(Courtesy: Tena Cook, CSC College Relations)
Health Professions students advancing from Chadron State College to professional schools were honored at an annual Health Professions banquet Thursday.
Jill Mack, director of Health Professions and the Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP), congratulated the students on their accomplishments and wished them well in their future endeavors.
Leslie Bargen, development officer with the Chadron State Foundation, presented each of the advancing students with a gift from the Alumni Association.
Outgoing and incoming officers of the Health Professions Club were also recognized.
RURAL HEALTH OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM students advancing to the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC)
Clinical Lab Science
Tessa Retzlaff of Gordon, Neb.
Dental Hygiene
Michelle Tinglum of Littleton, Colo.
Dentistry
Zach Pieper of Gering, Neb.
Medicine
Dan Regier of Imperial, Neb.
Caty Zentner of Cairo, Neb.
Zach Van Dyke of Gering, Neb.
Nursing
Cali Mulcahy of Gordon, Neb.
Terra Phelps of Ayr, Neb.
Emily Rongisch of Sutherland, Neb.
Physical Therapy
Abby Gibson of Springview, Neb.
Radiography
Shay Kernick of Gordon, Neb.
TRADITIONAL PRE-PROFESSIONAL students advancing to graduate schools
Chiropractic
Jacob Almanrode of Chappell, Neb., Palmer College of Chiropractic – West Campus
Clinical Lab Science
Jenae Bischoff of Wauneta, Neb., UNMC
Dental Hygiene
Ashley Keim of Cozad, Neb., UNMC West
Medicine
Austin Gray of Norfolk, Neb., Loma Linda University
Nursing
Kristine Bond of Lodgepole, Neb., South Dakota State University
Elizabeth Roberts, Hay Springs, Neb., UNMC
Rural Health Opportunities Program students accepted to the University of Nebraska Medical Center pose following a banquet in their honor Thursday. Front row, from left, Tessa Retzlaff, Clinical Lab Science; Michelle Tinglum, Dental Hygiene; Zach Pieper, Dentistry; Dan Regier, Medicine. Back row, from left, Caty Zentner, Medicine, Zach Van Dyke, Medicine; Cali Mulcahy, Nursing; Terra Phelps, Nursing; Abby Gibson, Physical Therapy; Shay Kernick, Radiography. Not pictured, Emily Rongisch, Nursing. (Tena L. Cook/Chadron State College)
Traditional health professions students pose following a banquet in their honor Thursday evening. From left, Jacob Almandrode, Chiropractic; Ashley Keim, Dental Hygiene; Jenae Bischoff, Clinical Lab Science; Kristine Bond, Nursing. Not pictured, Austin Gray, Medicine; Elizabeth Roberts, Nursing. (Tena L. Cook/Chadron State College)