Published 3:16 pm Tuesday, August 4, 2026 MOULTRIE — On July 28, Southern Regional Technical College held a pinning ceremony at SRTC-Moultrie during which 33 Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) students from the SRTC-Moultrie LPN to RN Bridge cohort received their nursing pins. The ceremony commemorates the students‘ successful completion of their nursing coursework and clinical rotations. This class of nursing students was eligible to participate in SRTC’s formal graduation ceremony on July 29 and will officially be Registered Nurses pending the passage of their board exams. The SRTC-Moultrie ASN graduates include: Tifton: Ariel Carver, Rebekah Hawkins, Cristal Maldonado-Banda, Renata Williams. During the pinning ceremony, which symbolizes the rite of passage into the nursing profession, students received a pin and a small lamp. The pin reminds students of their purpose to serve the sick and infirmed. The lamp serves as a tribute to Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern-day nursing. In the nineteenth century, Nightingale was known as the “Lady with the Lamp,” tending to the sick while carrying a lamp to light the way. At the ceremony, faculty members recognized several students for exceptional achievement during their time in the nursing program. Jessica Murrell received the Clinical Excellence Award. This is a special award because her classmates voted on the recipient. She has shown leadership among her classmates and is always willing to assist in the lab, in the…
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