Introduction
To all our graduates, alumni, family and friends,
We developed the School of Nursing and Health Professions newsletter to provide our alumni, current students and key stakeholders with up-to-date information about the School of Nursing and Health Professions. We have sent out a number of newsletters over the past academic year; however, I believe that this newsletter is probably one of my favorites. In this newsletter, you will be able to tell from the faculty and leadership team how proud we are of our graduates.
During this time, we want to join our graduates and their families and friends in recognizing and celebrating their many accomplishments. I know that being recognized in a newsletter is not the same as walking across the graduation stage. I hope that you will find satisfaction in knowing that we recognize your hard work and are very proud of you. You have faced unique challenges and have overcome. Congratulations to all our graduates!
Dr. Dina Byers, interim dean
School of Nursing and Health Professions
Commencement
Due to the postponement or cancellation of all campus events and activities through May 15, the Spring 2020 commencement ceremony has been postponed and will be combined with our December 2020 commencement exercises. All earned degrees at the end of the current spring semester will be conferred. We look forward to celebrating this milestone with our graduates and families in December. Additional details will be forthcoming.
Updated information can be found at murraystate.edu/commencement.
Pictured are fall 2019 graduates.
Congratulations
Congratulations graduates! It has been a pleasure being a part of your academic journey! We are so proud of your hard work and accomplishments and wish you the best with your next adventure.
As you begin the next part of your life beyond your bachelor's degree, please drop us a line and a picture of you in your new endeavor. Whether the next part of life is your first professional position or putting on that white coat, we want to see you. Always remember to share your successes and allow us to proudly celebrate with you.
So much of what we wish to say may be lost due to social distancing, but we want to invite you to visit Murray State University and share your life. Please keep in touch and remain connected to your Racer family. We hope that you will join us at our annual gathering at the Big Apple Grill and Bar the Friday before Homecoming, and also stop by Tent City.
Lastly, this has been a special class. You have really stepped up and changed lives, whether it was through a health fair, public service or giving back directly to our community. We are so proud that you chose Murray State University and will forever be grateful for what we gained knowing you.
Thank you,
Dr. Amelia Dodd
Interim assistant dean, School of Nursing and Health Professions
Congratulations
DNP graduates,
You are closing your academic careers within the shadow of strange and challenging circumstances while stepping into a future of numerous uncertainties and many questions. You are also uniquely qualified and prepared to meet these challenges and face this future. You are not just advanced practice nurses, you are advanced practice nurses educated to lead the way into this future. You have worked hard and are well prepared for the endeavor before you. We are proud and honored to have been a part of your academic journey. Each of you have brought experiences and strengths to the program that have enriched your fellow classmates and your faculty. We all learn from you as you do from us.
Officially, your graduation will be a quiet one, sans the pomp and circumstance of previous graduations. I will miss having the opportunity to place hoods on the family nurse practitioner graduates and assist in the nurse anesthetist hooding. It is always a special honor to place a doctoral hood on a graduate. It represents a crowning achievement as you have earned the terminal degree in your field. Even though the graduation is not what you have been looking forward to it is no less meaningful or special. Take pride in what you have accomplished and go forward with the knowledge that you have our support, admiration and absolute confidence. You will do well.
Finally, please keep in touch with us. We will continue to take pride in your accomplishments and look forward to seeing where your lives and careers take you. Come back and visit so we can rejoice with you in your successes.
Dr. Katy Garth
Interim DNP program director
Congratulations
Congratulations to the internship completers and graduates of the nutrition and dietetics program!
To those of you who recently completed the dietetic internship, be confident in your ability to pass the credentialing exam. You are ready! Now is your opportunity to go out into the professional world and shine. Remember, though, the learning never stops. Continue to be inquisitive and eager to grow as a professional.
For those of you preparing to enter a dietetic internship, know that you are indeed prepared. The road ahead will be challenging, yet exciting. Be a sponge and keep the end goal in sight. You’ve got this!
To all of our graduates, you have worked very hard to reach this important milestone, and we are so proud of you. Congratulations and best of luck!
Dr. Kathy Stanczyk
Nutrition and dietetics program director and graduate coordinator
Outstanding occupational therapy graduates
Congratulations to these outstanding occupational therapy graduates:
- Emily Eubank – Leadership award
- Eric Johnson – Positivity award
- Rebekah Hogancamp – Perseverance award
- Natalie Anderson – Professionalism award
- Destiny Kuehl – Overcomer award
- Colton Ramage & Colton Woodward – Best Bedside Manner awards
Pictured right is Emily Eubank. Pictured below, from left to right and top to bottom are Eric Johnson, Rebekah Hogancamp, Natalie Anderson, Destiny Kuehl, Colton Ramage and Colton Woodward.
Graduates
May 2020 undergraduate nursing graduates:
- Elizabeth Marceline Arend
- Emma Katharine Benson
- Sydney Elizabeth Carter
- Olivia Anne Chapman
- Taylor M. Crouch
- Noah Carter Cunningham
- Amber Dawn Dublo
- Jelma M. Egbert
- Emma Marie Escue
- Trisha Lee Freudenberg
- Jeremy James Gaspari
- Sydney Raye Hale
- Brittany Carol Hargrove
- Erica Brooke Holt
- Josephine Leah Hubele
- Regan Elaine Kull
- Blaire Elizabeth Leslie
- Kimberly Colleen Loewen
- Hunter Allen Moore
- Gloria Moralez Luna
- Peyton Raley
- Cameron Elizabeth Riley
- Jeremy Wade Saturley
- MaKalyn Raye Smith
- Sydney Michelle Snyder
- Taylor McKaylee Stephens
- Mesa Brianne Trimm
- Skylar Elaine Vallette
- Madison Seria Vandiver
- Allison Grace Vititoe
- Hunter Cameron Whiteside
- Danielle Taylor York
May 2020 RN to BSN nursing graduates:
- Cielita Allen
- Monica Camfield
- Chelsea Cartwright
- Nicole Craycraft
- Celine Hanson
- Jason Harper
- Mary Hensley
- Jo Holt
- Morgan Kaiser
- Sydney Kuiper
- Daniel Mason
- Sara Meinschein
- Alice Miller-Palmer
- Larrie Moody
- Laken Nally
- Jessica Powers
- Lisa Rickard
- Tatum Rose
- Malori Salas
- Audrey Schell
- Samantha Weikle
- Katelynn Young
August 2020 RN to BSN nursing graduates:
- Breanna Duncan
- Amber Foy
- Angela Hudnall
- Ariel Phelps
Pictured are several nursing graduates from the class of May 2020.
School of Nursing & Health Professions
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