Faith Beck, left, receives her nursing pin during a ceremony on Thursday, May 4, 2023, in the Beaux Arts Ballroom. (Micah Friez / Bemidji State)
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By BSU Alumni & Foundation

Published 4:42 p.m. on May 4, 2023

Bemidji State University celebrated 40 years of nursing on campus on Thursday, May 4, with a pinning ceremony for 2023 graduates and a luncheon for several new scholarship recipients.

Pinning ceremony

A near-capacity crowd filled the Beaux Arts Ballroom to celebrate the 2023 class of Bemidji State nursing graduates.

Guest speaker Stella Nelson, a 1980 BSU graduate, delivered an emotional address, while associate dean and chief nursing administrator Dr. Diana Kostrzewski and assistant professor Megan Heuer also spoke. A total of 86 students then received their pins from department chair Catrina Welch.

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Mallory Agurkis | Averie Allen | Anna Anderson | Kathryn Bates | Faith Beck | Layla Berg | Michelle Bezek | Alesa Bjerke | Nicholas Black | Amanda Butler | Madison Christianson | Lindsey Clymer | Arkin Dahm | Kallie Decker | Cassandra Dekruif | Lexi Dietl | Jessica Duel | Carson Dumonceaux | Heather Einarson | Maycie Ellis | Kimberly Estrada | Kayla Fah | Abigail Flaten | Whitney Fogelson | Mary Frances Halseth | Halie Fuentes
 
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Annabel Gleason | Marci Golberg | Cameron Grotjohn | Jamie Hansen | Hailey Heegard | Heather Heisler | Amy Hgay | Jordan Hines | Leslie Hoogakker | Allison Howard | Lauren Husnik | Leah Hylle | Sommer Jones | Andrea Jorstad | Chelsey Juberian | Brooke Kascht | Taylor Kempf | Faraaz Khan | Beatrice Kjelland | Cris Klien | Alicia Kolstad | Samantha LaRocque | Kelsey Larsen | Rachel Lavin | Cheyenne Lee | Caci Lingen | Tanya Liychik
 
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Bailey Malakowsky | Edinah Manwa | Tristen Marcyes | Lauren McComas | Kayla McLaughlin | Rachel Miles | Elisabeth Missinne | Edinah Mogendi | Jeannine Morgan | Kristen Morin | Kayee Moua | Kelsie Narlock | Ashley Nelson | Ryan Nelson | Shantel Northbird | Doreen Ondeyo | Annie Posner | Emily Rinne
 
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Payton Schlosser | Danielle Schultz | Lilli Skelton | Morgan Small | Hannah Smeby | Rachel Sprung | Eric Steere | Elizabeth Steffl | Haley Stolt | Apache Thompson | Catherine Trihey | Anna Urbas | Sarah Urschel | Josie Vos | Lee Waughtal
List of honorees

Scholarship luncheon

Bemidji State nursing students Lindsey Proctor and Gabriela Armstrong were among the new recipients of scholarships. Proctor received her scholarship from Sandy and George Thelen, while Armstrong received hers from Sanford Health.

Both the donors and recipients were honored during a luncheon at the David Park House.

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