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Show UNIVERSITY OF-:'~H COLLEGE OF NURSING CONVOCATION EXERCISES June 3, 1972 Welcome and Introduction of Speakers Graduates, guests, Mrs. Jean Overfelt, distinguished speakers for Convocation, students and faculty: It is my privilege and pleasure to welcome you to the campus today to honor this year's graduates from the baccalaureate and master's degree programs in nursing. This year's graduating class of 107 students marks the largest graduation ever in the College of Nursing. College graduation and the obtaining of advanced degrees are milestones along the road of life. They represent years of consistent satisfactory or even -2- distinguished achievement for which little recognition may have been given along the way. In the effort to bring performance to even higher levels, educators and professionals often stress with students the evidences of failure rather than those of success. It is certainly appropriate at this time to recognize that every success has elements of failure and every failure elements of success. It is the great preponderance of success in the achievement of these nurse professionals to which we pay special tribute today. We congratulate these nurses. This year our graduating students voted to have speakers from the faculty and student ranks. The students had an opportunity to chose those faculty and students whom they felt could speak for them and to whom they wished to bestow -3- the honor of "convocation" For the graduate faculty, Dr. Vera Brand, head of our Graduate Medical-Surgical Nursing Program, will speake . Dr. Brand will be leaving the University of Utah to assume greater responsibility in Michigan in establishing a new innovative baccalaureate program. luck. will We wish her God speed and good &s-.-=-Margie Freston, a student from the maternal-newborn nursing program, epresent the graduate stud~ats. I / I The baccalaureate students chose from the faculty Mrs. Sallie Rae O'Neal from the students, Marianne Fraser. Mrs. O'Neal has been responsible with her connnittee for the arrangements of this ceremony. We thank you Sallie for your many efforts and fine attitude and working relationships with students & faculty. D . Vera Brand . Mrs. Sallie O'Neal -4- Awarding of Degrees We are pleased to have with us today Mrs. Jean Overfelt who is a member of the State Board of Higher Education, from Gunnison, Utah. Assisting Mrs. Overfelt in the presentation of diplomas to graduates of the master's degree programs is Mrs. Faye Black from the University of Utah's Registrar's Office. Certificates in Nurse-Midwifery will be presented to graduates of the maternal and newborn specialty. The College of Nursing graduate programs are all two academic years in length and these programs encompass the breadth and depth that we believe essential for practice at this level. graduates. We take pride in the preparation and quality of our -5Mrs. Overfelt, as Dean of the College of Nursing, I have the honor to present these candidates for the degrees and certificates indicated in the program and who are judged worthy of this distinction. Will the candidates for the Master of Science Degree come forward as I call your names? (row 1) Nancy Courtright Bolles Ardelle Eileen Forthun Sr. Mary Christopher Brockman Margie Sudweeks Freston Ann Kienzle Caughron Lora Jean Gardiner Janice E. Chatelain Sr. Mary Elizabeth Cullen Sr. Patricia DeBlieck -6(row 2) (Row 3) Carolyn Ballard Hargrove Mary Patricia Sauter Maxine Henningson Linda Quintana Saylor Doris Jean Hiatt Mary Mester Seegmiller Elizabeth Kuulei Ho Mari Lou Fifield Steffen Lorraine Mary Judd Arlene Patterson Stein Janet E. Bloomer Kristie Dian T. Suta Wyoma Heckmann Parker Nadine Oldroyd Ward Ginette Alyce Pepper Sr. Dinah White Joyce Ellen Roberts JoAnn Catherine Yost Susan Ross Marilyn Sanada -6aCertificate in Nurse-Midwifery Nancy Courtright Bolles Sr. Mary Christopher Brockman Ann Kienzle Caughron Janice E. Chatelain Sr. Patricia DeBlieck Margie Sudweeks Freston Ardelle Eileen Forthun Maxine Henningson Joyce Ellen Roberts Sr. Dinah White -7We shall now award the baccalaureate degrees. Mrs. Overfelt, it is my privilege to present these candidates for the Bachelor of Science Degree. They have completed all of the requirements for the degree indicated and are deemed worthy of this academic recognition. Will the candidates for the Bachelor of Science Degree please come forward as I call your names? (row 3) Valerie Ann Sundberg Anderson Nancy Lee Ashby Beverly Gay Baker -8- (row 4) Claudette Wheat Barlow Julie Ann Johnson Dodge Kathy Dee Orrell Briggs Essie Howell Droubay Carolyn Brown Marianne Fraser Marjorie Gay Cengiz r::JA/11 - 8 '2- Farrell Naylor Clayton Jeanie Colbert Dena Pearl Harder Corwin Donald Jay Corwin Jane Frances Dewey -9(row 5) Rose Helen Sanchez George Betty Sue Bryson Linford Terry Susan Goff Sue Davis MacDonald Sandra Lee Hansen Nancy Lynne Marcusen Sharon Sue Hayes Sydney Cameron Jackson Hornick Dixie Ruth Shaw Jensen Kathleen Ellen Kelly Sharon Mary Wiley Kesler Tamara Kruger Carolyn Elaine Dinsdale Larsen** (Weber) -10(row 6) Shauna Anne O'Donnell Marian Shurtz Peggy Sue Onstott Mariam Christine Chase Thomas Lorraine Shanley Ottosen Charyle May Beilke Palmer (row 7) Helen Mary Grose Phillips Janet Fang-mei Wang Kara Irene Seager Reeves Margaret Wertz Valerie Johnston Robinson Jean Roper SuzanJ).e Salmon -11- Interlude - film Awarding of School Pinns and Honor Keys - Cathryn Mainwaring Remarks from Students Marianne Fraser Margie Freston . . . 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