TIFTON — On May 2, Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC) held a pinning ceremony where 26 Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) students from the LPN to RN Bridge program and the Generic ASN program were honored by receiving their nursing pins.

The ceremony commemorates the students’ successful completion of their nursing coursework and clinical rotations.

This class of nursing students will also participate in SRTC’s formal graduation ceremony and will officially be Registered Nurses (RN) pending the passage of their board exams.

This graduating class represents students from both the Thomasville and Tifton campuses of Southern Regional Technical College.

“This was a great group of students that will make awesome RNs,” said Terry Harper, associate of science nursing faculty. “It was an honor to have each and every one of them in my class this semester. Where ever they go to work, the facility will be blessed with hard working nurses that love the profession.”

This pinning had student representatives from the generic Associate of Science in Nursing program and the LPN to RN bridge program. The students that received pins were: Bailey Merritt, Kaitlin Campbell, Jennifer Walker, Keri Miller, Courtney Ogletree, Laci Jarrell, Elizabeth Charles, Janirah Coasey, Elizabeth Roland, Kayla Allen, Savannah Joslyn, Audreka Davis, Krystin Souter, Kaitlyn Palmer, Emili Todd, Katherine Clark, Lashica Haynes, Ashley Small, Heather Tillman, Kimberly Brown, Cody Vowell, Macey Conger, Stacy Green, Telia Alexandra, Amaretto Russell and Latoya Wooten.

Among the 26 honorees were seven students who were recognized with special awards. Those awards and their recipients are as follows:

The Clinical Excellence Award recognized Lashica Haynes and Laci Jarrell.

The Archbold Memorial Leadership Award was presented to Amaretto Russell.

The Tifton Regional Leadership Award was given to Krystin Souter.  

The Nightingale Award recognized the accomplishments of Kimberly Brown and Heather Tillman.

Finally, the Highest Exit Exam Award honored Courtney Ogletree and Laci Jarrelll.