NEWS

Friday, Louisiana Tech University’s Division of Nursing held its traditional Pinning Ceremony for its Spring 2019 graduates. 

Twenty-five graduates received their professional Louisiana Tech nursing pins: 

• Kenzie Anderson
• Janet Allen Ashlock
• Abigail Lynn Baker
• Caisey Michelle Baxter
• Georgia Ann Booth
• Abbey Kate Burroughs
• Abbagail Leighanna Camp
• Jessie Anne Cruse
• Mary Amanda Grace Dickerson
• Breanna Duckett
• Olivia Anne Fechter
• Christopher Wade Hanes
• Rebekah Lyn Landes
• Allie Christina McFarland
• Aulbani O’Neal
• Jessica Ramsey Paschal
• Shelby Lynn Phillips
• Ethan Luke Pool
• Courtney Marie Roberts
• Marc Michael Schwartz
• Kyle Mark Shiell
• Victoria Brian Simmons
• Carsin Spurlock
• Christa Barnhill Walters
• Katie Alexa Welch

Each student was also presented a commemorative Nightingale Lamp provided by Northern Louisiana Medical Center.

Following Commencement, the students will be eligible to sit for the NCLEX Exam to become Registered Nurses.

Awards

• Nursing Ambassador Recognition – Caisey Michelle Baxter, Ethan Luke Pool, Marc Michael Schwartz, Carsin Spurlock, and Katie Alexa Welch
• Military Service Recognition – Christopher Wade Hanes
• Academic Excellence – Victoria Brian Simmons
• Nursing Tenets of Tech Awards – Allie Christina McFarland and Marc Michael Schwartz
• Spirit of Patient Care Awards – Shelby Lynn Phillips, Janet Allen Ashlock, and Jessie Anne Cruse
• Teamwork and Collaboration Award – Janet Allen Ashlock
• Student Nurses Association Award – Katie Alexa Welch