The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing held induction ceremonies across the state Oct. 9 to recognize 131 new nursing students as they committed to academic integrity and begin assimilating the values and behaviors of the professional nurse. The ceremony also reiterated some the most important values for the professional nurse and for the profession of nursing: responsibility, trustworthiness, honesty, fairness, and respect of others.
Ceremonies were held at the same time in Omaha, Scottsbluff, Kearney, and Lincoln.
During the ceremony, students recited an oath of professionalism and signed a pledge. They also received the college’s badge to be affixed to their uniforms. The ceremony is important to hall-marking the students’ entry into the profession of nursing and their assimilation of the values and behaviors of a professional nurse.
After the ceremonies, receptions were held with friends and family.
UNMC College of Nursing West Nebraska Division (Scottsbluff)
Alliance — Sandi Blankenship, Jennifer Cordell, Alice Leider, Krisha Prentice
Bayard – Melissa Davis and Melissa Snyder
Butte – Thiry Jenna
Chadron – Kimberli McKinney
Gering — Heidi Ehler, Staci Harriger, Katherine Heimbouch, Mandi Schlaepfer
Lyman – Amanda Lashley
Mitchell – Janet LeGros and Brooke Schaneman
Scottsbluff – Vianey Colin, Amanda Lee, Kristina Perez and Dianna Santos
Torrington, Wyo. – Amber Reynolds
Clearwater, Kan. — Micha Seal
Pine Ridge, S.D. – Jessica Zephier
Hot Spring, S.D. – Sarah Pannill
Hawk Spring, Wyo. – LaDonna Johnson
Ft. Laramie, Wyo. – Joshua Buettner
UNMC College of Nursing Kearney Division
Anselmo – Jennifer Christen
Arnold – Chelsea Knight
Bassett – Casey Wilson
Blue Hill – Abbey Meents
Clearwater – Danielle Kester
Edgar – Megan Shuck
Eustis – Kevin Vickers and Jennifer Loshonkohl
Harrisburg – Hannah Hessler
Hastings — Sara Paczkowski
Hemmingford – Kristine Benda
Holdrege – Abby Gerdes
Kearney – Katie Asay, Angela Davis, Trina Miller, Kimberly Parker, Blake Sheldon, Timothy Tomlinson
McCook – Alicia Watkins
Miller – Katy Saathoff
Minatare – Shelly Peters
Moorefield – Paula Roe
Ogallala – Katlyn Messner
Ord – Jessica Fread
Oberlin, KS – Dana Uehlin
Waterloo, IA – Amy Arneson
UNMC College of Nursing Lincoln Division
Beatrice – Saundra Carney
Blue Hill – Katrina Burken
Columbus – Amanda Ott, Sabrina Robak and Lindsay Schmidt
Gretna – Kellie Berglund
Hebron Elena Olson
Kimball – Sarah Ryschon
Laurel – Holli Tyrrell
Lexington – Lauren Clark
Lincoln — Helen Andersen, Christine Bills, Lisa Bitenieks, Angela Curran, Lindsey Fowler, Deborah (Sawyer) Gathman
Lincoln – Suzanne Hunt, Jillian Mayhew, Sherry Whitney
Norfolk – Jacqlyn Reding
North Platte – Andrea Briley, Karlee Correll, Kathryn Wunder
Oakland – Sydnie Hanna
Omaha – Lisa Avery, Kristin Bertelsen, Charlotte Lenser, and Kallie Roche
Osceola – Peter Jones
Osmond – Amy Blunck
Pender – Laura Hoelting
Scribner – Heidi Wollberg
Seward – Amber Kristalyn
Waverly – Amanda Smith
Mead, Colo. – Elizabeth Finke
Overland Park, Kan. Rachel Boeger
Sioux Falls, S.D. – Erin Hagg and Megan Huizenga
Rapid City, S.D. — Amanda Baker
Quincy, Calif. — Emily Patton
UNMC College of Nursing (Omaha)
Alliance — Jason McClaren
Aurora — Jacque Hattan
Bellevue — Calah Friend
Bellevue – Stephanie Sands
Broken Bow — Landon Kleeb
Clay Center – Sarah Koohmaraie
Clearwater — Jenna Thiele
Cook — Gabriel Scheer
Fremont — Melisa Friedenbach
Gretna — Leisa Krajicek and Karen Scheef
Hastings — Lindsey Wissing
Kearney — Tiffany Torson
Lincoln — Megan Brownson, Traci Kujath, Robert Lundholm, Angela Solano
Louisville — Shari Belter
Murray — Ashley Schlichtemeier
Omaha — Michaella Bolamperti, Beth Brendel, Jill Fehrman, Ashley Goff, Amy Juszyk, Sara Laughlin, Mililani Monis, Jessica Peters, Molly Pfeffer, Cindy Rose, Cora Schulte, Angela Sulley, Stacy Swanger
Unadilla — Megan Poppas
Valley — Brianne Vencil
Ft. Morgan, CO — Elisa Stevens
LaCrosse, KS — Lindsay Shultz
Palmerton, PA — Michael Szapacs
San Antonio, TX — Jane Alvarado and Michelle Knott
Sioux Falls, SD — Alison Branaugh
Sparta, NJ — Tamara Swigert
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