(Peoria, IL / June 10, 2014) – Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing awarded the following degrees during its May 2014 graduation ceremony: Four Doctor of Nursing Practice; 40 Master of Science in Nursing; 109 Bachelor of Science in Nursing; and three Post Graduate Certificates.
DNP graduates (listed by hometown):
Decatur: Gail Fyke
Peoria: Isabel Bales, Maureen Mathews
Miami, FL: Wendy Cardenas
MSN program students graduating with distinction:
Bartonville: Holly Swearingian
Canton: Tricia Vaughan
Chatham: Melinda Whitelock
Chillicothe: Jennifer Montgomery
Deer Creek: Mary McCance-Hackney
Delong: Kristina Gray
Dunlap: Stephanie Wieland
East Peoria: Rebecca Hall
Edwards: Jennifer Cuthbert
Eureka: Terri Punke, Megan Sparks
Germantown Hills: Nicole Lovin
Lacon: Marissa Nelson
Mapleton: Lisa Rumpf
Metamora: Susan Wolf
Moline: Toufic Khairallah
Morton: Angela Phillips, Connie Zurski
Peoria: Michelle Coleman; Margaret Grace; Christina Lowrance; Emily McKenna; Viviane Bandeira
Santos; Kathleen Smith; Cara Turnbull; Jennifer Vissering; Heather Walter
Princeville: Sally Coyle
Springfield: Keelan Dehart, Melissa Hinds
Tremont: Carissa Gorham
Washington: Heather Boore; Angela Jones; Elizabeth Moore
Denver, CO: Erin Gronenthal
Others receiving MSN degrees:
Bartonville: Tiereny Minassian
East Peoria: Michele Britvec
Normal: Theresa Kauth, Molly Rodden
Post Graduate Certificates:
Morton: Laura Murphy
Normal: Jennifer Berkley
Washington: Stephanie Rinehart
BSN students graduating Summa Cum Laude:
Canton: Rebekah Baughman RN
Dunlap: Gretchen Michelet
Dwight: Karly Feddersen
East Peoria: KaSandra Hoelscher RN
Eureka: Cindy Stoller
Galesburg: Megan Clark RN
Germantown Hills: Angela Adams
Lewistown: Rachel Bucher RN
Metamora: Anna Figg; Taylor Phillips RN; Jennifer Seils
Oak Lawn: Richard Lanham RN
Pekin: Terri Severt RN
Peoria: Misty Burke; Nita Raut RN; Heather Tealbey; Teressa Washington RN; Vicki Weatherington RN
Wyoming: Coleen Magnussen RN
Brasov, Romania: Kinga Fejer-Simon RN
Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania: Oswarld Rusibamayila RN
BSN students graduating Magna Cum Laude:
Canton: Alexzandra Graham RN
Galva: Chelsea Mille
Germantown Hills: Julie Baker
Goodfield: Whitney Eastman
Rushville: Melissa Cameron
Tremont: Kastin Shepke
Washington: Jennifer Frame RN
BSN students graduating Cum Laude:
East Moline: Samantha Spurgetis-Neels
El Paso: Paige DeVary
Lexington: Maddie Myers
Normal: Karmon Cleary
Peoria: Erin Harrison, Sherry Webster RN
Washington: Jenna Cox, Kailey Strickler
The Excellence in Nursing Award was given to Cindy Stoller of Eureka and Heather Tealbey of Peoria.
Nominees must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average and are considered on the basis of involvement and contribution to the College, community, and profession in relation to the following criteria: dependability, accountability, enthusiasm, leadership, caring, positive attitude, and professional role model.
Other students receiving BSN degrees:
Batavia: Jenna Thiry
Bloomington: Angelica Smith; Lorrie Tice-Carr; Kellie Van Norman; Heather Wickenhauser
Bonfield: Tyler Hinspeter
Cambridge: Rusty Larson
Canton: Victoria Wethington
Chicago: Lobsang Dolma, Sage Scott
Chillicothe: Marci Furuholmen
Creve Coeur: Alisha Burroughs
Dahinda: Shana Harms
East Peoria: Jeremiah Barker; Jamie Gamber; Jessica Mallicoat; Jereme Pheasant; Megan Rude
East Moline: Koko Nicoue
Eureka: Christina Bowald, Kelsey Eigsti
Fairbury: Seth Broquard, Amanda Spenard
Galesburg: Terri Frymire, Brooke Smith
Galva: Tyler Endress
Germantown Hills: Loan Thi Nguyen
Glasford: Talia Verardo
Goodfield: Kaitlyn Monfre
Hanna City: Julie Bontz
Havana: Timothy Turpin
Hopedale: Connie Inselmann
Ladd: Katelyn Raineri
Marseilles: Adrian Thomas
Mason City: Taylor Trabue
Mendota: Emily Furar
Metamora: Caitlan Rohman
Morton: Anna Dryden; Madeline Sollberger
Naperville: Abbey Kromphardt
Oglesby: Maria Ernat
Ottawa: Sherry Jackson
Pekin: Jessica Jenkins, Leann Walsh
Peoria: Brittany Bursott; John Cealey; Samantha Gumayan; Christina Hidden; Hilary Holmes;
Logan Meixsell; Sarah Murray; Renda Musaitif; Amanda Nelson; Jordan Rediger; Daniel Slevin;
Da’Kira White
Peoria Heights: Dizzaray Hodgkins, Stephanie White
Peru: Audrey Sramek
Pontiac: Billie Sue Semmens
Princeton: Matthew Hassler
Princeville: Ashley Wineinger
Spring Valley: Kelly Baldenegro, Tammy Bergen
Trivoli: Samantha Hahn
Utica: Lauren Senica
Washington: Melanie Ray
West Peoria: Meghan Foster; Nicholas Samulevich; Jennifer Strickler
Wyanet: Seth Ross
Detroit, MI: Cierra Watts