MALTA – Kishwaukee College Radiologic Technology graduates participated in a traditional pinning ceremony on Monday, June 26 in Jenkins Auditorium in the Kishwaukee College Conference Center.
The 2017 Radiologic Technology graduates are: Klevis Avdyllari, Somonauk; Stephanie Covington, Sycamore; Joseph Gutzwiler, Yorkville; Jocelyn Hernandez, Sycamore; Lauren Johnson, DeKalb; Stephanie Johnson, Ottawa; Lindsey Larson, Yorkville; Rita Lesniewski, Sycamore; Gabrielle McCarthy, Rochelle; Sabrina Murray, Sycamore; and Kate Paul, DeKalb.
The ceremony included welcoming remarks by Bette Chilton, Dean of Health and Education, as well as Jerry Fox, Director of the Radiologic Technology Program, and Marie Meadors, Clinical Coordinator. The student speaker was Rita Lesniewski.
The tradition of pinning healthcare graduates originates with the nursing profession in 1860 when Florence Nightingale presented a lapel pin to her best students. Over the years, other healthcare professions have added the practice to their graduation traditions to symbolize an official initiation into the students’ chosen healthcare profession.
At the Kishwaukee College Radiologic Technology Pinning, each graduate was called by Jerry Fox, pinned individually by Lori Damask, Clinical instructor, and congratulated by Marie Meadors. Each graduate then recognized family and friends who had been supportive of their efforts while a student, giving family and friends a gerbera daisy or rose in gratitude. Graduates, family and friends then enjoyed a video presentation created by the Class of 2017 followed by light refreshments in the Kishwaukee College Conference Center Dining Rooms.