Department of Nursing to induct 2011 cohort on Feb. 19

BEMIDJI, Minn. (Jan. 26, 2011) — The Bemidji State University Department of Nursing will officially induct 52 students into the 2011 cohort of its four-year baccalaureate program during a Saturday, Feb. 19, induction and scholarship ceremony.

The ceremony will begin at 1 p.m. in the Beaux Arts Ballroom of the upper Hobson Memorial Union. The department will announce the winners of its 2011-12 scholarships, followed by a “white coat ceremony” in which the inductees will have their name tags affixed to their lab coats to mark their transition into the study of professional nursing.

“Students will be welcomed into the socialization process that transitions them from basic studies into professional nursing,” said Dr. Jeanine Gangeness, chair of the Department of Nursing. “Nurses have the honor and responsibility to care for individuals during all phases of their lives, and bringing aspects of health, nursing, environment and people into each moment of their future practice is fundamental to the profession.”

Parents and friends of the program’s inductees will then be able to tour the department’s Clinical Resource Center in Memorial Hall.

For more information, please contact Dr. Jeanine Gangeness, chair of the Department of Nursing, at (218) 755-3870.

FOR YOUR CALENDAR
Feb. 19
– 1 p.m. – Bemidji State University Department of Nursing induction ceremony for 2011 class of four-year nursing students. Location: Beaux Arts Ballroom, upper Hobson Memorial Union, BSU campus. Information: Department of Nursing, (218) 755-3870.

2011 STUDENTS INDUCTEES INTO BSU FOUR-YEAR NURSING PROGRAM

BEMIDJI
56601 | Bobbi Borowski, sophomore, nursing.
56601 | Emily Bostic, sophomore, nursing.
56601 | Nicole Cameron, sophomore, nursing.
56601 | Aaron Carter, sophomore, nursing and pre-medicine.
56601 | Aric Frith, sophomore, nursing.
56601 | Matthew Hartmann, sophomore, nursing.
56601 | Jessica Von Holdt, sophomore, nursing.

MINNESOTA
BLACKDUCK

56630 | Sarah Notsch, sophomore, nursing.

BLAINE
55449 | Radha Ramdhan, junior, nursing.

BRAINERD
56401 | Stephanie Morgan, sophomore, nursing.

CASS LAKE
56633 | Joshua Hilmer, sophomore, nursing.

COON RAPIDS
55448 | Crystal Lesmeister, junior, nursing.

CROSBY
56441 | Kayla Minarich, sophomore, nursing.

DAYTON
55327 | Rachel Brodin, sophomore, nursing.

EAGAN
55122 | Emily Kaus, sophomore, nursing.

EFFIE
56639 | Britney Stewart, sophomore, nursing.

ESKO
55733 | Kelsey Saralampi, sophomore, wilderness management & outdoor recreation planning and environmental studies.

FRAZEE
56544 | Rylee Daggett, junior, nursing.

FREEPORT
56331 | Katherine Holdvogt, junior, nursing.

GREENWALD
56335 | Jaycob Nietfeld, sophomore, nursing.

HAM LAKE
55304 | Eric Zingleman, junior, nursing.

HERMANTOWN
55811 | Alexander Gray, junior, nursing.

HINES
56647 | Katie Pfannenstein, sophomore, nursing.

HUGO
55038 | Lindsey Longendyke, freshman, psychology.

INVER GROVE HEIGHTS
55076 | Christine Bauer, sophomore, nursing.

KELLIHER
56650 | Kayla Vollhaber, sophomore, nursing.

LAPORTE
56461 | Michelle Peck, junior, nursing.

LINO LAKES
55014 | Lauren Boeckman, sophomore, nursing.

LONG PRAIRIE

56347 | Christian Chapin, junior, nursing.

MANKATO
56001 | Megan Steel, junior, nursing.

MINNEAPOLIS
55414 | Margaret Hafdahl, junior, nursing.

MINNETONKA
55305 | Sheila Onyancha, junior, nursing.

VERNDALE
56481 | Kelsey Booth, sophomore, nursing.

OAKDALE
55128 | Paula Nechodom, junior, nursing.

PINE CITY
55063 | Sarah Borich, sophomore, nursing.

PLYMOUTH
55441 | Alyssa Bruning, sophomore, nursing.

PRIOR LAKE
55372 | Zoe Parris, sophomore, nursing.

ST. CLOUD
56303 | Stephanie Spicer, sophomore, nursing.

SAUK CENTRE
56378 | Alexandra Dirschel, junior, nursing.

SHOREVIEW
55126 | Emily Roberts, sophomore, nursing.

SPRING LAKE PARK
55432 | Brittany DeBoer, junior, nursing.

WARROAD
56763 | Allyson O’Loughlin, sophomore, nursing.

WASKISH
56685 | Audrey Brasel, senior, psychology

WHITE BEAR LAKE
55110 | Kelly Snidarich, sophomore, nursing.

ALASKA | SOLDOTNA
99669 | Halley Gillis, sophomore, nursing.

NORTH DAKOTA | HATTON
58240 | Danielle Wold, sophomore, nursing. Wold has been accepted into the program but will not begin coursework until nex year. She will not participate in the Feb. 19 white coat ceremony.

NORTH DAKOTA | LISBON
58054 | Markie Toso, sophomore, nursing.

NORTH DAKOTA | NECHE
58265 | Rachelle Cameron, sophomore, nursing.

CANADA | MANITOBA | WINNIPEG
R2J 1C5 | Andria Raynbird, sophomore, nursing.

CANADA | SASKATCHEWAN | ROCANVILLE
S0A 3L0 | Jyllisa Wacker (Merkosky), sophomore, nursing.

NEPAL
Manoj Rayamajhi, junior, nursing.
Gopal Sapkota, sophomore, nursing.

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