Local students graduate from Practical Nursing Program
Twenty-three students graduated from Penn State Lehigh Valley's Practical Nursing Program during a ceremony held at 6 p.m., Sept. 15 at the campus in Center Valley. Gary Guldin, R.N., MSN, Ed.M., director of nursing at Phoebe Home Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Allentown, provided the keynote address.
Practical Nursing Class of 2011
Allentown
April Azubuike
Laura Figueroa
Madelyn Hernandez
Catherine Houck
Michele Miller
Bethlehem
Ana Bernabel
Diane Ensley
Taneah Hampton
Nancy Nemchik
Heather Yost
Bath
Mary Jane Schaffer
Easton
Deborah Brown
Benjamin Lifschutz
Lisa Lipyanic
April Sims
New Tripoli
Heather Keen
Quakertown
Danielle Saglimbeni
Palmer
Melissa Muzac
Palmerton
Lisa Young
Pen Argyl
Chrysa Wassel
Pocono Summit
Zorena Jagnandan
Slatington
Amanda Andrews
Susan Maikits
In addition to receiving certificates and pins, four students were recognized with awards in the following categories:
Academic Achievement (presented to the student earning the highest overall grade-point average) – Nancy Nemchik
Chancellor's Award for Leadership (recognizes outstanding leadership and professionalism during the nursing education process) – Benjamin Lifschutz and Mary Jane Schaffer
Excellence in Clinical Practice (granted to the nursing student who best displays a high regard for clinical care and clinical aptitude) – Heather Keen
Most Compassionate (presented to the student who displays exceptional emotional capacities of empathy and sympathy for others) – Nancy Nemchik
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