Southern Campus recognizes 32 summer Nursing Program graduates

Photographer: Angy HallThe 2018 Summer Cohort of Associate Degree Nursing graduates were pinned in a ceremony at the Southern Campus August 17, 2018.

The Nursing Program at Ohio University Southern recently recognized 32 students who completed the Associate Degree Nursing program this summer. The ADN graduates participated in a traditional pinning ceremony at the Bowman Auditorium on the Ironton Campus.

Mashawna Hamilton, MSN, RN, associate director of the Nursing Education Program at Southern, said the students worked very hard to attain their degrees.

“These students have overcome numerous personal obstacles within the group and all the while pursued excellence,” Hamilton said.

Two students were awarded special accolades for their academic achievements during the program. Tiffany Copley of Scottown, Ohio, was recognized with the Outstanding Nursing Student (Highest GPA) in the summer 2018 cohort. David (Matt) Stapleton of Raceland, Kentucky, was honored with the Spirit of Nursing Award.

“The entire group has worked cohesively and supported each other throughout their time in the program,” Hamilton said.

Co-keynote speakers at the pinning ceremony were Hallie Cook and Carly Salyers, both Southern Campus 2017 ADN graduates. The pair were selected to share their first-year nursing practice experiences to the graduating class, which included their sisters, Bradleigh Cook and Kelsy Riley.

Hamilton said the selection of siblings for the keynote address upholds “family members who follow the paths of their loved ones into (nursing), creating a rich Southern Campus Nursing legacy.”

Hamilton said Southern has had many family groups come through the nursing programs, including mothers and daughters, sisters, brothers and sisters and husbands and wives.

Here are the graduates by state and hometown:

Ohio: Albany: Elizabeth Banik. Blue Creek: Donald Whisman. Chesapeake: Allysha Lockhart. Ironton: Jeffery Dial, Leah Jarrett, Brooke Skinner, Amanda Waugh. Jackson: Laura McWhorter. Kitts Hill: Amy Moore. Proctorville: Hannah Armstrong, Chandler Fulks, Kelsey Riley. Scottown: Tiffany Copley. West Portsmouth: Christen Johnson. Wheelersburg: Laiken Longfellow.

Kentucky: Ashland: Joanna Breeding, Loni Campbell, Justin Eplin, Mason Evans, Julia Kleycamp, Tiffany Sturgill. Flatwoods: Jordan Brown, Bradleigh Cook. Grayson: Kelsey Bush. Greenup: Brittany Mabery. Raceland: David Stapleton. South Portsmouth: Amy Timberlake. Wurtland: Megan Mulkey.

West Virginia: Genoa: Courtney Crum. Huntington: Cera Holland. Winfield: Samantha Cobern.

Washington: Spokane: Ann Lindsey.

Photographer: Angy HallTiffany Copley of Scottown, Ohio was recognized with the Outstanding Nursing Student (Highest GPA) in the Summer 2018 cohort.

Photographer: Angy HallMaranda Clement, MSN, RN is shown with David “Matt” Stapleton of Raceland, KY. Stapleton was honored with the Spirit of Nursing Award among students in the Summer 2018 Cohort.