Mattoon, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Graduating nurses received their pins at the 2024 Lake Land College Associate Degree Nursing pinning ceremony.
The Associate Degree Nurse Program Peer Awards were presented to Claire Cardinal, Neoga; Rolando Monte De Oca, Mattoon; and Shellie Witteborg, Beecher City, for exhibiting excellence in the classroom with a caring nature, professionalism and spirit.
The Patient Advocate Award was presented to Emma Moran, Sullivan, for displaying professionalism and compassionate care in the Associate Degree Nurse program.
Autumn Meyer, Oakland, received the Clinical Excellence Award for displaying professionalism, confidence and clinical excellence in the Associate Degree Nurse Program.
The Marilyn Fuqua Thompson Nursing Award, which is given each year to a graduating student who is considered to be the all-around best student in the class and is voted on by faculty, went to Emily Bloemer, Dieterich. To receive this award, the student must be professionally superior and morally responsible, be capable of making wise decisions, be compassionate and caring, be dedicated and possess a strong scientific knowledge base, demonstrate superior technical skills and possess superior communication skills and composure, often in crises situations. Bloemer’s name will be engraved on a plaque that is located in the nursing skills lab in Neal Hall.
The following students received pins at the ceremony:
| Name | Hometown |
| Bianca Alwali | Effingham |
| Hannah Bland | Greenup |
| Emily Bloemer | Dieterich |
| Carleigh Bobbett | Findlay |
| Chase Bosler | Charleston |
| Michelle Butler | Charleston |
| Abigail Calvert | Tower Hill |
| Claire Cardinal | Neoga |
| Andrew Cole | Toledo |
| Avoree Collins | Paris |
| Andrielle Dougherty | Effingham |
| Ashlyn Dunaway | Strasburg |
| Brianne Evans | Beecher City |
| Ashley Finney | Charleston |
| Amy Followell | Toledo |
| Abby Goad | Camargo |
| Jerralee Goad | Sullivan |
| Nicole Greuel | Mattoon |
| Brittany Harmston | Pana |
| Madison Helms | Watson |
| Berkley Howell | Mattoon |
| Mallory James | Toledo |
| Dilen Jenkins | Mattoon |
| Alex Junge | Mattoon |
| Amy Kimberlin | St. Elmo |
| Austin Kline | Toledo |
| Cerra Kulinski | Pana |
| Brieanna Laidley | Mattoon |
| Emily Lueken | Effingham |
| Kaitlin Maninfior | Mattoon |
| Kami Mathis | Shelbyville |
| Raye Mays | Shelbyville |
| Lorana McCall | Casey |
| Sahara McGuire | Atwood |
| Gabriel McKibben | Mattoon |
| Autumn Meyer | Oakland |
| Maiya Miller | Casey |
| Rolando Monte de Oca | Mattoon |
| Emma Moran | Sullivan |
| Hannah Morgan | Charleston |
| Molly Niemerg | Teutopolis |
| Blessing Nzeribe | Mattoon |
| Morgan Parsons | Shelbyville |
| Lisa Patterson | Pana |
| Ashley Prideaux | Sullivan |
| Alicia Ray | Herrick |
| Jessica Rhodes | Pana |
| Calvin Richardson-Wilson | Seneca |
| Haley Rose | Sullivan |
| Ashley Ryan | Charleston |
| Audrey Schmidt | Toledo |
| Jenna Spletcher | Effingham |
| Danielle Standerfer | Sullivan |
| Courtney Stoutin | Casey |
| Nicole Thomas | Greenup |
| Emily Wasmuth | Neoga |
| Chloe Watson | Shelbyville |
| Brianna Wendte | Dietrich |
| Shellie Witteborg | Beecher City |
Lake Land College District 517, located in Mattoon, Illinois, serves the second largest community college district in the state, with a total population of 189,869. The Lake Land College district comprises all or part of 15 counties and 31 public school districts in rural east central Illinois. Counties served by Lake Land College include: Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Fayette, Jasper, Macon, Montgomery, Moultrie and Shelby.
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