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LWC Nursing Sophomores receive blessing, white coats

Students who participated in the Nursing Ceremony of Blessing & Transition were: Leann Anderson of Russell Springs, KY; Ariel Asher of London, KY; Jacqueline Carver of Elizabethtown, KY; Magan Cash of Campbellsville, KY; Samantha Clements of Campbellsville, KY; Meridith Corbin of Greensburg, KY; Maria Cozzens of Shelbyville, KY; Allyson Davis of Glasgow, KY; Nicole Davis of Berea, KY; Jessica Duwe of Elizabethtown, KY; Breanna Givens of Greensburg, KY; Brittany Grant of Columbia; Kenneth Hall of Fairport, NY; Megan Hargis of Russell Springs, KY; Ally Harris of Russell Springs, KY; Casiday Jewell of Lucas, KY; Taylor Jones of Russell Springs, KY; Alisa Johnston, Leitchfield, KY; Savannah Madison of Louisville, KY; Faith Marcum of Russell Springs, KY; Chrissy Martin of Campbellsville, KY; Hannah Milby of Campbellsville, KY; Wyatt Myers of Victorville, CA; Aubrey Persons of Frankfort, KY; Breana Petrey of Stanford, KY; Alyssa Pettit of London, KY; Jacob Robinson of Brandenburg, KY; Paige Sanders of Clarksville, TN; Gabriel Shirley of Hodgenville, KY; Cynthia Smith of Columbia; Megan of Smith Stanton, KY; Sarah Wheeler of Columbia; and Roslin Wilson of Glensfork, KY.
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By Duane Bonifer
News from Lindsey Wilson College

COLUMBIA, KY. (26 Oct 2014) - A total of 34 future nurses took a big step Sunday afternoon, at Lindsey Wilson College.

The 34 LWC students participated in the college's fifth-annual Nursing Ceremony of Blessing & Transition, held in V.P. Henry Auditorium. The ceremony prepared the students - sophomores who are in their first year of LWC's bachelor of science nursing program - to symbolically enter their profession.



Assistant Chaplain Carol Weddle blesses hands

LWC Assistant Chaplain Carol Weddle blessed their hands, then they received a monogrammed white laboratory coat, also know as "the coat of compassion." The program's faculty also welcomed the students into the profession.

"We hope that they understand that their practice is blessed and that their coat symbolizes compassion that will provide to all patients and families," said Dr. Marian Smith, LWC nursing division chair.

Smith said the event is also an opportunity for the nursing students to celebrate their professional moment with their family members and friends.

Event is important milestone, Dr. Smith notes

"There are points in every person's life that become important milestones," she said. "This is a time for us all to pause briefly this afternoon and to recognize that these students have been accepted into a nursing program.

"Getting into a program of nursing is very, very difficult. It is something that takes a lot of work to get in and it takes a lot of work to stay in. So we're here to push pause and congratulate these students."

Smith said that many of the students who were accepted into the LWC nursing program wrote on their application that they either felt called to become a nurse or wanted to "give back to the world through nursing."

Leitchfield, KY sophomore joining two family members in profession

LWC nursing sophomore Alisa Johnston of Leitchfield, KY, said she wants to become a nurse because two of her family members are nurses "and both of them kind of inspired me because I watched them succeed and help people for so long."

And Johnston said Sunday's ceremony was an important step in her professional journey.

"It made it seem like it was actually beginning to happen, and I'm just another step closer to graduating and fulfilling my goals," she said.

Students participating

The students who participated in the Nursing Ceremony of Blessing & Transition were: Leann Anderson of Russell Springs, KY; Ariel Asher of London, KY; Jacqueline Carver of Elizabethtown, KY; Magan Cash of Campbellsville, KY; Samantha Clements of Campbellsville, KY; Meridith Corbin of Greensburg, KY; Maria Cozzens of Shelbyville, KY; Allyson Davis of Glasgow, KY; Nicole Davis of Berea, KY; Jessica Duwe of Elizabethtown, KY; Breanna Givens of Greensburg, KY; Brittany Grant of Columbia; Kenneth Hall of Fairport, NY; Megan Hargis of Russell Springs, KY; Ally Harris of Russell Springs, KY; Casiday Jewell of Lucas, KY; Taylor Jones of Russell Springs, KY; Alisa Johnston, Leitchfield, KYSavannah Madison of Louisville, KY; Faith Marcum of Russell Springs, KY; Chrissy Martin of Campbellsville, KY; Hannah Milby of Campbellsville, KY; Wyatt Myers of Victorville, CA; Aubrey Persons of Frankfort, KY; Breana Petrey of Stanford, KY; Alyssa Pettit of London, KY; Jacob Robinson of Brandenburg, KY; Paige Sanders of Clarksville, TN; Gabriel Shirley of Hodgenville, KY; Cynthia Smith of Columbia; Megan of Smith Stanton, KY; Sarah Wheeler of Columbia; and Roslin Wilson of Glensfork, KY.


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LWC Nursing Class of 2017 in 5th Annual Nursing Ceremony



2014-10-06 - V.P. Henry Auditorium, 210 Lindsey Wilson Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer, LWC. Members of the Lindsey Wilson College Class of 2017 nursing students gather on V.P. Henry Auditorium stage Sunday afternoon, October 5, 2014, following the college's fifth-annual Nursing Ceremony of Blessing & Transition. The students are alphabetically: Leann Anderson of Russell Springs, KY; Ariel Asher of London, KY; Jacqueline Carver of Elizabethtown, KY; Magan Cash of Campbellsville, KY; Samantha Clements of Campbellsville, KY; Meridith Corbin of Greensburg, KY; Maria Cozzens of Shelbyville, KY; Allyson Davis of Glasgow, KY; Nicole Davis of Berea, KY; Jessica Duwe of Elizabethtown, KY; Breanna Givens of Greensburg, KY; Brittany Grant of Columbia; Megan Hargis of Russell Springs, KY; Ally Harris of Russell Springs, KY; Casiday Jewell of Lucas, KY; Alisa Johnston of Leitchfield, KY; Taylor Jones of Russell Springs, KY; Faith Marcum of Russell Springs, KY; Chrissy Martin of Campbellsville, KY; Hannah Milby of Campbellsville, KY; Wyatt Myers of Victorville, Calif.; Aubrey Persons of Frankfort, KY; Alyssa Pettit of London, KY; Jacob Robinson of Brandenburg, KY; Paige Sanders of Clarksville, Tenn.; Gabriel Shirley of Hodgenville, KY; Cynthia Smith of Columbia; Megan of Smith Stanton, KY; Sarah Wheeler of Columbia; and Roslin Wilson of Glensfork, KY Not pictured: Kenneth Hall of Fairport, N.Y.; Savannah Madison of Louisville, KY; and Breana Petrey of Stanford, KY. - DUANE BONIFER, LWC.
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Members of the LWC Class of 2017 nursing students



2014-10-06 - V.P. Henry Auditorium, 210 Lindsey Wilson Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. LWC photo.
Members of the Lindsey Wilson College Class of 2017 nursing students
are joined Sunday afternoon, October 5, 2014, by their family members and friends for the the college's fifth-annual Nursing Ceremony of Blessing & Transition, held in V.P. Henry Auditorium. - DUANE BONIFER, Lindsey Wilson College

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Chaplain Weddle blesses hands of Maria Cozzens, Shelbyville, KY



2014-10-06 - V.P. Henry Auditorium, 210 Lindsey Wilson Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. LWC photo.
Lindsey Wilson College Assistant Chaplain Carol Weddle,
left, blesses the hands of LWC nursing student Maria Cozzens of Shelbyville, KY, Sunday afternoon, October 5, 2014, in V.P. Henry Auditorium during college's fifth-annual Nursing Ceremony of Blessing & Transition. - - DUANE BONIFER, Lindsey Wilson College

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Emiley Button presents white coat to Brittany Grant, Columbia



2014-10-06 - V.P. Henry Auditorium, 210 Lindsey Wilson Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. LWC photo.
Lindsey Wilson College Instructor of Nursing Emiley Button
, presents nursing student Brittany Grant of Columbia her white laboratory coat Sunday afternoon in V.P. Henry Auditorium during college’s fifth-annual Nursing Ceremony of Blessing & Transition. - DUANE BONIFER, Lindsey Wilson College

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LWC Nursing Division Chair Dr. Marian Smith speaks



2014-10-06 - V.P. Henry Auditorium, 210 Lindsey Wilson Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. LWC photo. Lindsey Wilson College Nursing Division Chair Dr. Marian Smith speaks to LWC nursing sophomores Sunday afternoon, October 5, 2014, in V.P. Henry Auditorium during college’s fifth-annual Nursing Ceremony of Blessing & Transition. - DUANE BONIFER, Lindsey Wilson College
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