CU Nursing - Commencement Spring 2022 - 3

ORDER O F E XERC I SE S
7 | Presentation of Student Awards
Dr. Amy Barton
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and
Students, Professor, Daniel and Janet Mordecai
Endowed Chair in Rural Health Nursing
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT
LEADERSHIP AWARD
Upasana Nepal, BS 2022
GRADUATE STUDENT LEADERSHIP
AWARD
Uma Sitaula, DNP 2022
STUDENT AFFAIRS AND COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT AWARD
Elizabeth Phelps, BS 2022
DNP SCHOLARLY PROJECT AWARD
Alex Carmitchel-Fifer, DNP 2022
DISTINGUISHED DISSERTATION AWARD
Urvi Sanghvi, PhD 2022
8 | Student Speaker
Jessi Ridinger, BSN 2022
9 | Presentation of Diplomas
Dean Elias Provencio-Vasquez
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE PROGRAM
Dr. Tammy Spencer
Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Programs
MASTER OF SCIENCE PROGRAM
Dr. Peggy Jenkins
Assistant Dean, Graduate Programs
DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE
PROGRAM
Dr. Laura Rosenthal
Assistant Dean, DNP Program
From simulation to graduation - and everything in between.
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Before she beat the drum for
good health care, Jessi Ridinger
spun records for five years as
the number one DJ at a classic
rock radio station in Missouri.
She was also the lead singer in
a band. " Since my parents were
musicians, I basically grew up
in the wings of shows or in the front
row, " Ridinger says. As a nurse, she
will raise her voice to advocate for
preventive health and mental health
care. " I think you can create habits and
experiences when you're young that
solidify in your brain. Even if you don't
remember the events, you remember
the feelings of a healthy state. If we can
make an impression on kids in health
and mental health, then we can prevent
problems for them in
the future. " SCAN THE
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ABOUT JESSI.
10 | Alumni Welcome
Amy Loomis
Incoming President of the CU Nursing Alumni
Association
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY PROGRAM
Dr. Jacqueline Jones
Assistant Dean, PhD Program
11 | Closing Remarks
Dr. Kristine Gauthier
12 | Recessional
The audience will please be seated during
the recessional.
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