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Outstanding fall 2016 graduates were announced in a pinning ceremony Friday by the Department of Nursing at Fort Hays State University.

The on-campus Bachelor of Science in Nursing award for outstanding clinical performance, community involvement and academic achievement was awarded to Magdalen Zody, Ellis.

The Outreach B.S.N. award for outstanding clinical performance, community involvement and academic achievement was awarded to Nicole Meinhardt, Wamego.

The graduate student award winner for demonstrating involvement and academic achievement was Sandra Groth, Deerfield, who is graduating from the Master of Science in Nursing program.

The ceremony also recognized 23 graduating on-campus B.S.N. students.

The Stroup awards were created in 1993 in honor of Leora B. Stroup, founder of the nursing program at FHSU.