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Student
Nurses Graduate from Mineral Area College
May 12, 2012
Mineral Area College students in the Associate Degree
Nursing program graduated in pinning ceremonies held May
4 at the Centene Center in Farmington.
Pastor Brad Crocker gave the invocation, while the students,
along with their family and friends, were welcomed by
MAC Vice President of College Affairs Gil Kennon. Allied
Health Director Teri Douglas presided over the ceremonies.
Dr. Rhonda Gamble was the keynote speaker. Gamble has
taught at Mineral Area College since 1982. She earned
her Ph.D. in Physiological Sciences from Oklahoma State
University in 1984. In the MAC nursing program, she teaches
classes in human anatomy, human physiology and microbiology.
Many nursing graduates have completed these courses with
honors. Gamble said she enjoys encouraging students to
conduct research projects and to discover how to measure
changes in the human body as well as in a bacterial culture.
Gamble is a member of the American Association for the
Advancement of Science and the Human Anatomy and Physiology
Society, and was the Mineral Area College recipient of
the Governor’s Award for Teaching Excellence in 1997.
Officers of the graduation class were recognized, and
included: President Joseph Dickerson, Vice-President Teresa
Francis, Delegates Cassandra Turner and Shelby Weaver,
Secretary/Treasurer Sarah Lindsey, Social Chairwomen Katie
Krigbaum and Erin Lincoln, Fundraising Chairwomen Jessica
Crocker and Alison Green, Public Relations Chairwomen
Kelly Vaugh and Melissa Woods, Advanced Placement Liaison
Macey Nicholson, Historians Jessica Bierk and Cheryl Hoefer.
MAC SNA community health projects for the previous year
included the annual Allied Health Blood Drive, during
which 300 units of blood were collected. Members also
presented and passed a resolution at the 60th National
Student Nurses Convention.
Students also collected 21 toys for the Farmington Police
Dept., to help children in distress.
The students who participated in the pinning ceremony
included:
Karen Adams , Park Hills
Amanda Asberry, Farmington
Tiffanie Bange , Desoto
Johnny Barton , Farmington
Crystal Bennett, Farmington
Ashley Bequette, Ware
Sarah Berry, Bonne Terre
Jessica Bierk, Perryville
Nichole Bone, Ironton
Jessica Crocker, Ironton
Kaitlin Crocker, Farmington
Tricia Dane, Bonne Terre
Joseph Dickerson, Farmington
Melissa Eckhoff, Park Hills
Tristan Ervin, Bonne Terre
Teresa Francis, Perryville
Kayla Gegg, Ste. Genevieve
Alison Green, Park Hills
Cheryl Hoefer, Leadwood
Lacey Kelley, Farmington
Katie Krigbaum, Bonne Terre
Erin Lincoln, Scopus
Sarah Lindsey, Park Hills
Jada Long, Marble Hill
Lindsey Mayfield, Sedgewickville
Rebecca Mcclanahand, Perryville
Macey Nicholson , Leadwood
Casey Nivens, Potosi
Traery Noubarian, Fredericktown
Trish Peterson, Park Hills
April Pirtle, Park Hills
Megan Porter, Desloge
Sarah Redmond, Farmington
Melanie Risher, Annapolis
Rachael Roessler, Lesterville
Shayla Skaggs, Annapolis
Katie Stearns, Farmington
Natalie Tackett, Desloge
Cassandra Turner , Farmington
Kelly Vaugh, Farmington
Shelby Weaver, Fredericktown
Madalyn Wichman, Doe Run
Melissa Woods, Farmington
Amber Zolman, Park Hills
Students in the Mineral Area College Associate
Degree in Nursing program walked through graduation ceremonies
May 4. They are: (first row, from left): Katie Stearns,
Crystal Bennett, Shelby Weaver, Karen Adams, April Pirtle,
Tristan Ervin, Lacey Kelley, Cheryl Hoefer, Katie Krigbaum,
Melissa Woods. Second row: Jada Long, Erin Lincoln, Kaitlin
Crocker, Shayla Scaggs, Tiffanie Bange, Macey Nicholson,
Rebecca McClanahand, Sarah Lindsey, Ashley Bequette, Megan
Porter, Lindsey Mayfield, Alison Green. Third row: Kayla
Gegg, Natalie Tackett, Sarah Berry, Melanie Risher, Trish
Peterson, Nichole Bone, Casey Nivens, Kelly Vaugh, Jessica
Bierk, Amanda Asberry, Rachael Roessler, Sarah Redmond.
Fourth row: Joseph Dickerson, Jessica Crocker, Tricia
Dane, Teresa Francis, Melissa Eckhoff, Madalyn Wichman,
Traery Noubarian, Cassandra Turner, Amber Zolman, Johnny
Barton.
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