Moraine Park Technical College nursing program celebrated
the pinning of 51 students at their spring ceremony on May 17. This symbolic
event represents the beginning of a nursing career. As well, it serves as an
end to the Moraine Park journey and a celebration of the opportunities that lay
ahead.
Additionally, the College is also celebrating a historic
year by graduating 12 males from the program for the first time ever.
“We are seeing
more non-traditional students in fields that have historically been either male
or female dominated,” Bonnie Baerwald, president of Moraine Park Technical
College said. “The increase of males in the nursing field shows that
success in the industry is a result of educated skills, not gender, and brings
the opportunity for a diverse work atmosphere within our healthcare systems.”
The students who received their nursing pins at the spring
2019 ceremony are Alyssa Ahlstrom of Westfield; Rosie Alsum of Brandon; Lindsay
Birschbach of Fond du Lac; Erica Breitenstein of West Bend; Megan Calbaum of
Princeton; Nicole Claerbout of West Bend; Danielle Cleland of Fond du Lac;
Jamie Droppers of West Bend; Amanda Dylak of Beaver Dam; April Eck of Potosi;
Briar Eck of Potosi; Nikki Eiring of Fond du Lac; Melissa Endries of Pipe;
Katherine Erickson of Cedarburg; Carissa Ewald of Ripon; Ben Falter of West
Bend; Cassie Florine of Hartford; Hunter Godfroy of Oakfield; Holly Hoagland of
West Bend; Emma Holland of Waupun; Kelly Jacobs of Fond du Lac; Andrew Keel of
Beaver Dam; Aubrey Kerr of West Bend; Maggie Kollmann of Fond du Lac; Caroline Krebs
of West Bend; Jamie Nicholas of Waupun; Jared Obendorfer of West Bend; Jennifer
Plummer of Sun Prairie; Jonathan Ratzel of Fredonia; Parker Resop of Horicon;
Katie Retzlaff of North Lake; Jennifer Roeseler of Fond du Lac; Katrina Salva of Watertown; Frederick Schellgell of
Oshkosh; Amanda Schmidt of Beaver Dam; Julie Schumacher of Fond du Lac;
Catherine Seibel of Fond du Lac; Kaitlyn Shallow of Watertown; Katelyn Sharp of
Ripon; Natasha Sokoloff of New Holstein; Riley Stegemeyer of Slinger; Jonathan
Szczesny of Horicon; Courtney Tennies of Kewaskum; Alexi Turnage of Fond du Lac; Chelsea Turner
of Fond du Lac; Mikayla Van Ooyen of Kewaskum; Christian Walding of Milwaukee;
Aubrey Weidemann of Columbus; Kaitlyn Woo of West Bend; Shelby Wulff of Waupun;
Tanya Zangl of Fond du Lac.
The students accepted their nursing diplomas at the College’s
annual commencement ceremony on May 18. They will continue studying through the
early part of the summer in preparation for their National Council Licensure
Examination to earn their Registered Nursing License. In 2018, Moraine Park’s
nursing pass rates were an impressive 99 percent, and currently, the program
ranks in the top 10 for nursing programs in Wisconsin.
For more information on Moraine Park’s nursing program, visit morainepark.edu/nursing.
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