Columbia College-Lake of the Ozarks honors December 2011 nursing graduates with pinning ceremony

Front row (L-R): Lynn Everman, Holly Harrison, Jennifer Hooker, Tabitha Pemberton
Middle row (L-R): Danielle Wehner, Melissa Simpson, Sandy Buchheit, Jamie Foumal, Rachel Happel
Back row (L-R): Christina Ayers, Robert Henderson, Julie Lupardus, Joan Mitchell, Amber Swailes
Photo courtesy of Captured Moments Photography.

The December 2011 class of the Columbia College-Lake of the Ozarks nursing program was honored Dec. 16 at a pinning ceremony celebrating completion of the program. More than 200 friends, family and fans attended the event, which was held at Faithbridge Church in Osage Beach, Mo. The nurses’ pinning address was provided by Dr. Steve Wiegenstein, associate dean for Graduate Studies, and graduates were presented their pins by Wiegenstein, Linda Claycomb (chair of Columbia College's Nursing Program) and Sara Riley (nursing instructor).