Seventy-four Niagara University nursing students were presented with pins signifying academic achievement, scholarly learning, professional dedication, and Christian commitment during two ceremonies on Friday, May 21, 2021, in the university’s Gallagher Center. The pins, received by graduates to acknowledge entry into the nursing profession, are unique to Niagara University’s nursing tradition.
The hands of 26 students from the accelerated program and 48 in the traditional program were also blessed as a symbolic welcoming into the nursing profession.
Following a homily by Rev. Aidan R. Rooney, C.M., vice president for Mission Integration, and reflections from Margarita Coyne, interim dean, School of Nursing, and Dr. Francis Crosby, special assistant to the provost, nursing education, the following graduates were presented with pins:
Accelerated Program
Victoria Aman
Maura Anson
Abbagail Augustyn
Stephanie Baskerville
Rebekah Blasius
Cynthia Chan
Alissa Destino
Kristen Donovan
Danielle Engel
Sahara Frenya
Benjamin Gauthier
Kaitlin Graw
Christina Haidar
Benjamin Herbert
Tiffany Hong
Matthew Isenberg
Donna Kates
Erica Kinsey
Julie Leung
Elizabeth Lobrutto
Ashley Macomber
Adam McPherson
Kelsey Moulton
Chelsea Palmer
Angelica Porto
Samantha Schultheiss
Jillian Zbytek
Sara Zywiczynski
Traditional Program
Kaleigh Abbarno
Maggie Arnold
Kaleigh Barret
Kayli Blake
Amanda Brown
Tiarah Culverwell
Caroline D'Amuro
Courtney Day
Isabella Desimone
Daniel Elliot
Allison Field
Alexis Gault
Gabriella Giovino
Samantha Gloss
Emma Grant
Jordan Haas
Heather Haberman
Olivia Holmes
Nichole Hollfelder
Meghan Howe
Indiana Jourdain
Sydney Kaczmarek
Jennifer Macy
Jena Mashayekhi
Austin Meenaghan
Meaghan Milone
Allison Moore
Erin Murray
Liam Pacholec
Ruth Palmer
Isabella Petriello
Ashley Plotnicki
Isabella Pullara
Taylor Quackenbush
Kathryn Schadt
Courtney Schiersing
Emily Schmitt
Hanah Sedia
Margaret Slomka
Kymberley Speer
Alexis Studley
Alexa Thomson
Mackenzie Travis
Olivia Vigneri
Samantha Vollo
Teagan Volpe
Emma Weber
Alexandra Whitney
Niagara University has a long history of nursing education with a proud legacy of successful and engaged alumni. Accredited by the New York State Department of Education and the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Niagara University's College of Nursing offers three different degree programs: a bachelor of science degree in nursing, an RN-to-B.S. completion program, and a one-year accelerated B.S. in nursing. For more information, visit https://www.niagara.edu/nursing.