Nursing Graduates Get Pinned

Westmont celebrated the accomplishments of 18 new graduates of the Westmont Downtown | Grotenhuis Nursing program at a pinning ceremony Dec. 14 at Montecito Covenant Church. This is the second cohort to graduate from the 16-month accelerated bachelor of science in nursing program, housed at 26 W. Anapamu.

President Gayle D. Beebe, program director Dianthe Hoffman, nursing faculty member Laura Danhauer and Provost Kimberly Battle-Walters Denu spoke at the event.

Brandi Blackwell, Emily Castellanos, Sabrina Cerda, Mary Gray, Jacqueline Hernandez, Chloe Howard, Nadia Lezada, Monika Lopez, Teagan Matye, Jacob Ochoa, Yujin Oh, Costanza Pauletto, Lily Perez, Ashley Reyes, Reyna Estrada Rioux, Elanna Tahan, Maria Vences and Sofia Van Wingerden all received pins as they walked across the stage at the ceremony.