Columbia College–Lake of the Ozarks celebrates 2011 graduation and nurses pinning ceremony

Columbia College–Lake of the Ozarks celebrates 2011 graduation and nurses pinning ceremony



Columbia College–Lake of the Ozarks Class of May 2011



More than 900 friends, family, faculty and fans attended the Columbia College–Lake of the Ozarks 2011 graduation commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 1. The event took place at the Lodge of the Four Seasons.

The campus community recognized the hard work of 77 students with Dr. Terry Smith, executive vice president and dean for Academic Affairs, giving the address and conferring degrees. This represented the 19^th graduating class from the college.

Members of the May 2011 nursing class also recognized for completion of the nursing program with a pinning ceremony, signifying the end of 14 months of rigorous classroom and clinical work. The graduating class included the following individuals:

Name                                     Home Town

Sara Abel *                            Osage Beach

Leslie Amann                        Lake Ozark

Karla Amburn                       Lake Ozark

Kyle Anderson                      Sunrise Beach

Marina Baklashev ##          Lake Ozark

Sharon Barsby                      Eldon

Melinda Bax                          Saint Elizabeth

Betty Baxter #                       Camdenton

Amanda Bell *                      Macks Creek

Collin Briggs                          Eldon

Stephanie Brumage             Camdenton

Elizabeth Cady #                   Versailles

Pam Canupp                          Lake Ozark

Wendy Carman #                  Eldon

Shannon Clarkston              Eldon

Brittney DeFrates *              Camdenton

 Joshua   Derr                        Kaiser

Christy Duncan *                  Brumley

Chelsey Ellis ##                     Burlington Jct.

 Jessica English                     Camdenton

 Natasha Flaugher                Eldon     

Barbara Fuhrer                    Eldridge

Tammy Garrett ###               Macks Creek

Trenady George                     Eldon

Marcella Groce *                  Eldon

Jessica Hasty                         Camdenton

Lacey Heavner                       Sunrise Beach

Summer Helton                      Eldon

Serena Hill                             Camdenton

Melissa Hollingsworth       Camdenton

Christina Kaiser                    Russelville

Cindy King*                            Olean    

Hope Kingston                       Macks Creek

Danielle Kreutzer ##             Lake Ozark

Devin Kurtz                            Osage Beach

Anthony Labuary *               California

Dayna Larson                        Camdenton

Rebecca Larson                    Fortuna

Amanda Malmberg              Iberia

Christy Marcolla                  Eldon

Nancy McClure #                  Camdenton

Lynsay McGarvey *              Montreal

Amy Mead                              Linn Creek

Audra Meyer                         Sunrise Beach

Andrew Miller                       Camdenton

Kaleb Miner                          Richland

Shelby Nelson                       Osage Beach

Britni Nix                                Eldon

Ronnie Page                          Camdenton

Lucy Parker #                        Osage Beach

Lisa Patrick                           Lake Ozark

Janet Phillips                        Rocky Mount

Rona Prater ^                        Eldon

Vernon Quinn                       Camdenton

David Rambo                        Osage Beach

Taylor Raube *                     Camdenton

Frances Ray                           Iberia

 Tricia Renicker                    Urbana

 Anne Rexroat #                    Keytesville

 Brynda Reynolds ###         Lake Ozark

Lori Roden                            Versailles

Krystal Schiefelbein *         Linn Creek

Robert Sherman                   Eldon

Debbra Smith                        Eldridge

Toni Smith                             Camdenton

Jeffrey Stout                          Camdenton

Heather Tomson                   Eugene

Philana Vanskike *              Camdenton

Shelley Vicino                       Avondale, AZ

Jeffrey Waldon                     Camdenton

Rose Walker                         Camdenton

Lorrie Wasil                          Camdenton

Christopher Williams *       Osage Beach

Lisa Willis*                            Mack Creek

Rebecca Wilson                    Lake Ozark

Margaret Young                    Osage Beach

Lisa Zaritz                               Eldon

               

*Nursing Program graduate

^ Earned masters degree

# Cum laude – 3.5 GPA

## Magna cum laude – 3.75 GPA

### Summa cum laude – 3.9 GPA  

Graduates participated in a ceremony rehearsal on Friday, April 29, and posed for this photo in front of the campus.

The May 2011 Columbia College–Lake of the Ozarks Nursing Class

Rona Prater of Eldon earned her Master's of Business Administration degree.