2008 Nursing Graduate Profiles

Where will they go from here?

Our very first graduating class.  They've been in the spotlight from the start.  Others have watched them take on the unique rigors and stressors that come with being the first students in a brand new program.  There were bumps and bruises to be sure, but we saw them handled with grace and perserverence.  Now, as we prepare to send these plucky individuals out into the world as nurses, we wonder 'where will they go from here?'

Christina Atkinson  "I will be in the New grad program at North Memorial working in the trauma unit...hopefully!!!!"

Anna Compton  "I am looking forward to a job in a hospital and to getting married!  I do not have any plans set as to where I will be working as of now."

Dan Deminsky  "I am as of yet undecided on my post-graduation plans; considering possibly the navy.  In the meantime, I expect to enjoy the break!"

Kelly Johnson  "For starters, I am planning on working at Mercy Hospital through their New Grad program and then from there I hope to develop my knowledge and skills to better prepare me for a more specific nursing profession in Mental health/community health."

Angela Koller  "I have accepted a position at Children's Hospitals and Clinics working as an RN in their neonatal intensive care unit. 

Kristi Lee  "I will continue to live in Winona with my husband and daughter and will be working in the Family Birth unit at the hospital there."

Maggie Merten  "I am getting married this July and look forward to obtaining a position in either community health or psychiatric nursing.

Korena Muehlberg  "I am very excited to announce that I have been offered and accepted a position at Bethesda Hospital into their new grad program.  I will start on July 28th and will be working in the respiratory step-down unit.

Hanni Pulley  "There are several nursing career paths that I am currently considering -- so many wonderful opportunities to serve; it will be hard to narrow them down!  But I am excited for the future."

Katelyn Sulgrove  "I will be a grad nurse in the Emergency department at North Florida Regional Medical Center starting in June and will hopefully take my NCLEX in late July."

Amanda Waterworth  "This summer my husband and I will be moving to Duluth, Minnesota where I look forward to working as a nurse."

Krista Westrich  "I am looking forward to my second mission trip to the Congo in June and being able to serve there in an even greater capacity as a full-fledged nurse.  My extended career plans are yet to be determined."