Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing awarded Bachelor of Science in nursing degrees to 91 students, Master of Science in nursing degrees to 15 students, and one Post Graduate Certificate during its May graduation ceremony.
MSN program students graduating with distinction, along with their hometowns:
Colfax: Sheryl Kelly
Dunlap: Suzette Swanson
Farmington: Joy Moss
Goodfield: Jodi Stoner
Mackinaw: Kristi Williams
Morton: Laura Murphy
Peoria: Teresa Lane
Wyoming: Matthew Wilson
Others receiving MSN degrees:
Carlinville: Jennifer Michaelis
Chillicothe: Pamela Guede, Kelly Nimesgern
Groveland: Crystal Honold
Mapleton: Colleen Cushing Ragon
Peoria: Mary Walker
Washington: Jennifer Brown
Awarded Post Graduate Certificate:
Mapleton: Judith Dansizen
The Sister M. Ludgera Memorial Award was presented to Kristi Williams of Mackinaw.
BSN students graduating Summa Cum Laude:
Bartonville: Kerry Dell, RN; Sarah Florey; Melissa Jones
East Peoria: Amy Itschner, Jill Prose, Michaelle Rands, RN
Farmington: Kevin Phillips, RN
Macomb: Kirsten Wiehardt
Morton: Abigail Coon
Pekin: Kristen Dotson, RN; Michelle Little
Peoria: Ashley Bachler
Peoria Heights: Caite Pedersen
BSN students graduating Magna Cum Laude:
Bellevue: Terri Miller
Bushnell: James Redding
Canton: Sherry Joachim
Eureka: Amanda Warman
Mapleton: Jacqueline Richmond, RN
Pekin: Eric Pfeiffer
Franklin, TN: Melissa Hintz
BSN students graduating Cum Laude:
Dunlap: Stephanie Wieland
Glasford: Elise Waldorf
Pekin: Jenna Settles
Peoria: Matthew Buesinger
The Excellence in Nursing Award given to Abigail Coon of Morton.
Other area students receiving BSN degrees:
Atlanta: Tara Combs
Bellevue: Michelle Ponce
Brimfield: Kendra Johnson
Canton: Kimberly Bull
Colfax: Nels Pedersen
Delavan: Braylin Satterfield
Dunlap: Rachel Dellinger, Lauren Rowley
East Peoria: Holly Gibson
Henry: Melanie Cockerham
Heyworth: Sarah Riordan
Ipava: Patricia Lascelles
Kewanee: Kendra Johnson, Michelle Snider, Kristine Snyder
Mapleton: Kathryn Gonigam
Marquette Heights: Dena Hinrichs
Metamora: Brooke Bernitt, Ashley Kennel, Julia Myers
Minier: Michael Hoeft
Morton: Ryan Bonham, RN, Babe Bryant-Simon, Chanel McClain, Shannon Reid
North Pekin: Jessica Reynolds
Ottawa: Brittany Wakeley
Peoria: Stephanie Albritton, Alehegn Alemayehu, Florence Amissah, Cleola Bailey, Teresa Brown,
Candace DePinto, Gurmey Dolma, Jena Hamm, Megan Knox, Bridget Lovier, Danielle Miller,
Angelina Thu Nguyen, Corrie O’Donnell, Sarah Olson, Claudia (Lane) O’Neill, Meggie Pretorius,
Jessica Raker, Brooke Rebbe, Lori Sams, RN, Valerie Sayles, RN, Daphne Scott-Henderson,
Sarah Silvest, RN, Olivia Steffen, Kim Tran, Jennifer Williams, Sandra Williams
Pekin: Sarah Ramos, Keith Tarrant, Krista Unland
Pontiac: Kaitlin Hayner
Stanford: Taylor Brand
Tremont: Emily Dikeman
Washington: Brittany Brecklin, Laura Jarvis, Jo Roper, Megan Sanders
Others receiving BSN degrees:
Chicago: Nicole Pryor
Earlville, IL: Kimberly Goodbred
Edwardsville, IL: Meghan Doud
St. Joseph, IL: Kelci Cumbow
Broomfield, CO: Amybeth Bonnell