Nursing Pinning Ceremony
Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 5 pm
Location: Cultural Arts Theater
Students who have graduated in December 2023 and May 2024 will receive their Nursing Graduate Pin. The pinning ceremony is a unique and special ceremony for the nursing community. The pinning ceremony isn’t just a nursing tradition, it is a symbol of the nursing students’ hard work and dedication towards their coursework and clinicals.
Nursing Pinning Ceremony Planning Committee
Sara Annunziato
Rose Frowd
Jeannine Kennedy
Martha Krawczyk
Karen Schaffer
2024 Ceremony Program
Nursing Program Director
President of Rockland Community College
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
School of Nursing, Health & Wellness
Nursing Pledge
In the full knowledge of the obligations I am undertaking,
I promise to dedicate myself
to the welfare of those committed to my care.
I will teach wellness, promote the well-being
of individuals and groups in society
and respect diversity in human responses.
I will maintain at all times the dignity of the patients in my care, holding in confidence all personal information entrusted to me.
I will support and work collaboratively
with members of the health team
and endeavor to keep my professional
knowledge and skills at the highest level. I am dedicating
myself as a care-giver, counselor, teacher and healer.
I promise to be accountable for my actions and to
practice my profession with pride.
RCC's Nursing Program
The Nursing Program at Rockland Community College aims to meet the needs of the community for individuals who are both informed citizens and registered professional nurses. The Nursing Program provides access into practice as a registered professional nurse and is the basis for higher education and lifelong learning.
The Program has been ranked by NursingProcess.org as #2 “Best Nursing Schools in New York Offering ADN Programs.” In addition, RCC Nursing has been ranked #6 by RegisteredNursing.org as “2020 Best RN programs in New York State.”
The Nursing Program Faculty & Instructors
Dr. Maureen Kroning, Dean, School of Nursing, Health & Wellness
Sara Annunziato, Program Director
Full-time Faculty
Rich Ahrens
Gaelle Duvivier
Rose Frowd
Cheryl Iorio
Jeannine Kennedy
Martha Krawczyk
Cynthia Lasman
Nancy Chiocchi-McMorrow
Dina Mounitz
Angela Northrup
Lisa Schachter
Karen Schaffer
Kathlen Shankar
Nursing Skills/Simulation Lab Instructors
Margaret Cullen
Marie Dubuisson
Staci Feldberg
Allison Howe
Sharon Latteri
Pam Lobasso
Hebsee Maruthelil
Carol Massaro
Jennifer Monte de Oca
Pamela Michaelson
Debra Monsees
Joanne Oventhal
Lindsey Sullinger
Adjunct Faculty
Jennifer Abilar
Sheika Adams
Moise Belizaire
Rosita Benjamin
Mary Beyer
Naim Bideiwy
Deborah Borsellino
Jacqueline Brigandi
Steven Carroll
Marcia Clark
Diane Conte
Monique Corbett
Michele Corda
Patricia Coyne
Margaret Cullen
Aguida Dasilva
Liliana Delgado
Michele Eiswerth
Rina Elias
Jessica Falcon
Malaika Feeley
Serena Fisher
Christina Haggarty
Kimberly Jankowski
Sweety John
Evelyne Joseph
Marisa Jusino
Kandice Kavanagh
Annette King
Denise Leveque
Valsamma Mathew
Christine Matos
Jane McGrath
Dionne McHayle
Heather McManus
Susan Martin
Adelle Pavlik
Therese Platel
Andreen Robinson
Donna Robinson-Boothe
Patricia Schneider
Shari Lee Silverstein
Kerry Sokolohorsky
Jennifer Staco
Wendy St. Felix
Patricia Sullivan
Dale Touw
Alexandra Volcy