A pinning ceremony for 43 graduates of the Practical Nursing Program at the Tennessee Technology Center at Elizabethton will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday (April 18) in the Monarch Auditorium of Bristol Regional Medical Center. Suzanne Rollins, RN, vice president of clinical services and operations at BRMC, is the keynote speaker.
An additional 106 students attending Practical Nursing classes in Kingsport and Elizabethton are scheduled to graduate later this year. The 12-month program prepares graduates for the State Board of Nursing exam to become a Licensed Practical Nurse.
By county, graduating from the nursing program this spring, are:
- Carter — Nancy Armstrong, Sarah Baines, Kelly Bowers, Misty Clark, Eric Hansford, Krista Herman, Michelle Hershey, Lisa R. Lanthorn, Christy Stephens, Samantha Stout, Chris Sweely and Kim Wellman.
- Greene — Kathy Proffitt.
- Hawkins — Courtney Parker.
- Johnson — D. Renee Bryant, Amanda Furches, Kim Nye and Melissa Robinson.
- Sullivan — Priscilla Bayer, Pamela Lewis, Tina Royston, Sherri Smith and Jennie Strickler.
- Unicoi — Amanda Allen, Crystal Higgins, Deanna Miller and Kristie Pate.
- Washington — Heather Barnett, Joann Behrer, Tonya Boling, Ayisha Bradley, Alicia Carver, Ashley Collins, Jessica Hopper, Jennifer Hughes, Amy Maine, Daniel Mendez, Rhonda Sluder, Felicia Tice, Maria Tressler and Jessica Woodby.
- Avery Co., N.C. — Star Baker.
- Madison Co, N.C. — Lynn Brost.
Click on the thumbnail for a lager image.