FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Ten upcoming graduates of the University of Saint Francis announced their career paths at a Signing Day event with Parkview Health on Tuesday, April 8.
The nursing students will graduate in May.
“We’ve done this several times with Saint Francis and every time we have more and more family members here to celebrate with them, and that is neat to see,” said Erin LaCross, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CENP, Parkview Health Senior Vice President of Nursing Professional Development. “I always say you can see Saint Francis nursing graduates living out the Franciscan values. They understand what it means that every person has dignity, and they carry that with them and live it out as nurses.”
Front row: Audrey Zeigler, Catherine Louis, Emily Felger, Alyssa Gibson
Back row: Aubrey Matthias, Kendall Close, Kelsey Tackett, Bailey Cook, Mariah Maley (Not pictured: Erica Rieke)
The Saint Francis students, with their Parkview Health destinations, hometowns and high schools (all hometowns are Indiana, except where noted):
Kendall Close (6 South PRMC), Auburn, DeKalb High School
Bailey Cook (Emergency Department PRMC), Leo, Leo High School
Emily Felger (CVICU PHI), Fort Wayne, Carroll High School
Alyssa Gibson (Randallia Flex Team), Fort Wayne, North Side High School
Catherine Louis (Carew Med Surg Randallia), Fort Wayne, Heritage High School
Mariah Maley (Surgical Trauma ICU), Kendallville, East Noble High School
Aubrey Matthias (PHI CHTC), Fairport, New York, Fairport High School
Erica Rieke (Parkview Bryan Emergency Department), Defiance, Ohio, Tinora High School
Kelsey Tackett (Progressive Care PRMC), Leo, Leo High School
Audrey Zeigler (Progressive Care PRMC), Churubusco, Churubusco High School
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