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January 3, 2023

Nursing Celebrates Graduates During Fall Convocation

Assistant clinical professors Sharon Hom, PhD, MS, RN, (left) and Timian Godfrey, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, (right) celebrate with Angela Acuna, who completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.
Assistant clinical professors Sharon Hom, PhD, MS, RN, (left) and Timian Godfrey, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, (right) celebrate with Angela Acuna, who completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.

The University of Arizona College of Nursing honored its fall 2022 graduating class at Centennial Hall on Dec. 15. A total of 221 Wildcat nurses celebrated the successful conclusion to their programs in front of family, friends and faculty.

Interim Dean Kathleen Insel, PhD, RN, delivered the opening remarks.

“During these challenging times, you are entering the profession at a time when the need for nurses is nearly unprecedented,” she said. “Your dedication to enter this field, dedicated to serve those who are in need, is inspiring. You will make a difference. Society is going to ask a lot of you. COVID-19 brought a myriad of unprecedented challenges, but challenges open the door for new opportunities to create compassion out of chaos, to make a difference for your patients, our profession and our society. You are needed, you are ready and you are determined.”

At the event, which marks the college’s 65th graduating class, the conferred degrees included 54 Bachelor of Science in Nursing, 66 Bachelor of Science in Nursing – Integrative Health, 22 Master of Science in Nursing, 74 Doctor of Nursing Practice and five Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing.

Paula Hernandez is hooded during the UArizona College of Nursing fall convocation after earning a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree.
Jesus “JP” Prado, a Doctor of Nursing Practice graduate, is presented with the Outstanding DNP Project Award by Interim Dean Kathleen Insel, PhD, RN, during the UArizona College of Nursing fall convocation at Centennial Hall on Dec. 15.
Mary Ann Opoku is hooded for earning a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree during the UArizona College of Nursing fall convocation at Centennial Hall on Dec. 15.
Kerry Chou, who earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree, receives the Gladys E. Sorensen Award during the UArizona College of Nursing fall convocation at Centennial Hall.
(From left) Assistant clinical professor Sharon Hom, PhD, MS, RN, presents Angela Acuna with the UArizona College of Nursing INCATS Program award at the college’s fall convocation at Centennial Hall on Dec. 15.
Sabrina Lucero-Jackson is hooded by associate professor Heather L. Carlisle, PhD, DNP, RN, FNP, AGACNP, CHPN, during the UArizona College of Nursing fall convocation for earning a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree.
Doctor of Nursing Practice graduate Marie Andriopoulos is hooded during the UArizona College of Nursing fall convocation by assistant clinical professor Robin Poedel, PhD, RN, FNP-BC.
Mariafernanda Osornio, who earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing – Integrative Health, gives the Spanish language welcome to attendees at the UArizona College of Nursing fall convocation in Centennial Hall on Dec. 15.
(From left) Bachelor of Science in Nursing graduates Bobbi Jackson and Katya Kirkland celebrate with a selfie during the UArizona College of Nursing fall convocation in Centennial Hall on Dec. 15.
(From left) Theresa Allison, DNP, RN, FNP-C, assistant clinical professor in the College of Nursing, celebrates with Nancy Tiet, who was awarded a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree at the college’s fall convocation.
Doctor of Nursing Practice graduate Dragana Vojvodic (right) takes a photo with her mother, Drazana Kupusovic, at the UArizona College of Nursing fall convocation in Centennial Hall on Dec. 15.
(From left) Doctor of Nursing Practice graduates Suraja Shrestha Bastola, Jinlan Wang and Yan Li pause for a photo after the UArizona College of Nursing fall convocation on Dec. 15.
(From left) UArizona College of Nursing Bachelor of Science in Nursing – Integrative Health graduates Tiffany Kalk, Eunice Jung, Sydney Johnson and Gigi Steiner pause for a photo outside of Centennial Hall after the college’s convocation.
Madelyn Askew shows her decorated mortarboard after receiving her Bachelor of Science in Nursing – Integrative Health degree at the UArizona College of Nursing fall convocation at Centennial Hall on Dec. 15.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing – Integrative Health graduate Riley Kuderca celebrates with her friend Amanda Regrendele at the UArizona College of Nursing fall convocation.
Dragana Vojvodic is all smiles after receiving a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree at the UArizona College of Nursing fall convocation in Centennial Hall on Dec. 15.
Michael D. Dake, MD, (center) senior vice president for the University of Arizona Health Sciences, is surrounded by College of Nursing faculty members at the college’s fall convocation at Centennial Hall on Dec. 15.
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