NCC Nursing Grads Receive Pins

February 01, 2012

Sixty-seven graduates of Northampton Community College's (NCC) nursing program received nursing pins at a candlelit ceremony on January 28 in the college's Lipkin Theatre.  The pins and the reciting of the Nightingale Pledge signify the rite of passage from the role of student to the role of graduate nurse. 

The pinned nurses and their hometowns are:

From Bangor:
Kristen Belkey
Deidre Benham

From Bath:
Susan Boyer
Amber Reaser
Robert Rodrigues

From Bethlehem:
Shareese Ahorlu
Kasia Bak
Gina Bartos
Andrew Benderoth
Carla Dintinger
Chantal Douglas
Susan Hoffmeier
Susan King
Andrew Majewski
Victoria Matos
Barbara Morgenstein
Anita Sutton
Christie Transue
Julianne Vargas

From Bushkill:
Robert Tudor

From East Stroudsburg:
Nicole Brink
Ellen Kibler
Laura Mueller
Tanya Paxson

From Easton:
Giovanna Allen
Jeanne-Marie Laurent Everett
Meghann Ferreri
Yukiko Heins
Coral Johnson
Kelly Keegan
Tracy Lisinicchia
Justin Palmer
Cara Rutledge

From Effort:
Melissa Kowalski

From Greenville:
Christy Pearre

From Hellertown:
David Kempf
Rebecca Phetsavanh

From Lehighton:
Chrissha Kuehner

From Marshall's Creek:
Ximena Velez

From Nazareth:
Rebecca Aiello
Erin Hanford
Eric Schweitzer
Aileen Suarez
Jeffrey Thomas

From Northampton:
Michele Chong
Jsea Farkas
Melissa Hrabovsky
Nancy Kutches
Stephanie Stahl

From Pennsburg:
Jessica McKelvy

From Quakertown:
Amber Baringer

From Saylorsburg:
Jacob Kramer

From Schuykill Haven:
Mabel Kelley

From Stroudsburg:
Brandon Johnson
Rose McHugh

From Tatamy:
Maria Kociuba

From Temple:
Sarah McCrate

From Tobyhanna:
Jennifer Yanni
Peggy Kipa
Dolly Santana

From West Easton:
Constance Thomas

From Whitehall:
Melissa Dias
Ruth Martinez

From New Jersey:

From Delaware Water Gap:
Monica Clayton

From Phillipsburg:
Susan Gubitosi

From Stewartsville:
Aimee Imre
Jasclene Molina

Several graduates received awards.  The graduates are:
Nancy Kutches - Leadership Award - day program
Jessica McKelvy - Clinical Achievement Award - evening program
Susan Boyer - Leadership Award - evening program
Tracy Lisinicchia - Clinical Achievement Award - evening program

Throughout the Lehigh Valley, Monroe County and beyond, health care employers seek graduates of NCC's highly regarded, 41-year-old nursing program to provide patients with the highest quality of care.  Graduates of both the registered and licensed practical nursing programs consistently score in the top echelons on rigorous national examinations and go on to enjoy rewarding careers in a variety of health care settings.