MWCC Graduates Join the Nursing Profession in 2018 Traditional Pinning Ceremony

Family and friends came together to celebrate the achievements of Mount Wachusett Community College’s associate degree nursing class during a traditional pinning ceremony held May 17.

“You are going to forth from here and you’re going to save lives,” MWCC President James Vander Hooven told the gathered graduates.

The 45^th graduating class was made up of 103 students enrolled in the day and evening programs and included LPNs who returned to continue their education through the college’s Bridge to Nursing program.

Dressed in traditional nurse uniforms, the students were welcomed into the profession by having the program’s nursing pin fastened to their lapels by a family member, friend, or an alumnus of the program, or a faculty member. The pin marks where the nurses completed their studies and distinguishes them from other health care professionals. The eight-star MWCC pin is imprinted with the words “Service to Humanity and the World.”

As part of the ceremony, the students also took a nursing pledge that dates back to Florence Nightingale, who distinguished herself during the Crimean War by coming to the aid of sick and wounded soldiers.

The graduates were:

Connecticut

North Grosvenordale

Amanda King

Massachusetts

Ashburnham

Genevieve David

Sybil Sinclair

Athol

Jennifer Harrington

Baldwinville

Leanne Gauthier

Kimberly Morris

Barre

Kathryn Fenlason

Lynn Pulnik

Boxborough

Susan LaForest

Burlington

Mariam Ssozi

Chelmsford

Katelyn Keefe

Michael Waweru

Dudley

Laurie Guerin

Mikeala Kozlowski

East Templeton

Mary White

Fitchburg

Andrea Conrad

Freda Nazziwa

Kelsey Parmenter

Kelly Ramos

Sophia Richardson

Marry Sivilaythong

Gardner

Stephanie Borkowski

Sadiya Clark

Kimberly Cook

Sadie deBettencourt

Krystal Flagg

Michelle Nolette

Gia Pavone

Karen Pietila

Samantha Provonsil

Gloucester

Talia Kalemkiarian

Holden

Bridget Donovan

Abigail Mascitelli

Adrianna Nathan

Leominster

Ashley Aker

Allison Correa

Kiana Delgado

Abigail DeSimone

Melissa Gonzalez

Alexandra Hall

Danielle Johns

Donna King

Adrianna Laurano

Amanda L’Ecuyer

Helen Mendez

Rebecca Tabales

Naomi Tucker

Naomi Tucker

Molly Winand

Panhia Yang

Littleton

Michael Niall

Lowell

Racheal Walker

Lunenburg

Kelsey Belair

Milford

Tracy Webster

North Andover

Jane Mbabazi

Northbridge

Kaila Chase

Orange

Alysha Bohnet

Tracey Deyo

Jaclyn Esparza

Jillian Mathurin

Paxton

Nga Le

Phillipston

Summer Moulton

Revere

Winda  Flammia

Salem

Ashley Ferris

Shrewsbury

Tristen Hafford

South Barre

Kelsey LaRosa

Southborough

Gisela  Rezende

Sterling

Michael Lanciani

Sturbridge

Melissa Denham

Templeton

Shelby Arseneau

Jaclyn Cartee

Lindsey Hastings

Kelsey Vaillancourt

Townsend

Mark Oberg

Melissa Senecal

Waltham

Barbara Ray

Warwick

Samantha Peters

Amy Ross

West Boylston

Maria Benson

Nelius Njuru

Stephanie Wronski

West Springfield

Delicia Walker

Westford

Mutawakilu Abdulsalam

Westminster

Kristin Grantz

Winchendon

Ashley Garceau

Dawn Storer

Worcester

Samuel Agyemang-Prempeh

Karen Benitez

Ashley Kabasinsky

Stella Kimaku

Jason Kiragu

Alex Maina

Evelyn Nabiswa

Jenifer Nancy Ndungu

Victoria Odgren

Dana Quartey

Cassandra Tousek

Xuan Thanh Tran

New Hampshire

Keene

Tara Abbott

Mason

Samantha Landry

Peterborough

Katelyn Souther

Rindge

Elie LeMieux

Danica Sauvola