{"id":2487,"date":"2024-12-31T10:35:17","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T16:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thexradio3.com\/news\/?p=2487"},"modified":"2024-12-31T10:36:18","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T16:36:18","slug":"lake-land-college-celebrates-associate-degree-nursing-graduates-at-pinning-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/2487-lake-land-college-celebrates-associate-degree-nursing-graduates-at-pinning-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Lake Land College Celebrates Associate Degree Nursing Graduates at Pinning Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Graduating nurses received their pins at the 2024 Lake Land College Licensed Practical Nurse to Associate Degree Nurse Bridge program planning ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>The LPN to ADN Bridge program provides a pathway for current LPNs to advance in their careers by becoming a registered nurse with one additional year of coursework.<\/p>\n<p>Mackenzie Koester of Effingham received the Peer Award for demonstrating excellence in both the classroom and in clinical through professionalism, a caring nature and a cooperative spirit.<\/p>\n<p>(NURSING INSTRUCTOR KATHYLN BLOEMER PRESENTS PEER AWARD TO MACKENZIE KOESTER)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LLC.Koester-640.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Corinne Coad of Toledo received the Marilyn Fuqua Thompson Nursing Award, which is given each year to a graduating student who is considered to be the all-around best student in the class. Coad&#8217;s name will be engraved on a plaque that is located in the nursing skills lab in Neal Hall on campus.<\/p>\n<p>(NURSING INSTRUCTOR TARAH HASKENHERM PRESENTS THE MARILYN FUQUA THOMPSON AWARD TO CORINNE COAD)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LLC.Coad-640.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>These area residents received pins at the ceremony: Corinne Coad of Toledo, Kelsey Fletcher of Montrose, Danielle Goldsborough of Altamont, Mackenzie Koester of Effingham, Cairra Leasher of Edgewood, Paige Remlinger of Greenup, and Mary Violet Sporleder of Altamont.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graduating nurses received their pins at the 2024 Lake Land College Licensed Practical Nurse to Associate Degree Nurse Bridge program planning ceremony. 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