(January 13, 2009) – Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing awarded Bachelor of Science in nursing degrees to 68 students and Master of Science in nursing degrees to seven students during its December graduation ceremony.

MSN program students graduating with distinction, along with their hometowns:

• East Peoria: Melissa Joos
• Green Valley: Jennifer Runyon
• Peoria: Maureen Whalen Hofmann, David Thorpe
• Washington: Elizabeth Wineland

Others receiving MSN degrees:

• Peoria: Annette Moore
• West Peoria: Mary Cavanagh

BSN students graduating Summa Cum Laude:

• Bloomington: Melissa Volk
• Dunlap: Kathrine Hocking
• Hopedale: Lisa Litwiller
• Morton: Maria Bertsche
• Pekin: Jennifer Vice
• Peoria: Jennie Hancock, Zachary Ragains

BSN students graduating Magna Cum Laude:

• Chillicothe: Casey Stalter
• Havana: Eva Huggins
• Morton: Laura Martin, Robin Snyder

BSN students graduating Cum Laude:

• Bloomington: Brianna Hintzman
• Canton: Lisa Bernard
• Groveland: Deena Raithel
• Marquette Heights: Nicholas Becker
• Normal: Lori Verkler
• Excellence in Nursing Award presented to Jennifer Trau of East Peoria.

Other area students receiving BSN degrees:

• Bartonville: Tiereny Minassian
• Brimfield: Katherine Engelke
• Chillicothe: Michele Cusack, Tracey Frank
• Dunlap: Lindsey Vice
• Edwards: Tiffany Mercer
• Emden: Misty Zimmerman
• Eureka: Andrea Beutel, Ashley Heyungs
• Fairview: Marissa Marti
• Green Valley: Angela Thoerner
• Groveland: Martha Murphy, Michelle Wenger
• Hanna City: Amanda Bare
• Heyworth: Megan Limer
• Hudson: Lauren Swearingen
• Mapleton: Kristene Holland
• Morton: Heidi Kellerstrass
• Normal: Antonia Cunningham, Sarah Stevens
• Peoria: Callie Roos Bolatto, Andrea Coker, Samantha Cook, Michael Holmes, Adoracion Hood, Kristina Huxtable, Constance Kissner, Christina McCarthy, Kristina Miars, Vanita Mitchell, Sasha Moredock, Laura Ringenberg
• Pekin: Ashley Juchems, Tanya Nelson, Stephanie Perdew, Megan Willmert
• Pontiac: Kymberlee Minnaert
• Princeville: Linda Doling
• Spring Valley: Maria Francisco
• Tremont: Laura Gray
• Washington: Maggie Coyle, Annette King

Others receiving BSN degrees:

• Channahon: Sarah Zimmerman
• Chicago: Tsering Dolkar
• Darien: Raymond Yap
• Galesburg: Michelle Henderson
• Kewanee: Kimberly Fargher
• Lincoln: Cara Brewer, Jodi Patton
• Matteson: Randell Padua
• Ottawa: Jessica Johnson

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