The school singled out students for individual awards for
excellence, leadership or service, while also recognizing high-achieving students who were inducted into Sigma Theta Tau, the international honor society of nursing. Sigma Theta Tau membership is by invitation to both baccalaureate and graduate nursing students who demonstrate excellence in scholarship, and to nurse leaders exhibiting exceptional achievements in nursing.
The following students were honored by the College of Nursing:
ATLANTIC COUNTY, NJ
HAMMONTON: Lauren Taylor Stiteler, Sigma Theta Tau
BERGEN COUNTY, NJ
DUMONT: Hazel Encarnacion,the Dean of Student Affairs Award, Sigma Theta Tau
ELMWOOD PARK: Vesna Gecevski, Sigma Theta Tau
TEANECK: Sigrid Marfo
, Sigma Theta Tau
ORADELL: Elizabeth Castro Perez
, the Outstanding Senior Award, Sigma Theta Tau
WALLINGTON: Margaret Wygonik
, Sigma Theta Tau
WYCKOFF: Karen Marie Morgan
, Sigma Theta Tau
BURLINGTON COUNTY, NJ
SOUTHAMPTON: Jessica Lynn Mikle
, Sigma Theta Tau
CAMDEN COUNTY, NJ
CLEMENTON: Sukruta Kali
, Sigma Theta Tau
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NJ
VINELAND: Christa Lynn Castellini
, Sigma Theta Tau
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ
BELLEVILLE: April Hunter
, Sigma Theta Tau; Jerico Laxamana
, the College of Nursing-EOF Senior Academic Award
IRVINGTON: Kenisha McLennon
, the College of Nursing-EOF Senior Academic Award and the Mary McLeod Bethune Award for Perseverance; Cassendra Simon
, the College of Nursing-EOF Senior Academic Award and the Reuben D. Fernandez Award for Clinical Practice
NEWARK: Larider Ruffin
, the College of Nursing-EOF Senior Academic Award, the Dr. Dorothy Demaio Professional Award, and the Reuben D. Fernandez Award for Clinical Practice
ROSELAND: Karina Avakova
, Sigma Theta Tau
GLOUCESTER COUNTY NJ
GIBBSTOWN: Diana Marucci
, Sigma Theta Tau
SEWELL: Liezl Claire Rasgo
, Sigma Theta Tau
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ
BAYONNE: Marcos Grullon
, the College of Nursing-EOF Senior Academic Award; Annabelle Layugan
, the Hildegard E. Peplau Writing Award; Mariam Samy Said
, Sigma Theta Tau; Starr Urbano
, the College of Nursing-EOF Senior Academic Award
JERSEY CITY: Yosria Abdalla
, the College of Nursing-EOF Senior Academic Award; Jusha Amin
, the College of Nursing-EOF Senior Academic Award; Belinda Davis
, the College of Nursing-EOF Senior Academic Award; Dayhanna Guzman
, the Educatonal Opportunity Fund Perseverance Award, the College of Nursing-EOF Senior Academic Award; Kris-Kristoffer Lindo Lipa
, Sigma Theta Tau; Nileshwari M. Patel
, Sigma Theta Tau; Stephanie Queja Sescon
, Sigma Theta Tau; Geofeline Viray
, the College of Nursing-EOF Senior Academic Award
KEARNY: Michelle Renee Wagner
, Sigma Theta Tau
UNION CITY: Donna Velazquez
, the College of Nursing-EOF Senior Academic Award, the Dr. M. Elizabeth Carnegie Award for Perseverance, the Equal Opportunity Fund Scholar Award, and the Victoria Caballero Van Allen Scholar Award
MERCER COUNTY, NJ
HAMILTON: Mae Lavente
, RN, Sigma Theta Tau; Holly Hurlburt Miller
, RN, Sigma Theta Tau and the Evelyn Hart Memorial Award
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP: Clarissa Barbon
, the Frances Marcus Steindler Memorial Award
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ
ISELIN: Jessica Mary McFadden
, Sigma Theta Tau
NEW BRUNSWICK: Kianna Cromedy
, the College of Nursing-EOF Senior Academic Award, the College of Nursing-EOF Senior Leadership Award and the Dr. Kathleen Jennings Dozier Research Award; Shauday Rodney
, the College of Nursing-EOF Senior Academic Award, the College of Nursing-EOF Senior Leadership Award, the Dr. Kathleen Jennings Dozier Research Award and the Reuben D. Fernandez Award for Clinical Practice
NORTH BRUNSWICK: Kristine Besario Tagaan
, Sigma Theta Tau
PARLIN: Kristine Grace Endaya
, Sigma Theta Tau; Noura A. Quayson
, the James Dickson Carr Scholar, the Rutgers College of Nursing Award, and Sigma Theta Tau
OLD BRIDGE: Heather Marie Rose
, Sigma Theta Tau
PISCATAWAY: Eppi Aguilar-Ramos
, Sigma Theta Tau; Shannon L. Costabile, Sigma Theta Tau
SOUTH AMBOY: Veronica Escalante
, the Victoria Caballero Van Allen Scholar Award
MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ
HIGHLANDS: Florence Huber
, Sigma Theta Tau
MARLBORO: Al-Zada A. Aguilar
, Sigma Theta Tau;
Maureen Hearty
, RN, Sigma Theta Tau
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ
KINNELON: Melanie Ann Nycz
, Sigma Theta Tau
LONG VALLEY: Brittney Elaine Fleming
, the Dean of Student Affairs Award and Sigma Theta Tau
OCEAN COUNTY, NJ
LAKEWOOD: Jane Amy Foresta
, RN, Sigma Theta Tau
PASSAIC COUNTY, NJ
CLIFTON: Karen Gosses
, the College of Nursing-EOF Senior Academic Award; Rasia Leigh Guieb
, Sigma Theta Tau
PASSAIC: Carissa Kison
, Sigma Theta Tau
PATERSON: Katheryn Olivieri
, the Victoria Caballero Van Allen Scholar Award, the College of Nursing-EOF Senior Academic Award and the Mary McLeod Bethune Award for Perseverance
SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ
SOMERSET: Christina Aguilar Quejano
, Sigma Theta Tau; Esmeralda Valle
, the Educational Opportunity Fund Leadership Award, the College of Nursing-EOF Senior Academic Award, the Dr. Dorothy Demaio Professional Award, the Dr. Hurdis Griffith Award for Leadership, the Victoria Caballero Van Allen Scholar Award and the Dr. Kathleen Jennings Dozier Research Award
UNION COUNTY, NJ
ELIZABETH: Tetyana Hrechko
, the Reuben D. Fernandez Award for Clinical Practice and the College of Nursing-EOF Senior Academic Award
LINDEN: Vanessa Rodriguez
, Sigma Theta Tau and the Victoria Caballero Van Allen Scholar Award; Aurelle Femae Palma Sudara
, Sigma Theta Tau
UNION : Olivia Joy K. Domingo
, Sigma Theta Tau
ROSELLE: Kristen Marie O. Guiterrez
, the Ella V. Stonsby Award, Sigma Theta Tau, and the Joseph M. and Catherine Ruggieri Award; Zoila I. Denegri
, the Victoria Caballero Van Allen Scholar Award
VAUX HALL: Titilope Omodara
, the Mary McLeod Bethune Award for Perseverance and the College of Nursing-EOF Senior Academic Award
WESTFIELD: Daniela Bonvicini, Sigma Theta Tau