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Heritage Valley Sewickley School of Nursing Graduates Class of 2008
(front row, left to right) Dawn Bellotti of Pittsburgh, Sarah Matous of Pittsburgh, Amanda Bombiani of Aliquippa, Kristi Young of Beaver Falls, Abigail Creese of Harmony (second row, left to right) Cynthia Mathews of Beaver, Sharon Young of Freedom, Sonya Davis of Rochester, Mary Belohlavek of Moon, Natalie Delo of Ambridge, Nicole Spagnolo of Ambridge, Luanne Romantine of Moon (third row, left to right) Heidi Stripp of Oakdale, Cassandra Clark of Beaver Falls, Melissa Snouffer of Monaca, Audra Pazul of New Kensington, Kathleen Smith of Vanport, Jennifer Lucci of Monaca (fourth row, left to right) Christopher Bedford of Sewickley, Tracy Bowers of Moon, Stephanie Lucas of Aliquippa, Stacy Shetler of Sewickley, Marie Wilson of Moon, Kristen Plutko of Monaca (fifth row, left to right) Danielle Reel of Pittsburgh, Shiela Goosby of Rochester, Shelly Conroy of Sewickley, Faith Colley of Pittsburgh, Megan Cook of Moon, Ryan Morgan of Freedom.
(Missing from photo: Sharise Salafranca, Moon)
SEWICKLEY, PA (June 13, 2008) – Thirty-one students in the Heritage Valley Sewickley School of Nursing Class of 2008 participated in commencement ceremonies at the Edgeworth Club in Edgeworth on Sunday, June 8.
The graduates are Christopher Bedford of Sewickley, Dawn Bellotti of Pittsburgh, Mary Belohlavek of Moon, Amanda Bombiani of Aliquippa, Tracy Bowers of Moon, Cassandra Clark of Beaver Falls, Faith Colley of Pittsburgh, Shelly Conroy of Sewickley, Megan Cook of Moon, Abigail Creese of Harmony, Sonya Davis of Rochester, Natalie Delo of Ambridge, Shiela Goosby of Rochester, Stephanie Lucas of Aliquippa, Jennifer Lucci of Monaca, Cynthia Mathews of Beaver, Sarah Matous of Pittsburgh, Ryan Morgan of Freedom, Audra Pazul of New Kensington, Kristen Plutko of Monaca, Danielle Reel of Pittsburgh, Luanne Romantine of Moon, Sharise Salafranca of Moon, Stacy Shetler of Sewickley, Kathleen Smith of Vanport, Melissa Snouffer of Monaca, Nicole Spagnolo of Ambridge, Heidi Stripp of Oakdale, Marie Wilson of Moon, Kristi Young of Beaver Falls and Sharon Young of Freedom.
The graduates have accepted nursing positions within Heritage Valley Sewickley and Beaver as well as Pittsburgh-area hospitals.
At the graduation, Marilu Piotrowski, director, Heritage Valley Sewickley School of Nursing, presided and awarded the students their nursing pins. Laura Vassamillet, chair, Heritage Valley Health System Board of Directors awarded the diplomas. Dr. Kenneth Hartman, director of nursing ABC, was the keynote speaker. Offering congratulatory remarks were the following individuals from Heritage Valley Health System: Norman Mitry, president and CEO; Rose Nolan, COO and CNO; and Dr. James Meditch, president, Medical Staff. Vicki Lauffer, faculty member, presented the traditional graduation rose.
Special awards or recognition were given to Marie Wilson, who received the Faculty Award for the highest academic achievement. Tracy Bowers received the Ruth V. Myers Alumni Award and Dawn Bellotti received the Flora Guthrie Applegate Award for outstanding nursing care.
Heritage Valley Sewickley School of Nursing offers students two flexible programs, an accelerated 22-month program and a progressive 33-month program, both starting in September. The program combines course credits from La Roche College with a wide range of clinical nursing courses. The program is fully accredited by the National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission. At the end of the program, the graduates are eligible to take the national licensing examination for registered nurses. Credits are transferable to BSN and MSN programs, providing students with educational mobility.
Heritage Valley Health System provides comprehensive health care for residents of Allegheny, Beaver, Butler and Lawrence counties, in Pennsylvania; eastern Ohio and the panhandle of West Virginia. In partnership with more than 400 physicians, Heritage Valley offers a broad range of medical, surgical and diagnostic services at its two hospitals, Heritage Valley Beaver and Heritage Valley Sewickley; in physician offices; community satellite facilities; and in patients' homes.
