OJC Nurse Pinning to be Held April 30

Nursing students who will be going through the OJC Nurse Pinning Ceremony on April 30 and receiving Associate of Applied Science in Nursing degrees include: Front (l-r) Rylee Casper, Robin Pfeifer, Travis McMillan, Jessica Peck, Jade Sciumbato, and Ruth Kathleen Boydstun. Back (l-r) Denise Root, Nursing Director; Vanessa Cerrone, Carla Rose Kathryn Aguilera, Emily P. Ensminger, Tiffany Greenfield, Danielle Keasling, Kimberly L. Morlan, Lori Rae Hamilton, Nursing Faculty and Krystal Freeland.

LA JUNTA — Otero Junior College will honor 13 nursing graduates during Nurse Pinning ceremonies on April 30 at 6:00 p.m. in the Ed Stafford Theatre.

Keynote speaker for the ceremony will be nursing faculty member, Lori Rae Hamilton RN MSN.

The graduates will be awarded Associate of Applied Science in Nursing (ADN) degrees during commencement ceremonies the following morning on May 1, starting at 10 a.m. in the McDivitt Center.

Many of this year’s graduates have spent the past three years working toward their nursing degree. The Associate of Applied Science Degree in Nursing program prepares students for practice as a registered nurse. The full-time degree program is designed to be completed in two years. Most students spend one or two semesters completing their general academic requirements before applying to the nursing program. Upon graduation, students will be eligible to submit an application to the State Board of Nursing for the Registered Nurse State Licensure Examination.