Bill and Sandra Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital Holds 111th Commencement Ceremony
May 22, 2025
The Bill and Sandra Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital held its 111th Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, May 22, at the Hendricks Chapel on the campus of Syracuse University.
44 graduate nurses received diplomas, representing both the traditional day program as well as the evening/weekend program option. Graduates were also joined by members of the December 2024 graduating class.
Maria Puglisi, April 2025 evening/weekend student and Caitlin Zimmerman, May 2025 day student spoke on behalf of the graduates. Davia Moss delivered the keynote address.
See below for a full list of award recipients and graduates.
| Award | Recipient | |
| Award of Excellence | Vanessa Bellinger | |
| Clinical Excellence Award *e/w | Jessica Spagnola | |
| Clinical Excellence Award – *days | Savannah Metcalf | |
| Ann Wiles Life Long Learner Award | Kelly Brennan | |
| Exemplary StaffNurse Award | Sasha Grenton | |
| Spirit of Nursing | Kelly Lefebvre | |
| Pomeroy Carepassion Award for Remarkable Determination | Senid Salihovic | |
| Pomeroy Carepassion Award for Outstanding Progress | Cameron Goodson | |
| Pomeroy Carepassion Award for Exemplary Leadership | Wesam Ashkar | |
| Sue Wood Memorial Excellence Award | Senid Salihovic | |
| Sandra Pomeroy Memorial Emergency Services Award | Annalise Piraino | |
| Sandra Pomeroy Memorial Emergency Services Award | Kelly Brennan |
Graduates – May 2025
Wesam Ashkar
Lindsay Baron
Vanessa Bellinger ***+
Brandi Binyard
Ryan Bull **+
Cesia Corbacho-Gainza
Frank Daka
Hillary Dang
Anastasia Davis *+
Madison Dix
Cameron Goodson
Sydney Heimbach
Alyssa Hujar
Camryn Humphrey
Mia Jones
Casandra Kirby
Kelly Lefebvre
Savannah Metcalfe
Sarah Monnat+
Leila Montano
Chance Mugabe
Leslie Petrie
Grace Siddal
Marisol Sinchico
Mehak Singh
Vanessa Stearns
Jacob Tesfai
Nicole Unger+
Persia Wallen
MacKenzie Wilson
Caitlin Zimmerman+
Graduates – April 2025
Jennifer Baum
Kelly Brennan
Hannah Capacci
Stephenie Davis+
Elaine Delamater
Alexis Dishaw
Raven Guy
Maria Puglisi
Senid Salihovic
Rachel Smith+
Jessica Spagnola+
Morgan Steele
Meghan Walsh
Graduates – December 2024
Anjana Allay
Bailey Brown**
James Camp
Katie Cole
Erin Dadey
Lawrence Green
Julia Hamilton+
Brenna Horan+
Victoria Horton
Allison Hourigan+
Terisa Hudson
Donald Jacobs
Anita Jepchirchir
Kayla Jones
Natalie Lychowid
Kaintigern Meaker
Leila Melendez+
Ella Merritt
Nixon Mower
Jordan Ostrander
Meghann Perillo**+
Yesenia Placencia
Isabella Robillard
Bradley Stoyell
Alexandra Street+
Amber Tobin
Arielle Wheeler
* Cum Laude (3.5-3.69)
** Magna Cum Laude (3.7-3.89)
*** Summa Cum Laude (3.9-4.0)
+ Member – Alpha Delta Nu Nursing Honor Society