Thirty-Four Associate Degree Nursing Students Receive Pins

CONTACT: LISA GARRETT, EXT. 2315

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5/21/99
(By Lisa Garrett)

PENDLETON --- Dr. Lenette O. Burrell, writer, researcher and retired professor of nursing at the Medical College of Georgia, addressed Tri-County Technical College's 34 associate degree nursing graduates at a traditional pre-graduation pinning ceremony.

Dr. Burrell, who is the author of Adult Nursing, a medical surgical textbook that the graduates used in their studies, talked about end of life care. The Elberton resident holds a B.S. degree from Georgia College, an M.S.N. from the Medical College of Georgia and an Ed. D. from the University of Georgia.

Following Ms. Burrell's speech, pins were presented to the following students:

FROM ANDERSON: William Bud Coffey, Scott Yancy Jones, Mary Elizabeth McIntyre, Melinda McGill Phillips, Susan Stansell Smith, Sandra Cobb Treadwell, Debbie Whitworth Walls and Anna Laura Waters.

FROM BELTON: Alisha Marie Turner.

FROM PELZER: Lia Pauline Clardy and Diana Floresca Maher.

FROM PENDLETON: Audrey Melisa Porter and Jennifer Lynn Turner.

FROM WILLIAMSTON: Jonathan Jamie Worth.

FROM FAIR PLAY: Mary Harris Watkins.

FROM SENECA: Kimberly Suzanne Coleman, Gloria Bacolor Rodriguez and Kimberly Hawkins White.

FROM WALHALLA: Susan Ladd Thornton and Michelle Loudermilk Westmoreland.

FROM WESTMINSTER: Kimberly Ann Bolt, April Vanessa Burton and Clayton Travis Shytle.

FROM CENTRAL: Jamie Elisabeth Allen and Gretchen Marie Hammond.

FROM EASLEY: Sherry Denise Clark and Stacey Tinsley Fortner.

FROM LIBERTY: Teresa Melinda Clark.

FROM PICKENS: Roxanne Fogerson Dubuc.

FROM NINETY SIX: Gwendolyn Morange Chiles.

FROM WATERLOO: Brenda Adams.

GEORGIA:
FROM ELBERTON: Melanie Rice Albertson.

FROM LAVONIA: Teresa Ann Brown.

FROM TOCCOA: Donna Faye Moore.

Diana F. Maher and Debbie W. Walls both received the Mary Judy Campbell Award for Academic Excellence.

Mary H. Watkins received the Florence Nightingale Awards.

Stacey T. Fortner received the W. F. B. Award for Academic and Clinical Excellence.

Donna F. Moore received the Nursing Professionalism Award for leadership, compassion, outstanding skills and academic excellence.

Audrey M. Porter received the Eleanor Nenstiel Leadership Award.

Gwendolyn M. Chiles and Mary E. McIntyre both received the Virginia C. Brockway Clinical Excellence Award.

Michelle L. Westmoreland received the Faculty Recognition Award.

Lia P. Clardy received the Kinnebrew Award.
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