School of Health Sciences Presents Fall Pinning Ceremony
Author: News Bureau
Posted: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 12:37 PM
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School of Health Sciences
Macon, GA
A pinning ceremony is time-honored tradition where health sciences graduates are symbolically ushered into their profession. The tradition is traced to the 12th century, when a group of monks cared for the sick and injured during the Crusades and were brought into the “Knights Order.” Each monk was given a Maltese cross. In the 1860s, Florence Nightingale received a medal for caring for soldiers during the Crimean War. She was presented a medal of excellence for her service. The pin today symbolizes the cross healthcare providers bear when taking care of their patients.
The keynote speaker, Dr. Ninfa Saunders, oversees the operations of The Medical Center of Central Georgia as well as the Medcen Community Health Foundation, Central Georgia Rehabilitation Hospital, Central Georgia Home Health and Home Care Services, Health Services of Central Georgia, Pine Pointe Hospice and Palliative Care and Carlyle Place.
Saunders has close to 40 years of hospital administrative and clinical experience. She holds a doctorate in healthcare administration from the Medical University of South Carolina, a master of business administration from Emory University and a master of science in nursing from Rutgers University. She has received numerous awards for leadership and philanthropy.
Middle Georgia State graduates scheduled to receive pins are:
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Crystal Bomnskie
Sherry Burnham
Natasha Corbet
Dustin Dallenbach
Jay Evans
Estoria Fondren
Dianne Garrett
Sam Ham
Brianna Jessie
Brittney Jessie
Kayla Mane
Mischelle Mercer
Nancy Moore
Brittney Myrick
Maty Naing
Marlo Robinson
Mickie Sanders
Cynthia Smith
Jerneko Taylor
Jamie Wallace
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
Kelli Daniel
Jaime Floyd
Marsha Gainey
Margaret Garreston
Rinda Hamilton
Doyle Mitchum
Tiffany Mossman
Lisa Neisler
Pamela Pinkerman
Lauren Sutton
Candice Ussery
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN RESPIRATORY THERAPY
Kristy Nicole Aiken
Ernestine Lyamide Grant
Lakeisha Nicole Kendrick
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
Lesley Andrews
William Bond
Danielle Burdette
Shena Butts
James Clark
Kate Calhoun
Yolanda Clark
Christy Cutrell
Elizabeth Daughtry
Purvibahen Desai
Diana Driver
Kelli Mosely Faldine
Katie Gibson
Amy Henson Good
Heather Griffin
Paula Hall
Stefania Huggins
Priscilla Johnson
Chelsea Lutz
Shannon McLoughlin
Jarvis Morris
Christine Preston
Bonnie Robinson
Matthew Rutledge
Suzanne Seymour
Jessica Smith
Alexandra Watson
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE IN RESPIRATORY THERAPY
Brandon Mitchell Barthel
Samantha Lynn Beasley
Anna Charlotte Chupp
Jennifer Angelica Everson
Cornelius S. Golden
Stasha B. Hudson
Jessica Marie Hulette
Carma Lynn Meyers
Bhumi K. Patel
Samantha Ann Rector
Brenda Nell Shed
Mandela J. Spivey
Dorothy Lynne Vance