Graduates wave to family and friends as they file in for the 2018 Western Nevada College Commencement ceremony, in Carson City, Nev., on Monday, May 21, 2018. 539 students graduated with 571 degrees including 84 Jump Start students. Photo by Cathleen Allison/Nevada Momentum
Courtesy Steve Yingling, Western Nevada College
Western Nevada College recognized 41 associate degree nursing graduates during the nursing program’s traditional pinning ceremony on May 21 at the Carson City Community Center.
In addition, WNC’s nursing program honored 10 students for their academic excellence:
Alyssa Buchanan, Anna Craig, Alexis Weaver, Kylee West-Woodford and Nicole Williams received the National Student Nursing Association Outstanding Student Award; Buchanan and Marjorie von Nordeck were presented with the Nurse of Achievement Award; Craig, Hillary Arnaud and Alannah Bradley shared the Spirit of Nursing Award; Daniel Lear took home the Top Academic Student Award; and West-Woodford and Megan Martinez received the Associated Students of Western Nevada Outstanding Student of the Year Nursing Award.
Lear was also recognized for being named the recipient of the Regents’ Scholar Award earlier in the year.
Graduates included:
Carson City
Kaitlyn Barrett, Annie Butler, Carolyn Carlson, Alexandra Dodge, Maria Elieff, Brenda Luquin, Omar Maldonado, Katia Perez
Dayton
Alannah Bradley, Alfredo Dominguez, Amanda Pace, Shawna Stanford, Nicole Williams
Fallon
Precious Achuff, Desiree Reeves, Rayanne Sorensen, Marjorie von Nordeck, Heather Weatherford
Fernley
Shawna Craig
Gardnerville
Hillary Arnaud, Anna Craig, Doran Cushing, Amelia Edwards, Daniel Lear, Megan Martinez, Daron Overturf, Holly Sentell, Carly Talia
Incline Village
Michelle Harrington
Minden
Michelle Clarke, Tatiana Parker, Alexis Weaver
Reno
Alyssa Buchanan, Victoria Green, Rochelle Mikkelson, Paige Soares, Kylee West-Woodford
Virginia City
David Laine
Washoe Valley
Brettanie Drapeau
Yerington
Hailey Loll
Zephyr Cove
Steve Baranek
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