Colleen Conway-Welch, dean of the School of Nursing, presents Sister Agnes Marie her pin during the pinning ceremony for nursing graduates. Sister Agnes Marie also received a specialty award during the ceremony. (photos by Dana Johnson)
Colleen Conway-Welch watches as Robert Dickinson pins his son Robert Dickinson during the pinning ceremony. The elder Dickinson has been a nurse for 35 years.
Gail Wodwaska waves to the crowd before the pinning ceremony for nursing graduates.
Approximately 180 Vanderbilt Nursing School graduates were presented pins Sunday, Aug. 12 at the ceremony in Langford Auditorium.
The summer pinning ceremony is a time when nursing students can celebrate their accomplishments outside of the traditional pomp and circumstance during May commencement exercises.
The pinning ceremony originated in 1928.