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LWC honors 29 Nursing Students at Transition Ceremony

Ceremony was Saturday, February 4, 2012, at V.P. White Auditorium, 210 Lindsey Wilson Street, Columbia, KY. Nursing coats were donated by Dr. Phil Aaron of Columbia, KY. Students honored at the ceremony were: Rebecca Abner, Columbia, KY. Daniel Caluag of Columbia; Stephanie Caluag of Columbia; Alicia Colon of Columbia; Michele Coomer of Glens Fork; Reagan Deaton of Greensburg, KY; Brittany Grant of Glasgow, KY; Hillary Hutchinson of Columbia; Morgan Jackson of Manchester, KY; Megan Keltner of Columbia; Megan Laster of Elkton, KY; Heather Loy of Columbia; Kelli Mann of Columbia; Susana Salvador-Meda of Marriottsville, MD; Angela Mlachnik of Muskego, WI; Megan Moody of Somerset, KY; Shawna Noe of Cawood, KY; Megan Peake of Elkhorn, KY; Rachel Ray of White Mills, KY. Ashley Reliford of Columbia; Shelby Robertson of Columbia; Tyler Scott of Tompkinsville, KY; Chase Simpson of Bardstown, KY; Kisha Tarter of Russell Springs, KY; Debbbie Taylor of Nicholasville, KY; Patricia Tupman of Columbia; Rachel Vincent of Slaughters, KY; Ashley Wiser of Somerset, KY and Logan Wetzel of Owensboro, KY.
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By Duane Bonifer, LWC

COLUMBIA, KY - Lindsey Wilson College honored 29 students Saturday who took the next step toward becoming nurses.



The college held a "Bachelor of Science Nursing Student Ceremony of Blessing & Transition" ceremony in V.P. Henry Auditorium The 29 students recognized at the ceremony had completed much of their classroom and campus work; through Saturday's rite of passage, they were symbolically sent into the professional world to work with patients in clinical settings.

The 29 second-year nursing students are on track to graduate with a bachelor of science degree in nursing in May 2014."This is a time for us to gather to recognize a rite of passage, to recognize a milestone in a journey of education," said Marian Smith, interim director of the LWC nursing program. "They are beginning the journey to become a BSN nurse. ... We have some of the very best nursing students in Kentucky right now."

To underscore the college's affiliation with the Kentucky Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church, LWC Assistant Chaplain blessed the students' hands.

"Soon your hands will be doing something new - they will take care of patients as you work in the role of a student nurse," said LWC nursing faculty member Elle Adams. "There is nothing simple about what you will be doing, but we are confident that healing and comfort will be possible through your hands."

Following the blessing of the hands, the students were given a white laboratory coat to wear at the clinical settings. The coats were donated by Dr. Phil Aaron of Columbia.

Aaron told the students that by wearing a white laboratory coat, they were assuming a position of authority in society.

"If you see someone in a white coat, you know that they are in charge," Aaron said in remarks to the students. "As a nurse, wearing a white coat, you're automatically put in a position of authority."

Aaron challenged the students to be involved in causes and crusades in the profession of medicine.

"You have a wonderful opportunity to show compassion to our patients," he said.

Aaron also reminded the students not to forget "the routine things.""Do the preventive care to keep people alive," he said.

The students honored at the ceremony were: Rebecca Abner of Columbia, KY. Daniel Caluag of Columbia; Stephanie Caluag of Columbia; Alicia Colon of Columbia; Michele Coomer of Glens Fork; Reagan Deaton of Greensburg, KY; Brittany Grant of Glasgow, KY; Hillary Hutchinson of Columbia; Morgan Jackson of Manchester, KY; Megan Keltner of Columbia; Megan Laster of Elkton, KY; Heather Loy of Columbia; Kelli Mann of Columbia; Susana Salvador-Meda of Marriottsville, MD; Angela Mlachnik of Muskego, WI; Megan Moody of Somerset, KY; Shawna Noe of Cawood, KY; Megan Peake of Elkhorn, KY; Rachel Ray of White Mills, KY. Ashley Reliford of Columbia; Shelby Robertson of Columbia; Tyler Scott of Tompkinsville, KY; Chase Simpson of Bardstown, KY; Kisha Tarter of Russell Springs, KY; Debbbie Taylor of Nicholasville, KY; Patricia Tupman of Columbia; Rachel Vincent of Slaughters, KY; Ashley Wiser of Somerset, KY and Logan Wetzel of Owensboro, KY. -Duane Bonifer


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White Coat Day at LWC School of Nursing: Congratulations, Mommy



2012-02-04 - Lindsey Wilson College, Columbia, KY - Photo Reliford family photo.
Today, Saturday, February 4, 2012, was White Coat Day at Lindsey Wilson College of Nursing.
Anthony Reliford was on hand to give a big hug and a "Congratulations, Mommy," to Ashley Reliford, who is pursuing the school's BSN, a four year baccalaureate professional degree, and to fulfill her dream of becoming a Registered Nurse.

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LWC honors BSN students in ceremony of Blessing & Transition



2012-02-05 - V.P. Henry Auditorium, 210 Lindsey Wilson Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer, LWC photo.
Lindsey Wilson College honored 29 nursing students at the college's "Bachelor of Science Nursing Student Ceremony of Blessing & Transition" on February 4 in V.P. Henry Auditorium, 210 Lindsey Wilson Street, Columbia, KY. Front row, from left: Angela Mlachnik of Muskego, WI; Shawna Noe of Cawood, KY; Megan Peake of Elkhorn, KY; Ashley Reliford of Columbia; Hillary Hutchinson of Columbia; Alicia Colon of Columbia; Megan Keltner of Columbia; Rebecca Abner of Columbia; Shelby Robertson of Columbia; Kisha Tarter of Russell Springs, KY; Rachel Vincent of Slaughters, KY; Debbbie Taylor of Nicholasville, KY; Heather Loy of Columbia; and Megan Moody of Somerset, KY
Back row, from left: Tyler Scott of Tompkinsville, KY; Rachel Ray of White Mills, KY; Daniel Caluag of Columbia; Brittany Grant of Glasgow, KY; Susana Salvador-Meda of Marriottsville, Md.; Reagan Deaton of Greensburg, KY; Ashley Wiser of Somerset, KY; Michele Coomer of Glens Fork; Morgan Jackson of Manchester, KY; Patricia Tupman of Columbia; Stephanie Caluag of Columbia; Megan Laster of Elkton, KY; Chase Simpson of Bardstown, KY; Kelli Mann of Columbia; and Logan Wetzel of Owensboro, KY.

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Chaplain Weddle washes student's hands



2012-02-05 - V.P. Henry Auditorium, 210 Lindsey Wilson Street, Columbia, KY - Photo By Duane Bonifer. Lindsey Wilson College nursing student Shelby Robertson of Columbia, KY. left, has her hands washed Saturday by LWC Assistant Chaplain Carol Weddle during the "Bachelor of Science Nursing Student Ceremony of Blessing & Transition" in V.P. Henry Auditorium, on Lindsey Wilson College's A.P. White Campus, Columbia, KY.
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LWC Nursing Ceremony: Keisha Tarter, Russell Springs, KY



2012-02-05 - V.P. Henry Auditorium, 210 Lindsey Wilson Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. LWC photo.
Lindsey Wilson College nursing student Kisha Tarter of Russell Springs, KY, left, has her hands washed Saturday by LWC Assistant Chaplain Carol Weddle during the "Bachelor of Science Nursing Student Ceremony of Blessing & Transition" in V.P. Henry Auditorium, on Lindsey Wilson College's A.P. White Campus, Columbia, KY.

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Dr. Phil speaks to LWC Nursing students at V.P. Henry



2012-02-05 - V.P. Henry Auditorium, 210 Lindsey Wilson ST, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. LWC photo. Dr. Phil Aaron addresses the Lindsey Wilson College nursing students and faculty Saturday, February 4, 2012, 2012, during the "Bachelor of Science Nursing Student Ceremony of Blessing & Transition" in V.P. Henry Auditorium. Dr. Aaron paid for the students' white laboratory coats they will wear during their clinical assignments.
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Logan Wetzel, Owensboro, KY, BSN student at Lindsey Wilson



2012-02-05 - Goodin Center, 413 Helen Flatt DR., Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer.
Lindsey Wilson College nursing student Logan Wetzel of Owensboro, KY, shows his father, Leonard, one of the mannequins Saturday in the simulation room of the Dr. Robert and Carol Goodin Nursing and Counseling Center following the "Bachelor of Science Nursing Student Ceremony of Blessing & Transition" in V.P. Henry Auditorium, 210 Lindsey Wilson Street, Columbia, KY

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Ashley Wiser, Somerset, KY, with son, Cody



2012-02-05 - Goodin Center, 413 Helen Flatt Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer, LWC photo. Lindsey Wilson College nursing student Ashley Wiser of Somerset, KY, explains a three-dimensional model of a human heart to her son, Cody, 7, Saturday, February 4, 2012, in the Dr. Robert and Carol Goodin Nursing and Counseling Center following the "Bachelor of Science Nursing Student Ceremony of Blessing & Transition" in V.P. Henry Auditorium. 210 Lindsey Wilson Street, Columbia, KY.
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