St. Elizabeth College of Nursing Graduates 63 New Nurses

UTICA – The St. Elizabeth College of Nursing (SECON) graduated 63 new nurses on Saturday, May 16, 2015. Of the 63 graduates, 46 attended weekday classes and 17 participated in the evening/weekend program. The 109^th graduation ceremony was held at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Utica, following a procession across Genesee Street.

College President Varinya Sheppard, MS, RN and Christine Menard, MS, RN and Bev Plant, MS, RN, CNE, deans of Student and Faculty Development, presented the graduates with their Associate in Applied Science degrees. Senior class advisors Kimberly Gizzi, MS, RN and Shannon Holtslag, MS, RN presented them with their SECON pin.

Scott Perra, FACHE, president/ CEO of the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS), welcomed the graduates, faculty, staff and participants. The commencement address was given by Albert D’Accurzio, MD, senior vice president / chief medical and quality officer of MVHS.

The College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc., and registered by the New York State Education Department.

Graduates by Hometown:

Boonville
Emily E. Lee
Taylor L. Pritchard

Brewerton
Erika J. Reakes

Canton
Michelle R. Barkley

Castorland
Anna M. Garrison

Clay
Laura A. Tolbert

Copenhagen
Autumn N. Moser

Cornwall
Ashley N. Ramsey

Deansboro
McKenzie B. Taylor

Delanson
Alisha B. Soucy

Durhamville
JoAnn M. Foster

Endwell
Laura A. Kaczmarczyk

Feura Bush
Karen E. Segerberg

Fort Plain
Kirby M. Edick
Svetlana Huhko

Frankfort
Patrick J. Fraccola
Jennifer Vabishchevich

Gloversville
Dallas B. Wager

Herkimer
Lyndsay A. Bala
Amy E. Bueno
Amy E. Johnston

Ilion
Kimberly E. Costello

Johnstown
Janaye M. Gray

Leonardsville
Courtney C. Sullivan

Little Falls
Jordan E. Buckbee
Kaitlyn A. Hearn

Lowville
Dana J. Roes

Marcy
Tracy M. Vincent

Middleville
Bonnie L. Smith

Mohawk
Heather E. Hight
Geoffrey P. Lawton

Mohegan Lake
Emily A. Alicea

Munnsville
Vanessa M. Douthit

Nassau
Amber L. Dietrich

New Hartford
Celine Plaisime
Dana L. Siriano

Old Forge
Anne B. Rundell

Oneida
Samantha R. Learned

Oriskany
Jennifer L. Winchell

Oriskany Falls
Elizabeth R. Zombek

Rome
Brittany M. Corey
Douglas M. Yates

Sauquoit
Sarah M. Conley
Shannon K. Conley

Schenectady
Carli F. Rogan

St. Johnsville
Sally A. Rush
Erica D. Smith

Utica
Alexis E. Barretta
Besire Fetahaj
Tammy A. LeFever
Liana L. Myalik
Anita Nadarevic
Kumari Regmi
Milagros E. Roman
Lacey R. Schultz
Cheri A. VanEtten

Verona
Heidi A. Van Lieshout

Wallkill
Nicole R. Somer

Waterville
Amy L. Godfrey

West Winfield
Shelby L. Griffiths

Whitesboro
Erin E. Costello
Nicole M. DeBernardis
Ethan K. Myers

Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare and St. Elizabeth Medical Center are affiliates under the Mohawk Valley Health System.