Over 100 graduates from UHI’s Stornoway and Inverness campuses will be out today celebrating their new degrees and qualifications in nursing and midwifery.
The celebration is the first to mark the achievements of nursing and midwifery students who studied through the Covid-19 pandemic.
More than 250 guests are expected at the ceremony, set to take place at the Free North Church in Inverness.
Dr Nicola Carey, head of nursing and midwifery, said that the ceremony will celebrate not only the students’ learning but contributions to the community that they made throughout the pandemic.
“Our nursing and midwifery students played a vital role in supporting the work of the NHS over the last couple of years, on top of completing their academic studies. We are here today to show pride in what they have done and to wish them well as they take the next step in serving our remote, rural and island communities.”
Mark Richards, the Scottish Government’s associate chief nursing officer, will deliver the keynote speech.
Graduands will also celebrate a number of individual achievements, including UHI Student of the Year Samuel Thomas, from Forres, and Inverness’s Ronie Walters, UHI’s first PhD nursing and midwifery graduate.
Below is a full list of who will receive degrees and qualifications at the ceremony.
Doctor of Philosophy
Exploring the role of health literacy in cardiac rehabilitation: a mixed methods approach
Ronie Walters
Master of Science
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Steven Cargill
Amanda Irwin (distinction)
Sarah Jane King
Zoe Adlington Newson (distinction)
Master of Science
Midwifery
Holly Louise Jenkins (distinction)
Postgraduate Diploma
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Jacqueline Booker-Milburn
Megan Foulis
Murray Graham
Laura MacGillivray
Barry MacKay
Emma Louise MacKay
Dee-Anne MacKenzie
Shona Muriel MacPhail
Alex Nicholson (distinction)
Moira Peterson
Katie Pollock (distinction)
Mairi Eileen Smith
Carol-Anne Thomson (distinction)
Tracy Ann Williamson
Postgraduate Diploma
Advanced Professional Practice
Derek Alan Spark (distinction)
Postgraduate Certificate
Anna Polson
David Sales Corell
Bachelor of Science
Nursing (Adult)
Hayley Rebecca Abell (distinction)
Paige Addison
Mishka-Siobhan Ainslie (distinction)
Kristine Rebecca Anderson (distinction)
Chloe Kathleen Angell
Leanne Victoria Bailey (distinction)
Kirsty Louise Baird (distinction)
Elanie Balanquit (distinction)
Debbie Blackley
Fiona Brown (distinction)
Ailsa Bruce (distinction)
Bethan Bruce
Mikayla Marion Cameron (distinction)
Lorelle Helen Campbell (distinction)
Sarah Kate Campbell (distinction)
Stephanie Laura Clarkson (distinction)
Isla Margaret Corbett
Toni Ann Crawford
Emma Darroch
Reegan Davidson
Leighanne Dixon (distinction)
Jade Debi Duncan (distinction)
Jordyn Leigh Ellen (distinction)
Gemma Eveleigh (distinction)
Danna Myra Fraser
Elizabeth Mhairi Gent (distinction)
Kelly Marie Grant (distinction)
Jessica Davidson Greig (distinction)
Eilidh Gunn (distinction)
Katie Moira Hamilton
Leah Hibbert (distinction)
Ciara Karen Latham (distinction)
Gemma Johanna Lawrie
Paris Georgina Longden (distinction)
Rowan Michaela Megan Lott (distinction)
Lucy Jane Lyne
Tammy Jeanette Macartney
Abigail Mackenzie Macdonald
Jennifer Margaret MacDonald
Laura Ann Maciver (distinction)
Jenny MacKay (distinction)
Jenna MacKie
Anne MacKinnon (distinction)
Jessica Macleod
Lauren Diane MacLeod (distinction)
Linda Elisabeth Macleod (distinction)
Megan Macleod (distinction)
Bethannie Dawn MacNeil (distinction)
Vikki McDonald (distinction)
Alana Mairi McKay (distinction)
Rachel McMorran
Rhian Elizabeth McNamara (distinction)
Heather Lyndsey McQueen Donovan
Karin Middleton (distinction)
Metisha Enezia Mlambo (distinction)
Iona Morrison
Rhiannon Morrison (distinction)
Caitlin Muir
Kimberly Jayne Munro (distinction)
Clare Murray (distinction)
Jake Adam Myers (distinction)
Georgina Carmen Nicholson (distinction)
Emily Amanda Pattison-Wilson (distinction)
Zara Maria Renshaw
Aideen Rushe (distinction)
Abbie Sanderson (distinction)
Amie Louise Scott
Laura Elizabeth Short (distinction)
Angel Mary Simpson
Maimuna Sissoho (distinction)
Samantha Debbie Slaven
Lewis Tycho MacKinnon Spence (distinction)
Christina Mairi Stephenson
Chloe Isobel Sutherland (distinction)
Samuel Graham Thomas (distinction)
Amy Susan Thomson (distinction)
Silvija Tislere (distinction)
Briege Wilcox (distinction)
Jennifer Williamson (distinction)
Bachelor of Science
Nursing (Mental Health)
Alison Allan (distinction)
Lisa Helen Reid Black (distinction)
Morgan Brodie-MacLean
Vasiliki Chrysanthakopoulou (distinction)
Christina Coghill
Hedera Johan Drury (distinction)
Maureen Ferguson
Donna MacKay (distinction)
Tracey Martin
Anne-Marie Milne
Elina Nyahwema
Siobhan Onuoha
Geraldine Patricia Quinn (distinction)
Emily Sybil Sharp (distinction)
Sandra Jean Stanley
Stephen Paul Walters (distinction)
Diploma of Higher Education
Nicola Campbell
Lois Anne McLaughlin
Joe Wilson
Certificate of Higher Education
Amy Louise Baker-Baillie
Alice Drapac
Rachelle Fawcett
Alisha Bethany Francis
Olivia Helena Grant
Kirsty Mary Gray
Erin Louise Lambert
Grace MacKinnon
Kathryn Margaret MacLeod
Aisha Jade MacMillan
Ciaran Morrison
Anne Smith
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