Motlow Pins 2025 Nursing Graduates
May 15, 2025
Forty Motlow State Nursing students earned their nursing pins and will receive their diplomas along with the class of 2025. Nursing faculty presented the students with pins bearing Motlow’s insignia at the 51st Annual Pinning Ceremony.
Student Ryan Scott, Interim Director of Nursing Angela Kirby, and Professor of Nursing Dr. Teresa Boyer all spoke at the event, congratulating students on their success and completion of one of the College’s most sought-after programs.
Students Emma Hill and Amanda Powell received special recognition as they are the first Motlow students to ever complete Motlow’s program in partnership with the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) that allows students to complete their Associate of Applied Science and their Bachelor of Science in Nursing simultaneously. That means that, in just two years, these two students completed two degrees and were able to cut their college education time in half.
Dr. Boyer along with fellow Nursing Instructors Cappi Jones, Linda Hemmila, and Molly Thornton pinned their respective graduates. Ms. Hemila then led the students in reciting the Nightingale Pledge, named after Florence Nightingale, in which students promise to uphold the values and mission of the nursing profession. They also participated in the traditional lamp lighting, which symbolizes becoming a beacon of hope to the patients they serve. Associate Professor Janet Thornton offered a message about the history of the lamp and its significance, and Dr. Lori Fisher-Bradshaw spoke on the history of the nursing pin.
Moore County Campus Nursing Graduates include:
- Emma Hill, Bedford County
- Evelyn Seavey, Bedford County
- Chloe Sudberry, Bedford County
- Madelyn Bell, Coffee County
- Kristyn Myers, Coffee County
- Stephanie Gutierrez, Coffee County
- Amanda Powell, Coffee County
- Courtney Primus, Coffee County
- Kimberly Zahn (LPN), Coffee County
- Danaysia Baker, Franklin County
McMinnville Campus Nursing Graduates include:
- Jesus Narvaez, Dekalb County
- Ryan Scott, Dekalb County
- Diana Acevedo McCormick, Warren County
- Leia Blair (LPN), Warren County
- Kiersten Butler, Warren County
- Abby Grissom, White County
Smyrna Campus Nursing Graduates include:
- Christina Caldwell (LPN), Cannon County
- Trista Wright, Maury/Williamson County
- Mary Perez (LPN), Rutherford County
- Kimberly Butler, Rutherford County
- Shannon Dial, Rutherford County
- Bianca Duncan-Alston (LPN), Rutherford County
- Lucas Fransioli, Rutherford County
- Tabitha Frost (LPN), Rutherford County
- Mya Hall (LPN), Rutherford County
- Kristen Kolendriski, Rutherford County
- Eunseo (Alice) Lee, Rutherford County
- Jennifer Lopez, Rutherford County
- Anna McQueen, Rutherford County
- Krystal Moses, Rutherford County
- Addison Perry, Rutherford County
- Miranda Pope (LPN), Rutherford County
- Steven Rust, Rutherford County
- Breanna Surles, Rutherford County
- Jasmine Thompson (LPN), Rutherford County
- Tracy Truluck, Rutherford County
- Ashley Westenbarger, Rutherford County
- Josie Wornstaff, Rutherford County
- Jonathan Crowe, Williamson County
- Brianna Blake (LPN), Wilson County
Motlow congratulates these graduates on this achievement and wishes them success in their future endeavors.
Visit Motlow’s website to learn how to enroll in the nursing program or to find information about other degree pathways.