CLASS PHOTO.

Associate degree in nursing graduates of Wor-Wic Community College who participated in a recent awards and recognition ceremony are shown in a group photo.

HILLIARD.

Nursing graduate Tashica Hilliard of Berlin has her nursing cap pinned on by Dr. Pamela G. Budd, associate professor of nursing, before the Wor-Wic Community College nurse pinning ceremony.

WEBSTER SISTERS.

From left, twins Maegan and Paige Webster of Salisbury prepare for their pinning ceremony.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER.

Dr. Lynn M. Derickson, Wor-Wic Community College professor emeritus of nursing, delivers the keynote speech at Wor-Wic’s nursing awards and recognition ceremony.

Forty Wor-Wic Community College associate degree in nursing (ADN) graduates recently participated in an awards and recognition ceremony.

The nurse pinning ceremony, modeled after a tradition started by Florence Nightingale in the 1860s, initiates nurse graduates into the profession. Wor-Wic’s most recent pinning for ADN students took place at Parkside High School in Salisbury. The event this year featured a keynote address by Dr. Lynn M. Derickson, professor emeritus of nursing, who retired from Wor-Wic after 20 years of service to the college and 53 years as a nurse.

Special awards were presented by Dr. Brenda J. Mister, department head and professor of nursing, and Chelsea Milligan, instructor of nursing. Kaylee Dickson was the student speaker.