly, to pass my life in purity and to practice my profession faithfully. I will abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous, and will not take or knowingly administer any harmful drug. I will do all in my power to maintain and elevate the standard of my profession, and will hold in confidence all personal matters committed to my keeping and all family affairs coming to my knowledge in the practice of my calling. With loyalty will I endeavor to aid the physician in his work, and devote myself to the welfare of those committed to my care”.
LAKE-SUMTER STATE COLLEGE – NURSE PINNING CEREMONY 4
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE PLEDGE
SPRING 2024 NURSING GRADUATES
Julieanna Alvarez
Isis Aten
Christina Avery
Ashley Baker
Erika Barajas
Ana Bergmann Panetta
Yaranitza Bonilla Feliciano
Lincoln Brown
Kinley Bryant
Rachel Byrd
Alexa Carlson
Justin Corbin
Shanice Dozier
Ashlee Ellis
Pamela Engle
Kimberly Esquea
Morgan Faber
Ramon Flores
Kimberly Glover
Hannah Graham
Robin Hauman
Sandi Herinckx
Vince Lumille Hermosa
Edrian Hermoso
Ernest Hermoso
Arlene Hill
Elizabeth Kaczmarski
Chloe Kadletz
Sean Kruckenberg
Alexa Lamb
Ayanna Larry
Ethan Leon
Crystal Letizio
Brandi Long
Cynthia Lora
Melissa Lozano
Payton Macdonald
Lucy McCarthy
Michael McCastler
Shane Monaski
Alicia Montalvo
Heather Moore
Lindsey Morell
Rebecca Moss
Sara Mullinnix
Padmani Narain
Ashly Nemec
Dominique Perez
Samira Pierre
Damani Prather
Lynette Rocha
Logan Rodriguez
Kyle Royster
Hannah Smith
Keishla Soto-Mille
Steya Steson
Diana Tacaraya
Jadaisha Thompson
Tiffany Torres
Michelle Trinidad
Sonia Uribe
Taina Velez
Bounitt Velez
Phylicia Villard
Ma Lysette Wee
Lisa Whittaker
Lisa Wiant
Jarisha Williams
Matthew Woodcock
Hannah Yahya
Sionne Yee
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NURSING FACULTY
ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS PROGRAMS
Christine Ramos, DNP, APRN, CNE
DIRECTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE
Brenna Broadway, MSN, RN, CNE
NURSING PROGRAM LEADERSHIP FULL-TIME FACULTY
Lisa Bailey, DNP, RN, CNE
Colleen Carter, DNP, RN, CNE
Marilyn Cole, MSN, RN, CNE
Kailey Sangster, MSN, RN
ASN STAFF
Georgia Skyers, MSN, RN
Saby Tucker, MSN, RN
Maria Wallace, DNP, RN
ASN OFFICE OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
Deborah Dunlap, MBA
COORDINATOR STUDENT SUCCESS
Mandy Lontz, MSN, APRN, FNP, MA, BA
COORDINATOR ASN FACULTY
Rita Mulligan, MS
LAKE-SUMTER STATE COLLEGE – NURSE PINNING CEREMONY 6
NURSING FACULTY
ADJUNCT FACULTY
Ashley Augustin, BSN, RN
Shamir Bergeron, MSN, RN
Rosmin Blackshear, BSN, RN
Kameesha Bostic, MSN, RN
Heather Chandler, MSN, RN
Katrina Falck, MSN, RN
Sandy Gazler, BSN, RN
Roshni Graydys, MSN, RN
Sasha Hernandez, MSN, RN
Patty Lachman, BSN, RN
Sarah Jo Layland, MSN, RN
Samara Lozano, MSN, RN
Sarah Madole, MSN, RN
Morgan Marshall, BSN, RN
Diorelly Marquez Lopez, MSN, RN
ALLIED HEALTH STAFF
Mackenzie Miranda, BSN, RN
Leslie Muhlhauser, MSN, RN
Paola Neira Noboa, BSN, RN
Charmaine Overmyer, MSN, RN
Keisha Pappas, MSN, RN
Kathryn Roberson, MSN, RN
Alesandra Saunders, BSN, RN
Nathalie Singh, BSN, RN
Shazeema Singh, MSN, RN
Tiffany Smith, BSN, RN
Delrose Tobie, MSN, RN
Deborah Townsend, Ph.D., RN
Vicki Verkaik, BSN, RN
Karen Weissman, MSN, RN
DIRECTOR OF ALLIED HEALTH OPERATIONS
Ramona Hicks, EdD
ALLIED HEALTH STUDENT COORDINATOR
Kayla Sharon, CMP
ALLIED HEALTH ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Julie Murray
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We would like to acknowledge the Lake-Sumter State College Foundation for donating the lamps to each graduate.
To Yard Stop Garden Center in Eustis for providing the foliage.
An extra special thank you to all of our Clinical Partners and Preceptors for the support and guidance they extend to our students during their clinical time and/or Practicum experience.
The Graduates would like to thank all of their families, friends, and supporters for helping them make this dream come true.
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR CLINICAL PARTNERS IN APPRECIATION
