Bill and Sandra Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital Holds 113th Commencement Ceremony

The Bill and Sandra Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital held its 113th Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, May 21, at the Hendricks Chapel on the campus of Syracuse University.

55 graduate nurses received diplomas, representing both the traditional day program and the evening/weekend program.

Graduates Kayla Hall and Jaimye Cherchio spoke on behalf of the graduates. Brandy Leary, Nurse Practitioner at Crouse Health and 2007 graduate, delivered the keynote address.

See below for a full list of award recipients and graduates.

Award Recipient 

Award of Excellence Ashley Vanmarter

Clinical Excellence Award *e/w – Jacob Kelly

Clinical Excellence Award *days – Makenna Wilson

Ann Wiles Life Long Learner Award Jennifer Barrows

Exemplary Staff Nurse Award Sheena King

Spirit of Nursing Serena Steckel

Head, Hands, Heart Pomeroy Scholarship 1 Amanda Crane

Pomeroy Carepassion Award for Remarkable Determination Triana Henderson

Pomeroy Carepassion Award for Outstanding Progress Philomina Kontoh

Pomeroy Carepassion Award for Exemplary Leadership Jennifer Barrows

Sue Wood Memorial Excellence Award Carly Hopper

Sandra Pomeroy Memorial Emergency Services Award Ashley Vanmarter

Peter C. Procopio Nursing Education Award Ean Darpino

Peter C. Procopio Nursing Education Award Grace Jackson

Graduates

April 2026

Jessica Brien +

Lauren Burton

Kelis Cage

Amanda Cramer *+

Karen Dorazio

Elizabeth Forbes

Allyson Froio

Kayla Hall

Triana Henderson

Carly Hopper +

Jacob Kelly

Ava Maley

Jillian Mullin +

Abbigayle Remaley

Lainey Smith +

Juliana Summerville

Will Walsh

Stephanie Zachariah

Abigail Zimmerman

May 2026

Gabrielle Arcuri

Alexia Bailey

Jennifer Barrows

Chloe Baumgarten

Megan Bennett

Kassidy Bice

Shannon Brown +

Jaimye Cherchio +

Fiona Clarke

Abigail Cottrell

Ean Darpino

Nichole Donahue +

Kaitlyn Harris

Ava Hartley +

Kara Hebert +

Connie Ho *+

Michelle Hopkins

Muhanad Hussein

Madison Hysick +

Grace Jackson +

Philomina Kontoh

Graeson Landsberg +

Haley Longmore

Sophia Mann

Brigid Mannion +

Sherrelle Norton +

Ashley Reitz

Justina Simanushkina

Caroline Smith +

Olivia Speer

Greta Spicer +

Samantha Steckel +

Serena Steckel

Ashley Vanmarter *+

Alexandra Waite

Makenna Wilson +

* 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