Nursing Graduates

Nursing Graduates Awarded at SUNY Rockland Community College

Suffern, NY - Forty-six graduating students of the SUNY Rockland Community College Nursing Program proclaimed the Nightingale Pledge and received their school pins at the Nurses Pinning Ceremony on January 5.

The following nursing graduates were recognized for special achievement:

Veronica Daly-Van Pelt, Garnerville, Rockland Psychiatric Center Award

Olga Melnikova, Spring Valley, Helen Hayes Award

Sharon J. Teiler, Spring Valley, Nyack Hospital Award

Richard K. Schwartz, Rego Park, Good Samaritan Hospital Award

Tracy I. Pitkof, Suffern, Geraldine Jackson Award

Derrick Torres, New City, LPN to RN Achievement Award

Djinie Emmanuel, Monsey, SUNY RCC Department of Nursing Faculty Award

Amos Nelson, West Nyack, District 17 Award

Student Nurses Association (SNA) Participation/Leadership Awards:

Amos Nelson, West Nyack

Candace Richmond, Brooklyn

January ’10 SUNY Rockland Community College Nursing graduates:

Ortimidio R. Bautista, Paterson, N.J.

Veronica M. Daly-Van Pelt, Garnerville

Fabiola DeLira, Westbury

John R. DeLisi, Spring Valley

Nadia Dorcelly, Spring Valley

Djinie Emmanuel, Monsey

Devonie Y. Galbert, Paterson, N.J.

Alper Habip, Mamaroneck

Thandeka N. Haywood, Springfield Gardens

Lisa M. Hilton, Spring Valley

Eunice Y. Hsu, Fort Lee, N.J.

Chaya Jacknis, Monsey

Jean E. Joseph, Spring Valley

Erica M. Joyce, Nanuet

Jeffrey Y. Kavanagh, Suffern

Brenda A. Manfetano, Montvale, N.J.

Olga Melnikova, Spring Valley

Luis E. Mercado, Paramus, N.J.

Juliette C. Messinger, Spring Valley

Shanniqua M. Mitchell, Haverstraw

Amos Nelson, West Nyack

Alan M. Nemtzov, Monsey

Bernadette M. O'Shea, Blauvelt

Adewunmi Ogunbiyi, Bronx

Elizabeth Perez, Hillburn

Jo Ann W. Phenix, Stony Point

Bella Pisello, Garfield, N.J.

Tracy I. Pitkof, Suffern

Candace Richmond, Brooklyn

Shay C. Rudloff, Pearl River

Rosa L. Schankereli, Nyack

Richard K. Schwartz, Rego Park

Daniela Shehaj, Paterson, N.J.

Serin M. Simon, Nanuet

Carmel Taylor, Spring Valley

Sharon J. Teiler, Spring Valley

Jaroslava Tkacova, Clifton, N.J.

Derrick Torres, New City

Karen L.Torres-Candanedo, Blauvelt

Ryan C. Trinkner, Pearl River

Shifra L. Ullman, Monsey

Christina R. Vanatta, Stony Point

Joseph S. Varisco, Suffern

Jeffrey Vaughn, New City

Norma E. Watson, Brooklyn

Malka Zabner, Monsey

Forty-two graduates of the May '09 Nursing Program took the NCLEX licensing exam and all 42 passed. These graduates are now Registered Nurses (RNs). This 100% pass rate is extraordinary. The overall pass rate for the last quarter is 98%, significantly higher than the New York State average.

In 1963, RCC graduated the first 24 from the College's Nursing program. In total, more than 3,000 students have graduated from the Nursing program.

For more information, contact Dorothea Lever, Professor and Chair of the Nursing Department, at (845) 574 - 4222, (845) 574 - 4223 or dlever@sunyrockland.edu 

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Rockland Community College, a unit of the State University of New York, is located 25 miles northwest of NYC. The majority of its students transfer to four-year colleges, and many find immediate employment upon earning their associate's degree or certificate. The College also offers others, from preschoolers to senior citizens, the opportunity to simply learn something new. Quality education...at a price you can afford.