Lake Land College ADN students take part in pinning ceremony

For Immediate Release – December 18, 2020

Lake Land College students graduating from the Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program took part in a pinning ceremony Dec. 15. Each student received a nursing pin and a keepsake card.

When the students pass their NCLEX licensure exam, they will become Registered Nurses (RNs).

“We are all very proud of these students’ accomplishments,” Director of Nursing/Nursing Instructor Cheryl Beam said. “They worked so hard to get here, and we know they will continue to do great things in their futures.”

Students who received their pins at the ceremony include Carli Bridgeforth from Paris, Kelly Cook from Montrose, Madison Dane from Casey, Betsy Daugherty from Altamont, Sierra Duvall from Casey, Nicole Febus from Champaign, Chelsie Gast from Charleston, Merideth Goodwin from Mattoon, Lauren Haskins from Mattoon, Rachel Hunter from Charleston, Kayla Jones from Charleston, Lana Keigley from Charleston, Kristin Pearcy from Mattoon, Destiony Phillips from Shelbyville, Julie Rose from Mattoon, Rhonda Ruff from Shelbyville, Emily Smith from Shelbyville, Olivia Telgmann from Strasburg, Spencer Tinder from Sullivan, Klair Vogt from Effingham, Candace Washburn from Ramsey, Rachel Weber from Teutopolis and Brett Wilhelm from Sullivan.

Several students were also presented with awards at the ceremony. Telgmann received the Marilyn Fuqua-Thompson Award, Keigley received the Patient Advocate Award and Duvall received the Clinical Excellence Award.

These graduates completed the PN to ADN program at Lake Land College. To learn more about this process, attend a virtual information session at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26. To register, visit lakelandcollege.edu/visit.

“All of these students have done an incredible job getting to this point,” Division Chair Allied Health/Nursing Instructor Erin Swingler said. “We are so excited to be able to celebrate these students, and we look forward to what their futures will hold.”