NEWS

Thirty-seven Louisiana Tech University students received their professional nursing pins in a Pinning Ceremony the evening of May 23 in Howard Auditorium then graduated at Spring 2025 Commencement Saturday, May 24 in the Thomas Assembly Center.

The graduates and their hometowns are as follows:

• Madison Green Barton – Winnfield
• Emily Borland – Quitman
• Kylen Buck – Shreveport
• Sophie Carmouche – Alexandria
• Destiny Chance – Shreveport
• Lauren Cheatham – Minden
• Kendal Clark – West Monroe
• Octavia Coleman – Mansfield
• Ashlynn Courville – Breaux Bridge
• Rosemary (Lani) Davis – Rayville
• Jordyn Driver – Monroe
• Alyson Galicia – Lake Charles
• Nichele Greer – Palmdale, CA
• Savannah Katz – Lafayette
• Alyssa Lemoine – Alexandria
• Caden Medaries – Bossier City
• Cayden Meeks – West Monroe
• Hallie Jo Mitchell – West Monroe
• Georgia (Berry) Nichols – Farmerville
• Faith Odom – Ruston
• Caroline Pitts – Bastrop
• Haddie Poole – Lake Charles
• Madilyn Powell – Texarkana, AR
• Autumn Prast – Wilmington, NC
• Emma Rangel – Benton
• Bradey Rasberry – Ruston
• Quitman (Kip) Reeder – Haynesville
• Hayden Shankle – Benton
• Bailey Skeeles – Farmerville
• Avery Stallings – Alexandria
• Jamie Stipelcovich – Covington
• Sophie Tebboth – Lake Charles
• Maggie Trull – Ruston
• Mariah Washington – Monroe
• Kara Watson – Minden
• Madison West – Bossier City
• Kaylia Wyrick – Farmerville

Graduates who were members of the Student Nurses’ Association, Alpha Delta Nu Honor Society, or Men in Nursing were recognized with the presentation of cords.

The following awards were presented:

Pennington Visionary Award:

Haddie Poole

Academic Excellence Award:

Haddie Poole

Tenets of Tech Award:

Bailey Skeeles

Spirit of Patient Care Awards:

Ashlynn Courville

Bailey Skeeles

Hallie Jo Mitchell

SNA (Student Nurses’ Association) Award:

Sophie Tebboth

Nursing Ambassadors Recognition:

Ashlynn Courville

Nichele Greer

Hallie Jo Mitchell

Madilyn Powell

Quitman Kip Reeder

Benefactor Award

Bailey Skeeles

Hallie Jo Mitchell

Ashlynn Courville

Haddie Poole

Emma Rangel

Lauren Cheatham

Jordyn Driver

Each graduate was also presented with a commemorative Nightingale lamp provided by Northern Louisiana Medical Center. Following successful completion of the NCLEX-RN national licensing exam, the graduates are registered nurses.