Nursing Pinning Program 2021

DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY

Nursing Pinning
Ceremony

CLASS OF 2021

Elizabeth T. MacNeil
1929 - 2006

A pioneering nurse-educator, Elizabeth T. MacNeil touched the lives of thousands of
patients and health care professionals in the greater Chicagoland area. After
serving as an officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force, MacNeil received her
bachelor's and master's degrees in nursing. She then taught at several Chicago
area universities while continuing her clinical work. Her specialty was Pediatrics.

According to her son, David MacNeil, Dominican alumnus and CEO of MacNeil
Automotive (WeatherTech), "Nursing was more than a job to my mother. It was
how she approached life and people, with care." MacNeil named the school in
honor of his mother in 2018.

Quality nursing practice was important to Elizabeth T. MacNeil. Today, the MacNeil
School of Nursing provides students with access to state-of-the-art simulation
laboratories as well as essential clinical experiences through partnerships with
well-respected health providers and hospitals.

"I am delighted that my mother's passion for nursing will inspire future
generations of health professionals." David MacNeil

Program

ELIZABETH T. MACNEIL SCHOOL OF NURSING
DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY
MAY 5TH, 2021

WELCOME ADDRESS

Dr. Donna Carroll
President

DU STUDENT NURSING ASSOCIATION
(DUSNA) LEADERSHIP CORDS

Professor Michelle Allen & Professor Jonathan Uebelhor

CLINICAL EXCELLENCE AWARD
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD

PRESENTED BY

Professor Laurie Zack & Professor Denise King

"HISTORY OF NURSING PINNING CEREMONY"

Sean Bayna 2022

CALLING OF CANDIDATES

Nursing Faculty

Program

ELIZABETH T. MACNEIL SCHOOL OF NURSING
DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY
MAY 5TH, 2021

PINNING OF THE
2021

ELIZABETH T. MACNEIL SCHOOL OF
NURSING CANDIDATES

Family and Friends of The Class of 2021

CLASS STUDENT SPEAKER

Kyra Ludwig 2021

BLESSING OF HANDS

Claire Noonan
Vice President, Mission and Planning
University Ministry

NURSING PLEDGE

Led by Professor Anne Taunton

CLOSING REMARKS

Dr. Tamara Bland

Class of 2021

Gisel Almazan Veronica Irla
Gelena Alnas Mhaylee Jimenez
Marcelo Altamirano Egi Kica
Cassidy Barth Mikaela Lozano
Pranvera Biba Kyra Ludwig
Julie Brewer Olivia Magnussen
Abbey Brown Ivan Martinez
Nyema Burns Dinora Medrano
Maria Cervantes Mariana Mishchanchuk
Karina Contreras Matthew Mulica
Jocelyne DeLaO Bernadette Nowacki
Askale Facey Phillips Julia Orozco
Alice Gicela Lyudmyla Popko
Gabriela Gomez Deyona Raphy
Estefania GomezMejia Marla Salazar
Kimberly Gonzalez Corina Saucedo
Ashley Graham Yeseniya Suptelya
Michelle Gutierrez Mariella Valdez
Royale Walker

Nursing Pledge

I solemnly pledge myself before God and in the presence of
this assembly, to practice my profession faithfully. I will not
take or knowingly administer any harmful drug. I will do all

in my power to maintain and elevate the standard of my
profession as both a science and an art. I will hold in

professional confidence all personal matters committed to my
keeping. With loyalty I will endeavor to assist the physician

and other interdisciplinary team members in their work,
devoting myself to the welfare of those committed to my care
with compassion. I will constantly endeavor to increase my
knowledge and skills in nursing and to use them wisely. I will
zealously seek to nurse those who are ill wherever they may be

and whenever they are in need.

Nursing Administration Program

ELIZABETH T. MACNEIL SCHOOL OF NURSING
DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY
MAY 5TH, 2021

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF NURSING
DIRECTOR OF RN-BSN PROGRAM

Tamara Bland, Ed.D, MSN, RN

FULL TIME FACULTY

Michelle Allen, Ed.D., MSN,RN, CCRN, CNE, SHSE
Denise King, MSN RN-BC, CCM
Anne Taunton, Ph.D., BSN, RNC-OB
Jonathan Uebelhor, MSN, APN
Laurie Zack, EdS, MSN, FNP-BC, LPC

CLINICAL PLACEMENT MANAGER

Cynthia Delestine

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Yajaira Gonzalez, BSBA

Program

ELIZABETH T. MACNEIL SCHOOL OF NURSING
DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY
MAY 5TH, 2021

UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION

President
Donna M. Carroll, Ed.D.

Provost
Jeffrey Carlson, Ph.D.

BORRA COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
ADMINISTRATION

Founding Dean
Kavita Dhanwada, Ph.D.

Associate Dean
Christina Curran, Ph.D.

Administrative Assistant
Anne Gardner, B.A.Ed.

Director, Clinical Simulation Education Center
Maureen Emlund, MSN, RN, CPN

"One's caring consciousness presence in a given moment, affects
the whole field experience for self and others. In doing so we
open our hearts and minds to a sacred space where we can

simply be with another, the often unseen process of deep human
caring in nursing. This approach to presence captures the

essence of our shared humanity, breathing new life into nursing
and nurses. We exhale, breathe out and release the outdated

worldview of our separate being, and open to our connectedness
with all"

-JEAN WATSON

Congrats!

CLASS OF
2021

We will miss you!