1977 alumna will speak at pinning ceremony

May 2005 pinning ceremony

Nursing students from Augusta State University will receive their pins at the pinning ceremony on Friday, Dec. 16, at 7 p.m. This year, the event will be held in the auditorium of University Hospital.

The keynote speaker will be Sarah Lanier, a 1977 graduate of ASU and department head of the practical nursing program at Augusta Technical College.

“It’s really important and quite an honor to be asked to speak at the pinning ceremony,” says Ms. Lanier. “It’s like I am coming full circle. I started as a nursing student at ASU, and now I am about to speak to upcoming graduates.”

Ms. Lanier is a member of ASU’s Clinical Advisory Committee and Augusta Tech’s Practical Nursing Advisory Committee, of which Charlotte Price, chair of Augusta State’s Department of Nursing, is also a member.

Dr. Price says that the December graduates can be best described as extremely motivated, dedicated, and determined to succeed. “They are focused on taking their careers to another level. It is very rewarding to see them make the transition from the role of a licensed practical nurse to that of a registered nurse. These students are special to teach because they bring with them a first-hand understanding of the rewards and the challenges of the nursing profession, and they continue to believe in their hearts that professional nurses make a real difference in the lives of people.”

The students will follow tradition and recite the Nightingale Pledge—an oath vowing that they will dedicate themselves to the nursing profession.

“The Pinning Ceremony is a rite of passage that each nurse takes on a long journey toward mastery over a dynamic and rewarding profession,” says Dr. Price. “Each time the Nightingale Pledge is cited by new entry-level practitioners, it reaffirms the timelessness of the core values of the nursing profession. It also encourages the more experienced registered nurses to continue to incorporate those core values into their everyday practice, no matter where that practice setting might be.”

For more information, contact Dr. Price at 737-1725.

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