May, 2009
St. Joseph School of Nursing
Graduates 107th Class
(North Providence, RI) The St. Joseph School of
Nursing, located on the campus of Our Lady of Fatima Hospital
in North Providence, R.I., held graduation ceremonies for its
107th class on May 15, 2009.
Close to 300 family members and friends attended the celebration
at the Cathedral of SS Peter and Paul in Providence with the Reverend
John J. Rainone BA, MDIV, director of pastoral care at St. Joseph
Health Services of RI, presiding over the presentation of 29 diplomas
and pins to the graduating class of 2009.
Carol F. Ross, MSN, RN, CEN, Acting Director of the
School, delivered the commencement address. Senior class vice president
Crystal O'Connell offered the welcoming address and Robert Bianco,
senior class president, delivered the farewell address.
Graduates
included:
Patricia
Archibald . . . (Groton, CT)
Nicole Bell . . . (Cranston, RI)
Robert Bianco . . . (Smithfield, RI)
Jamie Blanchette . . . (Woonsocket, RI)
Richard Chute . . . (Wrentham, MA)
Sarah Conca . . . (Attleboro, MA)
Katie Currie . . . (Pawtucket, RI)
Bethany Dionisi . . . (Providence, RI)
Iveta Estrella . . . (Rehoboth, MA)
Meagan Farrelly . . . (N. Providence, RI)
Melissa Gillooly . . . (Warwick, RI)
Elaine Jackson-Guthrie . . . (Attleboro, MA)
Michele Hebert . . . (Woonsocket, RI)
Joy Hyssong . . . (Warwick, RI)
Kristen Lavoie . . . (Seekonk, MA)
Vanessa Lawrence . . . (Bristol, RI)
Nicholas Marsella . . . (Johnston, RI)
Crystal O'Connell . . . (Somerset, MA)
Rebecca Pacheco . . . (Warwick, RI)
Pamela-Sue Patnaude . . . (W. Warwick, RI)
Andrew Raspallo . . . (Greenville, RI)
Adam Reis . . . (Pawtucket, RI)
Timothy Smith . . . (Fall River, MA)
Carla Spencer . . . (Taunton, MA)
Kerri Toland . . . (Mattapoisett, MA)
Brenda Tripp . . . (Johnston, RI)
Jennifer Whitefield . . . (Attleboro, MA)
Kayla Woods . . . (Pascoag, RI)
Lisa Yeaw . . . (N. Scituate)
The
following awards were given to the members of the
107th graduating class:
The Bishop Russel J. McVinney Memorial Scholarship
for outstanding achievement in nursing theory and performance
was awarded to Iveta Estrella.
The Faculty Certificate of Merit for outstanding
achievement in Nursing Theory was awarded to Iveta Estrella.
The Faculty Certificate of Merit for outstanding
ability in Medical/Surgical Nursing, Clinical Achievement, Psychiatric
Nursing and Parent Child Health Nursing were awarded to Iveta
Estrella.
The Mother Mary Evangelist award given by the Alumni
Association of St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing in recognition
of scholastic achievement, professional leadership and nursing performance
was awarded to Robert Bianco.
The
St. Joseph School of Nursing is the state's only hospital-based,
3-year diploma program. Upon receiving their diploma, graduates
are then eligible to take the national licensing exam for registered
nurses. The school was recently granted an eight-year continuing
accreditation by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission.
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