May, 2011
St. Joseph School of Nursing
Graduates 109th 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
109th class on May 11, 2011.
Close to 200 family members and friends attended the celebration
at the Cathedral of SS Peter and Paul in Providence with the Reverend
Timothy Reilly, JCL, Chancellor, Diocese of Providence Rhode Island,
presiding over the presentation of 19 diplomas and pins to the
graduating class of 2011.
David Becker, MS, RN, CNE, Director of the School,
delivered the commencement address. Senior class vice president
Amy Borland offered the welcoming address and Jacqueline Toole,
senior class president, delivered the farewell address..
Graduates
included:
Kayleigh
Beale . . . (Pawtucket, RI)
Amy Borland. . . (Cumberland,
RI)
Paula Boudreau . . . (E. Greenwich,
RI)
Samantha Bousquet . . . (Pascoag,
RI)
Brittny DeNinno . . . (Providence,
RI)
Maureen Flanagan . . . (Warwick,
RI)
Crystal Jodoin . . . (N. Providence,
RI)
Meghann Listerfelt . . . (Lincoln,
RI)
Lauren McKivergan . . . (E. Providence,
RI)
Jason Morin . . . (Chepachet,
RI)
Brittany Pine . . . (Lincoln,
RI)
Kathleen Reynolds . . . (N. Providence,
RI)
Nicole Salvadore . . . (Coventry,
RI)
Joshua Securo . . . (N. Providence,
RI)
Marissa Souza . . . (Rehoboth,
MA)
Allison Taskin . . . (Lincoln,
RI)
Jacqueline Toole . . . (W. Warwick, RI)
Jessica Ward . . . (N. Kingstown,
RI)
Jennifer Zerbarini . . . (Bradford,
RI)
The
following awards were given to the members of the
109th graduating class:
The following awards were given to the members
of the 109th graduating class:
The Bishop Russell J. McVinney Memorial Scholarship
for outstanding achievement in nursing theory and performance
was awarded to Brittny DeNinno and Nicole Salvadore.
The Faculty Certificate of Merit for outstanding
ability in Medical/Surgical Nursing, Psychiatric Nursing, and
the Outstanding Scholastic Achievement was awarded to Brittny
DeNinno.
The Mother Mary Evangelist award given by the Alumni Association
of St. Joseph School of Nursing in recognition of scholastic achievement,
professional leadership and nursing performance, and the Faculty
Certificate of Merit for outstanding ability in Parent Child Health
Nursing was awarded to Nicole Salvadore.
The Faculty Certificate of Merit for outstanding Clinical Achievement
is awarded to Marissa Souza.
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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