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COLLEGE CALENDAR 2014 2 ANN SCHIELE: ARDENT ADVOCATE FOR NURSING Aug 14 2014 Convocation THE ANN E. SCHIELE PRESIDENTIAL 10 ENDOWMENT FUND Aug 18 2014 MCCN Fall Semester begins 12 MEET JAN BURKEY

Aug 24 2014 14 IT’S NOT YOUR PARENTS’ DORM ROOM Inauguration of Second President/Dean 16 AWARDS, ACCOMPLISHMENTS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION HAPPENINGS AND HONORS By Ann Schiele, PhD, RN Sept 11 2014 COLLABORATING TO BENEFIT Mount Carmel College of Nursing President/Dean 20 Annual Scholarship Dinner, MCCN and ALUMNI & STUDENTS As you know, 2014 is a year of transition for me. As I ponder leadership of the College into the capable hands of Alumni Association scholarships awarded 24 A VISUAL TRIBUTE the meaning of transition, I nd that Mr. Webster says it’s Dr. Christine Wynd, I think about what’s next for me. Sept 15 2014 the process of changing from one condition to another – or One of the threads that runs through my life is my desire 28 ALUMNI PROFILE an alteration. Annual Golf Outing to see nurses practicing at ever higher levels. Another is Friends, transition describes my entire life – especially in the my interest in working with people who need access to Oct 11 2014 30 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS context of alteration. I think of my career as a whole cloth healthcare. An opportunity to twine these together exists Annual Alumni Association Homecoming 32 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION UPDATES that I’ve altered many times: As a team, we have collaborated in the Nursing Center for Family Health, a partnership of see page 32 for details on – and been a catalyst for – many positive and rewarding MCCN and Lower Lights Christian Health Center, where 34 MOUNT CARMEL CLASS NOTES changes over the decades. MCCN graduate students, who train as advanced practice nurses, will soon be joined by those entering our new DNP CONTACTS: 39 DONOR LISTING As I look back on my varied experiences and the strong, program. I want to help this endeavor make a dierence in Robin Hutchinson Bell Bonnie Fitzpatrick powerful women and men I’ve met along the way – students, IN MEMORIAM this community by working with Lower Lights and Mount Managing Editor Mailing List Coordinator 45 Sisters of the Holy Cross, faculty and sta, community Carmel to broaden the ability to oer better access to 614-234-1372 614-234-5726 members, health system leaders – I liken them to colorful [email protected] [email protected] THE LAMP healthcare for the uninsured. strands woven into the tapestry that is my life at Mount Carmel. Jan Burkey MANAGING EDITOR: ROBIN HUTCHINSON BELL But, as for me – I am just a tiny stitch in the multihued, COLLEGE ADDRESS: Some, like my dear mentor Eleanor Wilson, MSN, RN, stand Fund Development Editor WRITER/EDITOR: JARON TERRY, APR, 127 South Davis Avenue sturdy fabric of compassion and excellence that are interwoven 614-234-3837 JARON TERRY COMMUNICATIONS, LTD. out as tendrils of gold – shining reminders of how far I’ve Columbus, Ohio 43222-1504 throughout MCCN. I’m excited to see the wonderful changes [email protected] CONTRIBUTING WRITER: ELAINE KEHOE come; others are rich with pigment, reminding me of all the that will take place in the future of the College and I’m DESIGNER: SHEILA COONEY, COONEY DESIGN fun – and sheer joy – I’ve experienced along the way. But all Phylis Crook Visit our website at excited to turn my personal focus to what’s next. PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRIS STEEL, MEDIA PRODUCTION, are integral to the weave that de nes the pattern of my Alumni Editor www. mccn.edu 614-234-5681 MOUNT CARMEL HEALTH journey – I cherish them all. And, as I prepare to relinquish [email protected]

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With more than half a century of nursing experience at funeral home and provided the area’s only ambulance service. Mount Carmel – the last 42 in a leadership role in Ann recalls, “My mother was a nurse and I witnessed what ACY nursing education – Ann Schiele surely holds the record she did as a nursing professional – providing unparalleled A LEG DR.DR. for length and loyalty of service, which is matched by an care and compassion to those in need. It wasn’t unusual for equally impressive record in innovation and achieve- her to serve lunch to homeless men passing through on the ment. Ann’s commitment to Mount Carmel spans the railroad, or to be called to help nearby migrant workers breadth of the institution – from School to College – not who needed healthcare or help delivering a baby. My father, only inspiring and implementing the transformative of course, provided transport to the nearest hospital.” growth of programs and facilities over the years – but also setting the pace for others in advancing excellence in nursing education.

With more than half a century of nursing experience at funeral home and provided the area’s only ambulance service. Mount Carmel – the last 42 in a leadership role in Ann recalls, “My mother was a nurse and I witnessed what nursing education – Ann Schiele surely holds the record she did as a nursing professional – providing unparalleled for length and loyalty of service, which is matched by an care and compassion to those in need. It wasn’t unusual for equally impressive record in innovation and achieve- her to serve lunch to homeless men passing through on the ment. Ann’s commitment to Mount Carmel spans the railroad, or to be called to help nearby migrant workers breadth of the institution – from School to College – not who needed healthcare or help delivering a baby. My father, only inspiring and implementing the transformative of course, provided transport to the nearest hospital.” growth of programs and facilities over the years – but also setting the pace for others in advancing excellence in nursing education.

here is no hiding it — Dr. Ann Schiele’s T HE I NSPIRATIONAL Y EARS “My parents’ generosity and kind enthusiasm for nursing and for Mount Carmel’s As a young sta nurse in the early 1960s, Ann quietly works confirmed that nursing was excellence in nursing education is apparent walked the night-dimmed corridors of then Mount Carmel the right path for me, and to all. Like a heart that symbolizes love, Hospital, attending to the needs of patients and feeling I ve never looked back. The nursing Ann wears MCCN on her sleeve. And, her July ’ a deep, personal satisfaction with the profession she had 2014 transition from President/Dean to profession is an exciting one, rich chosen. Ann demonstrated professionalism beyond her President/Dean Emeritus will not change with unlimited career opportunities, years, exercising her ability to inspire and lead others. Ann’s commitment. and I’ve been blessed with Ann came by that ability naturally, inspired by her upbringing amazing experiences!” “Fifty-two years with an institution is a long time to be in one place, in small-town Sherwood, Ohio, which she describes. but I really do love Mount Carmel. I love who we are, our mission and “My parents had a tremendous inuence on my decision the Sisters of the Holy Cross… it’s everything I’ve wanted in life. to care for others. ey owned and operated the only I feel like the luckiest person alive.” 2 SUMMER 2 014 3 After earning a diploma in nursing from St. Vincent’s in Ann continued her lifelong learning at e Ohio State Toledo, Ann made a move that was very much in keeping University, going on to earn a Master of Science in with the personal drive and enthusiasm for learning that Nursing and a PhD in Higher Education. she exhibits today as a leader – not only at Mount While associate director, Ann was a driving force in Carmel – but also in the community and the nursing the School’s endeavor to reach a higher level – profession. She pursued education beyond what was becoming an accredited college. e proposal to transform required at the time for a career in nursing, earning a the School of Nursing’s widely acclaimed three-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from e Ohio diploma program into a college, oering the same State University. It was through one of her classes that excellence and caring in nursing education – arose in the she was introduced to Mount Carmel, where she became mid-1980s and was approved by the end of the decade. a sta nurse in 1961. In just four years, she found her e idea received strong support from the Sisters of the passion in nursing education as an instructor at then Holy Cross and from Sister Gladys Marie, who was then Mount Carmel School of Nursing. CEO of Mount Carmel Health System.

Of course, everyone knows that Ann did much more than C OLLEGE OF N URSING Y EARS watch as accomplishments and recognitions accumulated On March 15, 1990, the Ohio Board of Regents granted for the College. Her visionary leadership in transitioning “Even with such support, the authorization for the School to transform to Mount Carmel the School to the College was just the beginning. decision process was given a College of Nursing. Ann’s beloved mentor enjoyed the good With her can-do spirit and gifts for collaboration and news for only one month before passing away – following team building, Ann has long been known for taking on great deal of time and thought, a lengthy and courageous struggle with leukemia. due to our sensitivity challenges and reaching goals. An exceptional motivator, Ann then found herself solely responsible for both the she empowers her faculty and sta to become their best, and loyalty to our alumni who completion of the diploma program and the introduction to advance their education and the College, and to pay were graduates of the diploma of the BSN program. Later that year, she was appointed it forward. She encourages them – and students – to program.”–Ann Schiele President/Dean of the new Mount Carmel College of embrace lifelong learning to meet personal and professional Nursing, a position she has held with honor, humility goals. Her focus of “nd a mentor, be a mentor” resonates and dignity for 24 years – earning her the distinction of throughout the College. With energy, genuine caring and longest-sitting president of any college or university her famous sense of humor, Ann facilitates teamwork in Ohio. that leads to continued excellence for individuals and MCCN.

T HE S CHOOL OF N URSING Y EARS As part of the administration, Ann was a member, “I really consider Mount Carmel Teaching soon led Ann to nursing education administration. along with Eleanor, of the visionary team to transition to be more like family than work. In 1972, she was invited to become associate director the School of Nursing (a diploma program founded in I’ve experienced so much joy in of then Mount Carmel School of Nursing, working 1903 by the Sisters of the Holy Cross) into Mount Carmel alongside her beloved mentor, Eleanor Wilson, MSN, College of Nursing (MCCN) in 1990. is transition was watching the School of Nursing RN, the School’s director. Ann credits Eleanor, who was a challenging one – from a three-year nursing diploma grow into the College of Nursing known for her own special caring manner with patients, program to a four-year college, oering a baccalaureate families and students, with helping her to grow into the degree in Nursing. Ann credits the support of the Sisters it is today.” –Ann Schiele professional she is today: of the Holy Cross and the Mount Carmel Health System as signicant to the success of the transition. “Because it was uncommon then for someone to have a bachelor’s degree in nursing, Eleanor saw me as a good candidate for associate director. I will forever be grateful for her vision.”

4 THE LAMP SUMMER 2 014 5 After earning a diploma in nursing from St. Vincent’s in Ann continued her lifelong learning at e Ohio State Toledo, Ann made a move that was very much in keeping University, going on to earn a Master of Science in with the personal drive and enthusiasm for learning that Nursing and a PhD in Higher Education. she exhibits today as a leader – not only at Mount While associate director, Ann was a driving force in Carmel – but also in the community and the nursing the School’s endeavor to reach a higher level – profession. She pursued education beyond what was becoming an accredited college. e proposal to transform required at the time for a career in nursing, earning a the School of Nursing’s widely acclaimed three-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from e Ohio diploma program into a college, oering the same State University. It was through one of her classes that excellence and caring in nursing education – arose in the she was introduced to Mount Carmel, where she became mid-1980s and was approved by the end of the decade. a sta nurse in 1961. In just four years, she found her e idea received strong support from the Sisters of the passion in nursing education as an instructor at then Holy Cross and from Sister Gladys Marie, who was then Mount Carmel School of Nursing. CEO of Mount Carmel Health System.

4 THE LAMP SUMMER 2 014 5 She dug right in: In 1991, with the leadership of Kathy Espy, company, CHE Trinity Health, and Loyola University “The CSSC provides our students Dominican University, Lake Erie College and the University of she oversaw establishment of the Learning Trail program Chicago/Marcella Nieho School of Nursing, occurred on with an unparalleled learning Findlay among them – to bring nursing education to their students. to enhance the college experience of a culturally diverse Ann’s watch. experience. The healthcare And, in 2015, it is anticipated that – following months of student body. Five years later, she and the faculty Also in our centennial year, construction began on the environment is ever changing, and meticulous planning – the College’s rst Doctor of Nursing initiated the highly innovative RN-BSN Completion state-of the-art Center for Learning and Education, which the CSSC helps educate persons Practice (DNP) Program will become a reality, allowing Program, enabling hundreds of professional nurses to opened one year later in 2004, also housing the Health to meet the critical needs of high-performing nurses to reach the educational pinnacle of further their knowledge and credentials through education. Sciences Library. In honor of our milestone birthday, a highly the patients we serve. ” nursing practice and enabling nurse educators to teach at the Ann also is credited with assembling a highly qualied respected artist, Eric Grohe, beautied our entrance wall –Ann Schiele highest level of academia. MCCN Board of Trustees to help advance the College. with a lovely mural. Comprised of key community leaders, and Sisters of the T HE L EGACY Y EARS Holy Cross, it provides oversight for the College, as well Ann’s list of accomplishments and accolades – from peers, as a springboard for helping launch these new programs A highly e ective collaborator, Ann excels at developing faculty, students and alumni, as well as the community – is and other endeavors. programs that meet not only student, but also professional long and glowing. In 2000, she was named YWCA Woman “Our Board of Trustees has been stalwart and community needs. When Ann sees a need, she does not of Achievement, in 2006 she received the Mount Carmel and true in their encouragement and sup- hesitate to bring together the right combination of people, Foundation Heritage Award, in 2008 Ohio Dominican resources and funding to meet it. University bestowed an Honorary Doctorate upon her, in 2013 port – the advancements of the College In 2008, she furthered access to excellence in nursing she received the OSU Legends in Nursing Award and in 2014 are not my achievements alone, but are she was recognized by Columbus CEO magazine Healthcare shared by the Board, faculty and staff, education through collaborative partnerships with Faireld Medical Center and Ohio University Lancaster to establish Achievement Awards with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Mount Carmel Health System and, of Mount Carmel College of Nursing at Faireld Medical Center. course, the Sisters of the Holy Cross.” is satellite campus, which lls a demonstrated need for –Ann Schiele baccalaureate-level nursing education in the Lancaster area of central Ohio, graduated its rst class in 2012. ECADE OF ROWTH A D G In 2010, Ann established one of the area’s rst nurse- In the most recent years, Ann has been a champion for managed nursing centers, the Nursing Center for Family not only continuing to advance academics, but also for Health, through a partnership with Lower Lights Christian improving and expanding the campus. Health Center. She worked collaboratively with Dana A proponent of evidence-based practice in nursing education, Vallangeon, MD, to create this community resource that provides care to underserved populations, mainly in the Ann’s philosophy is center stage in creating new degree In 2007, Ann cut the ribbon to open our new student Franklinton and Hilltop areas of Columbus. One of the programs and other initiatives to advance student and residence complex, Angela Hall and Holy Cross Hall, to rst nurse-managed centers of its kind in Ohio, it is also faculty achievement. accommodate 144 students. e on-campus apartment- a health resource for MCCN students, as well as an style residence halls add greatly to our student recruitment In 2003 – the same year MCCN celebrated 100 years of educational/clinical site for students enrolled in the and retention abilities. excellence in nursing education – Ann led a team that College’s master’s degree family nurse practitioner track. developed a highly successful Graduate Program, now In 2012, Ann was a central gure on the collaborative team In 2011, in collaboration with Mount Carmel Health o ering ve tracks leading to Master of Science, nursing. that established the 11,000-square-foot Mount Carmel Her list of service to the community and her profession Sciences Library, the Consumer Health Library was opened Clinical Skills and Simulation Center (CSSC), a joint initiative also is long. She is a current board member of Central Ohio In 2007, she brought about the innovative, highly competitive, on campus. Emphasizing understanding and treatment of of the College, Mount Carmel Medical Education and the Lions Eye Bank, Catholic Foundation, Central Ohio Workforce 13-month Second Degree Accelerated Program as one of disease as well as prevention, health and wellness, the free, Mount Carmel Medical Sta . is state-of-the-art, $1.1 Investment Board and Maryhaven Addiction Recovery Services four undergraduate program tracks leading to a Bachelor comprehensive medical library is open to all members of the million evidence-based instruction facility benets nursing Board, where she also is past Chair. Ann is a member of the of Science in Nursing degree. community as a “source of truth,” providing access to informa- students, medical residents, nurses, physicians, EMS Ohio Council of Deans and Directors; American Association of tion through books and periodicals, as well as the Internet. And, in 2011, the Online RN-BSN Completion Program personnel and healthcare associates from the community, as Colleges of Nursing; Ohio League for Nursing; American Health that also includes an innovative relationship with parent well as meets the healthcare needs of patients and communities. rough these last dozen years, Ann has created partnerships Sciences Education Consortium; Association of Independent with other colleges and universities – Wilmington College, Ohio Colleges and Universities in Ohio; and Sigma eta Tau, Inc.

6 THE LAMP SUMMER 2 014 7 She dug right in: In 1991, with the leadership of Kathy Espy, company, CHE Trinity Health, and Loyola University “The CSSC provides our students Dominican University, Lake Erie College and the University of she oversaw establishment of the Learning Trail program Chicago/Marcella Nieho School of Nursing, occurred on with an unparalleled learning Findlay among them – to bring nursing education to their students. to enhance the college experience of a culturally diverse Ann’s watch. experience. The healthcare And, in 2015, it is anticipated that – following months of student body. Five years later, she and the faculty Also in our centennial year, construction began on the environment is ever changing, and meticulous planning – the College’s rst Doctor of Nursing initiated the highly innovative RN-BSN Completion state-of the-art Center for Learning and Education, which the CSSC helps educate persons Practice (DNP) Program will become a reality, allowing Program, enabling hundreds of professional nurses to opened one year later in 2004, also housing the Health to meet the critical needs of high-performing nurses to reach the educational pinnacle of further their knowledge and credentials through education. Sciences Library. In honor of our milestone birthday, a highly the patients we serve. ” nursing practice and enabling nurse educators to teach at the Ann also is credited with assembling a highly qualied respected artist, Eric Grohe, beautied our entrance wall –Ann Schiele highest level of academia. MCCN Board of Trustees to help advance the College. with a lovely mural. Comprised of key community leaders, and Sisters of the T HE L EGACY Y EARS Holy Cross, it provides oversight for the College, as well Ann’s list of accomplishments and accolades – from peers, as a springboard for helping launch these new programs A highly e ective collaborator, Ann excels at developing faculty, students and alumni, as well as the community – is and other endeavors. programs that meet not only student, but also professional long and glowing. In 2000, she was named YWCA Woman “Our Board of Trustees has been stalwart and community needs. When Ann sees a need, she does not of Achievement, in 2006 she received the Mount Carmel and true in their encouragement and sup- hesitate to bring together the right combination of people, Foundation Heritage Award, in 2008 Ohio Dominican resources and funding to meet it. University bestowed an Honorary Doctorate upon her, in 2013 port – the advancements of the College In 2008, she furthered access to excellence in nursing she received the OSU Legends in Nursing Award and in 2014 are not my achievements alone, but are she was recognized by Columbus CEO magazine Healthcare shared by the Board, faculty and staff, education through collaborative partnerships with Faireld Medical Center and Ohio University Lancaster to establish Achievement Awards with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Mount Carmel Health System and, of Mount Carmel College of Nursing at Faireld Medical Center. course, the Sisters of the Holy Cross.” is satellite campus, which lls a demonstrated need for –Ann Schiele baccalaureate-level nursing education in the Lancaster area of central Ohio, graduated its rst class in 2012. ECADE OF ROWTH A D G In 2010, Ann established one of the area’s rst nurse- In the most recent years, Ann has been a champion for managed nursing centers, the Nursing Center for Family not only continuing to advance academics, but also for Health, through a partnership with Lower Lights Christian improving and expanding the campus. Health Center. She worked collaboratively with Dana A proponent of evidence-based practice in nursing education, Vallangeon, MD, to create this community resource that provides care to underserved populations, mainly in the Ann’s philosophy is center stage in creating new degree In 2007, Ann cut the ribbon to open our new student Franklinton and Hilltop areas of Columbus. One of the programs and other initiatives to advance student and residence complex, Angela Hall and Holy Cross Hall, to rst nurse-managed centers of its kind in Ohio, it is also faculty achievement. accommodate 144 students. e on-campus apartment- a health resource for MCCN students, as well as an style residence halls add greatly to our student recruitment In 2003 – the same year MCCN celebrated 100 years of educational/clinical site for students enrolled in the and retention abilities. excellence in nursing education – Ann led a team that College’s master’s degree family nurse practitioner track. developed a highly successful Graduate Program, now In 2012, Ann was a central gure on the collaborative team In 2011, in collaboration with Mount Carmel Health o ering ve tracks leading to Master of Science, nursing. that established the 11,000-square-foot Mount Carmel Her list of service to the community and her profession Sciences Library, the Consumer Health Library was opened Clinical Skills and Simulation Center (CSSC), a joint initiative also is long. She is a current board member of Central Ohio In 2007, she brought about the innovative, highly competitive, on campus. Emphasizing understanding and treatment of of the College, Mount Carmel Medical Education and the Lions Eye Bank, Catholic Foundation, Central Ohio Workforce 13-month Second Degree Accelerated Program as one of disease as well as prevention, health and wellness, the free, Mount Carmel Medical Sta . is state-of-the-art, $1.1 Investment Board and Maryhaven Addiction Recovery Services four undergraduate program tracks leading to a Bachelor comprehensive medical library is open to all members of the million evidence-based instruction facility benets nursing Board, where she also is past Chair. Ann is a member of the of Science in Nursing degree. community as a “source of truth,” providing access to informa- students, medical residents, nurses, physicians, EMS Ohio Council of Deans and Directors; American Association of tion through books and periodicals, as well as the Internet. And, in 2011, the Online RN-BSN Completion Program personnel and healthcare associates from the community, as Colleges of Nursing; Ohio League for Nursing; American Health that also includes an innovative relationship with parent well as meets the healthcare needs of patients and communities. rough these last dozen years, Ann has created partnerships Sciences Education Consortium; Association of Independent with other colleges and universities – Wilmington College, Ohio Colleges and Universities in Ohio; and Sigma eta Tau, Inc.

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“In a lifetime, you get to know only a few great people— QUICK Ann Schiele is one of the great ones. I feel so fortunate to be READ a colleague of hers,” – Kip Sexton, MS, RN, admission advisor, Online RN-BSN Completion program and Ann’s friend for 50 years

“If Ann puts her arm around you, you’d better get ready to go to work or start running.” – Kathy Espy, MCCN director of Diversity and Community Initiatives > Dr. Schiele’s Successor Named Following an extensive national search, the Mount Carmel College of Nursing “She’s the Michael Jordan of nursing education.” Dr. Charles Saunders, vice president of medical education, Mount Board of Trustees, together with the Mount Carmel Health System, has Ann’s passion for the education of outstanding nurses has a Carmel Health named Christine Wynd, PhD, RN, the College’s new President/Dean, positive impact on thousands of people: the graduates of Mount e ective July 2014. Most recently, Dr. Wynd served as Dean and Strawbridge “As its rst and only president, Ann Schiele really is the face, Professor, Breen School of Nursing at Ursuline College in Pepper Pike, Ohio. Carmel – men and women who are realizing their dreams of careers the heart and the soul of Mount Carmel College of Nursing.” in nursing – MCCN faculty members, collaborators, communities – e Columbus Dispatch, December 30, 2013 We invite you to learn more about Dr. Wynd in the Fall issue of the LAMP! served by Mount Carmel’s excellent alumni, and patients and their > Record-Breaking Year family members who receive the best in compassionate nursing “Once you meet Ann Schiele, you never forget her: maybe it is her smile, or her energy, or her complete and absolute In 2013 MCCN enjoyed another record-setting year for excellence in nursing education! From care because of Ann’s dedication and vision. passion for MCCN. Whatever it is, the warmth and camara- our very rst graduation class in 1906, which had a total enrollment of 13 students to 2013, derie you feel once she puts her arm around you lasts a Ann always recognizes and shares credit with her team, her lifetime, as does her friendship. Ann's commitment and with 1,121 total students, we have come a long way in 110 years! Here’s how the numbers faculty, and her collaborators, frequently expressing appreciation dedication to MCCN is unprecedented, and her leadership break down: Freshmen = 176; Sophomores = 154; Juniors = 171; Seniors = 171; for everyone who supports Mount Carmel’s excellence in nursing has been a shining example to the entire leadership team at SDAP = 64; and RN-BSN = 211. Of these undergraduate students, 84 attend our education, beginning with the Sisters of the Holy Cross and the MCCN. As the MCCN Board chair, I am fortunate to have had satellite campus at Faireld Medical Center (MCCN-FMC) in Lancaster Ohio. Our Graduate the opportunity to work with Ann, and am even more blessed Mount Carmel Health System. to be able to call Ann my friend.” – Current MCCN Board chair Program continues strong with 174 enrolled. Both the number of male students (an all-time high Matt Mazza, senior vice president, Key Bank at 106) and the Online RN-BSN Completion program are at record-breaking numbers, as well. “I don’t think I have a legacy! All the people in the college collectively, we’ve all taken the best things from each other. I think the legacy of “Ann and her infectious enthusiasm are a perfectly persuasive > New Online! Nursing Education Master the college a hundred years from now will be that it cares about its combination. Ann is a driven dynamo of energy who To meet the demands of nurses who are busy with work and family, but also want to advance developed her competitive athleticism into goal-oriented in the profession, our Master of Science Nursing Education track is now available in an online students.” – Ann Schiele, as quoted in Columbus CEO leadership in the profession of nursing and the advancement of nursing education.” – Former MCCN Board chair, Mike Kehoe, format, in addition to traditional face-to-face classes. e new Online Nursing Education, In transitioning to Emeritus status, Ann will continue to serve vice president (retired) AT&T which begins this Fall, track prepares nurses to enter the academic classroom as faculty, ready the College and the community in many ways. In addition, to educate the next generation of nurses, or to take on sta development responsibilities in a she looks forward to enjoying more time with her husband, “She’s a forward-thinking force of nature who locks her healthcare setting. Graduates of this track will have met the academic criteria of the eligibility sights on a goal and goes after it with dogged determination.” David Schiele, at their home in Westerville, where frequent – Brian Tierney, member, MCCN Board, executive vice president requirements for the National League of Nursing’s Certied Nurse Educator™ examination. visitors include their three children and their spouses, and and chief nancial ocer, AEP, quoted in Columbus Dispatch, of course their ve beautiful grandchildren. December 30, 2013 > Planning for the Future In anticipation of o ering a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program, MCCN appointed Ann’s legacy is rich, particularly her vision recognizing the “We are all very grateful to Dr. Ann Schiele for the decades Penny Marzalik, PhD, CNM, IBCLC, as director. Dr. Marzalik, who has been teaching at MCCN importance of preparing students to be outstanding professional, of dedication, growth and success the College experienced more than three years, is currently exploring development and accreditation requirements. credentialed nurses to meet the needs of our community under her leadership. It’s a legacy of outstanding nursing education that will continue to live on in this community. Her expertise as a certied nurse midwife and nursing educator provides an outstanding and beyond. Mount Carmel is proud of our strong aliation and rich foundation for this position. She previously was on faculty at Loyola University-Chicago history with Mount Carmel College of Nursing.” Her legacy of giving, teaching, serving and building will continue during the development of its DNP program. Updates to come. – Claus von Zychlin, president and CEO, Mount Carmel Health System to benet many, through e Ann E. Schiele Presidential Endowment Fund, recently established.

Congratulations on the next step in your journey, Ann!

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Congratulations on the next step in your journey, Ann!

8 THE LAMP SUMMER 2 014 9 • Faculty – to ensure our faculty continues at a very high The Ann E. Schiele Presidential Endowment Fund was level of quality, funds will be used to recruit top-tiered established by the MCCN Board of Trustees with a goal of faculty; establish and fund endowed faculty professorships $1,000,000. Fundraising efforts will culminate on May 10, and chairs; advance instruction programs; develop new 2014, at the Mount Carmel Foundation’s “Champagne and research ideas and help faculty members make innovative Diamonds” gala – this year held in honor of Ann E. Schiele, advances in their fields. PhD, RN, to celebrate her lasting impact on generations of nurses, both past and future. A donor wall will commemorate • Academics and Research – Dr. Schiele’s legacy of gifts to the Endowment. growing the educational opportunities within the field of nursing will require resources to identify future healthcare To make an outright gift to the Fund, make a pledge, or profession needs, to create the structure and plans for discuss Planned Giving opportunities, donors are invited to program development, and to provide the ongoing enrich- contact Jan Burkey, director of Development, MCCN, at ment of existing programs through research, innovation and (614) 234.3837, by email at [email protected] or by mail technology. Establishing endowed faculty professorships and at 127 S. Davis Ave., Columbus, OH 43222. ANN e. SCHIELE chairs will help recruit and retain the highest-quality faculty, Donors may use the attached envelope or visit https:// which in turn enriches the academic environment and donate.mccn.edu/donatenow to make a contribution online. PRESIDENTIAL attracts the brightest students. Along with recognition, the Leadership Campaign ENDOWMENT Fund endowed faculty professorships and chairs help advance • Brian Tierney, Honorary Chair • Endowment Committee: instructional programs, develop new research ideas and Fulfilling dreams and changing lives. Dr. Craig Anderson, Lynn Asensio Dave Bianconi, Dr. Michael fund students’ work. In addition, they enable faculty Cooney, Mike Curtin, George Gevas, Sister Barbara Hahl, Matt members to make innovative advances in their fields, and Mazza, Carol McGuire, Jeri Milstead, Dianne Radigan, Dr. increase the College’s national profile as a Catholic Charles Sanders, Doug Stein, Ellen Tressel and Claus von institution of higher education. Zychlin • Campaign facilitators: Jan Burkey and Mike Schmidt • Collaboration – the fund will have a system-wide impact by increasing collaborative initiatives between Mount Carmel College of Nursing, Mount Carmel Health A Legacy of Excellence in Nursing Education System, and CHE Trinity Health; creating and supporting • Envisioning the future of nursing, her foresight helped opportunities for continuing education; supporting system- transform Mount Carmel College of Nursing into a atic efficiencies; and increased engagement of Chief Nursing four-year, degree-conferring institution of higher learning. Officers and other Mount Carmel leadership with College • Empowering her faculty and staff, she developed new and faculty. programs, introduced new technologies and enhanced the physical campus during her tenure as the longest-sitting • Community – the Endowment offers a pathway to president of any college or university in Ohio. greater community impact by providing expertise, resources, • Empathizing with students, her compassion, In recognition of her unparalleled commitment and The Endowment Fund will focus on five key areas that and funding to cultivate educational, community and clinical understanding and encouragement have endeared her to dedication to the field of nursing education, as well as her represent Dr. Schiele’s philosophical legacy of student partnerships to meet the greater needs of healthcare. generations of nurses who exemplify the values – as well as many accomplishments, the Mount Carmel College of success, educational excellence and partnerships: the skills – gained at MCCN as they care for patients and Nursing (MCCN) Board of Trustees has established “Dr. Schiele has always supported and further developed • Student Scholarships – for MCCN students demon- families around the world. The Ann E. Schiele Presidential Endowment Fund. MCCN’s rich heritage in providing nursing students and strating leadership skills, high academic abilities and • Emphasizing the value of connectedness, she re-energized nursing professionals with educational preparation and skill “This Endowment honors Dr. Schiele’s incredible vision, as financial need, the Fund will help them achieve their goals of the Mount Carmel Alumni Association to ensure that the development outside of the traditional health curriculum in well as the extremely positive impact she has had on the serving others through careers in nursing. Scholarships will heritage of the School of Nursing not only endures, but is areas such as cultural competence and faith-based values College, on students and faculty members. It also recognizes be offered at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Honor also carried forward for graduates of the College. education,” said Burkey. her impact on other educators, her colleagues, and patients Scholarships will be offered for quality improvement These attributes and accomplishments represent just a and donors, as well as in our community, including business projects to students demonstrating leadership skills, high “I anticipate that many, many people will want to share fraction of the Legacy of Excellence in Nursing Education and government leaders and our neighbors in Franklinton academic ability and financial need. in her legacy by making a gift to the Endowment Fund, created by Ann Schiele, PhD, RN, who transitions to and beyond,” said Jan Burkey, director of Development, helping to ensure that her values, vision and passion for President/Dean Emeritus of Mount Carmel College of MCCN who will oversee the $1 million campaign. nursing will carry forth though future generations of Nursing in July 2014. graduates,” Burkey added.

10 THE LAMP SUMMER 2 014 11 • Faculty – to ensure our faculty continues at a very high The Ann E. Schiele Presidential Endowment Fund was level of quality, funds will be used to recruit top-tiered established by the MCCN Board of Trustees with a goal of faculty; establish and fund endowed faculty professorships $1,000,000. Fundraising efforts will culminate on May 10, and chairs; advance instruction programs; develop new 2014, at the Mount Carmel Foundation’s “Champagne and research ideas and help faculty members make innovative Diamonds” gala – this year held in honor of Ann E. Schiele, advances in their fields. PhD, RN, to celebrate her lasting impact on generations of nurses, both past and future. A donor wall will commemorate • Academics and Research – Dr. Schiele’s legacy of gifts to the Endowment. growing the educational opportunities within the field of nursing will require resources to identify future healthcare To make an outright gift to the Fund, make a pledge, or profession needs, to create the structure and plans for discuss Planned Giving opportunities, donors are invited to program development, and to provide the ongoing enrich- contact Jan Burkey, director of Development, MCCN, at ment of existing programs through research, innovation and (614) 234.3837, by email at [email protected] or by mail technology. Establishing endowed faculty professorships and at 127 S. Davis Ave., Columbus, OH 43222. ANN e. SCHIELE chairs will help recruit and retain the highest-quality faculty, Donors may use the attached envelope or visit https:// which in turn enriches the academic environment and donate.mccn.edu/donatenow to make a contribution online. PRESIDENTIAL attracts the brightest students. Along with recognition, the Leadership Campaign ENDOWMENT Fund endowed faculty professorships and chairs help advance • Brian Tierney, Honorary Chair • Endowment Committee: instructional programs, develop new research ideas and Fulfilling dreams and changing lives. Dr. Craig Anderson, Lynn Asensio Dave Bianconi, Dr. Michael fund students’ work. In addition, they enable faculty Cooney, Mike Curtin, George Gevas, Sister Barbara Hahl, Matt members to make innovative advances in their fields, and Mazza, Carol McGuire, Jeri Milstead, Dianne Radigan, Dr. increase the College’s national profile as a Catholic Charles Sanders, Doug Stein, Ellen Tressel and Claus von institution of higher education. Zychlin • Campaign facilitators: Jan Burkey and Mike Schmidt • Collaboration – the fund will have a system-wide impact by increasing collaborative initiatives between Mount Carmel College of Nursing, Mount Carmel Health A Legacy of Excellence in Nursing Education System, and CHE Trinity Health; creating and supporting • Envisioning the future of nursing, her foresight helped opportunities for continuing education; supporting system- transform Mount Carmel College of Nursing into a atic efficiencies; and increased engagement of Chief Nursing four-year, degree-conferring institution of higher learning. Officers and other Mount Carmel leadership with College • Empowering her faculty and staff, she developed new and faculty. programs, introduced new technologies and enhanced the physical campus during her tenure as the longest-sitting • Community – the Endowment offers a pathway to president of any college or university in Ohio. greater community impact by providing expertise, resources, • Empathizing with students, her compassion, In recognition of her unparalleled commitment and The Endowment Fund will focus on five key areas that and funding to cultivate educational, community and clinical understanding and encouragement have endeared her to dedication to the field of nursing education, as well as her represent Dr. Schiele’s philosophical legacy of student partnerships to meet the greater needs of healthcare. generations of nurses who exemplify the values – as well as many accomplishments, the Mount Carmel College of success, educational excellence and partnerships: the skills – gained at MCCN as they care for patients and Nursing (MCCN) Board of Trustees has established “Dr. Schiele has always supported and further developed • Student Scholarships – for MCCN students demon- families around the world. The Ann E. Schiele Presidential Endowment Fund. MCCN’s rich heritage in providing nursing students and strating leadership skills, high academic abilities and • Emphasizing the value of connectedness, she re-energized nursing professionals with educational preparation and skill “This Endowment honors Dr. Schiele’s incredible vision, as financial need, the Fund will help them achieve their goals of the Mount Carmel Alumni Association to ensure that the development outside of the traditional health curriculum in well as the extremely positive impact she has had on the serving others through careers in nursing. Scholarships will heritage of the School of Nursing not only endures, but is areas such as cultural competence and faith-based values College, on students and faculty members. It also recognizes be offered at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Honor also carried forward for graduates of the College. education,” said Burkey. her impact on other educators, her colleagues, and patients Scholarships will be offered for quality improvement These attributes and accomplishments represent just a and donors, as well as in our community, including business projects to students demonstrating leadership skills, high “I anticipate that many, many people will want to share fraction of the Legacy of Excellence in Nursing Education and government leaders and our neighbors in Franklinton academic ability and financial need. in her legacy by making a gift to the Endowment Fund, created by Ann Schiele, PhD, RN, who transitions to and beyond,” said Jan Burkey, director of Development, helping to ensure that her values, vision and passion for President/Dean Emeritus of Mount Carmel College of MCCN who will oversee the $1 million campaign. nursing will carry forth though future generations of Nursing in July 2014. graduates,” Burkey added.

10 THE LAMP SUMMER 2 014 11 We asked Jan Burkey, director MEET of Development, Mount Carmel JAN BURKEY College of Nursing, how she got DIRECTOR OF into fundraising and what DEVELOPMENT matters to her most. for our communities. Each gift – no matter how large or Q: What do you see as the impact of how small – is like a pebble in a lake, sending concentric The Ann E. Schiele Presidential Endowment circles of benet in all directions. Fund – in both the short and the long term? Jan: e impact will be tremendous. When one thinks Q: Honestly, aren’t the bigger gifts about the future of healthcare, we know that nurses will more meaningful? continue to play a powerful role – an increasingly more Jan: Every gift to the College matters – just as every note important role, with more responsibility. is means the in a concert performance matters. I can relate it to my demand for highly educated, skilled nurses will signicantly background in music. A single note makes a beautiful sound, increase. is Endowment is a wonderful tribute to but when you combine notes to create the melody – and Dr. Schiele’s legacy and will ensure excellence in nursing combine other notes to create the harmony – the resulting education not only through scholarships, but also through synergy is what matters. Larger gifts can have a tremendous new programs, partnerships and initiatives that – like the impact, but it’s the feeling the donor has when making the pebble in a lake, or the symphony orchestra – will expand Q: What drew you to a career in philanthropy? Q: How did you become the development gift that is the real joy of giving. at’s how fundraising is: and resonate for generations to come. officer for the College? Jan:A by combining the generosity of ALL our donors, together we I love meeting people and getting to know them create a symphony! whether they turn out to be donors or not – when you Jan: It was Dr. Schiele who identied the need to have a strike a bond or have common interests, it makes them development ocer on site – dedicated to the College of feel good and I feel good. What better profession to be in: Nursing. With the tremendous growth that the College MY JOB HAS ALWAYS BEEN REWARDING, HOWEVER building relationships and helping people help others. was experiencing, she knew it was imperative to have a THE CAMPAIGN THAT IS UNDERWAY NOW – Fundraising is actually fun – I have the opportunity to full-time person devoted to philanthropy. meet a lot of people (I’ve always been a “people person”) THE ANN E. SCHIELE PRESIDENTIAL ENDOWMENT FUND – Q: What do you love most about what you do? and I’m a good listener and hopefully make others feel IS VERY SPECIAL TO ME. comfortable talking to me. Jan: Building relationships with donors! Our donors are so generous and it’s my job to help them understand and Q: What started your career in fundraising? appreciate the value of nursing and the struggles students Q: What has been your biggest challenge – or To make an outright gift Jan: You have to believe in what you’re raising money for. face in funding their education. Because every one of us largest effort – to date? to the Fund, make a pledge, or has had – at one point in our own or a loved one’s life – One of my passions is the wonders of nature and preserv- Jan: Well, I started at Mount Carmel when the campaign discuss Planned Giving opportunities, a signicant interaction with a nurse, it is a cause that ing habitat for species. I had the opportunity to work for for the Center for Learning and Education was underway. donors are invited to contact e Nature Conservancy for 11 years and that’s where my everyone can appreciate and embrace. What I try to do is Seeing it open and now watching students and faculty using Jan Burkey at (614) 234.3837, by nd the right t between each donor’s ability to give and appreciation and interest in fundraising developed. As the library resources and classrooms today is very gratifying. their desire to make a dierence. email at [email protected] or director of marketing and communications, I told the story Having been a part of the 100th Anniversary of the college by mail at 127 S. Davis Ave., Columbus, about preservation and shared it with donors, accompa- in 2003 was a very exciting time, too. My job has always nied them on eldtrips, helped create special events and Q: Isn’t it hard to actually ask for money; not OH 43222. Donors may also visit everyone can do that! been rewarding, however the campaign that is underway campaigns for donors, and witnessed rst-hand how now – e Ann E. Schiele Presidential Endowment Fund – https:// donate.mccn.edu/donatenow Jan: donor appreciation made many programs possible. Not when donors understand the return on their is very special to me. To say Dr. Schiele’s impact at Mount to make a contribution online. investment – we turn out amazing nurses at Mount Carmel over the years was “enormous” is an understatement. Q: What drew you to Mount Carmel? Carmel! My job is to make prospective donors aware of the I’m very excited and honored to lead this initiative to Jan: I was well-acquainted with the excellent care positive impact their gift can have on another person’s life. honor Dr. Schiele and share this tribute opportunity with provided at Mount Carmel hospitals, so when my former Whether it’s a scholarship for an individual student, a new our alumni, friends, donors, and the community at large. colleague Florence Gresamar, who served as director of the program, or funding for other resources that will directly Mount Carmel Foundation for many years, asked me to help educate and recruit many students and faculty, all join her here in 2002, I was delighted and eager to come. these ultimately benet society through better healthcare

12 THE LAMP SUMMER 2 014 13 We asked Jan Burkey, director MEET of Development, Mount Carmel JAN BURKEY College of Nursing, how she got DIRECTOR OF into fundraising and what DEVELOPMENT matters to her most. for our communities. Each gift – no matter how large or Q: What do you see as the impact of how small – is like a pebble in a lake, sending concentric The Ann E. Schiele Presidential Endowment circles of benet in all directions. Fund – in both the short and the long term? Jan: e impact will be tremendous. When one thinks Q: Honestly, aren’t the bigger gifts about the future of healthcare, we know that nurses will more meaningful? continue to play a powerful role – an increasingly more Jan: Every gift to the College matters – just as every note important role, with more responsibility. is means the in a concert performance matters. I can relate it to my demand for highly educated, skilled nurses will signicantly background in music. A single note makes a beautiful sound, increase. is Endowment is a wonderful tribute to but when you combine notes to create the melody – and Dr. Schiele’s legacy and will ensure excellence in nursing combine other notes to create the harmony – the resulting education not only through scholarships, but also through synergy is what matters. Larger gifts can have a tremendous new programs, partnerships and initiatives that – like the impact, but it’s the feeling the donor has when making the pebble in a lake, or the symphony orchestra – will expand Q: What drew you to a career in philanthropy? Q: How did you become the development gift that is the real joy of giving. at’s how fundraising is: and resonate for generations to come. officer for the College? Jan:A by combining the generosity of ALL our donors, together we I love meeting people and getting to know them create a symphony! whether they turn out to be donors or not – when you Jan: It was Dr. Schiele who identied the need to have a strike a bond or have common interests, it makes them development ocer on site – dedicated to the College of feel good and I feel good. What better profession to be in: Nursing. With the tremendous growth that the College MY JOB HAS ALWAYS BEEN REWARDING, HOWEVER building relationships and helping people help others. was experiencing, she knew it was imperative to have a THE CAMPAIGN THAT IS UNDERWAY NOW – Fundraising is actually fun – I have the opportunity to full-time person devoted to philanthropy. meet a lot of people (I’ve always been a “people person”) THE ANN E. SCHIELE PRESIDENTIAL ENDOWMENT FUND – Q: What do you love most about what you do? and I’m a good listener and hopefully make others feel IS VERY SPECIAL TO ME. comfortable talking to me. Jan: Building relationships with donors! Our donors are so generous and it’s my job to help them understand and Q: What started your career in fundraising? appreciate the value of nursing and the struggles students Q: What has been your biggest challenge – or To make an outright gift Jan: You have to believe in what you’re raising money for. face in funding their education. Because every one of us largest effort – to date? to the Fund, make a pledge, or has had – at one point in our own or a loved one’s life – One of my passions is the wonders of nature and preserv- Jan: Well, I started at Mount Carmel when the campaign discuss Planned Giving opportunities, a signicant interaction with a nurse, it is a cause that ing habitat for species. I had the opportunity to work for for the Center for Learning and Education was underway. donors are invited to contact e Nature Conservancy for 11 years and that’s where my everyone can appreciate and embrace. What I try to do is Seeing it open and now watching students and faculty using Jan Burkey at (614) 234.3837, by nd the right t between each donor’s ability to give and appreciation and interest in fundraising developed. As the library resources and classrooms today is very gratifying. their desire to make a dierence. email at [email protected] or director of marketing and communications, I told the story Having been a part of the 100th Anniversary of the college by mail at 127 S. Davis Ave., Columbus, about preservation and shared it with donors, accompa- in 2003 was a very exciting time, too. My job has always nied them on eldtrips, helped create special events and Q: Isn’t it hard to actually ask for money; not OH 43222. Donors may also visit everyone can do that! been rewarding, however the campaign that is underway campaigns for donors, and witnessed rst-hand how now – e Ann E. Schiele Presidential Endowment Fund – https:// donate.mccn.edu/donatenow Jan: donor appreciation made many programs possible. Not when donors understand the return on their is very special to me. To say Dr. Schiele’s impact at Mount to make a contribution online. investment – we turn out amazing nurses at Mount Carmel over the years was “enormous” is an understatement. Q: What drew you to Mount Carmel? Carmel! My job is to make prospective donors aware of the I’m very excited and honored to lead this initiative to Jan: I was well-acquainted with the excellent care positive impact their gift can have on another person’s life. honor Dr. Schiele and share this tribute opportunity with provided at Mount Carmel hospitals, so when my former Whether it’s a scholarship for an individual student, a new our alumni, friends, donors, and the community at large. colleague Florence Gresamar, who served as director of the program, or funding for other resources that will directly Mount Carmel Foundation for many years, asked me to help educate and recruit many students and faculty, all join her here in 2002, I was delighted and eager to come. these ultimately benet society through better healthcare

12 THE LAMP SUMMER 2 014 13 ALL SPRUCED It’s Not Your Parents’Dorm Room UP

orm life at Mount Carmel College of Nursing student illness and other issues, as well as paintbrushes resonated through the halls, as renovation, isn’t what it used to be. building community and serving as a resource replacements and refurbishment keep our physical space for resident students. looking good. Faculty, students and visitors will all • Recovered couches and chairs in Lounge Gone are the days of a • Rekeyed all rooms in Marian Hall to create one – – Colleen, along with Jan Burkey, director of kindly but eagle-eyed standard master key Development, MCCN, co-wrote the grant leading • Replaced all o ce and classroom windows in • D housemother who kept track to the new position. Colleen will supervise Marian Hall of Marian Hall, as well as the Rec Room of who observed curfew the individual, who will live in his or her own • Replaced chilled water unit in Marian Hall apartment in the residence halls, may earn • Stripped old wallpaper in hallways on second and • Installed new HVAC units in all Marian Hall o ces and who did not. credit toward a master’s degree in psychology and in the Eleanor Wilson Room “Although today’s apartment-style residence or counseling and has career aspirations in • Replaced ceilings in hallways on second, third and halls – Angela Hall and Holy Cross Hall – that Student Life or a related university-focused arena. • Replaced sinks in Marian Hall o ces with bookcases • Renovated elevators in Marian Hall • Replaced worn furnishings in administrative o ces dormitories our School of Nursing alumni recall, Community life, which accounts for a big part of our traditional students’ college experience, has the need to ensure student safety and Excellence (CLE) and Marian Hall elevators and well-being is still of paramount been handled by resident advisors – peer students outside of CLE elevators concern,” says Colleen Cipriani, MA, • Installed new carpet in Lounge, CLE and Marian director of Student Life. will meet weekly with the RAs to hear concerns and plan activities to help build community and • Installed new drapes on stage in gym a s en se of family among the residents. Mount Carmel Foundation, a new • Installed new window coverings, pictures and Resident Director Internship has been “We’re very grateful to the Foundation for lamps in Lounge e for an adult graduate student who lives on adult presence for our students on weekends site and is responsible for managing the and evenings will not only enhance their sense residence halls on nights and weekends, of security and safety, but will also enrich the serving as the “go-to” person for emergencies, student experience for all,” Colleen says.

14 THE LAMP SUMMER 2 014 15 ALL SPRUCED UP

orm life at Mount Carmel College of Nursing student illness and other issues, as well as paintbrushes resonated through the halls, as renovation, isn’t what it used to be. building community and serving as a resource replacements and refurbishment keep our physical space for resident students. looking good. Faculty, students and visitors will all • Recovered couches and chairs in Lounge Gone are the days of a • Rekeyed all rooms in Marian Hall to create one – – Colleen, along with Jan Burkey, director of kindly but eagle-eyed standard master key Development, MCCN, co-wrote the grant leading • Replaced all o ce and classroom windows in • D housemother who kept track to the new position. Colleen will supervise Marian Hall of Marian Hall, as well as the Rec Room of who observed curfew the individual, who will live in his or her own • Replaced chilled water unit in Marian Hall apartment in the residence halls, may earn • Stripped old wallpaper in hallways on second and • Installed new HVAC units in all Marian Hall o ces and who did not. credit toward a master’s degree in psychology and in the Eleanor Wilson Room “Although today’s apartment-style residence or counseling and has career aspirations in • Replaced ceilings in hallways on second, third and halls – Angela Hall and Holy Cross Hall – that Student Life or a related university-focused arena. • Replaced sinks in Marian Hall o ces with bookcases • Renovated elevators in Marian Hall • Replaced worn furnishings in administrative o ces dormitories our School of Nursing alumni recall, Community life, which accounts for a big part of our traditional students’ college experience, has the need to ensure student safety and Excellence (CLE) and Marian Hall elevators and well-being is still of paramount been handled by resident advisors – peer students outside of CLE elevators concern,” says Colleen Cipriani, MA, • Installed new carpet in Lounge, CLE and Marian director of Student Life. will meet weekly with the RAs to hear concerns and plan activities to help build community and • Installed new drapes on stage in gym a sense of family among the residents. Mount Carmel Foundation, a new • Installed new window coverings, pictures and Resident Director Internship has been “We’re very grateful to the Foundation for lamps in Lounge e for an adult graduate student who lives on adult presence for our students on weekends site and is responsible for managing the and evenings will not only enhance their sense residence halls on nights and weekends, of security and safety, but will also enrich the serving as the “go-to” person for emergencies, student experience for all,” Colleen says.

14 THE LAMP SUMMER 2 014 15 were nominated by members of the central Ohio nursing (ACES) model, which takes into account: Individualized Outside surgery, Jeremy fosters relationships throughout community as those who provided exemplary service to this Aging, Complexity and Life Transitions. the hospital and the system that enhances service to patients population and whose actions and lives can be seen as legendary. and sta. e ACES teaching model encourages the student to develop Awards, Based on a national model developed to recognize outstanding nursing judgment, taking into account the older patient’s Educated at Mount Carmel College of Nursing with his entire physicians, the Local Nursing Legends program is overseen by the functional status as well as his or her strengths, resources, professional career spent at Mount Carmel, Jeremy embodies Friends of Nursing History Steering Committee of the Medical needs, cultural traditions and wishes, as well as expectations our mission and core values. Our mission is reected in every Accom- Heritage Center (MHC) at e Ohio State University. e MHC of both the older adult and the caregiver. Nursing instructors decision Jeremy makes in the best interest of the patient, in was established to collect, promote and preserve the rich health and students use evolving, evidence-based geriatric knowl- Jeremy’s eorts to lead by example, in his empathy with sta, sciences history of central Ohio. e Friends of Nursing History edge, technology and best practices to encourage asking and in the high level of service he provides to patients, Steering Committee also guides the MHC’s nursing history questions and providing competent care for the older adult. physicians and sta, within surgery and throughout the plish- eorts, including the acquisition of historical materials and the hospital. Jeremy demonstrates a high degree of compassion Dr. Fernandez and professor Maurer Baack were on hand to organization of a lecture held annually. e nurses recognized as and respect for others and empathizes with the patient’s receive the award at the NLN Annual Business Meeting in Local Nursing Legends are a valuable part of this nursing history. point of view. He never loses sight that everyone in surgery, ments, Washington, DC, in September. ey also presented the throughout the hospital and throughout the system, works innovations that earned the Nursing 406 course the award, for the larger healthcare ministry at Mount Carmel. particularly the content and the “boot camp” students Honors experience in the course, helping them to understand what “ is is my second family; I’ve worked here half my life,” said seniors contend with while trying to complete simple tasks. Jeremy. “To think of working somewhere else doesn’t enter Legends in Nursing my mind.” “Students are given goggles and heavy gloves to wear, cotton • Ann Schiele, PhD, RN, MCCN President/Dean, was among a balls for their ears and hard beans to put in their shoes and Jeremy also serves as the Lifeline of Ohio Organ Procurement dozen individuals honored this year as a “Legend in Nursing” at then given breakfast to eat,” said professor Maurer Baack, (LOOP) liaison for MCE. In this role Jeremy is the lynchpin a ceremony at e Ohio State University Prior Health Sciences explaining the bootcamp. “All the food is in small packages that enabling MCE to facilitate organ donations from patients Library. Dr. Schiele was recognized for directing the transition students must open. e faculty act as caregivers might when who suer an untimely death. anks to his strong eorts, of Mount Carmel from a diploma program to a fully accredited, dealing with older adults, calling them ‘sweetie’ and ‘dear' and MCE won the Silver Medal of Honor three times from the degree-granting College in 1990. treating them like children. e students then draw a picture of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health • Jeri Boylan Milstead (’57), PhD, RN, was also honored as what it is like to go through the experience,” she added. Resources and Services Administration for achieving and a 2013 Legend in Nursing. A Mount Carmel alumna, Dr. sustaining national goals for organ donation. Jeremy Daugherty (’95), BSN, RN, Milstead is retired Professor and Dean Emerita, University nurse manager for Surgery at Mount Carmel East (MCE), In addition to his professional accomplishments, Jeremy of Toledo College of Nursing, and an internationally known was named by the Ohio Hospital Association as a nalist for overcame incredible odds in his personal life—surviving not expert in public policy and the politics of healthcare. She the Albert E. Dyckes Health Care Worker of the Year Award. one but two brain tumors. He had surgery twice in his own currently serves as a member of the MCCN Board of Trustees. department by surgeons and sta he works with very closely e statewide award honors a hospital employee who every day. Jeremy placed his life in their hands, which was demonstrates leadership, reects the values and ideals of comforting; but as the former neurosurgery clinical manager, he Ohio’s healthcare facilities, goes above and beyond, gives Katheryn Fernandez, PhD, RN; Catherine was well acquainted with the associated risks of his procedure. back to the community and has overcome odds to succeed. Maurer Baack, MS, RN-BC, CNS; Nancy Lang, After his second surgery, Jeremy had a longer recovery because MSN, RN; Ann Smith, PhD, RN, CRRN, ANP; and “I was overwhelmed and attered to be nominated for this he had to learn to walk again. Due to lost feeling on one side, Deborah Hu , APRN-BC, all faculty members, were award,” said Jeremy, who works every day to lead by example, Jeremy had his car altered so he could continue to drive. is integral to MCCN’s receiving the 2013 National League of personifying the role of a true servant leader. experience fueled his passion for the patient perspective. Nursing’s (NLN) Hearst Foundations in Excellence Geriatric If a situation requires skills that are not his strength, Jeremy Congratulations Jeremy! And thank you to all our nominees Education Awards. Jeri Boylan Milstead and Ann Schiele were each named “2013 for representing the true essence of Mount Carmel so well. Legend in Nursing.” never hesitates to ask sta for help, utilizing their strengths One of six schools nationwide to receive this award, MCCN was in the best interests of patients and the department. In MCCN was recognized for outstanding marketing e Local Nursing Legends are chosen for their signicant recognized for Nursing 406 curriculum, a course for caring for Jeremy’s nomination, one of his clinical managers said, “ e and communications for the LAMP, the Viewbook and contribution to the nursing profession and the healthcare of older adults. Winning institutions are chosen based on their entire OR shows up better – in stang and in our service to other publications, as well as Crisis Communications people in central Ohio. Pioneers in their eld, these nurses adherence to NLN’s Advancing Care Excellence for Seniors patients and surgeons – because Jeremy is in that role.” readiness planning.

16 THE LAMP 17 were nominated by members of the central Ohio nursing (ACES) model, which takes into account: Individualized Outside surgery, Jeremy fosters relationships throughout community as those who provided exemplary service to this Aging, Complexity and Life Transitions. the hospital and the system that enhances service to patients population and whose actions and lives can be seen as legendary. and sta. e ACES teaching model encourages the student to develop Awards, Based on a national model developed to recognize outstanding nursing judgment, taking into account the older patient’s Educated at Mount Carmel College of Nursing with his entire physicians, the Local Nursing Legends program is overseen by the functional status as well as his or her strengths, resources, professional career spent at Mount Carmel, Jeremy embodies Friends of Nursing History Steering Committee of the Medical needs, cultural traditions and wishes, as well as expectations our mission and core values. Our mission is reected in every Accom- Heritage Center (MHC) at e Ohio State University. e MHC of both the older adult and the caregiver. Nursing instructors decision Jeremy makes in the best interest of the patient, in was established to collect, promote and preserve the rich health and students use evolving, evidence-based geriatric knowl- Jeremy’s eorts to lead by example, in his empathy with sta, sciences history of central Ohio. e Friends of Nursing History edge, technology and best practices to encourage asking and in the high level of service he provides to patients, Steering Committee also guides the MHC’s nursing history questions and providing competent care for the older adult. physicians and sta, within surgery and throughout the plish- eorts, including the acquisition of historical materials and the hospital. Jeremy demonstrates a high degree of compassion Dr. Fernandez and professor Maurer Baack were on hand to organization of a lecture held annually. e nurses recognized as and respect for others and empathizes with the patient’s receive the award at the NLN Annual Business Meeting in Local Nursing Legends are a valuable part of this nursing history. point of view. He never loses sight that everyone in surgery, ments, Washington, DC, in September. ey also presented the throughout the hospital and throughout the system, works innovations that earned the Nursing 406 course the award, for the larger healthcare ministry at Mount Carmel. particularly the content and the “boot camp” students Honors experience in the course, helping them to understand what “ is is my second family; I’ve worked here half my life,” said seniors contend with while trying to complete simple tasks. Jeremy. “To think of working somewhere else doesn’t enter Legends in Nursing my mind.” “Students are given goggles and heavy gloves to wear, cotton • Ann Schiele, PhD, RN, MCCN President/Dean, was among a balls for their ears and hard beans to put in their shoes and Jeremy also serves as the Lifeline of Ohio Organ Procurement dozen individuals honored this year as a “Legend in Nursing” at then given breakfast to eat,” said professor Maurer Baack, (LOOP) liaison for MCE. In this role Jeremy is the lynchpin a ceremony at e Ohio State University Prior Health Sciences explaining the bootcamp. “All the food is in small packages that enabling MCE to facilitate organ donations from patients Library. Dr. Schiele was recognized for directing the transition students must open. e faculty act as caregivers might when who suer an untimely death. anks to his strong eorts, of Mount Carmel from a diploma program to a fully accredited, dealing with older adults, calling them ‘sweetie’ and ‘dear' and MCE won the Silver Medal of Honor three times from the degree-granting College in 1990. treating them like children. e students then draw a picture of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health • Jeri Boylan Milstead (’57), PhD, RN, was also honored as what it is like to go through the experience,” she added. Resources and Services Administration for achieving and a 2013 Legend in Nursing. A Mount Carmel alumna, Dr. sustaining national goals for organ donation. Jeremy Daugherty (’95), BSN, RN, Milstead is retired Professor and Dean Emerita, University nurse manager for Surgery at Mount Carmel East (MCE), In addition to his professional accomplishments, Jeremy of Toledo College of Nursing, and an internationally known was named by the Ohio Hospital Association as a nalist for overcame incredible odds in his personal life—surviving not expert in public policy and the politics of healthcare. She the Albert E. Dyckes Health Care Worker of the Year Award. one but two brain tumors. He had surgery twice in his own currently serves as a member of the MCCN Board of Trustees. department by surgeons and sta he works with very closely e statewide award honors a hospital employee who every day. Jeremy placed his life in their hands, which was demonstrates leadership, reects the values and ideals of comforting; but as the former neurosurgery clinical manager, he Ohio’s healthcare facilities, goes above and beyond, gives Katheryn Fernandez, PhD, RN; Catherine was well acquainted with the associated risks of his procedure. back to the community and has overcome odds to succeed. Maurer Baack, MS, RN-BC, CNS; Nancy Lang, After his second surgery, Jeremy had a longer recovery because MSN, RN; Ann Smith, PhD, RN, CRRN, ANP; and “I was overwhelmed and attered to be nominated for this he had to learn to walk again. Due to lost feeling on one side, Deborah Hu , APRN-BC, all faculty members, were award,” said Jeremy, who works every day to lead by example, Jeremy had his car altered so he could continue to drive. is integral to MCCN’s receiving the 2013 National League of personifying the role of a true servant leader. experience fueled his passion for the patient perspective. Nursing’s (NLN) Hearst Foundations in Excellence Geriatric If a situation requires skills that are not his strength, Jeremy Congratulations Jeremy! And thank you to all our nominees Education Awards. Jeri Boylan Milstead and Ann Schiele were each named “2013 for representing the true essence of Mount Carmel so well. Legend in Nursing.” never hesitates to ask sta for help, utilizing their strengths One of six schools nationwide to receive this award, MCCN was in the best interests of patients and the department. In MCCN was recognized for outstanding marketing e Local Nursing Legends are chosen for their signicant recognized for Nursing 406 curriculum, a course for caring for Jeremy’s nomination, one of his clinical managers said, “ e and communications for the LAMP, the Viewbook and contribution to the nursing profession and the healthcare of older adults. Winning institutions are chosen based on their entire OR shows up better – in stang and in our service to other publications, as well as Crisis Communications people in central Ohio. Pioneers in their eld, these nurses adherence to NLN’s Advancing Care Excellence for Seniors patients and surgeons – because Jeremy is in that role.” readiness planning.

16 THE LAMP 17 attended the luncheon for the special purpose of thanking alumni for their $2,000 scholarships, included 2013 scholarship recipients Anne Turville, a student in the GREETINGS FROM YOUR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION traditional BSN program; Sallie Markham, a student in the Second Degree Accelerated Program (SDAP); and Brian Draher, also a traditional BSN program student. Other honor classes – (those ending in a “3” or an “8”) – were represented as well: Dear Friends, MOUNT CARMEL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 1948 = 3 BOARD 2014-15 1958 = 21 I hope you are as excited as I about the many initiatives and 1963 = 38 enhancements in store for us from the College’s newly appointed President: Susie Loik Parsons ('76) 1968 = 7 coordinator of Alumni Relations, Michele Uhl Born (’75) and Vice President: Debbie Dunn Boggs ('75) Members of the Mount Carmel Alumni Association Board are (left to 1973 = 9 alumni volunteer, Phylis Motz Crook (’63) (see page 20). Secretary: Pat Steele Skunda ('72, '10 ) right) front row: Debbie Dunn Boggs, Jill Young Wallace, Susie Loik 1978 = 11 Treasurer: Jill Young Wallace ('73) Parsons and Pat Steele Skunda; back row: Phylis Motz Crook, Michele 2008 = 2. e plans for Generational Alumni Board Leadership will Uhl Born, Brenda Wheeler, Karen Holt Powell and Jan Burkey. enrich our experience as alumni. I hope you will consider Membership Chair: Linda Doss Murcko ('75) serving – the requirements are: new board members must also Homecoming Chair: be members of the Mount Carmel Alumni Association; attend Scholarship Chair: Brenda Wheeler ('78) monthly meetings (August through May); and be willing to Finals Breakfast Chair: Jill Trego Rill ('76) A beautiful autumn day, typical of serve at least three years, as well as in a leadership role as a Orientation Chair: 1963: 50-year Honor Class committee chairperson. If you are unable to commit to board Archives Chair: Judi Hollern Brown ('74, '12) Ohio’s “Indian Summer” welcomed membership, please consider serving on a committee – your Members at Large: Sandy Gehres Parker ('97), 158 alumni and friends to the presence, ideas and enthusiasm are sought and welcomed. Karen Holt Powell ('82), 2013 Annual Alumni Homecoming ere is also a need for you to become a mentor through the Melissa Stacy-Cull ('05, '10) and Luncheon on October 5. Last Alumni-Student Mentor Program, also described on page 22. Deidra Filarski Weatherby ('08,'13), year’s 50-Year Honor Class, 1963, It is already underway with mentors representing those with Mary Ellinger Woodyard ('97) had a strong showing with 38 nursing experience ranging from less than one year to more Ex Officio Members: than 51 years! Some alumni mentors are retired, most are still . Coordinator of Alumni Relations: “rare and beauteous flowers” in practicing – it’s not too late to sign up! Michele Uhl Born ('75) attendance as they were called by Don’t forget – everyone who is a graduate of Mount Carmel is . Director of Development, MCCN, one of the Sisters of the Holy an alumni – but only those who have paid dues are members Mount Carmel Foundation: Jan Burkey 1968: 45-year Cross. Alumna Pat Winslow Ruck (’63), RN, was Honor Class of the Mount Carmel Alumni Association. If you’re not a . Alumni Volunteer: Phylis Motz Crook ('63) delighted to be the rae winner of a lovely quilt, handmade member, won’t you please join us? Annual dues are only $30; by the most senior graduate in attendance, Dorothy Goreno lifetime dues are $250. Clu, RN, class of 1942. e quilt rae raised $1,120 for I look forward to hearing from you and I hope you enjoy the MCAA Scholarship and Loan Fund. Other donations for reading our new blog on the MCCN website … and, please the Fund totaled $1,482 and the Mimosa Bar raised $215. don’t forget to “Like” us on Facebook and “Follow” us on Distinguished Alumna, Nerina Jackson Stepanovsky (’78), Twitter! PhD, MSN, RN, CTRN, who was nominated by her husband, Tom Stepanovsky and accompanied by him, her mother, Sincerely, Norma Jackson, and several other family members and friends from Florida won the $100 rae. Ann Curtis McCrery (’58), RN, won $150 and Annabelle Kiraly Robinson (’57), RN, won the $50 prize.

Susie Loik Parsons ('76), BSN, RN e most recent graduate at the Homecoming was from President class of 2012: Anita Baljak Mitchell (’12), BSN, RN, who Mount Carmel Alumni Association earned her BSN from Mount Carmel College of Nursing Brian Draher (’14) and proud mother at Faireld Medical Center campus. Future graduates who eresa Cragen Draher (’78) 18 THE LAMP 19 attended the luncheon for the special purpose of thanking alumni for their $2,000 scholarships, included 2013 scholarship recipients Anne Turville, a student in the GREETINGS FROM YOUR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION traditional BSN program; Sallie Markham, a student in the Second Degree Accelerated Program (SDAP); and Brian Draher, also a traditional BSN program student. Other honor classes – (those ending in a “3” or an “8”) – were represented as well: Dear Friends, MOUNT CARMEL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 1948 = 3 BOARD 2014-15 1958 = 21 I hope you are as excited as I about the many initiatives and 1963 = 38 enhancements in store for us from the College’s newly appointed President: Susie Loik Parsons ('76) 1968 = 7 coordinator of Alumni Relations, Michele Uhl Born (’75) and Vice President: Debbie Dunn Boggs ('75) Members of the Mount Carmel Alumni Association Board are (left to 1973 = 9 alumni volunteer, Phylis Motz Crook (’63) (see page 20). Secretary: Pat Steele Skunda ('72, '10 ) right) front row: Debbie Dunn Boggs, Jill Young Wallace, Susie Loik 1978 = 11 Treasurer: Jill Young Wallace ('73) Parsons and Pat Steele Skunda; back row: Phylis Motz Crook, Michele 2008 = 2. e plans for Generational Alumni Board Leadership will Uhl Born, Brenda Wheeler, Karen Holt Powell and Jan Burkey. enrich our experience as alumni. I hope you will consider Membership Chair: Linda Doss Murcko ('75) serving – the requirements are: new board members must also Homecoming Chair: be members of the Mount Carmel Alumni Association; attend Scholarship Chair: Brenda Wheeler ('78) monthly meetings (August through May); and be willing to Finals Breakfast Chair: Jill Trego Rill ('76) A beautiful autumn day, typical of serve at least three years, as well as in a leadership role as a Orientation Chair: 1963: 50-year Honor Class committee chairperson. If you are unable to commit to board Archives Chair: Judi Hollern Brown ('74, '12) Ohio’s “Indian Summer” welcomed membership, please consider serving on a committee – your Members at Large: Sandy Gehres Parker ('97), 158 alumni and friends to the presence, ideas and enthusiasm are sought and welcomed. Karen Holt Powell ('82), 2013 Annual Alumni Homecoming ere is also a need for you to become a mentor through the Melissa Stacy-Cull ('05, '10) and Luncheon on October 5. Last Alumni-Student Mentor Program, also described on page 22. Deidra Filarski Weatherby ('08,'13), year’s 50-Year Honor Class, 1963, It is already underway with mentors representing those with Mary Ellinger Woodyard ('97) had a strong showing with 38 nursing experience ranging from less than one year to more Ex Officio Members: than 51 years! Some alumni mentors are retired, most are still . Coordinator of Alumni Relations: “rare and beauteous flowers” in practicing – it’s not too late to sign up! Michele Uhl Born ('75) attendance as they were called by Don’t forget – everyone who is a graduate of Mount Carmel is . Director of Development, MCCN, one of the Sisters of the Holy an alumni – but only those who have paid dues are members Mount Carmel Foundation: Jan Burkey 1968: 45-year Cross. Alumna Pat Winslow Ruck (’63), RN, was Honor Class of the Mount Carmel Alumni Association. If you’re not a . Alumni Volunteer: Phylis Motz Crook ('63) delighted to be the rae winner of a lovely quilt, handmade member, won’t you please join us? Annual dues are only $30; by the most senior graduate in attendance, Dorothy Goreno lifetime dues are $250. Clu, RN, class of 1942. e quilt rae raised $1,120 for I look forward to hearing from you and I hope you enjoy the MCAA Scholarship and Loan Fund. Other donations for reading our new blog on the MCCN website … and, please the Fund totaled $1,482 and the Mimosa Bar raised $215. don’t forget to “Like” us on Facebook and “Follow” us on Distinguished Alumna, Nerina Jackson Stepanovsky (’78), Twitter! PhD, MSN, RN, CTRN, who was nominated by her husband, Tom Stepanovsky and accompanied by him, her mother, Sincerely, Norma Jackson, and several other family members and friends from Florida won the $100 rae. Ann Curtis McCrery (’58), RN, won $150 and Annabelle Kiraly Robinson (’57), RN, won the $50 prize.

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21 Michele Uhl Born (’75), BSN, RN, CHNP, RN, (’75),BSN, Born Michele Uhl (’63),RN. and Phylis Motz Crook, (left) the Alumni Association. the Alumni Together, have they for bigplans strengthening B (’75), volunteer collaborating Born Michele Uhl with and remains at close hand inthe role alumni of after 18years coordinator as Relations Alumni of In October, Phylis Motz Crook retired (’63),RN, Duo Dynamic platforms days. these media and social by text email, is primarily face-to-face,down theircommunication as choice may hard be pressed to nd thisgroup sitting or receiving them –one writing often whether notes, handwritten the enjoymentof experienced have whotypically age no the digital members of Fast forwarding to recent graduates –full-edged luncheons. based by attending and the annualbanquet region- –andcorrespondence and pen paper –with reminisce. kept intouch Alumni regular through toclassmates gathering renew acquaintance and and her fellow former Bertha imagine can One rst president. its 1906)was named of Liston (class around for along –since time 1913whenBertha been has Association Alumni e Mount Carmel SN, RN, CHPN, who was named her successor. whowas named CHPN, RN, SN, t and the College,” the and adds. Born presence for astrongas andallalumni supporting continue will into the futurethat the Association connectedness isfor and us wants to allof ensure predecessors how important knows had. She the way their connecting to the Association t Schiele’s legacy,” says. “Dr. Born recognized Schiele a talent time, of alumnigifts our to fruit, bear begin board membersand myself Association Alumni “A position. expanded fromdown roles these she as takes on the newly Parsons Loik Susie stepwith will RN, (‘76),BSN, Board since 2008,and mostrecently co-president as Association on the Alumni served Michele, whohas students,” she noted. a enrollment,skyrocketing numerous programs new undergone has dramaticCollege with changes, r ac I’ve kept intouch position, our with hour-a-week 1995,whenIwas“Since brand-new- to the eight hat many more our of recent graduates were not ecalled Crook. “During that time period the that period time “During Crook. ecalled nd philanthropy will be another aspect of Dr. of nd philanthropy aspect another be will traditionalnd amixof and nontraditional tive alumni as it has expanded over expanded thetive has years,” it alumni as s the eorts of Phylis, the Mount Carmel the Mount Phylis, of Carmel s the eorts A Vision for the Future can provide guidance and advice, will result. e program . Student Support Network: Alumni can put their heads As a convenience to alumni we plan to post educational and A Strategic Planning Committee reviewed the vision of the began as a pilot in January with a kicko party in the together with students to provide assistance in areas such as Continuing Education opportunities, as well as information Association and determined that continuing to provide residence halls where the freshmen and sophomores got resume preparation and interview role-playing. ere is also about events, such as alumni excursions and mission trips, philanthropic support for nursing scholarships will remain to know one another, enjoyed pizza and learned how the a need for your help in the Mount Carmel Clinical Skills and on our updated alumni webpages. We also plan to host CE a major focus. In addition, other avenues for supporting program works. We need alumni to serve as mentors. As a Simulation Center, where you can volunteer to work with evening lectures. the College, students and alumni are being identied. alumni mentor, each is asked to call, text, email and/or visit professors and students. “Look for our electronic newsletter, ALUMNews, which students as needed – at no cost to the alumni member. All Out of approximately 4,500 or more living graduates from . Membership/Communication Network: Remember debuted last year, and our new ALUMBlog, launching later that’s required is a warm heart, a desire to connect, a willing- both the School and the College, only 2.3 percent are paid how nice it was to receive cards and letters when you were this year. We are condent that by continuing to publish the ness to demonstrate professional and friendly guidance, and members of the Association. Of those who are active – a student? Alumni are needed to write letters to students LAMP, along with these new electronic, digital venues, we a computer and Internet access. e Alumni Relations Oce attending the annual Homecoming Banquet, making contri- who have been accepted into MCCN. ese letters will be will reconnect with our longtime alumni – and connect with will provide timely ideas to facilitate this mentorship. butions and helping in other ways – the average age is 57. scripted for the alumni expressing your heartfelt reasons for more recent graduates,” Born said. “Our goal is to oer many . Scholarship Program: e Alumni Association Board choosing Mount Carmel. Also, letters and congratulations are means of engagement for our alumni, as 2014 is the beginning “ ese statistics signaled to us that we need to do more to awards scholarships through the Alumni Association being sent to the new grads, so help is needed in this area, of our vision for more alumni being involved with their alma engage graduating students and recently graduated alumni Scholarship Endowment Fund and also makes loans to as well. Of course, the Alumni Association will bear the cost mater,” she added. if we hope to see the next generation step forward to students to help defray the cost of their education. Your of postage and provide stationery. support the Association,” Born notes. We invite you to be part of the new Mount Carmel Alumni help is needed to serve on the scholarship committee of . MCCN Orientation Day: Held in August each year, the Association with us! “One of the initiatives I’m very excited about is moving the board to review applications and conduct interviews MCAA assists incoming students and their families in a variety toward Generational Alumni Board Leadership,” she with the applicants. of ways, from serving as event ambassadors and providing new explained. “Phylis and I want to see alumni of all ages – . MCAA Class Representative: is volunteer position student goody bags to hosting a Columbus Sights and Sounds from each nursing program, including diploma, bachelor’s will be a great way to bring classes together again. Each Fun Day Trip for the College’s newest Nightingales. and the graduate level – to share in decision making and representative will be the “go-to person” for their class, to service to the alumni, students and college. All have . e MCAA Faireld Chapter: Graduates of the MCCN update classmates’ names, addresses and emails, and nd unique and dierent perspectives, experiences and at Faireld Medical Center program have expressed interest out what they are up to. Class representatives will be the suggestions to contribute, so we’ll recruit alumni represen- in establishing an alumni program based in Lancaster, Ohio. glue that keeps classes together. e alumni oce will tation from each decade, as well as each nursing program ere is a role for local alumni to become involved in this oer suggestions and formats for contacting your class- at MCCN, starting with the 1960s to the present, to serve new endeavor. mates and bear the mailing costs. All you need is a on our MCAA Board of Directors,” Born added. computer and Internet services! . e Alumni Homecoming: Of course, we continue to Phylis recalled that, “When I started at Mount Carmel, strengthen our annual “coming home” to the College for . Finals Breakfast Events: For many years the alumni there was only one program – now there are so many renewing alumni relationships, recognizing our scholarship association has hosted breakfasts for students during opportunities for today’s nursing students to advance award winners and touring the College. A chairperson and nals week in December and May, oering food, support their education. e possibilities for nursing careers are committee are needed. and a calm environment. New this diverse and numerous – everything from bedside nursing year, we began oering free 21st Century Communications to nurse practitioner and soon a doctoral level, but no student uniform alterations. “We will continue to stay in touch with alumni through this matter how much Mount Carmel evolves, it’s still the same magazine, the LAMP, where Phylis’ considerable talents and home many of us grew up with and love – that has not personal familiarity with Mount Carmel alumni will be put changed,” Crook added. to good use as she continues as alumni editor,” Born said. Other planned programs, activities and “With the advent of electronic communications, our enhancements, include: opportunities to connect with alumni have expanded . Alumni-Student Mentor Program: One freshman exponentially – in fact our presence on the social media Give us a try! and one sophomore student are paired and then joined platform, Facebook, increased our reach last year with MCAA meetings are held the rst Tuesday of each into a triad with an alumni member in a dynamic program. more new persons ‘liking’ us all the time.” month, except June and July, at the College at 5 p.m. Enhanced learning and professional growth experiences of All alumni are invited to attend. the undergraduate throughout his/ her collegiate tenure, as well as a strong supportive friendship with an adult who

22 SUMMER 2 014 23 A Vision for the Future can provide guidance and advice, will result. e program . Student Support Network: Alumni can put their heads As a convenience to alumni we plan to post educational and A Strategic Planning Committee reviewed the vision of the began as a pilot in January with a kicko party in the together with students to provide assistance in areas such as Continuing Education opportunities, as well as information Association and determined that continuing to provide residence halls where the freshmen and sophomores got resume preparation and interview role-playing. ere is also about events, such as alumni excursions and mission trips, philanthropic support for nursing scholarships will remain to know one another, enjoyed pizza and learned how the a need for your help in the Mount Carmel Clinical Skills and on our updated alumni webpages. We also plan to host CE a major focus. In addition, other avenues for supporting program works. We need alumni to serve as mentors. As a Simulation Center, where you can volunteer to work with evening lectures. the College, students and alumni are being identied. alumni mentor, each is asked to call, text, email and/or visit professors and students. “Look for our electronic newsletter, ALUMNews, which students as needed – at no cost to the alumni member. All Out of approximately 4,500 or more living graduates from . Membership/Communication Network: Remember debuted last year, and our new ALUMBlog, launching later that’s required is a warm heart, a desire to connect, a willing- both the School and the College, only 2.3 percent are paid how nice it was to receive cards and letters when you were this year. We are condent that by continuing to publish the ness to demonstrate professional and friendly guidance, and members of the Association. Of those who are active – a student? Alumni are needed to write letters to students LAMP, along with these new electronic, digital venues, we a computer and Internet access. e Alumni Relations Oce attending the annual Homecoming Banquet, making contri- who have been accepted into MCCN. ese letters will be will reconnect with our longtime alumni – and connect with will provide timely ideas to facilitate this mentorship. butions and helping in other ways – the average age is 57. scripted for the alumni expressing your heartfelt reasons for more recent graduates,” Born said. “Our goal is to oer many . Scholarship Program: e Alumni Association Board choosing Mount Carmel. Also, letters and congratulations are means of engagement for our alumni, as 2014 is the beginning “ ese statistics signaled to us that we need to do more to awards scholarships through the Alumni Association being sent to the new grads, so help is needed in this area, of our vision for more alumni being involved with their alma engage graduating students and recently graduated alumni Scholarship Endowment Fund and also makes loans to as well. Of course, the Alumni Association will bear the cost mater,” she added. if we hope to see the next generation step forward to students to help defray the cost of their education. Your of postage and provide stationery. support the Association,” Born notes. We invite you to be part of the new Mount Carmel Alumni help is needed to serve on the scholarship committee of . MCCN Orientation Day: Held in August each year, the Association with us! “One of the initiatives I’m very excited about is moving the board to review applications and conduct interviews MCAA assists incoming students and their families in a variety toward Generational Alumni Board Leadership,” she with the applicants. of ways, from serving as event ambassadors and providing new explained. “Phylis and I want to see alumni of all ages – . MCAA Class Representative: is volunteer position student goody bags to hosting a Columbus Sights and Sounds from each nursing program, including diploma, bachelor’s will be a great way to bring classes together again. Each Fun Day Trip for the College’s newest Nightingales. and the graduate level – to share in decision making and representative will be the “go-to person” for their class, to service to the alumni, students and college. All have . e MCAA Faireld Chapter: Graduates of the MCCN update classmates’ names, addresses and emails, and nd unique and dierent perspectives, experiences and at Faireld Medical Center program have expressed interest out what they are up to. Class representatives will be the suggestions to contribute, so we’ll recruit alumni represen- in establishing an alumni program based in Lancaster, Ohio. glue that keeps classes together. e alumni oce will tation from each decade, as well as each nursing program ere is a role for local alumni to become involved in this oer suggestions and formats for contacting your class- at MCCN, starting with the 1960s to the present, to serve new endeavor. mates and bear the mailing costs. All you need is a on our MCAA Board of Directors,” Born added. computer and Internet services! . e Alumni Homecoming: Of course, we continue to Phylis recalled that, “When I started at Mount Carmel, strengthen our annual “coming home” to the College for . Finals Breakfast Events: For many years the alumni there was only one program – now there are so many renewing alumni relationships, recognizing our scholarship association has hosted breakfasts for students during opportunities for today’s nursing students to advance award winners and touring the College. A chairperson and nals week in December and May, oering food, support their education. e possibilities for nursing careers are committee are needed. and a calm environment. New this diverse and numerous – everything from bedside nursing year, we began oering free 21st Century Communications to nurse practitioner and soon a doctoral level, but no student uniform alterations. “We will continue to stay in touch with alumni through this matter how much Mount Carmel evolves, it’s still the same magazine, the LAMP, where Phylis’ considerable talents and home many of us grew up with and love – that has not personal familiarity with Mount Carmel alumni will be put changed,” Crook added. to good use as she continues as alumni editor,” Born said. Other planned programs, activities and “With the advent of electronic communications, our enhancements, include: opportunities to connect with alumni have expanded . Alumni-Student Mentor Program: One freshman exponentially – in fact our presence on the social media Give us a try! and one sophomore student are paired and then joined platform, Facebook, increased our reach last year with MCAA meetings are held the rst Tuesday of each into a triad with an alumni member in a dynamic program. more new persons ‘liking’ us all the time.” month, except June and July, at the College at 5 p.m. Enhanced learning and professional growth experiences of All alumni are invited to attend. the undergraduate throughout his/ her collegiate tenure, as well as a strong supportive friendship with an adult who

22 SUMMER 2 014 23 today’s students focusing on their electronic homework and “ is dynamic display will visually using technology to complete nursing projects. I thought, ‘these inspire others as it commemorates young ones ought to have a better chance to see how those who and celebrates Mount Carmel’s came before them worked and studied and cared for their continuing legacy of care,” Burkey patients.’ I know that this project will give students such a noted. “We are truly grateful to the feeling of belonging, knowing the strong tradition they are now Mount Carmel Foundation for a part of,” he added. recognizing the benet and value of documenting the College’s His idea to bring into the present the objects of the past was strong foundation and enduring the seed for the commemorative project, which came about mission for future generations.” through the collaboration of the Development oce, the Alumni Association and the Health Sciences Library, along with Our Next Century of the support and encouragement of President/Dean Ann Excellence in Nursing Schiele, PhD, RN. Education

Generous Funding is forward-looking vignette, Jan Burkey, director of Development, MCCN, championed the set amidst modern-day idea to the Mount Carmel Foundation, writing a grant proposal photographs, including the that detailed all aspects of the multi-pronged project. beautiful Grohe mural, which graces the entrance (A VIS UAL TRIBUTE ) of the College, and milestones “This endeavor is an important tribute to the from the most recent record- architects of our past and trailblazers and role breaking and technology-lled models for our future,” said Burkey in describing 10 years, embodies the mission through mid-century, to present day, visibly demonstrating and values of Mount Carmel. LOOKING milestones and achievements through the years. the goal. “It commemorates the Sisters of the Holy Cross, the many graduates of both the School and “As we enter our twelfth Bits and Pieces the College, our visionary leaders – from Mother decade, we stand steadfast in BACK... Stevo Roksandic, MBA, MLIS, director of the Mount Carmel M. Angela Gillespie, CSC, in 1886 to Dr. Ann Schiele our commitment to excellence Health Sciences Library, often lamented that the archives – in nursing education,” notes Dr. Schiele. in 2014 – and numerous accomplishments and LOOKING in the lower level of Marion Hall – were out of sight of most “We will always reect on our beginnings and take pride in our important milestones over the years,” she added. prospective viewers. As a professional librarian, he knew that advancements, but we also look ahead to an ever-expanding FORWARD the numerous items – including nursing uniforms, caps and horizon that promises persistent change. Innovations in pins, medical instruments, class photographs and yearbooks, healthcare delivery, and advancements in medical technologies anks to a generous grant from the Mount Carmel and historic documents – would be well received by alumni, Burkey stressed that members of the Mount Carmel Alumni and treatments, as well as expanding roles for professional Foundation, our alumni archives are now displayed in a new students, faculty, sta and visitors. Association, including Judi Hollern Brown (’75, ’12), and Pat nurses at all levels challenge us to constantly examine our exhibit in the Mount Carmel Health Sciences Library. “Every time I went down there, I became more concerned about Steele Skunda ’72, ’10, who co-chaired the Alumni Association eorts and evolve our outcomes as we endure to educate nurses Display cabinets showcase a century’s worth of priceless how these precious items could be made available,” Roksandic Archive Committee, worked tirelessly unearthing treasures, of the future. at is our hope … and our promise.” keepsakes, and new display panels feature class composites. and collecting information. For the mural, they gathered photos said. “I saw so much history just sitting there, displayed but not Our hope also is that you will nd an opportunity to make In addition, a history mural depicting a timeline from 1886 and chronologically noted milestones of the School and College. in a highly visible area. en I would come upstairs and see time to visit us soon, share fond memories of your days at will be installed this May to complete the exhibit. e For the exhibit, they helped prepare them and coordinated with Mount Carmel as you nd your photo on the Class Wall, history mural portrays the founders of Mount Carmel Library Science student interns from the University of Akron, reminisce as you view the beautifully preserved archival display, Hospital who invited the Sisters of the Holy Cross to come whom Roksandic had recruited to assist with professional and experience for yourself the stunning new History of Mount to Columbus to manage the new hospital. e mural archiving duties. Many dedicated people put in countless hours Carmel Excellence in Nursing Education Mural. depicts each decade to 2014 when MCCN President/Dean identifying, researching and developing decade-by-decade

Ann Schiele, PhD, RN, transitions to emeritus status, and milestones. it features early day photographs, along with descriptive vignettes from the founding of the School of Nursing,

24 THE LAMP SUMMER 2 014 25 today’s students focusing on their electronic homework and “ is dynamic display will visually using technology to complete nursing projects. I thought, ‘these inspire others as it commemorates young ones ought to have a better chance to see how those who and celebrates Mount Carmel’s came before them worked and studied and cared for their continuing legacy of care,” Burkey patients.’ I know that this project will give students such a noted. “We are truly grateful to the feeling of belonging, knowing the strong tradition they are now Mount Carmel Foundation for a part of,” he added. recognizing the benet and value of documenting the College’s His idea to bring into the present the objects of the past was strong foundation and enduring the seed for the commemorative project, which came about mission for future generations.” through the collaboration of the Development oce, the Alumni Association and the Health Sciences Library, along with Our Next Century of the support and encouragement of President/Dean Ann Excellence in Nursing Schiele, PhD, RN. Education

Generous Funding is forward-looking vignette, Jan Burkey, director of Development, MCCN, championed the set amidst modern-day idea to the Mount Carmel Foundation, writing a grant proposal photographs, including the that detailed all aspects of the multi-pronged project. beautiful Grohe mural, which graces the entrance (A UAL TRIBUTE ) of the College, and milestones “This endeavor is an important tribute to the from the most recent record- architects of our past and trailblazers and role breaking and technology-lled models for our future,” said Burkey in describing 10 years, embodies the mission through mid-century, to present day, visibly demonstrating and values of Mount Carmel. LOOKING milestones and achievements through the years. the goal. “It commemorates the Sisters of the Holy Cross, the many graduates of both the School and “As we enter our twelfth Bits and Pieces the College, our visionary leaders – from Mother decade, we stand steadfast in BACK... Stevo Roksandic, MBA, MLIS, director of the Mount Carmel M. Angela Gillespie, CSC, in 1886 to Dr. Ann Schiele our commitment to excellence Health Sciences Library, often lamented that the archives – in nursing education,” notes Dr. Schiele. in 2014 – and numerous accomplishments and LOOKING in the lower level of Marion Hall – were out of sight of most “We will always reect on our beginnings and take pride in our important milestones over the years,” she added. prospective viewers. As a professional librarian, he knew that advancements, but we also look ahead to an ever-expanding FORWARD the numerous items – including nursing uniforms, caps and horizon that promises persistent change. Innovations in pins, medical instruments, class photographs and yearbooks, healthcare delivery, and advancements in medical technologies anks to a generous grant from the Mount Carmel and historic documents – would be well received by alumni, Burkey stressed that members of the Mount Carmel Alumni and treatments, as well as expanding roles for professional Foundation, our alumni archives are now displayed in a new students, faculty, sta and visitors. Association, including Judi Hollern Brown (’75, ’12), and Pat nurses at all levels challenge us to constantly examine our exhibit in the Mount Carmel Health Sciences Library. “Every time I went down there, I became more concerned about Steele Skunda ’72, ’10, who co-chaired the Alumni Association eorts and evolve our outcomes as we endure to educate nurses Display cabinets showcase a century’s worth of priceless how these precious items could be made available,” Roksandic Archive Committee, worked tirelessly unearthing treasures, of the future. at is our hope … and our promise.” keepsakes, and new display panels feature class composites. and collecting information. For the mural, they gathered photos said. “I saw so much history just sitting there, displayed but not Our hope also is that you will nd an opportunity to make In addition, a history mural depicting a timeline from 1886 and chronologically noted milestones of the School and College. in a highly visible area. en I would come upstairs and see time to visit us soon, share fond memories of your days at will be installed this May to complete the exhibit. e For the exhibit, they helped prepare them and coordinated with Mount Carmel as you nd your photo on the Class Wall, history mural portrays the founders of Mount Carmel Library Science student interns from the University of Akron, reminisce as you view the beautifully preserved archival display, Hospital who invited the Sisters of the Holy Cross to come whom Roksandic had recruited to assist with professional and experience for yourself the stunning new History of Mount to Columbus to manage the new hospital. e mural archiving duties. Many dedicated people put in countless hours Carmel Excellence in Nursing Education Mural. depicts each decade to 2014 when MCCN President/Dean identifying, researching and developing decade-by-decade

Ann Schiele, PhD, RN, transitions to emeritus status, and milestones. it features early day photographs, along with descriptive vignettes from the founding of the School of Nursing,

24 THE LAMP SUMMER 2 014 25 Impressions of Nicaragua … from CHALLENGES MCCN student Shelby Langenkamp On the ight home, Shelby wrote about a story that stood out for her: “I think the one thing that really struck me was hearing from the woman who received the house from Amigos. [Amigos for Christ is a nonpro t organization working in Nicaragua.] Her faith just astounded me and she credited it all to God. She was so thankful for us being there. &INSPIRATION... I also thought it was so wonderful hearing how a house like that comes about. One of their neighbors takes them and their families in to live with them for however long it takes. And everyone pitches in to help them raise the money for their portion (around $600). ey have very little to start with and they give everything they can. And, instead of being jealous, they are so glad for their neighbor. I about started crying when she was talking to us. And seeing just how much their lives were changed with this house.”

A new opinion I now have: “ese people are so loving and kind and work harder than anyone I’ve ever met. ey work hard every day just to have the few things that they do. And Students Grow on Mission Eyesight for Christ they are so appreciative. ey are also the most faith- lled people I have ever met. ey pray and pray because they know Trip to Nicaragua e MCCN group stayed at the Amigos for that God answers prayers.” s future nurses, our students who experienced Christ Mission and assisted their sta. Following “We were all moved by the people the annual mission to Nicaragua will have more the work on the fresh water project, for three “ of Nicaragua who were so open, Participants in May 2013 Nicaragua Mission Trip empathy for non-English-speaking patients,” says days the group assisted the international group Students: Katherine Anderson; Katherine Friesz; Paige assistant professor, Mary Gregg, who led 12 OneSight (a humanitarian branch of Lens loving, and gracious. ey Hadley; Shelby Langenkamp; Ann Mangino, RN, (master’s A students on the May 2013 trip. Crafters/Sears Optical/Target Optical) as they displayed much gratitude to our student); Alisan Miller; Mollie Obert; Abigail Porter; Stephanie examined and tted about 2,500 people with Rienschield; Deven Riley; Hailey Ropp; and Olivia Sapia “is trip stretches students and is eye-opening in so many new eyeglasses and sunglasses. team and to God – and we are ways,” says Gregg. For example, students learned about the Trip Leaders: Faculty members Mary Gregg, MS, RN, CNM, importance of clean water to health, about the tough working grateful for the opportunity to and Kellie Greene, MSN, RN conditions for healthcare professionals in other parts of the “We always have a terrific serve.” – Mary Gregg Alumni: Brittany Unthank, RN (’12) world, about patient care, about how it feels to be in the group of students, and this minority and to need interpreters to communicate. year was no exception. “It’s not that they were insensitive to these factors before, but Their work ethic just shone experiencing these realities intensi es the impact,” she adds. through, and I am really Gregg described how she, the students and other two co-leaders (instructor Kellie Greene and recent MCCN graduate, Brittany proud of them and of their Unthank, who participated in the same mission trip as a senior accomplishments.” EYESIGHT in 2012) dealt with the unique challenge of beginning the FOR CHRIST mission by digging trenches, carrying gravel, and laying pipes For pleasure, the group climbed a for a clean water project to bring indoor plumbing to the volcano, visited a school and played residents’ homes for the rst time. soccer with the kids, shopped in town, went to the Paci c Ocean beach, and “is was brutally hard work in very intense heat. Here in the each evening had fellowship with the United States, bulldozers would have been doing this job,” she Amigos sta. notes. “Our students showed they were up for whatever the mission asked of them.” Nicaragua Group at Lunch & Learn

26 THE LAMP SUMMER 2 014 27 Impressions of Nicaragua … from CHALLENGES MCCN student Shelby Langenkamp On the ight home, Shelby wrote about a story that stood out for her: “I think the one thing that really struck me was hearing from the woman who received the house from Amigos. [Amigos for Christ is a nonpro t organization working in Nicaragua.] Her faith just astounded me and she credited it all to God. She was so thankful for us being there. & NSPIRATION... I also thought it was so wonderful hearing how a house like that comes about. One of their neighbors takes them and their families in to live with them for however long it takes. And everyone pitches in to help them raise the money for their portion (around $600). ey have very little to start with and they give everything they can. And, instead of being jealous, they are so glad for their neighbor. I about started crying when she was talking to us. And seeing just how much their lives were changed with this house.”

26 THE LAMP SUMMER 2 014 27 ALUMNI dierent direction. Nursing really is a career with unlimited My best friend and I circled that idea around to helping local PROFILE I knew from a very young age that I wanted to be in the medical possibilities and the College not only inspired me to follow my women by founding, along with two other women, soHza CASSI LONG BAKER (’95) field and enjoyed watching out for others. heart, but also helped me on my path, as they continue to do for (www.sohza.com). is is a business venture – with the so many others today. motto “helping women here by helping women there” – in which we curate collections of beautiful jewelry handmade by Following graduation and earning the credential RN – after being women from around the globe. We partner with local in the rst class to take the state Board of Nursing examination women-led non-pro ts and share 15 percent of the sales with on a computer – I continued as a lobbyist for the ODA while organizations such as the Women’s Fund of Central Ohio, the working weekends as a nurse for elderly patients who lived at YWCA and others. First Community. I love what I’m doing at Cardinal Health, and it really After about two years, I accepted a job at Columbia Gas, which demonstrates applying daily what I learned about healthcare took me out of healthcare for a season, but gave me additional at Mount Carmel. I’m responsible for government relations experience in lobbying. More importantly, it allowed me to in all 50 states. I’m the person who identi es issues, develops AP develop a niche in fundraising and grassroots work that, after plans and lobbies state legislators to make and pass laws that another two years, helped me land a position at Cardinal Health result in patients having better access to pharmaceuticals and where I’ve been for 13 years. Making the Circle Wide medical and homecare products needed to get and stay well. It’s true that nurses can do just about anything with a People say that imitation is the best form of attery – that is true My team and I often identify state concerns that become degree in nursing – including careers that don’t have all for me in that the other passion Mount Carmel instilled in me – federal issues – in which case we are able to advocate for through modeling – is a desire to help others – abroad or in our many patients across the country. that much to do with nursing. On the surface, that seems photo to be the case with my career. I knew from a very young own backyards. For me, that desire is focused on helping women. Everyday I use my nursing education to age that I wanted to be in the medical eld and enjoyed watching out for others – my mother was a nurse, and solve problems. Nurses are taught a when I was growing up in Mercer County, my rst job In November, Cassi Long Baker (’95), was recognized unique way of thinking – the development was working as an aide in a nursing home. as one of 12 local 2014 “Women You Should Know™” of a care plan requires a mind that can by Women for Economic and Leadership Development When it came time to settle in at college, Mount Carmel considering regarding whether to allow heart catheter- (WELD). ese women are honored for making a quickly identify issues, visualize the best College of Nursing was a great t, but I was anything izations in smaller hospitals. is was about 1993 and positive impact on the economic and leadership outcome, zero in on potential unintended but a typical nursing student. While my classmates and they acknowledged, that – as a nursing student – I had development of women in central Ohio by having consequences and break down into steps friends were most interested in critical care patients, more clinical knowledge about the issue than they did. their achievements showcased in a beautiful calendar the actions needed to reach the goal that I was focused on hospice and community health. at was pretty amazing to me! for the upcoming year. e women are selected based is best for each patient. That’s pretty much I loved working with the elderly, and my interests grew on their extraordinary leadership roles within their I thought about changing my major early on at Mount further away from direct, hands-on patient care to respective elds and in community and women’s what I bring to bear on legislative health Carmel when I realized that nursing was not my calling. broader issues. When my professors at Mount Carmel eorts. Congratulations, Cassi! issues and I’m grateful to Mount Carmel However, the dedicated faculty – in particular Dawn saw that my passion was gravitating away from an Hughes, advisor for the Student Nurses’ Association for the foundation that has been a spring- interest in the clinical arena, they encouraged my at Mount Carmel (SNAM) – saw leadership potential in board for my career – and my life. growing interest for public service and government Initially, I began my focus on women at Cardinal Health and was me and encouraged me to run for a board position on the and began to groom me. the rst co-chair of a new initiative called WIN (Women’s Involve- National Student Nurses’ Association. It was thrilling to ment Network). e goal of WIN is to help grow women’s careers at ey worked with me and my schedule when I landed a win that seat and it helped me realize that my political Cardinal Health, make it the best place for women to work. position as a page in the Ohio House of Representatives, interests were very strong and should not be denied. and later internships, including on the Ohio Senate Helping women here is important, but helping women there During my senior year I worked in the legal oce of Health Committee and at the Ohio Department of (overseas) is powerful. One Christmas, I bought bracelets made the Ohio Dental Association (ODA), where I saw how Health – starting me on a path that would eventually by women in Uganda as gifts for a few friends. Everyone loved important it was to advocate for one’s profession and to circle back to the healthcare-related role I enjoy today at the story behind the jewelry: for the Ugandan women, this was create meaningful public policy that has a lasting impact Cardinal Health, where I’m vice president of Government their sole source of income. on healthcare. I’m very grateful that Mount Carmel was Relations. I was surprised and attered when lawmakers open to helping a young person who wanted to go in a came to me for advice about legislation they were

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ALUMNI dierent direction. Nursing really is a career with unlimited My best friend and I circled that idea around to helping local PROFILE I knew from a very young age that I wanted to be in the medical possibilities and the College not only inspired me to follow my women by founding, along with two other women, soHza CASSI LONG BAKER (’95) field and enjoyed watching out for others. heart, but also helped me on my path, as they continue to do for (www.sohza.com). is is a business venture – with the so many others today. motto “helping women here by helping women there” – in which we curate collections of beautiful jewelry handmade by Following graduation and earning the credential RN – after being women from around the globe. We partner with local in the rst class to take the state Board of Nursing examination women-led non-pro ts and share 15 percent of the sales with on a computer – I continued as a lobbyist for the ODA while organizations such as the Women’s Fund of Central Ohio, the working weekends as a nurse for elderly patients who lived at YWCA and others. First Community. I love what I’m doing at Cardinal Health, and it really After about two years, I accepted a job at Columbia Gas, which demonstrates applying daily what I learned about healthcare took me out of healthcare for a season, but gave me additional at Mount Carmel. I’m responsible for government relations experience in lobbying. More importantly, it allowed me to in all 50 states. I’m the person who identi es issues, develops AP develop a niche in fundraising and grassroots work that, after plans and lobbies state legislators to make and pass laws that another two years, helped me land a position at Cardinal Health result in patients having better access to pharmaceuticals and where I’ve been for 13 years. Making the Circle Wide medical and homecare products needed to get and stay well. It’s true that nurses can do just about anything with a People say that imitation is the best form of attery – that is true My team and I often identify state concerns that become degree in nursing – including careers that don’t have all for me in that the other passion Mount Carmel instilled in me – federal issues – in which case we are able to advocate for through modeling – is a desire to help others – abroad or in our many patients across the country. that much to do with nursing. On the surface, that seems photo to be the case with my career. I knew from a very young own backyards. For me, that desire is focused on helping women. Everyday I use my nursing education to age that I wanted to be in the medical eld and enjoyed watching out for others – my mother was a nurse, and solve problems. Nurses are taught a when I was growing up in Mercer County, my rst job In November, Cassi Long Baker (’95), was recognized unique way of thinking – the development was working as an aide in a nursing home. as one of 12 local 2014 “Women You Should Know™” of a care plan requires a mind that can by Women for Economic and Leadership Development When it came time to settle in at college, Mount Carmel considering regarding whether to allow heart catheter- (WELD). ese women are honored for making a quickly identify issues, visualize the best College of Nursing was a great t, but I was anything izations in smaller hospitals. is was about 1993 and positive impact on the economic and leadership outcome, zero in on potential unintended but a typical nursing student. While my classmates and they acknowledged, that – as a nursing student – I had development of women in central Ohio by having consequences and break down into steps friends were most interested in critical care patients, more clinical knowledge about the issue than they did. their achievements showcased in a beautiful calendar the actions needed to reach the goal that I was focused on hospice and community health. at was pretty amazing to me! for the upcoming year. e women are selected based is best for each patient. That’s pretty much I loved working with the elderly, and my interests grew on their extraordinary leadership roles within their I thought about changing my major early on at Mount further away from direct, hands-on patient care to respective elds and in community and women’s what I bring to bear on legislative health Carmel when I realized that nursing was not my calling. broader issues. When my professors at Mount Carmel eorts. Congratulations, Cassi! issues and I’m grateful to Mount Carmel However, the dedicated faculty – in particular Dawn saw that my passion was gravitating away from an Hughes, advisor for the Student Nurses’ Association for the foundation that has been a spring- interest in the clinical arena, they encouraged my at Mount Carmel (SNAM) – saw leadership potential in board for my career – and my life. growing interest for public service and government Initially, I began my focus on women at Cardinal Health and was me and encouraged me to run for a board position on the and began to groom me. the rst co-chair of a new initiative called WIN (Women’s Involve- National Student Nurses’ Association. It was thrilling to ment Network). e goal of WIN is to help grow women’s careers at ey worked with me and my schedule when I landed a win that seat and it helped me realize that my political Cardinal Health, make it the best place for women to work. position as a page in the Ohio House of Representatives, interests were very strong and should not be denied. and later internships, including on the Ohio Senate Helping women here is important, but helping women there During my senior year I worked in the legal oce of Health Committee and at the Ohio Department of (overseas) is powerful. One Christmas, I bought bracelets made the Ohio Dental Association (ODA), where I saw how Health – starting me on a path that would eventually by women in Uganda as gifts for a few friends. Everyone loved important it was to advocate for one’s profession and to circle back to the healthcare-related role I enjoy today at the story behind the jewelry: for the Ugandan women, this was create meaningful public policy that has a lasting impact Cardinal Health, where I’m vice president of Government their sole source of income. on healthcare. I’m very grateful that Mount Carmel was Relations. I was surprised and attered when lawmakers open to helping a young person who wanted to go in a came to me for advice about legislation they were

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“It was a very positive experience to care for guys and gals who risked their life for us,” Nerina said recalling the service men and women wounded in combat operations in Iraq DISTINGUISHED and Afghanistan whom she helped evacuate from Ramstein ALUMNUS NOMINATIONS Air Base in Germany. Mount Carmel College of Nursing annually honors As chief nurse of the 622nd Aeromedical Evacuation an alumnus for professional and personal excellence. Squadron operating out of Tampa’s MacDill Air Force Base, Many graduates of Mount Carmel College of Nursing, Nerina oversaw the evacuation. She and other members School of Nursing, Master’s Program, Second Degree of her unit worked a 23-hour shift to move a planeload Accelerated Program, or the RN-BSN Completion of stabilized wounded to Andrews Air Force Base outside Program accomplish great things. Please tell us Washington DC. Following a 10-hour ight, the soldiers about the special alumni member you know. stayed over night there before being placed aboard other Criteria planes that would take them to medical facilities closer to • Demonstration of exemplary excellence in their hometowns. nursing practice • Ongoing contributions to the nursing profession However, she and fellow reservists were called upon to • Acknowledgment by peers as an advocate continue their journey – to transport one severely burned • Contributions to the quality of community life soldier to Brooke Army Medical Center at San Antonio – before • Demonstration of accountability for personal growth heading back to Florida. She was astonished to note that the * Other outstanding attributes/accomplishments patient had been turned over to doctors at San Antonio Procedure within 24 hours of being wounded. Nominate by submitting a letter of not more than Nerina J. Stepanovsky – two pages listing the nominee’s educational, professional, and personal accomplishments, Distinguished Alumnus 2013 Highlights of her civilian career, explaining why the alumna or alumnus deserves which culminates in her present recognition. Nominees are notied of nomination Nerina J. Stepanovsky (’78), PhD, MSN, RN, CTRN, always position at St. Petersburg College and by whom they were nominated. held a deep-seated belief in providing quality pre-hospital (SPC), include home health RN, supervisor of utilization care to ensure survival for U.S. troops in service of our management, nurse practitioner and critical care transport Deadline Nominations may be submitted at any time. For national interests. RN/system paramedic. Today, she directs EMT and Paramedic consideration for the current year, the nomination certicate programs, an Associate’s degree program in As a testament to her ability to put her beliefs into action, deadline is August 1, of that year. Emergency Medical Services and is credentialed faculty for Nerina, who currently is a program director and professor at the EMS upper division courses in the Bachelor of Applied Please send nominations to: St. Petersburg College in St. Petersburg, Florida, retired in Science, Public Safety Administration and Health Sciences Mount Carmel College of Nursing 2009 at the rank of Lt. Colonel from the U.S. Air Force Reserve, Attn: Phylis Crook Administration. In addition, she also is adjunct clinical professor Nurse Corps, 45th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron after 127 S. Davis Avenue for Nursing and Health Care Administration and in the having served 20 years. Before that, she served with the Ohio “This was one of the most Columbus, Ohio 43222 community is a critical care transport RN and system paramedic Army National Guard Nurse Corps, for a total of 28 consecutive [email protected] for Paramedics Plus of Pinellas County EMS. humbling things I’ve ever done. years of service to our country. Highlights of her military career include the decision to follow Any little thing you did for A high achiever on many levels, while serving as an ocer, her dream to become an Air Force Flight Nurse by changing her Nerina simultaneously worked in the civilian sector and attended them, they were extremely service from Army to Air Force and attending ight nurse classes. Shortly after earning her diploma from Mount Carmel grateful,” Nerina said. training at Brooke AFB, Texas, where she later was served as School of Nursing, she enrolled at Franklin University in adjunct instructor, Flight Nurse Course. Columbus and earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing while serving in the Ohio Army National Guard, Nurse Corps. She She has accrued over 800 crew hours in various aircraft, including immediately began a Master of Science in Nursing at Wright State the C-130. Among her awards are the Meritorious Service Medal University in Dayton, Ohio, where she earned her MSN in 1992. with 1st Oak Leaf Cluster, National Defense Medal with 1st Just a dozen years after that, she entered Barry University Bronze Star and the Global War on Terror Medal, in addition to in Miami Shores, Florida, and was awarded a PhD in Higher other Commendation and Achievement medals. Education Administration and Learning in 2007.

30 THE LAMP SUMMER 2 014 31 “It was a very positive experience to care for guys and gals who risked their life for us,” Nerina said recalling the service men and women wounded in combat operations in Iraq DISTINGUISHED and Afghanistan whom she helped evacuate from Ramstein ALUMNUS NOMINATIONS Air Base in Germany. Mount Carmel College of Nursing annually honors As chief nurse of the 622nd Aeromedical Evacuation an alumnus for professional and personal excellence. Squadron operating out of Tampa’s MacDill Air Force Base, Many graduates of Mount Carmel College of Nursing, Nerina oversaw the evacuation. She and other members School of Nursing, Master’s Program, Second Degree of her unit worked a 23-hour shift to move a planeload Accelerated Program, or the RN-BSN Completion of stabilized wounded to Andrews Air Force Base outside Program accomplish great things. Please tell us Washington DC. Following a 10-hour ight, the soldiers about the special alumni member you know. stayed over night there before being placed aboard other Criteria planes that would take them to medical facilities closer to • Demonstration of exemplary excellence in their hometowns. nursing practice • Ongoing contributions to the nursing profession However, she and fellow reservists were called upon to • Acknowledgment by peers as an advocate continue their journey – to transport one severely burned • Contributions to the quality of community life soldier to Brooke Army Medical Center at San Antonio – before • Demonstration of accountability for personal growth heading back to Florida. She was astonished to note that the * Other outstanding attributes/accomplishments patient had been turned over to doctors at San Antonio Procedure within 24 hours of being wounded. Nominate by submitting a letter of not more than Nerina J. Stepanovsky – two pages listing the nominee’s educational, professional, and personal accomplishments, Distinguished Alumnus 2013 Highlights of her civilian career, explaining why the alumna or alumnus deserves which culminates in her present recognition. Nominees are notied of nomination Nerina J. Stepanovsky (’78), PhD, MSN, RN, CTRN, always position at St. Petersburg College and by whom they were nominated. held a deep-seated belief in providing quality pre-hospital (SPC), include home health RN, supervisor of utilization care to ensure survival for U.S. troops in service of our management, nurse practitioner and critical care transport Deadline Nominations may be submitted at any time. For national interests. RN/system paramedic. Today, she directs EMT and Paramedic consideration for the current year, the nomination certicate programs, an Associate’s degree program in As a testament to her ability to put her beliefs into action, deadline is August 1, of that year. Emergency Medical Services and is credentialed faculty for Nerina, who currently is a program director and professor at the EMS upper division courses in the Bachelor of Applied Please send nominations to: St. Petersburg College in St. Petersburg, Florida, retired in Science, Public Safety Administration and Health Sciences Mount Carmel College of Nursing 2009 at the rank of Lt. Colonel from the U.S. Air Force Reserve, Attn: Phylis Crook Administration. In addition, she also is adjunct clinical professor Nurse Corps, 45th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron after 127 S. Davis Avenue for Nursing and Health Care Administration and in the having served 20 years. Before that, she served with the Ohio “This was one of the most Columbus, Ohio 43222 community is a critical care transport RN and system paramedic Army National Guard Nurse Corps, for a total of 28 consecutive [email protected] for Paramedics Plus of Pinellas County EMS. humbling things I’ve ever done. years of service to our country. Highlights of her military career include the decision to follow Any little thing you did for A high achiever on many levels, while serving as an ocer, her dream to become an Air Force Flight Nurse by changing her Nerina simultaneously worked in the civilian sector and attended them, they were extremely service from Army to Air Force and attending ight nurse classes. Shortly after earning her diploma from Mount Carmel grateful,” Nerina said. training at Brooke AFB, Texas, where she later was served as School of Nursing, she enrolled at Franklin University in adjunct instructor, Flight Nurse Course. Columbus and earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing while serving in the Ohio Army National Guard, Nurse Corps. She She has accrued over 800 crew hours in various aircraft, including immediately began a Master of Science in Nursing at Wright State the C-130. Among her awards are the Meritorious Service Medal University in Dayton, Ohio, where she earned her MSN in 1992. with 1st Oak Leaf Cluster, National Defense Medal with 1st Just a dozen years after that, she entered Barry University Bronze Star and the Global War on Terror Medal, in addition to in Miami Shores, Florida, and was awarded a PhD in Higher other Commendation and Achievement medals. Education Administration and Learning in 2007.

30 THE LAMP SUMMER 2 014 31 Two out of 52 from Class of 1952 Marion Shirkey ’52 Alumni Association 61-Year Nursing Career Two classmates among the 52 members of the Class of Ends with her Death 1952 stand out for having continued well past the usual in 2013 retirement years – having served for 61 years each – thanks to their shared love for the profession. “She was one tough cookie,” recalled Lisa Frazier ’91, who June Richardson Todd (’52), who was featured in a worked with Marion Shirkey. Columbus Dispatch article last year, has fond memories “She was always there, despite bad weather or bad health. of her years at Mount Carmel, especially the nuns. While working she had surgery STAY IN TOUCH! Although June was one of the School’s rst African for breast cancer twice, colon American graduates – along with three other women cancer, knee replacement and Alumni Vision from the all-female graduating class that year – she foot surgery (prior to that she recalls that, as a nurse, race was never an issue. had extensive back surgery). She also commuted on a daily The vision of the Mount Carmel basis to Columbus from Washington Courthouse, Ohio.” Alumni Association is to support It’s not surprising that her co-workers at the North- Class of 1952 Get Together Frazier first met Shirkey (as she was always called) almost 20 Mount Carmel College of Nursing west Side practice of Charles Tweel, MD, from which Ruth Mathews Strickler ’52, who retired to Arizona many years ago, she retired in May 2013, describe June as a “ball of years ago when Frazier started as an RN for Ohio Orthopedics. Shirkey had just returned from surgery for breast and colon through philanthropic, networking, was in Columbus this past June to visit friends, stay with her son energy.” Dr. Tweel says that she was a favorite among cancer and continued working after that big surgery at an age and mentoring initiatives. for six weeks and meet her brand-new twin great granddaughters. sta and patients, who “like seeing her more than when most people retire. they like seeing me.” While in Columbus, Ruth hosted a get together of many of her “We formed an instant friendship when we discovered we both Alumni Library Accounts: classmates from Mount Carmel School of Nursing, Class of 1952. Todd is also credited for bringing humor and energy graduated from Mount Carmel. Shirkey loved to talk about her Ruth also invited Pat Brown Gates (’63), who winters in Arizona to the oce every day. Her co-worker Beth Shanan nursing school days at Mount Carmel. She was very proud of Visit www.mccn.edu\library to register for your account where she often hosts alumni luncheons, and Pat’s classmate, Phylis adds, “She’s the only 80-some-odd-year-old woman her nursing education and her career as an RN,” Frazier said. providing 24/7 access to news and information. Motz Crook. that has an opinion on everything from Hillary Clinton “I was very impressed with her unbelievable work ethic and her extensive knowledge of orthopedics, realizing she knew as much to why Chris and Rihanna should not be together. She’s e afternoon was full of laughter, hugs and “remember whens?” as any orthopedic surgeon.” Send Us Your Email Address very with-it and hip,” she added. MCCN and the Mount Carmel Alumni Association are ey still call one another “girls,” and why not? ey were girls when Shirkey decided in her 70s that she would retire. “We held a they met 64 years ago in Mount Carmel Hall. And they can still Todd says that even though she is ocially retired, sending more and more information via email. Send fabulous retirement party for her. But she wasn’t really ready to name all the oors by the names of the saints for which they were your email address to [email protected] . she’s not done working yet. She plans to volunteer at retire and continued working anyway! She did cut back to three known: from 2N, which was St Joseph’s, 3N St. John’s, 3S St. local nursing homes and perhaps at the Worthington days a week and continued that until about two weeks before Anthony’s, all the way up to 9, which was St. Brendan’s. Library, coming full circle to a career she also considered she died,” Frazier recounted. – library science. We’re glad she opted for nursing and After coming to work with flu-like symptoms, but refusing to leave It was a special afternoon that they look forward to repeating, as so are her patients, one of whom – Enid Patterson – Mark your they still have a lot to talk about! until the staff called her PCP who recommended a visit to the describes her as “not just my nurse. She’s my friend.” ER, Shirkey instead went home. “She was rushed to the ER a few Photo caption: days after that and died peacefully about two weeks later at Calendar Class of 1952 classmates gathered on June 24, 2013. They are, left to right: (front row) Mark your calendar today so you Mount Carmel West. Shirkey was an outstanding example of a Joanne Southworth Lippold and June Richardson Todd; (second row) Mary Lois Sugar will be sure to attend the 2014 Mautz, Pat Brown Gates (’63), Phylis Motz Crook (’63), and Barbara Lathrope Scholl; (back Mount Carmel graduate!” Mount Carmel Alumni Association row) Ruth Mathews Strickler, Mary Kay Yoakum Sweeney, Dorothy Hern Weimer and Annual Alumni Homecoming and Ruth Oen Tway. The babies are Ruth's then 4-month-old twin great granddaughters. Luncheon on October 11, 2 014 . Phone-a-thon Goes VIRTUAL! ANNUAL

Follow us on Facebook Mount Carmel College of Nursing Alumni Association will roll out a new fundraising campaign by deciding PHONE by visiting www.facebook.com/mcalumniassoc to hang up the phone and go virtual! Instead of conducting a Phone-a-thon this year, the Alumni Association -A-THON has decided to reach out to fellow alumni via Facebook, Twitter and other online channels. NOTE TO ALUMNI: In support of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the Institute of Medicine’s joint report, “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health,” that calls for 80 percent of nurses to have their BSN by 2020, MCCN is oﬀering Mount Carmel School Starting in June, classes will be competing to meet fundraising goals in the amount of their graduation year. Class representatives of Nursing alumni a 25 percent tuition discount on Online RN-BSN Completion Program coursework at MCCN. This discount is oﬀered to School of will be working hard to reach out to their fellow classmates online to meet their fundraising goals before the Alumni Association

Nursing graduates who are not receiving another tuition discount from MCCN or from Mount Carmel Health System. This oﬀer will be eﬀective Homecoming on October 11. Class standings will be announced periodically to keep class teams motivated and working together. beginning summer term 2014 for a period of three years at which time it will be reconsidered. For more information about the RWJF 80/20 initiative, see http://www.hwic.org/newsletter/2011/05/future-of-nursing/. e fundraising total, as well as nal standings, will be announced at Homecoming. If you want to get involved, contact Michele Born or Phylis Crook (see contact information on page 1).

32 THE LAMP SUMMER 2 014 33 Two out of 52 from Class of 1952 Marion Shirkey ’52 Alumni Association 61-Year Nursing Career Two classmates among the 52 members of the Class of Ends with her Death 1952 stand out for having continued well past the usual in 2013 retirement years – having served for 61 years each – thanks to their shared love for the profession. “She was one tough cookie,” recalled Lisa Frazier ’91, who June Richardson Todd (’52), who was featured in a worked with Marion Shirkey. Columbus Dispatch article last year, has fond memories “She was always there, despite bad weather or bad health. of her years at Mount Carmel, especially the nuns. While working she had surgery STAY IN TOUCH! Although June was one of the School’s rst African for breast cancer twice, colon American graduates – along with three other women cancer, knee replacement and Alumni Vision from the all-female graduating class that year – she foot surgery (prior to that she recalls that, as a nurse, race was never an issue. had extensive back surgery). She also commuted on a daily The vision of the Mount Carmel basis to Columbus from Washington Courthouse, Ohio.” Alumni Association is to support It’s not surprising that her co-workers at the North- Class of 1952 Get Together Frazier first met Shirkey (as she was always called) almost 20 Mount Carmel College of Nursing west Side practice of Charles Tweel, MD, from which Ruth Mathews Strickler ’52, who retired to Arizona many years ago, she retired in May 2013, describe June as a “ball of years ago when Frazier started as an RN for Ohio Orthopedics. Shirkey had just returned from surgery for breast and colon through philanthropic, networking, was in Columbus this past June to visit friends, stay with her son energy.” Dr. Tweel says that she was a favorite among cancer and continued working after that big surgery at an age and mentoring initiatives. for six weeks and meet her brand-new twin great granddaughters. sta and patients, who “like seeing her more than when most people retire. they like seeing me.” While in Columbus, Ruth hosted a get together of many of her “We formed an instant friendship when we discovered we both Alumni Library Accounts: classmates from Mount Carmel School of Nursing, Class of 1952. Todd is also credited for bringing humor and energy graduated from Mount Carmel. Shirkey loved to talk about her Ruth also invited Pat Brown Gates (’63), who winters in Arizona to the oce every day. Her co-worker Beth Shanan nursing school days at Mount Carmel. She was very proud of Visit www.mccn.edu\library to register for your account where she often hosts alumni luncheons, and Pat’s classmate, Phylis adds, “She’s the only 80-some-odd-year-old woman her nursing education and her career as an RN,” Frazier said. providing 24/7 access to news and information. Motz Crook. that has an opinion on everything from Hillary Clinton “I was very impressed with her unbelievable work ethic and her extensive knowledge of orthopedics, realizing she knew as much to why Chris and Rihanna should not be together. She’s e afternoon was full of laughter, hugs and “remember whens?” as any orthopedic surgeon.” Send Us Your Email Address very with-it and hip,” she added. MCCN and the Mount Carmel Alumni Association are ey still call one another “girls,” and why not? ey were girls when Shirkey decided in her 70s that she would retire. “We held a they met 64 years ago in Mount Carmel Hall. And they can still Todd says that even though she is ocially retired, sending more and more information via email. Send fabulous retirement party for her. But she wasn’t really ready to name all the oors by the names of the saints for which they were your email address to [email protected] . she’s not done working yet. She plans to volunteer at retire and continued working anyway! She did cut back to three known: from 2N, which was St Joseph’s, 3N St. John’s, 3S St. local nursing homes and perhaps at the Worthington days a week and continued that until about two weeks before Anthony’s, all the way up to 9, which was St. Brendan’s. Library, coming full circle to a career she also considered she died,” Frazier recounted. – library science. We’re glad she opted for nursing and After coming to work with flu-like symptoms, but refusing to leave It was a special afternoon that they look forward to repeating, as so are her patients, one of whom – Enid Patterson – Mark your they still have a lot to talk about! until the staff called her PCP who recommended a visit to the describes her as “not just my nurse. She’s my friend.” ER, Shirkey instead went home. “She was rushed to the ER a few Photo caption: days after that and died peacefully about two weeks later at Calendar Class of 1952 classmates gathered on June 24, 2013. They are, left to right: (front row) Mark your calendar today so you Mount Carmel West. Shirkey was an outstanding example of a Joanne Southworth Lippold and June Richardson Todd; (second row) Mary Lois Sugar will be sure to attend the 2014 Mautz, Pat Brown Gates (’63), Phylis Motz Crook (’63), and Barbara Lathrope Scholl; (back Mount Carmel graduate!” Mount Carmel Alumni Association row) Ruth Mathews Strickler, Mary Kay Yoakum Sweeney, Dorothy Hern Weimer and Annual Alumni Homecoming and Ruth Oen Tway. The babies are Ruth's then 4-month-old twin great granddaughters. Luncheon on October 11, 2 014 . Phone-a-thon Goes VIRTUAL! ANNUAL

32 THE LAMP SUMMER 2 014 33 MOUNT CARMEL Kim Barnes Bockoven (’79) lives in Murfreesboro, Center. She worked with drug trials on the Alzheimer’s CLASS Tennessee. She was widowed in 2011, after 31 years of Unit. She enjoys volunteering at her local food bank, marriage. She has two sons and “no grandchildren, yet.” quilting, and going biking, hiking, kayaking and snow From 2004 to March, 2013 she worked in home health shoeing. She and her husband will take an Alaskan cruise in NOTES nursing as a eld clinician and quality improvement nurse. June to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary.

Please send your Cynthia Carpenter Ritter (’78) is married and has two Beth Campbell Foster (’75) is married and lives in submissions to Class Notes children. She has worked in ICU, home health, oncology/ Reynoldsburg, Ohio. She has one son, two step-daughters to Alumni Coodinator hematology and private duty capacities in several states. and three grandchildren. She earned a BA in Health Care Phylis Crook (contact We love She says she “always loved all the dierent aspects of Administration from Ohio Dominican College, is a Certi ed info on page 5) hearing nursing and had been truly thankful to have had the best Professional in Health Care Quality and a Six Sigma Black training.” Her hobbies include gardening, swimming, Belt. More than half of her career has been as a home health your news! sewing and crafts, as well as reading. care nurse. She has spoken to MCCN’s Senior Policy Class on many occasions. She shares, “I feel very honored to Elaine Selby (’78) lived in Alaska for 30 years. She is now explain my advocacy experiences to the students and hope a dialysis nurse at e Ohio State University Wexner Medical that each of them will have learned something about home Mary Richardson (’13) lives in Marion, Ohio, and works Care education of the nursing sta of two hospital Center. She writes, “ere are so many fond memories of health care.” on 2S, the vascular renal unit at Mount Carmel Saint Ann’s campuses. She teaches AHA CPR, ACLS and PALS courses. Mount Carmel. I often dream that I am back in school again.” Hospital in Westerville, Ohio. She writes, “I loved doing She hopes to earn her master’s degree possibly in Nursing Peggy Ashbrook Alexis (’73) lives in Dublin, Ohio, is Karen Schirmer Tarcy (’78) SDAP (Second Degree Accelerated Program) and it not only Education. She is married and has a son and a daughter. lives in Ashland, Ohio. She married and has two sons. Her career included working in made me a good nurse, but a better overall person.” She writes, “I am very impressed with what the College has has been with Samaritan Regional Health System for 21 critical care and hemodialysis. She is presently volunteering accomplished over the years even since my graduation eight years and with their home care department for 17 years. twice a week at Mid-Ohio Food Bank and with her home- Anita Baljak Mitchell (’12) works in SIMCU at Mount years ago. e CSSC is such an amazing opportunity for owners association. Karen Jo Dye Temple (’78) says, “My Mount Carmel Carmel East Hospital. She began her career there in 2010 as current and future students. I am proud to say I am a nursing education has taken me to 12 states and West Sherry Seiter Merrick (’73) a PCA while she was a nursing student at Mount Carmel graduate of MCCN!” lives in Vermont. For the College of Nursing at Fair eld Medical Center. She Germany to practice nursing.” past 22 years she has been working half time and per diem Christine “Christy” Bosworth Heid (’03) lives in in the OR at Alice Peck Day Memorial, a small community frequently “reects on my journey from a terri ed nursing Carpenter Ritter (’78) married Karen’s husband’s Nevada, Ohio, and teaches at Ashland School of Nursing. hospital in Lebanon, New Hampshire. She has been the student on my rst assignment of interviewing a client at cousin. “She became the sister I never had.” an ECF to my current adventures in SIMCU, and I smile.” She is working on her DNP. producer of Revels North’s Christmas Revels in Hanover, Katherine Uhl Thiel (’78) is married and lives in Morral, New Hampshire, for 18 years and counting. She was elected Jena Verbance (’11) Jana Hendrickson Girard (’98) lives in Lewis Center, lives in Columbus and works at Ohio. She has had a lengthy career with various positions. one of Vermont’s three Presidential Electors in 2012. She Nationwide Children’s Hospital in the Hematology/ Ohio. She is married and has three children. She works at writes, “I am a proud wife, mother and a Vermonter.” Oncology Bone Marrow Transplant unit. Ohio Surgery Center in pre-op/recovery. She is busy “being Karen Kauffman Hofmeister (’76) began her nursing a mom, working and running to and from children’s career the day after graduation, working at Fair eld Medical Mary Jean Destefani Botos (’68) is married and lives Jesse Adams Poston (’09) lives in Amanda, Ohio. She sports games.” Hospital in Lancaster, Ohio. She currently is with Ohio- in both Ohio and Florida. She retired from Mount Carmel works at Mount Carmel Columbus Cardiology Consultants. Health as the Aviation Medical Coordinator and clinical Health System in 2010. She and her husband enjoy gol ng, Robin Colburn Ricker (’98) lives in Dublin, Ohio. She supervisor. She performs physicals for the DOT and FAA. ballroom dancing, gardening and their three grandchildren. Ashley Guerini Jaber (’09) is recently married. She has accomplished her “career goal” of being a hospice nurse. Her patients are pilots, air trac controllers and truck has a new home in Hoover, Alabama. She works at University She is at Home Reach Hospice at Kobacker House, Ohio- Barb Pugh Cieply (’68) lives in Columbus, is married drivers. She also oversees all of the clinical operations in a of Alabama at Birmingham in their Critical Care oat pool. Health Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. and has four children. She continues to work in Mount four-physician family practice oce. Some of her favorite She also works “as needed” for Novastyle as a clinical Carmel Employee Health two days a week. Retirement is Mount Carmel memories include “going up to the roof to nurse educator. Mary Ellinger Woodyard (’97) is married and says, not in her near future as she “loves nursing too much.” “My husband and I call ourselves e New Brady Bunch study with my lawn chair, blanket and coee, sneaking in Deidra Filarski Weatherby (’08 and ’13) lives in because between us we have three boys and three girls.” She the Davis Street side door after being out on a date, eating Terry Lombardo Lindahl (’68) is married and has two Galloway, Ohio. She works the night shift at Mount Carmel and her husband recently became involved with Charity tuna helper and peanut butter and screaming into the children and four grandchildren. She spent 30 years working in New Albany Surgical Hospital as Inpatient Clinical Manager. Newsies. She enjoys crafts, especially quilting. Since 2009, laundry chute at the hospital when we were frustrated.” NICU. She retired in 2012 and says she is “loving the freedom she has worked for the Ohio Department of Health in She adds, “I truly treasured my time at the Mount and have of retirement, no more working weekends and holidays.” Betty Ann Carter Hayes (’06) lives in Grove City, Ohio. the Bureau of Long Term Care Quality as the Nurse Aide always felt like I was fully prepared as a nurse to tackle She keeps busy with grandchildren and volunteer work for Jeannette Bishop Sanger (’68) Training and Competency Evaluation Program Coordinator. anything in my career because of my great education.” earned her BSN from her church. the University of West Florida. Her career includes Diane Phipps Baringer (’79) earned her BSN from Ohio Madelyn “Maddy” Kern deRoche (’74) lives in Erie, nursing in med/surg, psychiatric, obstetrics, long term Angela Stalnaker Wilson (’05) lives in Frankfort, University in 1998. She is in her thirteenth year as a school Colorado, is married and has two children. She retired in care, hospitals and public agencies. She currently holds a Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. She works as a nurse educator nurse in a preschool – 12th grade program. 2012 from e Ohio State University Wexner Medical full-time position as a Team Leader and Quality Assurance at a local hospital. She is primarily in charge of the Critical

34 THE LAMP SUMMER 2 014 35 MOUNT CARMEL Kim Barnes Bockoven (’79) lives in Murfreesboro, Center. She worked with drug trials on the Alzheimer’s CLASS Tennessee. She was widowed in 2011, after 31 years of Unit. She enjoys volunteering at her local food bank, marriage. She has two sons and “no grandchildren, yet.” quilting, and going biking, hiking, kayaking and snow From 2004 to March, 2013 she worked in home health shoeing. She and her husband will take an Alaskan cruise in NOTES nursing as a eld clinician and quality improvement nurse. June to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary.

34 THE LAMP SUMMER 2 014 35 Clinical Coordinator with One Call Care Management. She training rm that addresses current issues and concerns of worked over the years in OB, orthopedics and case manage- Ginny Daily Morman has been a parish nurse (now known as Faith Community education and the health industry. She was nominated to ment. She recalls the “fun we had on our dorm oor in the (’63) lives in Westminster, Nurse) at her church since 2001. Her best memory of the International Hall of Fame for Adult and Continuing evenings” and “going to Massillon State Hospital for our Colorado. Her entire career Mount Carmel is “the many times I have been so proud to Education in 2012. psych rotation and spending the rst night there in a single was in dialysis. She writes, be a Mount Carmel graduate, as I have worked throughout room with the rain and the shutters banging against the “During my senior year at Patsy Fannon Chamberlain (’63) has lived in London, the country and realized what a quality education we building – it was like the opening of a horror movie!” the Mount, a brand new Ohio, since she was in the third grade. She has worked in an received. I believe in all that Mount Carmel stands for and treatment for kidney OB/GYN physician’s oce since 1977. She enjoys times Edyth (Edie) Kay Hallam (’63) lives in Worthington, hope my small contributions help make a dierence in disease was introduced spent with her husband, children and grandchildren. Ohio, is widowed and has four daughters and seven another prospective student’s life – as it did for me!” and none of the employees grandchildren. She is retired. Her career specialty was wanted to do it. Dr. Michael Anthony Barbara Kiger Simon (’64) was widowed in 2009 and Christy Stare Coleman (’63) lives in Geneseo, Illinois, mother and infant care and education. asked me if I was interested and I said yes.” She has opened lives in Lancaster, Ohio. She volunteers at a hospice, Pickering is married and has two daughters and two sons. After and managed dialysis centers and units at UCLA, Good House. She enjoys seeing Mount Carmel student nurses there. graduation, she worked at the then OSU Hospital surgical Judy Kiser Harkness (’63) lives in Mason, Michigan, unit of Dr. Robert Zollinger. After four months, “I returned and was widowed in 1983. She has two children and one Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, the National Naval Judy Rebhan Borowitz (’63) lives in Westerville, Ohio, to my rst love – the Mount Carmel OR.” She then worked at granddaughter. She retired in 2003 after 40 years of active Medical Center in Washington, DC, and Denver, Colorado. and has been married for 49 years. Her four children and Oberlin Ohio Clinic setting up one of the rst outpatient nursing practice, which included serving in the USN from She shares, “It was so much fun to see a modality at the very seven grandchildren are “all very smart, good looking and treatment centers in the area. She has been a school nurse 1967 to 1969, during the Vietnam War. She was stationed beginning and watch the changes over the ensuing 50 years.” good students who are busy with all kinds of activities!” She and worked in a same-day services operating room unit. Her at Bethesda Naval Hospital where she met her future Mary Lou Ogle Rauch (’63, ’00) lives in Newark, Ohio, retired in 2003 from being head nurse in an allergist’s oce. involvement in her children’s schools eventually led to her husband, who was also in the Navy. She earned her BSN is married and has ten grandchildren. She and her husband She and her husband spend winters in their fth-wheel serving as president of the Illinois Association of School from the University of Detroit/Mercy in 1996. Her last 20 are busy farming with crops and bunnies. She is the Senior camper in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. Retirement gives them Boards, 2002—2003. She is now a full-time retiree “special- years of nursing were in Mason working for Sparrow’s Occupational Health/Loss Prevention Specialist with Bayer the freedom to “do whatever we want almost whenever we izing in golf in Geneseo and Florida and keeping an eye out Hospital’s Family Medicine Residency program. She writes, Material Science in Hebron, Ohio. She works full time with want.” She remembers that during her “rst weekend at for my eight grandsons who live within two miles of my “It seems like only yesterday we were listening to Pat Brown no plans to retire. She writes, “Working with well people Mount Carmel, every freshman went home except for 10 of Illinois home.” Some of her Mount Carmel memories include playing the piano in the rec room and singing along. Fifty and keeping them well is very challenging and that is the us. It was scary and lonely but the 10 of us, along with Sister starched uniforms with shanks, watching Dr. Kildare and years! Where did they go?” draw for me.” She also shares, “I owe so much to my Mount Blanche, managed to have some good times.” She also recalls Ben Casey on the black and white TV in the dorm, the Carmel education. e organizational piece, taking the that at Nationwide Children’s Hosptial (aka Kiddies) we were “troops marching” at 7 a.m. at Massillon State Hospital and Jeanette Bower Heilman (’63) lives in Fremont, Ohio. linen o the cart in the right order, for instance, was really put in charge of 3 to 11 or 11 to 7 shifts after being there for the professor there who smoked constantly during class. She has three children, six grandchildren, three great- the beginning of the critical thinking process.” a very short time, it seemed.” grandsons and one step-granddaughter. She retired after Paula Slagle Compher (’63) is married and has two nearly 25 years as an ICU nurse at Fremont Memorial Hospital. Mary M. Rodocker (’63) lives in Palo Alto, California, is Mary Jane Bradley (’63) is married and lives in Cincin- sons and ve grandchildren. She has a home is Pennsylvania married and has a daughter and granddaughter. She has nati. She recently retired after teaching nursing for 35 years and a farm in Ohio. She is retired and travels extensively, Marilyn (Peach) Butterfield Holloway (’63) is married her BSN from e Ohio State University and her Master’s at e Ohio State University and the University of Cincin- worldwide. When at home she loves babysitting with her and lives in South Bend, Indiana. She has two children and Degree in Community and Mental Health Nursing from the nati. “Nursing students are the best and I still miss them,” grandchildren. four grandchildren. She has worked in internal medicine University of California. All through graduate education, she writes. “I found my calling during the last decade and ICU units. Her family spent 29 summers at Diamond she worked in emergency rooms, as a visiting nurse and as teaching hospice and end-of-life care.” She is currently Phylis Motz Crook (’63) is married, lives in Columbus Lake in Michigan. She has been active in her parish and a public health nurse. Her work with individuals and involved with Hospice of Cincinnati in a project using the and has four children and six grandchildren. She has enjoyed classes and workshops at Notre Dame and St. families who were dealing with emotional and psychological Respecting Choices paradigm, to teach nurses, doctors and worked in a physician’s oce, as a sta nurse at Mount Mary’s College. In their retirement, she and her husband problems led her to get a PhD in psychology. She has a social workers advanced care planning skills for seriously ill Carmel West and most recently retired after 18 years as spend winters in the Orlando, Florida, area with visits from private practice in Palo Alto and San Francisco. She is patients and their families. It is “very rewarding work and is Coordinator of Alumni Relations at MCCN. She continues the children and grandchildren. She writes, “When I think working part time at the moment and is unsure when she based on the values of caring and compassionate nursing I there as Alumni Volunteer. For many years, she has been of our days at the Mount, I remember how quickly and will fully retire. She writes, “What is noteworthy to me is rst learned at Mount Carmel.” She and her husband have Girl Scout volunteer on the local, national and international deeply our friendships formed. We were surprised, at rst, that the only school reunion which interests me is Mount ve sons between them and ve grandsons. ey spend level. She is currently the secretary of the World Foundation to be called” “rare and beauteous owers.” But if Sister Carmel’s. I believe the relationships with classmates that some time in Florida at the beach, golf whenever they can for Girl Guides and Girl Scouts Inc. She and her husband Blanche considered us to be so, it must be true! Well my I had during those years helped form who I am today.” and gather with family at home in Cincinnati. enjoy travel and family times. dears, fty years later who dare challenge that designation?” Denise Rish Sever (’63) lives in Denver, Colorado, is Marjean McLaughlin Buckner (’63) lives in Palmetto Joan Mahek Easterman Fucci (’63) lives in St. L. Nan Shoup McConnaughey (’63) is a widow and married and has four children and three grandchildren. Her Bay, Florida. She received her BA in Sociology in 1969, her Petersburg, Florida. Her condo on the 17th oor overlooking lives and works in Marion, Ohio. She has worked in Florida, husband’s time in the US Navy took her to Florida, Alaska MS ( Adult Education) in 1978 and her EdD in 1988 “all the Gulf of Mexico “is my daily vacation.” She was widowed California, Pennsylvania and Indiana, as well as Ohio. and California before settling in Colorado 47 years ago. She while raising a family of three children, volunteering in 1994. Four of her ve children live near her in Florida, as “I have always been proud to say ‘I am a Mount Carmel is a certied Addiction Counselor and had a private and fund raising for non-prots.” She is president of well as six of her eight grandchildren. A daughter and two grad.” At 71 years old, she still works full time as an RN M. McLaughlin Buckner Associates Inc., a management and grandchildren live in Ohio. She retired in 2012, having rst assistant in the OR.

36 THE LAMP SUMMER 2 014 37 Clinical Coordinator with One Call Care Management. She training rm that addresses current issues and concerns of worked over the years in OB, orthopedics and case manage- Ginny Daily Morman has been a parish nurse (now known as Faith Community education and the health industry. She was nominated to ment. She recalls the “fun we had on our dorm oor in the (’63) lives in Westminster, Nurse) at her church since 2001. Her best memory of the International Hall of Fame for Adult and Continuing evenings” and “going to Massillon State Hospital for our Colorado. Her entire career Mount Carmel is “the many times I have been so proud to Education in 2012. psych rotation and spending the rst night there in a single was in dialysis. She writes, be a Mount Carmel graduate, as I have worked throughout room with the rain and the shutters banging against the “During my senior year at Patsy Fannon Chamberlain (’63) has lived in London, the country and realized what a quality education we building – it was like the opening of a horror movie!” the Mount, a brand new Ohio, since she was in the third grade. She has worked in an received. I believe in all that Mount Carmel stands for and treatment for kidney OB/GYN physician’s oce since 1977. She enjoys times Edyth (Edie) Kay Hallam (’63) lives in Worthington, hope my small contributions help make a dierence in disease was introduced spent with her husband, children and grandchildren. Ohio, is widowed and has four daughters and seven another prospective student’s life – as it did for me!” and none of the employees grandchildren. She is retired. Her career specialty was wanted to do it. Dr. Michael Anthony Barbara Kiger Simon (’64) was widowed in 2009 and Christy Stare Coleman (’63) lives in Geneseo, Illinois, mother and infant care and education. asked me if I was interested and I said yes.” She has opened lives in Lancaster, Ohio. She volunteers at a hospice, Pickering is married and has two daughters and two sons. After and managed dialysis centers and units at UCLA, Good House. She enjoys seeing Mount Carmel student nurses there. graduation, she worked at the then OSU Hospital surgical Judy Kiser Harkness (’63) lives in Mason, Michigan, unit of Dr. Robert Zollinger. After four months, “I returned and was widowed in 1983. She has two children and one Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, the National Naval Judy Rebhan Borowitz (’63) lives in Westerville, Ohio, to my rst love – the Mount Carmel OR.” She then worked at granddaughter. She retired in 2003 after 40 years of active Medical Center in Washington, DC, and Denver, Colorado. and has been married for 49 years. Her four children and Oberlin Ohio Clinic setting up one of the rst outpatient nursing practice, which included serving in the USN from She shares, “It was so much fun to see a modality at the very seven grandchildren are “all very smart, good looking and treatment centers in the area. She has been a school nurse 1967 to 1969, during the Vietnam War. She was stationed beginning and watch the changes over the ensuing 50 years.” good students who are busy with all kinds of activities!” She and worked in a same-day services operating room unit. Her at Bethesda Naval Hospital where she met her future Mary Lou Ogle Rauch (’63, ’00) lives in Newark, Ohio, retired in 2003 from being head nurse in an allergist’s oce. involvement in her children’s schools eventually led to her husband, who was also in the Navy. She earned her BSN is married and has ten grandchildren. She and her husband She and her husband spend winters in their fth-wheel serving as president of the Illinois Association of School from the University of Detroit/Mercy in 1996. Her last 20 are busy farming with crops and bunnies. She is the Senior camper in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. Retirement gives them Boards, 2002—2003. She is now a full-time retiree “special- years of nursing were in Mason working for Sparrow’s Occupational Health/Loss Prevention Specialist with Bayer the freedom to “do whatever we want almost whenever we izing in golf in Geneseo and Florida and keeping an eye out Hospital’s Family Medicine Residency program. She writes, Material Science in Hebron, Ohio. She works full time with want.” She remembers that during her “rst weekend at for my eight grandsons who live within two miles of my “It seems like only yesterday we were listening to Pat Brown no plans to retire. She writes, “Working with well people Mount Carmel, every freshman went home except for 10 of Illinois home.” Some of her Mount Carmel memories include playing the piano in the rec room and singing along. Fifty and keeping them well is very challenging and that is the us. It was scary and lonely but the 10 of us, along with Sister starched uniforms with shanks, watching Dr. Kildare and years! Where did they go?” draw for me.” She also shares, “I owe so much to my Mount Blanche, managed to have some good times.” She also recalls Ben Casey on the black and white TV in the dorm, the Carmel education. e organizational piece, taking the that at Nationwide Children’s Hosptial (aka Kiddies) we were “troops marching” at 7 a.m. at Massillon State Hospital and Jeanette Bower Heilman (’63) lives in Fremont, Ohio. linen o the cart in the right order, for instance, was really put in charge of 3 to 11 or 11 to 7 shifts after being there for the professor there who smoked constantly during class. She has three children, six grandchildren, three great- the beginning of the critical thinking process.” a very short time, it seemed.” grandsons and one step-granddaughter. She retired after Paula Slagle Compher (’63) is married and has two nearly 25 years as an ICU nurse at Fremont Memorial Hospital. Mary M. Rodocker (’63) lives in Palo Alto, California, is Mary Jane Bradley (’63) is married and lives in Cincin- sons and ve grandchildren. She has a home is Pennsylvania married and has a daughter and granddaughter. She has nati. She recently retired after teaching nursing for 35 years and a farm in Ohio. She is retired and travels extensively, Marilyn (Peach) Butterfield Holloway (’63) is married her BSN from e Ohio State University and her Master’s at e Ohio State University and the University of Cincin- worldwide. When at home she loves babysitting with her and lives in South Bend, Indiana. She has two children and Degree in Community and Mental Health Nursing from the nati. “Nursing students are the best and I still miss them,” grandchildren. four grandchildren. She has worked in internal medicine University of California. All through graduate education, she writes. “I found my calling during the last decade and ICU units. Her family spent 29 summers at Diamond she worked in emergency rooms, as a visiting nurse and as teaching hospice and end-of-life care.” She is currently Phylis Motz Crook (’63) is married, lives in Columbus Lake in Michigan. She has been active in her parish and a public health nurse. Her work with individuals and involved with Hospice of Cincinnati in a project using the and has four children and six grandchildren. She has enjoyed classes and workshops at Notre Dame and St. families who were dealing with emotional and psychological Respecting Choices paradigm, to teach nurses, doctors and worked in a physician’s oce, as a sta nurse at Mount Mary’s College. In their retirement, she and her husband problems led her to get a PhD in psychology. She has a social workers advanced care planning skills for seriously ill Carmel West and most recently retired after 18 years as spend winters in the Orlando, Florida, area with visits from private practice in Palo Alto and San Francisco. She is patients and their families. It is “very rewarding work and is Coordinator of Alumni Relations at MCCN. She continues the children and grandchildren. She writes, “When I think working part time at the moment and is unsure when she based on the values of caring and compassionate nursing I there as Alumni Volunteer. For many years, she has been of our days at the Mount, I remember how quickly and will fully retire. She writes, “What is noteworthy to me is rst learned at Mount Carmel.” She and her husband have Girl Scout volunteer on the local, national and international deeply our friendships formed. We were surprised, at rst, that the only school reunion which interests me is Mount ve sons between them and ve grandsons. ey spend level. She is currently the secretary of the World Foundation to be called” “rare and beauteous owers.” But if Sister Carmel’s. I believe the relationships with classmates that some time in Florida at the beach, golf whenever they can for Girl Guides and Girl Scouts Inc. She and her husband Blanche considered us to be so, it must be true! Well my I had during those years helped form who I am today.” and gather with family at home in Cincinnati. enjoy travel and family times. dears, fty years later who dare challenge that designation?” Denise Rish Sever (’63) lives in Denver, Colorado, is Marjean McLaughlin Buckner (’63) lives in Palmetto Joan Mahek Easterman Fucci (’63) lives in St. L. Nan Shoup McConnaughey (’63) is a widow and married and has four children and three grandchildren. Her Bay, Florida. She received her BA in Sociology in 1969, her Petersburg, Florida. Her condo on the 17th oor overlooking lives and works in Marion, Ohio. She has worked in Florida, husband’s time in the US Navy took her to Florida, Alaska MS ( Adult Education) in 1978 and her EdD in 1988 “all the Gulf of Mexico “is my daily vacation.” She was widowed California, Pennsylvania and Indiana, as well as Ohio. and California before settling in Colorado 47 years ago. She while raising a family of three children, volunteering in 1994. Four of her ve children live near her in Florida, as “I have always been proud to say ‘I am a Mount Carmel is a certied Addiction Counselor and had a private and fund raising for non-prots.” She is president of well as six of her eight grandchildren. A daughter and two grad.” At 71 years old, she still works full time as an RN M. McLaughlin Buckner Associates Inc., a management and grandchildren live in Ohio. She retired in 2012, having rst assistant in the OR.

36 THE LAMP SUMMER 2 014 37 counseling practice. She has worked as a visiting nurse and Clare Missig Jordan (’61) lives in Terre Haute, Indiana. Health System in the winter and plays golf at least twice a has always attributed her nursing skirls, attitude and ethics to her in the OR. She is very active in her parish as Lector and She has worked as a school nurse, psych nurse, home health week. She enjoys the antics of her seven grandchildren. Her training at Mount Carmel. Eucharistic Minister. Her passion is studying scriptures. nurse, Air Force nurse and college health nurse/counselor. Mount Carmel memories include songfests in the nurses’ Catherine “Kay” Droke Martin (’51) lives in Westerville Other activities include reading, hiking and lunch with She recalls, “Living in the dorm helped us adapt to others lounge and senior eight-hour, $8.00 paychecks. and has three sons (one deceased), six grandchildren and 13 friends. A special Mount Carmel memory beyond the lifelong who were from dierent backgrounds, religions and Mary Lou Jones Yaufman (’58) lives in North Fort great-grandchildren. She retired in 1991 from Madison County friendships is “being under the watchful eyes and ears of cultures.” She also remembers “how proud our class was to be Myers, Florida. She is retired from her nursing and nurse Hospital in London, Ohio. She worked for 40 years in various Ellestine as she clicked on the paging system to listen and be sent on aliations as junior students while other schools practitioner roles, but continues to use her skills to care for operating rooms, sometimes as a private scrub nurse. After sure we were following the ‘lights out and quiet’ she had sent their students as seniors. Yet, many times we Mount her spouse, six children and ten grandchildren. “hanging out” for a few years, she worked for thirteen years at imposed. She also kept a careful eye on us in the lounge when Carmel students were the ones who were put in charge!” Jo-Ann Fabrics. She describes her time as a student nurse as returning from a date – no hanky panky on her watch!” Bess Eckard Whittington (’58) lives in Columbus, Ohio, Julie Ellenberger Brofford (’59) lives in Galloway, Ohio. “three years of pure joy, most of the time.” and Fort Myers, Florida, six months each. She is married Deanna Burns Soldner (’63) lives in Spring eld, Ohio, She is married and has three children and seven grandchil- with grown children and is now enjoying the grandchildren. Wanda Geraldine Messenger Ross (’48) lives in New and is married with children and grandchildren. Her career dren. She retired in 2008 from OhioHealth. She worked in She remembers working split shifts at Mount Carmel West. Albany, Ohio and is a widow. She met her husband in room 203 on focused on pediatric nursing. Her younger brother was the OR for 14 years as a scrub nurse and circulator and ere was class in the middle and study at night. She has St. Anthony’s oor (3 N at Mount Carmel West). ey were married hospitalized many times as a child. Children were not allowed helped teach and enforce sterile technique. She shares that been a sta nurse on neuro and EENT oors. She worked exactly three years after the day they met. She has six children. She on the oors then as visitors, but she went with her parents “Norma Competti Gurklis (’49) would have been proud. for the State of Ohio Receiving and Diagnostic Center in worked at Federal Glass and did private duty nursing at Mount to pick him up each time he was discharged. e discharge Remember gowning and gloving and how scared we were?” nurse once asked the 9 year-old Deanna what she wanted to Columbus and the Gallipolis State Institute. Before retiring, Carmel, St. Francis, White Cross and Mercy Hospitals, as well as Dodd be when she grew up. She replied, “A nurse, so I can help Dorothy Heurich Carter (’59) lives in Groveport, Ohio. she worked for 26 years at OhioHealth Doctor’s Hospital in Hall at OSU. As a student, she remembers “hauling oxygen tanks others like you do.” She used this anecdote on her application She has lived and worked in Hawaii and San Diego. She was a Columbus as Education and Quality Assurance Director. She from the basement up to the patient oors to set up oxygen tents.” to Mount Carmel and “always felt so fortunate to be private scrub nurse in OR and is retired from OSU East. accepted. I learned so much at Mount Carmel and in my Diane Freshour Brassil (’58) lives in Maumee, Ohio. many years of nursing that helped me so much with my She was widowed after 46 years of marriage and has four THANK YOU FOR GIVING THE GIFT patients, as with all my children and grandchildren.” children, seven grandchildren, one great-grandchild and four Donna Young Wesley (’63) lives in Columbus, Ohio, step-grandchildren. She was sorry to miss her class’ 55th OF NURSING EDUCATION was widowed in 2013 and has four children. She began her reunion. She had never missed an Honor Year before, but was The following donors contributed gifts to Mount Carmel College of Nursing Giving Societies career at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and, after being out of on a mission trip to the Appalachian area. Other travel has between January 2012 and December 31, 2013. Thank you for your generosity and continued support. school only three months, was promoted to Head Nurse in the included Israel and the Netherlands, as well as U.S. national Janet and Eldon Schriner NICU. She worked there six years and then resigned to parks. She worked for a total of 46 years. e last 26 were at Cornerstone Society Dr. Jack and Hannah O’Handley Mary Anne Boehm-Faehnle $10,000+ Eric Schiele Michele Uhl Born Elsie A. Sexton raise her family. When she returned to nursing she was St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee, Ohio. Anonymous Kathleen Sommers, Ph.D. Jim and Kristie Bostick Kathryn and Steve Smith oered a position at Heinzerling Memorial Foundation as Dr. Craig W. and Deborah Anderson Charles M. and Teresa D. Uhl Mary Jane Bradley erese Snively Lela Euman Golden (’58) lives in Columbus, Ohio. She Lori Ann and omas Caldwell Foundation Jan and Will Burkey Tara L. Spalla a Nurse Supervisor on the night shift. She was there for Columbus Youth Foundation Claus and Susan von Zychlin Marjorie Devers Nerina and omas Stepanovsky is married and has ve children and ten grandchildren. 30 years before retiring in 2009. Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Cooney Regina M. Sallee Williams, Ph.D. Scott Dolan Dr. and Mrs. Mac A. Stewart She and her husband are retired and spend most of their David F. Hunt, M.D. Colleen Brigit Duggan Timothy Tabol summers at Lakeside Chautauqua at Lake Erie. She writes, Barbara L. Kelley Lamp Society Dr. Patrick and Laura Ecklar Mary and Joseph Tebben Jacque Lippert Ziarko (’63) lives in North Canton, Ohio, e Linard Family $2,500 - $4,999 Flagsta Industries Corporation Jill and Steven Wallace is married with two children and three grandsons. Since “It provides your needs for successful aging ... many MBS Direct Anonymous Rajendrakumari R. Gaglani, M.D. Kathleen Walters college-level classes, great evening entertainment and Dr. and Mrs. omas M. Miller Cardinal Health Foundation Inc. Ed and Kathleen Gaydos Victoria L. Warschauer graduation, she has lived and worked in Cincinnati; Denver, Dr. Jeri A. Milstead Georgeann C. Corey John and Megan Gilligan Barbara J. Watt Colorado; Newark, Ohio; Stevensville, Mississippi; Aurora, spiritual enrichment.” She retired from Mount Carmel West Charles E. Schell Foundation, Phylis and Ray Crook Karen and Rick Greene Karl and Marcia Weidner in 1997 as part-time Maternity Patient Teacher Coordinator Fifth ird Bank, Trustee Barbara L. Donnelly Gretchen S. Gunderson Robert and Missy Weiler Illinois; and for the past 37 years, North Canton, Ohio. She Robert G. and Kathryn R. Phil and JoAnn* Hall Tanya Hahn WesBanco Bank, Inc. has worked in ICU, the OR and, unexpectedly, in a migrant and Discharge Planner. Schwemley Foundation Ann and David Schiele Michelle K. Hamilton Shannon and Brian Williams health clinic and as a care provider for retired nuns who had Brian and Elizabeth Tierney Michele Uhl Born Joseph and Sherry Hull Miechelle O. Willis Mary Ann Cochrun Grcic (’58) lives in Lockbourne, Monica and Stephen Walter Martha D. Zunich, Esq. Hugh and Patricia Jones Dr. Wiley and Ramone Woodard been nurses. Her non-nursing employment was in the KEMBA Financial Credit Union Ohio, and has been married for 55 years. She has eight Nightingale Society Stuart and Cynthia Lazarus professional recruiting business with her husband. She President’s Circle * Deceased children and “wonderful grandchildren and great-grand $5000 - $9,999 $1,000 -$2,499 Cheryl and James Mace currently works in the occupational/corporate world. She Anonymous children.” She enjoys camping, crocheting, reading and Anonymous McDonald’s Corporation writes, “Mount Carmel taught us all to think. So basic, so American Association of Colleges Catherine Adamescu Janet Meeks and Dick D’Enbeau being with her family. of Nursing AT&T Ohio Bonnie and David Moses simple, but critical thinking skills separate us from many Central Ohio Newborn Medicine, Inc. Linda L. Atkinson Sandra and Michael Neal * of our peers from other educational institutions that we M. Carolyn Kulp Souders (’58) has been married for 55 Mike and Sharon Curtin Barbara R. Barta, Ph.D. Julia and James Perry Gwen Gloeckner Joey Beck Michael and Heather Petrecca have met along the way. Can you still hear Mrs. Ada Lindsey years. She lives seven months in Fort Myers, Florida, and ve Dale M. Hilty Geraldine Bednash Terry and Helen Philpott saying ‘why’?” Jacque enjoys travel, golf, gardening, cooking months in Centerville, Ohio. She is retired after 50 years of Michael and Andra Kennedy Jerey and Ann Bevan e Rains Family Charitable Fund and friendships. Nancy Jerey Kingsley David and Michele Bianconi Shirley and Guy Reece nursing. She volunteers with her husband at Lee Memorial Matthew D. Mazza Anna Bockert Jill and Roger Rill

38 THE LAMP SUMMER 2 014 39 counseling practice. She has worked as a visiting nurse and Clare Missig Jordan (’61) lives in Terre Haute, Indiana. Health System in the winter and plays golf at least twice a has always attributed her nursing skirls, attitude and ethics to her in the OR. She is very active in her parish as Lector and She has worked as a school nurse, psych nurse, home health week. She enjoys the antics of her seven grandchildren. Her training at Mount Carmel. Eucharistic Minister. Her passion is studying scriptures. nurse, Air Force nurse and college health nurse/counselor. Mount Carmel memories include songfests in the nurses’ Catherine “Kay” Droke Martin (’51) lives in Westerville Other activities include reading, hiking and lunch with She recalls, “Living in the dorm helped us adapt to others lounge and senior eight-hour, $8.00 paychecks. and has three sons (one deceased), six grandchildren and 13 friends. A special Mount Carmel memory beyond the lifelong who were from dierent backgrounds, religions and Mary Lou Jones Yaufman (’58) lives in North Fort great-grandchildren. She retired in 1991 from Madison County friendships is “being under the watchful eyes and ears of cultures.” She also remembers “how proud our class was to be Myers, Florida. She is retired from her nursing and nurse Hospital in London, Ohio. She worked for 40 years in various Ellestine as she clicked on the paging system to listen and be sent on aliations as junior students while other schools practitioner roles, but continues to use her skills to care for operating rooms, sometimes as a private scrub nurse. After sure we were following the ‘lights out and quiet’ she had sent their students as seniors. Yet, many times we Mount her spouse, six children and ten grandchildren. “hanging out” for a few years, she worked for thirteen years at imposed. She also kept a careful eye on us in the lounge when Carmel students were the ones who were put in charge!” Jo-Ann Fabrics. She describes her time as a student nurse as returning from a date – no hanky panky on her watch!” Bess Eckard Whittington (’58) lives in Columbus, Ohio, Julie Ellenberger Brofford (’59) lives in Galloway, Ohio. “three years of pure joy, most of the time.” and Fort Myers, Florida, six months each. She is married Deanna Burns Soldner (’63) lives in Spring eld, Ohio, She is married and has three children and seven grandchil- with grown children and is now enjoying the grandchildren. Wanda Geraldine Messenger Ross (’48) lives in New and is married with children and grandchildren. Her career dren. She retired in 2008 from OhioHealth. She worked in She remembers working split shifts at Mount Carmel West. Albany, Ohio and is a widow. She met her husband in room 203 on focused on pediatric nursing. Her younger brother was the OR for 14 years as a scrub nurse and circulator and ere was class in the middle and study at night. She has St. Anthony’s oor (3 N at Mount Carmel West). ey were married hospitalized many times as a child. Children were not allowed helped teach and enforce sterile technique. She shares that been a sta nurse on neuro and EENT oors. She worked exactly three years after the day they met. She has six children. She on the oors then as visitors, but she went with her parents “Norma Competti Gurklis (’49) would have been proud. for the State of Ohio Receiving and Diagnostic Center in worked at Federal Glass and did private duty nursing at Mount to pick him up each time he was discharged. e discharge Remember gowning and gloving and how scared we were?” nurse once asked the 9 year-old Deanna what she wanted to Columbus and the Gallipolis State Institute. Before retiring, Carmel, St. Francis, White Cross and Mercy Hospitals, as well as Dodd be when she grew up. She replied, “A nurse, so I can help Dorothy Heurich Carter (’59) lives in Groveport, Ohio. she worked for 26 years at OhioHealth Doctor’s Hospital in Hall at OSU. As a student, she remembers “hauling oxygen tanks others like you do.” She used this anecdote on her application She has lived and worked in Hawaii and San Diego. She was a Columbus as Education and Quality Assurance Director. She from the basement up to the patient oors to set up oxygen tents.” to Mount Carmel and “always felt so fortunate to be private scrub nurse in OR and is retired from OSU East. accepted. I learned so much at Mount Carmel and in my Diane Freshour Brassil (’58) lives in Maumee, Ohio. many years of nursing that helped me so much with my She was widowed after 46 years of marriage and has four THANK YOU FOR GIVING THE GIFT patients, as with all my children and grandchildren.” children, seven grandchildren, one great-grandchild and four Donna Young Wesley (’63) lives in Columbus, Ohio, step-grandchildren. She was sorry to miss her class’ 55th OF NURSING EDUCATION was widowed in 2013 and has four children. She began her reunion. She had never missed an Honor Year before, but was The following donors contributed gifts to Mount Carmel College of Nursing Giving Societies career at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and, after being out of on a mission trip to the Appalachian area. Other travel has between January 2012 and December 31, 2013. Thank you for your generosity and continued support. school only three months, was promoted to Head Nurse in the included Israel and the Netherlands, as well as U.S. national Janet and Eldon Schriner NICU. She worked there six years and then resigned to parks. She worked for a total of 46 years. e last 26 were at Cornerstone Society Dr. Jack and Hannah O’Handley Mary Anne Boehm-Faehnle $10,000+ Eric Schiele Michele Uhl Born Elsie A. Sexton raise her family. When she returned to nursing she was St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee, Ohio. Anonymous Kathleen Sommers, Ph.D. Jim and Kristie Bostick Kathryn and Steve Smith oered a position at Heinzerling Memorial Foundation as Dr. Craig W. and Deborah Anderson Charles M. and Teresa D. Uhl Mary Jane Bradley erese Snively Lela Euman Golden (’58) lives in Columbus, Ohio. She Lori Ann and omas Caldwell Foundation Jan and Will Burkey Tara L. Spalla a Nurse Supervisor on the night shift. She was there for Columbus Youth Foundation Claus and Susan von Zychlin Marjorie Devers Nerina and omas Stepanovsky is married and has ve children and ten grandchildren. 30 years before retiring in 2009. Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Cooney Regina M. Sallee Williams, Ph.D. Scott Dolan Dr. and Mrs. Mac A. Stewart She and her husband are retired and spend most of their David F. Hunt, M.D. Colleen Brigit Duggan Timothy Tabol summers at Lakeside Chautauqua at Lake Erie. She writes, Barbara L. Kelley Lamp Society Dr. Patrick and Laura Ecklar Mary and Joseph Tebben Jacque Lippert Ziarko (’63) lives in North Canton, Ohio, e Linard Family $2,500 - $4,999 Flagsta Industries Corporation Jill and Steven Wallace is married with two children and three grandsons. Since “It provides your needs for successful aging ... many MBS Direct Anonymous Rajendrakumari R. Gaglani, M.D. Kathleen Walters college-level classes, great evening entertainment and Dr. and Mrs. omas M. Miller Cardinal Health Foundation Inc. Ed and Kathleen Gaydos Victoria L. Warschauer graduation, she has lived and worked in Cincinnati; Denver, Dr. Jeri A. Milstead Georgeann C. Corey John and Megan Gilligan Barbara J. Watt Colorado; Newark, Ohio; Stevensville, Mississippi; Aurora, spiritual enrichment.” She retired from Mount Carmel West Charles E. Schell Foundation, Phylis and Ray Crook Karen and Rick Greene Karl and Marcia Weidner in 1997 as part-time Maternity Patient Teacher Coordinator Fifth ird Bank, Trustee Barbara L. Donnelly Gretchen S. Gunderson Robert and Missy Weiler Illinois; and for the past 37 years, North Canton, Ohio. She Robert G. and Kathryn R. Phil and JoAnn* Hall Tanya Hahn WesBanco Bank, Inc. has worked in ICU, the OR and, unexpectedly, in a migrant and Discharge Planner. Schwemley Foundation Ann and David Schiele Michelle K. Hamilton Shannon and Brian Williams health clinic and as a care provider for retired nuns who had Brian and Elizabeth Tierney Michele Uhl Born Joseph and Sherry Hull Miechelle O. Willis Mary Ann Cochrun Grcic (’58) lives in Lockbourne, Monica and Stephen Walter Martha D. Zunich, Esq. Hugh and Patricia Jones Dr. Wiley and Ramone Woodard been nurses. Her non-nursing employment was in the KEMBA Financial Credit Union Ohio, and has been married for 55 years. She has eight Nightingale Society Stuart and Cynthia Lazarus professional recruiting business with her husband. She President’s Circle * Deceased children and “wonderful grandchildren and great-grand $5000 - $9,999 $1,000 -$2,499 Cheryl and James Mace currently works in the occupational/corporate world. She Anonymous children.” She enjoys camping, crocheting, reading and Anonymous McDonald’s Corporation writes, “Mount Carmel taught us all to think. So basic, so American Association of Colleges Catherine Adamescu Janet Meeks and Dick D’Enbeau being with her family. of Nursing AT&T Ohio Bonnie and David Moses simple, but critical thinking skills separate us from many Central Ohio Newborn Medicine, Inc. Linda L. Atkinson Sandra and Michael Neal * of our peers from other educational institutions that we M. Carolyn Kulp Souders (’58) has been married for 55 Mike and Sharon Curtin Barbara R. Barta, Ph.D. Julia and James Perry Gwen Gloeckner Joey Beck Michael and Heather Petrecca have met along the way. Can you still hear Mrs. Ada Lindsey years. She lives seven months in Fort Myers, Florida, and ve Dale M. Hilty Geraldine Bednash Terry and Helen Philpott saying ‘why’?” Jacque enjoys travel, golf, gardening, cooking months in Centerville, Ohio. She is retired after 50 years of Michael and Andra Kennedy Jerey and Ann Bevan e Rains Family Charitable Fund and friendships. Nancy Jerey Kingsley David and Michele Bianconi Shirley and Guy Reece nursing. She volunteers with her husband at Lee Memorial Matthew D. Mazza Anna Bockert Jill and Roger Rill

38 THE LAMP SUMMER 2 014 39 Eleanor Wilson Society Gary E. Binkley Centennial Club William E. Du John and Rita Manly Mark and Rebecca Schillig IN HONOR OF Susan and Walter Willauer $500 - $999 Sandra and Kenneth Black $100 - $249 Estella M. Duee Regina and Richard Marshall George and Mary Schlotterer Patricia A. Witmer Anonymous Jean and Carl Bohman Anonymous Linda Dummitt Catherine B. Martin Mary and Edward Schreck In Honor of 4 Tower MCW Martha D. Zunich, Esq. Nurses and PCA’s Dr. and Mrs. omas Alexis Alyncia M. Bowen, Ph.D. Sondra Y. Abernathy Judith A. Dunham Suzanne C. Martin Barbara J. Schroeder Sue and Tim Hines Todd Aukerman Dr. Marjean Buckner Anderson Concrete Corp. Friends Sandy Dunkle Michelle Maxwell Carole Schwartz and In Honor of Deceased Members of Class of 1963 Janet Baker Dorothy Clu Marcie A. Anthony Caitlin Dutiel Dormalee and Burl Mayer Susan Malachi In Honor of All the Diploma Nurses Eulalia Ballenger Linda and Gary Taylor Lachandra Baker Karl F. Cook Virginia Eaton Applegate Elizabeth and William Earhart Lee and David McAllister Rebecca and Dudley Senger Patricia A. Bernhard Dr. and Mrs. Allan Beebe Gale and Shirley Cooley Ellen Hunt Arciello Donna M. Evans Ashley M. McBride Sharon Shackelford Lois and Richard Bibart Marilyn R. Evans In Honor of Linda S. Bentley Barbara Steckler Berle Kathleen G. Cooper ARTBA Dawn Olivia McCathrin Kenneth and Yvonne Shaer Sharol and Dale Herr Judith and Felix Borowitz Jill Beverly Michael Corey Melissa Asman Peggy Eyestone Dr. and Mrs. Richard McClead Margaret and John Shannon Mary Jane Bradley Deloris I. Bills Mary and Danny Coss David Aufdencamp Rosemary D. Feka Sandra Reibel McClelland Dolores and Raymond Shields In Honor of Jessica A. Bernhard Dr. Marjean Buckner Sharon Black Jessica Crawford Catherine and James Baack Deborah and Robert Fischer James C. McCrery Christine and Charles Shuey Kenneth and Rita Garber Raymond and Patricia Chamberlain Dr. Ed and Joyce Brand Carol Curren Cassandra E. Baker Susan and Dennis Flanagan Beth and Leslie McCune Ruth and Edward Simmons Christy and Edward Coleman Barbara Bruning and Joe Jenkins Robert L. Damron Shirley L. Balding Phyllis and Jerry Follrod Brooke McKenna C. Jane Slick In Honor of Sheila Bishop Jill and George Snyder Stephen and Paula Compher Roseanne and Sean Cleary Patricia E. D’Angelo Mrs. Bartlett Knettler Cynthia and Roger Frasure Mary and James McKinley David Small and Julie Molnar Phylis and Ray Crook Maureen and Carl Cox Constance and R. Don DeMate Nancy A. Beathard Janet Russell Fulk Joanne and James McMillin Ann M. and Stephen K. Smith In Honor of Terri D. Boyd Madelon J. Dobson Jeremy Daugherty Rita and Michael Digiannantoni Judith Anne Beattie Mary and Michael Gapstur MCSA NICU Nursing Sta Loraine and Charles Smith Patricia Ann Kingston Sandy Dunkle Mary Lou and omas Davidson Katrina and James Farmer e Beaver Excavating Company Rita and Kenneth Garber Margo and Mike Medwid Mary Ann and Dan Smith Patricia and James Gates Kimberly A. Dillon Patrick and Joanne Fehring Linda Behrendt Nola Garverick Deborah and Richard Mendala Jan and Doug Snyder In Honor of Kelley D. Broomfield Kathleen Walters Joanne and omas Hall Dianna and Ronnie Ellis Katherine Felkner Patricia A. Bernhard Patricia and James Gates Carolyn J. Merry Mrs. Deanna and Richard Soldner Marilyn and Richard Holloway Lisa Everson Toni and Archie Ferroni Brenda R. Beyer e Gerken Companies Joyce and David Miller Clara and George Spaeth In Honor of Theresa L. Brown Margaret J. Horvath Fifth ird Bank Blanche Campbell Foster Lois and Richard Bibart Margaret A. Gibson Sharon Johnson Miller Betty and Ronald Spearman Mary and James McKinley Eleanor and James Kennedy Nicole and Andrew Fischer Mary Fox Cindy Stoll Black Bruce and Lynda Gilbert Miller Brothers Construction Inc. Judy and Randy Stern Raymond and Barbara Lafreniere Holly Franey Mary Ann Gill Kathleen A. Blair Catherine and David Gleason Frederick and Mary Mills Geraldine E. Stewart In Honor of Molly Callos Jill and George Snyder Gloria and Jay Longley Iris and Gregory Freisner Sree and Visala Gorty Craig E. Bland John Goodall Missy and Israel Mohler Jill Storer Judith and Robert MacNamara Vickie Gloeckner Donna Altman Keller Judith Boardman Kathy and Ronald Grassman Deborah A. Monaco Mark and Gail Storer In Honor of Brian J. Cantrell Nan McConnaughey Sonja Howard Stephanie Kettendorf Catherine Ann Boeke Angela L. Guzzo Virginia A. Morman Scott R. Stoverock Kathleen Walters Nancy L. McNichols Mary Jo Hudson Donna and Brian Loux Debbie Dunn Boggs Margaret and Robert Haggerty Dr. and Mrs. Douglas Morris Joyce Dierksheide Strung Virginia A. Morman Dawn G. Hughes Clarice and Lawrence Luce Joanne W. Borror Connie L. Hall Grant Morrow, M.D. Mary Kay Sturbois In Honor of Kelsey J. Case Beth and James Opatrny Jill and George Snyder Robin Hutchinson Bell Douglas and Cecilia Maier Kathleen and Richard Bowers Joanne and omas Hall Mount Carmel College of Nursing Jeannine R. Sturman Patricia B. Reinhart Eugene Ieni Janet and William Martin Marilyn Werkin Bowers Milissa Hall Mount Carmel College of Nursing Mike and Melissa Switzer Lesley Rife Mary and William Hamelberg In Honor of Class of 1950 Jack and Jill of America, Inc. Penny Marzalik John and Loretta Breen Social Committee Jerry and Claudia Tank Rose Imelda Murnane Elna Ruck John R. Jurgensen Company Jessie and Richard Meckley Patrick and Jeri Breen Suzanne M. Haney Barbara Lee Muller Julie and Jerey Tate Denise K. Sever Lisa and J. David Karam Joyce A. Miller Dana and Margaret Brooke Jack and Suzanne Hanna Susan and Richard Murray Dr. John and Delphine omas In Honor of Class of 1952 Mary Ann and Dan Smith Elaine and Michael Kehoe Lucille and Robert Mone Anne and Francis Brown Kelley Harper Grace Evans Neal Mary Ellen omas Jessie and Richard Meckley Deanna and Richard Soldner Tiya Kie Dr. and Mrs. James Moses Susan and Darryl Brown Kathleen Hedrick Barbara A. Noonen Deborah and Chris ompson Geraldine E. Stewart Kokosing Construction Barbara A. Munjas, M.D. Buckeye Ready-Mix, LLC Peggy and Russell Henman Dr. and Mrs. Richard O’Brien Joyce A. ompson In Honor of Class of 1959 Mary Jo and Kenneth Leonard eodore and Su Zerwin Company, Inc. Ohio Contractors Association Peggy Cahill JoAnn and omas Hensley Ohio CAT Friends Karen ompson Jacqueline and Michael Ziarko Don and Angela LaFollette Jill H. Paessun Belinda C. Cain omas and Marcia Herbert Beth and James Opatrny Diane Tiefenthaler In Honor of Class of 1961 Dennis and Ronna Maciejewski Sharon Pawlowski Jennifer and Scott Caleodis Roxanne S. Hiler JoAnn and William Oris Janet A. Turner Jan Carolyn Beers In Honor of Class of 1970 Whitney Mantonya Rita J. Powell John and Shirley Callahan Gary E. and Constance D. Hill Dr. James and Susie Parsons Nancy and Charles Turner Barbara Steckler Berle Linda and Gary Taylor Valerie and John Marburger Susan Quincel Maryann Campbell Mary Joanne Hinton Patricia and Ronald Passen UBS Matching Gift Program Marie and Paul Blain Nan McConnaughey Sara and Robert Hockley Pediatric Academic Association,Inc. Rita Vanatta In Honor of Kristin Colaner Barbara H. & Lt. Colonel Cecil and Patty Cantrell Judith and Michael Bowe Geraldine and Wilbur McKenzie Carol A. McGuire William Randolph, Jr. Alan and Martha Carson Glenn and Maureen Holmes Margaret A. Penkhus Pamela VanHoose Leanne and omas Brannock Patricia A. McKnight Joyce D. Reich Arlene Castor Betty Horton Rita Perrine Mary Jean Shanks Vickers Dana and Margaret Brooke In Honor of College of Nursing Evonne McNabb Anne and omas Ritchie Christina Chandler Katie Hostetler Arthur and Elnor Perry and Dr. John F. Vickers Peggy and Wilbert Cline Future Nurses Linda and Mark McSweeney Annabelle and Richard Robinson Colleen S. Cipriani John J. Huston Doyt Perry Frederick and Susan Vierow Carol Schuh Connors Julie and David Hoy Pamela S. Miller James Rousseau e Cleary Company International Union of Rose M. Pheister Joy Voorhees Ann Shepman Drake In Honor of Michael J. Cooney Hannah O’Handley Dr. and Mrs. Dennis F. Ruppel Peggy and Wilbert Cline Operating Engineers Local 18 Angela Phillips-Lowe Sandy Pickens Wagner Judith A. Dunham Teresa Cooney Robert S. Paskowski Robin Shockley Barbara and Alan Clonch Jessy Johnson Teresa K. Pinkston Rose and Richard Walker Ann L. Harty Cheryl Piatka Patricia and Michael Skunda Anita and Philip Cochran Mary Ann Joseph Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. James C. Wanner Barbara and Fred La Marche In Honor of Debbie Martha Reigel, M.D. Jill and George Snyder Betty and Robert Coelt Mr. and Mrs. Kafka Mary Potter Matthew and Kristina M. Wanner Barbara and Lawrence McArdle Carl E. and Miriam E. Filer Michael and Karyn Ronau Margaret and Bob Stinner Mr. and Mrs. C. Peter Cole Maureen and Michael Kasinecz Joan and Alston Quillin Susan and omas Wanner Grace Evans Neal Susan and John Rosenberger Dr. Carole and omas Kelley Mary Kay and Joe Randall Timothy and Marcelyn Wanner In Honor of Mary Jo Delap Erin and Adam Stitzel Christy and Edward Coleman Marilyn Sferrella Jill and George Snyder Sandra and Douglas Sexton Elizabeth Stripling Columbus Nephrology, Inc. Eleanor and James Kennedy Mike and Beth Rath Nicole Ward Virginia Inez Shaer Linda and Gary Taylor Stephen and Paula Compher Alicia King Harold and Mary Lou Rauch Mary and Ted Watereld In Honor of Class of 1962 In Honor of Terri Dickerson Michelle and Jim Slavens Dolores Streng Telerski Complete General Construction Co. Patricia and David Kinzelman Barbara and Dale Rawn Jeanne Westrick Catherine Adamescu Sharol and Dale Herr Margaret Strosky Karen Jo Dye Temple Kathleen R. Conn Mary L. Klein Margarete Rea Rob and Teresa Wettling Mary and omas Ahl Sandi and Dale Takach Mary and H. Nathan ompson Carol Schuh Connors Christopher A. Kopech John R. Reelhorn Carol and William Wheeler Mary and Michael Bowers In Honor of Sara Dobkin Barbara Pearson Jones Beth and Dave Traini Donna Todd Ivy Cook Jane and Leonard Kritzer Barbara G. Reindl Tricia and Brian Whitney Lloyd and Amelia Davidson Deborah and John Tripp Terry and Beth Tucker Lee N. Corey, Jr. Dr. Ralph and Barbara Burns Lach Harold and Jean Ridenour Betsy and eodore Wieber Constance and R. Don DeMate Janet Russell Fulk In Honor of Mark S. Draher Anna and Charles Waterman Yvonne and Jon Turner Rose Corey Wendy Landis Elizabeth and John Risacher Susan and Walter Willauer Jill and George Snyder Jeanette M. Wilks Susan and Blake Turney William and Joan Corzine Kimberly S. Landrum Cynthia and Jerey Ritter Lee Ann and Delmar Williams Catherine and David Gleason Sandy W. Witherspoon Karen E. Uhrman Porter W. Crum Norma and Richard Laughrey Mary M. Rodocker, Ph.D. Mattie and Benjamin Wilson Patricia and David Kinzelman In Honor of Karen S. Droll Sharon and Timothy Wollam Gilford S. Vincent, M.D. D.C. Coast and Passion Food Kathleen Lennon Myra Lynn Ropp Cynthia Winters Margaret A. Penkhus Sharol and Dale Herr Karen and David Vukin Hospitality Friends Mary Jo and Kenneth Leonard Sharon Rickman Ross Elizabeth and Don Woodland Myra A. Rafeld Richard and Charlene Reynolds In Honor of Niki Dunham-Mihm Ambassador Club E. S. Wagner Company Mark and Elizabeth Danley William and Carol L’Esperance Elna Ruck Peter and Marlene Yeldell Janet and Eldon Schriner Ernie P. and Nancy Mounts $250 - $499 Robert and Marilyn Weidner Debra and William Day Patricia Ann Liberator e Ruhlin Company Mary K. Yoder Anonymous Joyce E. Williams Mary and James Destazio Paul and Linda Liesem Georgia M. Runkle Marie and David Zimmer Ruth and Edward Simmons In Honor of Sherry Dzurko Diane and Joel Baringer Mary C. Willison Madelon J. Dobson George and Karen Liniman Patricia and Richard Rutherford Diane and Howard Zimmerman Debra Lee Smith Jill and George Snyder Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bartlett Dr. and Mrs. Fred W. Worley Beverly and Ronald Dodds Barbara and Carl Lippert Susan R. Sanborn Doreen Zimmerman Mary and Joseph Tebben Marilyn Bateman Jodi M. Doherty e Lubrizol Corporation Jeannette and Stephen Sanger Rachel Sheets Zook Barbara J. Watt Margaret Bellows Timothy and Colleen Doone Joy Lucas Rick Sattler Katherine Wehe Susan Drushal Judith and Robert MacNamara Judith and John Sayre

40 THE LAMP SUMMER 2 014 41 Eleanor Wilson Society Gary E. Binkley Centennial Club William E. Du John and Rita Manly Mark and Rebecca Schillig IN HONOR OF Susan and Walter Willauer $500 - $999 Sandra and Kenneth Black $100 - $249 Estella M. Duee Regina and Richard Marshall George and Mary Schlotterer Patricia A. Witmer Anonymous Jean and Carl Bohman Anonymous Linda Dummitt Catherine B. Martin Mary and Edward Schreck In Honor of 4 Tower MCW Martha D. Zunich, Esq. Nurses and PCA’s Dr. and Mrs. omas Alexis Alyncia M. Bowen, Ph.D. Sondra Y. Abernathy Judith A. Dunham Suzanne C. Martin Barbara J. Schroeder Sue and Tim Hines Todd Aukerman Dr. Marjean Buckner Anderson Concrete Corp. Friends Sandy Dunkle Michelle Maxwell Carole Schwartz and In Honor of Deceased Members of Class of 1963 Janet Baker Dorothy Clu Marcie A. Anthony Caitlin Dutiel Dormalee and Burl Mayer Susan Malachi In Honor of All the Diploma Nurses Eulalia Ballenger Linda and Gary Taylor Lachandra Baker Karl F. Cook Virginia Eaton Applegate Elizabeth and William Earhart Lee and David McAllister Rebecca and Dudley Senger Patricia A. Bernhard Dr. and Mrs. Allan Beebe Gale and Shirley Cooley Ellen Hunt Arciello Donna M. Evans Ashley M. McBride Sharon Shackelford Lois and Richard Bibart Marilyn R. Evans In Honor of Linda S. Bentley Barbara Steckler Berle Kathleen G. Cooper ARTBA Dawn Olivia McCathrin Kenneth and Yvonne Shaer Sharol and Dale Herr Judith and Felix Borowitz Jill Beverly Michael Corey Melissa Asman Peggy Eyestone Dr. and Mrs. Richard McClead Margaret and John Shannon Mary Jane Bradley Deloris I. Bills Mary and Danny Coss David Aufdencamp Rosemary D. Feka Sandra Reibel McClelland Dolores and Raymond Shields In Honor of Jessica A. Bernhard Dr. Marjean Buckner Sharon Black Jessica Crawford Catherine and James Baack Deborah and Robert Fischer James C. McCrery Christine and Charles Shuey Kenneth and Rita Garber Raymond and Patricia Chamberlain Dr. Ed and Joyce Brand Carol Curren Cassandra E. Baker Susan and Dennis Flanagan Beth and Leslie McCune Ruth and Edward Simmons Christy and Edward Coleman Barbara Bruning and Joe Jenkins Robert L. Damron Shirley L. Balding Phyllis and Jerry Follrod Brooke McKenna C. Jane Slick In Honor of Sheila Bishop Jill and George Snyder Stephen and Paula Compher Roseanne and Sean Cleary Patricia E. D’Angelo Mrs. Bartlett Knettler Cynthia and Roger Frasure Mary and James McKinley David Small and Julie Molnar Phylis and Ray Crook Maureen and Carl Cox Constance and R. Don DeMate Nancy A. Beathard Janet Russell Fulk Joanne and James McMillin Ann M. and Stephen K. Smith In Honor of Terri D. Boyd Madelon J. Dobson Jeremy Daugherty Rita and Michael Digiannantoni Judith Anne Beattie Mary and Michael Gapstur MCSA NICU Nursing Sta Loraine and Charles Smith Patricia Ann Kingston Sandy Dunkle Mary Lou and omas Davidson Katrina and James Farmer e Beaver Excavating Company Rita and Kenneth Garber Margo and Mike Medwid Mary Ann and Dan Smith Patricia and James Gates Kimberly A. Dillon Patrick and Joanne Fehring Linda Behrendt Nola Garverick Deborah and Richard Mendala Jan and Doug Snyder In Honor of Kelley D. Broomfield Kathleen Walters Joanne and omas Hall Dianna and Ronnie Ellis Katherine Felkner Patricia A. Bernhard Patricia and James Gates Carolyn J. Merry Mrs. Deanna and Richard Soldner Marilyn and Richard Holloway Lisa Everson Toni and Archie Ferroni Brenda R. Beyer e Gerken Companies Joyce and David Miller Clara and George Spaeth In Honor of Theresa L. Brown Margaret J. Horvath Fifth ird Bank Blanche Campbell Foster Lois and Richard Bibart Margaret A. Gibson Sharon Johnson Miller Betty and Ronald Spearman Mary and James McKinley Eleanor and James Kennedy Nicole and Andrew Fischer Mary Fox Cindy Stoll Black Bruce and Lynda Gilbert Miller Brothers Construction Inc. Judy and Randy Stern Raymond and Barbara Lafreniere Holly Franey Mary Ann Gill Kathleen A. Blair Catherine and David Gleason Frederick and Mary Mills Geraldine E. Stewart In Honor of Molly Callos Jill and George Snyder Gloria and Jay Longley Iris and Gregory Freisner Sree and Visala Gorty Craig E. Bland John Goodall Missy and Israel Mohler Jill Storer Judith and Robert MacNamara Vickie Gloeckner Donna Altman Keller Judith Boardman Kathy and Ronald Grassman Deborah A. Monaco Mark and Gail Storer In Honor of Brian J. Cantrell Nan McConnaughey Sonja Howard Stephanie Kettendorf Catherine Ann Boeke Angela L. Guzzo Virginia A. Morman Scott R. Stoverock Kathleen Walters Nancy L. McNichols Mary Jo Hudson Donna and Brian Loux Debbie Dunn Boggs Margaret and Robert Haggerty Dr. and Mrs. Douglas Morris Joyce Dierksheide Strung Virginia A. Morman Dawn G. Hughes Clarice and Lawrence Luce Joanne W. Borror Connie L. Hall Grant Morrow, M.D. Mary Kay Sturbois In Honor of Kelsey J. Case Beth and James Opatrny Jill and George Snyder Robin Hutchinson Bell Douglas and Cecilia Maier Kathleen and Richard Bowers Joanne and omas Hall Mount Carmel College of Nursing Jeannine R. Sturman Patricia B. Reinhart Eugene Ieni Janet and William Martin Marilyn Werkin Bowers Milissa Hall Mount Carmel College of Nursing Mike and Melissa Switzer Lesley Rife Mary and William Hamelberg In Honor of Class of 1950 Jack and Jill of America, Inc. Penny Marzalik John and Loretta Breen Social Committee Jerry and Claudia Tank Rose Imelda Murnane Elna Ruck John R. Jurgensen Company Jessie and Richard Meckley Patrick and Jeri Breen Suzanne M. Haney Barbara Lee Muller Julie and Jerey Tate Denise K. Sever Lisa and J. David Karam Joyce A. Miller Dana and Margaret Brooke Jack and Suzanne Hanna Susan and Richard Murray Dr. John and Delphine omas In Honor of Class of 1952 Mary Ann and Dan Smith Elaine and Michael Kehoe Lucille and Robert Mone Anne and Francis Brown Kelley Harper Grace Evans Neal Mary Ellen omas Jessie and Richard Meckley Deanna and Richard Soldner Tiya Kie Dr. and Mrs. James Moses Susan and Darryl Brown Kathleen Hedrick Barbara A. Noonen Deborah and Chris ompson Geraldine E. Stewart Kokosing Construction Barbara A. Munjas, M.D. Buckeye Ready-Mix, LLC Peggy and Russell Henman Dr. and Mrs. Richard O’Brien Joyce A. ompson In Honor of Class of 1959 Mary Jo and Kenneth Leonard eodore and Su Zerwin Company, Inc. Ohio Contractors Association Peggy Cahill JoAnn and omas Hensley Ohio CAT Friends Karen ompson Jacqueline and Michael Ziarko Don and Angela LaFollette Jill H. Paessun Belinda C. Cain omas and Marcia Herbert Beth and James Opatrny Diane Tiefenthaler In Honor of Class of 1961 Dennis and Ronna Maciejewski Sharon Pawlowski Jennifer and Scott Caleodis Roxanne S. Hiler JoAnn and William Oris Janet A. Turner Jan Carolyn Beers In Honor of Class of 1970 Whitney Mantonya Rita J. Powell John and Shirley Callahan Gary E. and Constance D. Hill Dr. James and Susie Parsons Nancy and Charles Turner Barbara Steckler Berle Linda and Gary Taylor Valerie and John Marburger Susan Quincel Maryann Campbell Mary Joanne Hinton Patricia and Ronald Passen UBS Matching Gift Program Marie and Paul Blain Nan McConnaughey Sara and Robert Hockley Pediatric Academic Association,Inc. Rita Vanatta In Honor of Kristin Colaner Barbara H. & Lt. Colonel Cecil and Patty Cantrell Judith and Michael Bowe Geraldine and Wilbur McKenzie Carol A. McGuire William Randolph, Jr. Alan and Martha Carson Glenn and Maureen Holmes Margaret A. Penkhus Pamela VanHoose Leanne and omas Brannock Patricia A. McKnight Joyce D. Reich Arlene Castor Betty Horton Rita Perrine Mary Jean Shanks Vickers Dana and Margaret Brooke In Honor of College of Nursing Evonne McNabb Anne and omas Ritchie Christina Chandler Katie Hostetler Arthur and Elnor Perry and Dr. John F. Vickers Peggy and Wilbert Cline Future Nurses Linda and Mark McSweeney Annabelle and Richard Robinson Colleen S. Cipriani John J. Huston Doyt Perry Frederick and Susan Vierow Carol Schuh Connors Julie and David Hoy Pamela S. Miller James Rousseau e Cleary Company International Union of Rose M. Pheister Joy Voorhees Ann Shepman Drake In Honor of Michael J. Cooney Hannah O’Handley Dr. and Mrs. Dennis F. Ruppel Peggy and Wilbert Cline Operating Engineers Local 18 Angela Phillips-Lowe Sandy Pickens Wagner Judith A. Dunham Teresa Cooney Robert S. Paskowski Robin Shockley Barbara and Alan Clonch Jessy Johnson Teresa K. Pinkston Rose and Richard Walker Ann L. Harty Cheryl Piatka Patricia and Michael Skunda Anita and Philip Cochran Mary Ann Joseph Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. James C. Wanner Barbara and Fred La Marche In Honor of Debbie Martha Reigel, M.D. Jill and George Snyder Betty and Robert Coelt Mr. and Mrs. Kafka Mary Potter Matthew and Kristina M. Wanner Barbara and Lawrence McArdle Carl E. and Miriam E. Filer Michael and Karyn Ronau Margaret and Bob Stinner Mr. and Mrs. C. Peter Cole Maureen and Michael Kasinecz Joan and Alston Quillin Susan and omas Wanner Grace Evans Neal Susan and John Rosenberger Dr. Carole and omas Kelley Mary Kay and Joe Randall Timothy and Marcelyn Wanner In Honor of Mary Jo Delap Erin and Adam Stitzel Christy and Edward Coleman Marilyn Sferrella Jill and George Snyder Sandra and Douglas Sexton Elizabeth Stripling Columbus Nephrology, Inc. Eleanor and James Kennedy Mike and Beth Rath Nicole Ward Virginia Inez Shaer Linda and Gary Taylor Stephen and Paula Compher Alicia King Harold and Mary Lou Rauch Mary and Ted Watereld In Honor of Class of 1962 In Honor of Terri Dickerson Michelle and Jim Slavens Dolores Streng Telerski Complete General Construction Co. Patricia and David Kinzelman Barbara and Dale Rawn Jeanne Westrick Catherine Adamescu Sharol and Dale Herr Margaret Strosky Karen Jo Dye Temple Kathleen R. Conn Mary L. Klein Margarete Rea Rob and Teresa Wettling Mary and omas Ahl Sandi and Dale Takach Mary and H. Nathan ompson Carol Schuh Connors Christopher A. Kopech John R. Reelhorn Carol and William Wheeler Mary and Michael Bowers In Honor of Sara Dobkin Barbara Pearson Jones Beth and Dave Traini Donna Todd Ivy Cook Jane and Leonard Kritzer Barbara G. Reindl Tricia and Brian Whitney Lloyd and Amelia Davidson Deborah and John Tripp Terry and Beth Tucker Lee N. Corey, Jr. Dr. Ralph and Barbara Burns Lach Harold and Jean Ridenour Betsy and eodore Wieber Constance and R. Don DeMate Janet Russell Fulk In Honor of Mark S. Draher Anna and Charles Waterman Yvonne and Jon Turner Rose Corey Wendy Landis Elizabeth and John Risacher Susan and Walter Willauer Jill and George Snyder Jeanette M. Wilks Susan and Blake Turney William and Joan Corzine Kimberly S. Landrum Cynthia and Jerey Ritter Lee Ann and Delmar Williams Catherine and David Gleason Sandy W. Witherspoon Karen E. Uhrman Porter W. Crum Norma and Richard Laughrey Mary M. Rodocker, Ph.D. Mattie and Benjamin Wilson Patricia and David Kinzelman In Honor of Karen S. Droll Sharon and Timothy Wollam Gilford S. Vincent, M.D. D.C. Coast and Passion Food Kathleen Lennon Myra Lynn Ropp Cynthia Winters Margaret A. Penkhus Sharol and Dale Herr Karen and David Vukin Hospitality Friends Mary Jo and Kenneth Leonard Sharon Rickman Ross Elizabeth and Don Woodland Myra A. Rafeld Richard and Charlene Reynolds In Honor of Niki Dunham-Mihm Ambassador Club E. S. Wagner Company Mark and Elizabeth Danley William and Carol L’Esperance Elna Ruck Peter and Marlene Yeldell Janet and Eldon Schriner Ernie P. and Nancy Mounts $250 - $499 Robert and Marilyn Weidner Debra and William Day Patricia Ann Liberator e Ruhlin Company Mary K. Yoder Anonymous Joyce E. Williams Mary and James Destazio Paul and Linda Liesem Georgia M. Runkle Marie and David Zimmer Ruth and Edward Simmons In Honor of Sherry Dzurko Diane and Joel Baringer Mary C. Willison Madelon J. Dobson George and Karen Liniman Patricia and Richard Rutherford Diane and Howard Zimmerman Debra Lee Smith Jill and George Snyder Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bartlett Dr. and Mrs. Fred W. Worley Beverly and Ronald Dodds Barbara and Carl Lippert Susan R. Sanborn Doreen Zimmerman Mary and Joseph Tebben Marilyn Bateman Jodi M. Doherty e Lubrizol Corporation Jeannette and Stephen Sanger Rachel Sheets Zook Barbara J. Watt Margaret Bellows Timothy and Colleen Doone Joy Lucas Rick Sattler Katherine Wehe Susan Drushal Judith and Robert MacNamara Judith and John Sayre

40 THE LAMP SUMMER 2 014 41 In Honor of Stacie R. Eberhard In Honor of Melissa K. Metiva In Honor of Jenna Tope James and Sharon Schimmoller In Memory of Kathleen A. Curtis In Memory of Harry J. Haney In Memory of Selma La Asmar Judith and Robert MacNamara Mary and James McKinley Jill and George Snyder Jill and George Snyder Elsie A. Sexton Brenda Beyer Suzanne M. Haney Sandra Reibel McClelland Nancy L. McNichols Kathryn and Steve Smith eresa Williams Beth and James Opatrny In Honor of Kathy D. Espy In Honor of Joan T. Mickunas In Honor of Adrianna M. Walsh Tara L. Spalla In Memory of Helen Hartings In Memory of Zita E. Lare Geraldine E. Stewart Dr. Wiley and Ramone Woodard Patricia G. Rubeck Jill and George Snyder Margaret and Bob Stinner In Memory of Felicia Dickman Trans-Matic Mfg. Co. Inc. Lela M. Golden Jacqueline and Michael Ziarko James and Sharon Schimmoller In Honor of Timothy S. Frazier In Honor of Carolyn Miller In Honor of Rebecca G. Widener Joy Voorhees In Memory of Joan Hartings In Memory of John D. Lewis Kathleen Walters In Memory of Laura E. McGee Jill and George Snyder Judy and Tom Moore Jill and George Snyder In Memory of Dorothy Doherty Brian and Martha A. Evans Kathleen R. Conn Patricia A. Catalogna Victoria L. Warschauer Regina and Richard Marshall Karen Fenneman In Honor of Jessica L. Gilbert In Honor of Mary E. Miller In Honor of Kristina P. Wilson Anna and Charles Waterman Jan Heichel In Memory of Mary L. Linard Judy and Tom Moore In Memory of Sally A. McGrath Jessica R. Conley Rose Marie Smith Joyce E. Williams In Memory of Kathy Donnelly Mr. and Mrs. Kafka e Linard Family Barbara Steckler Berle Barbara L. Donnelly Glenna L. King Leanne and omas Brannock In Honor of Jasand Glover In Honor of Susan E. Milne In Honor of Joseph Zaki In Memory of Beth Ann Bishop Jack and Jill of America, Inc. In Memory of Alex Loik Doyt Perry Sharol and Dale Herr Jill and George Snyder Blaine and Allison Banks Guy and Elizabeth King Dr. and Mrs. James N. Parsons Margaret J. Horvath Mr. and Mrs. C. Peter Cole In Memory of Robert S. Donoho Julie and Larry King In Honor of Krista Goodwin In Honor of Kaylan R. Mokas Mary L. Klein In Memory of Sr. M. Jean Louise, CSC In Memory of Evaugh Michael IN MEMORY OF omas and Michele Erlenwein Sandra Reibel McClelland Lee N. Corey, Jr. Patricia Ann Kingston Virginia Vickery John and Rita Manly Nadine and Don Wilcox Connie L. Hall Rose Corey In Memory of Evelyn Aichholz In Memory of Anna Dorrian Janet Preston In Honor of Nancy Hackworth In Honor of Kathryn F. Myers Rosemary D. Feka John and Annette Hochberg Mary Dorrian Pulsinelli In Memory of Barbara Lyman Angela Withers Jill and George Snyder Andrea and Rick Kidwell Mark and Rebecca Schillig Leanne and omas Brannock In Memory of Patrick J. Moore In Memory of Violet Andreas Dennis and Ronna Maciejewski In Memory of Amanda J. Dunbar C. Jane Slick Peggy Eyestone In Honor of Heather, Rachel, In Honor of Kathryn Nyhan Lynne B. Bredenbeck Rebecca and Dudley Senger In Memory of Nancy W. Lyndon Deb, & Chad Elizabeth Leonard John and Joan Pettit In Memory of Donald E. Hauck Deloris I. Bills In Memory of Bernadette A. Nemeth Teresa K. Pinkston Jill and George Snyder In Memory of Michael A. Anthony In Memory of Roberka Earle Robin L. Ricker Kathleen A. Blair Susan and William Jansheski In Honor of Mollie L. Obert Marcie A. Anthony Je and Catherine Simerl Denise and William Anderson Azelene M. Bond In Honor of Katherine A. Nicholas and Erika Ragaji In Memory of Carol Heirding In Memory of Harold L. Newman Jason and Jody Blair Kenneth and Stephanie Smith Sargent Chamberlain Hoffman-Reams Dr. Leigh and Linda omas Karen ompson Barbara J. Schroeder* Jill and George Snyder Kathleen A. Blair In Memory of Roberta Erdey Sharon L. Chornyak In Honor of Patricia A. Passen Zachary A. omas Patricia L. Adkins Anonymous Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Cooney In Memory of Mae Hickerson Marjorie Devers In Memory of Laura E. Newman In Honor of Faith A. Hogan Phylis and Ray Crook Karen and David Vukin Betsy and eodore Wieber Barbara W. and John W. Hamner Barbara J. Schroeder* Mary and James McKinley Mark W. Widrig In Memory of Ruthella J. Finch In Honor of Amy Pearse Julaine Gates Iris and Gregory Freisner Gary E. and Constance D. Hill Doyt Perry Donna Altman Keller Gayla Zoz In Memory of Robert and Joseph and Sherry Hull In Memory of Mary L. Parrish In Honor of Dawn A. Hornsby Ann and David Schiele Christopher High omas and Marcia Herbert Christopher A. Kopech Ronald and Marie Zoz Allen O. and Wilma H. Kinzer Jill and George Snyder In Honor of Erin E. Polley Toni and Archie Ferroni Judith L. Jones Priscilla and Jack Ralph Dr. and Mrs. James Moses In Memory of Joe A. Fodey Kathleen Lennon In Memory of Sister Blanch Catherine B. Martin In Honor of Kelsey Horton Sharon Shackelford Kathleen G. Cooper In Memory of Gene Houser Jack Lyndon In Memory of Juanita Pike Class of 2012 In Honor of Theresa L. Reyes Mike and Melissa Switzer Joyce and Richard Greene Valarie A. Homan Patricia A. McKnight Jeanne Westrick Betty Horton Mary and James McKinley In Memory of Meata Folio Cynthia Ann Folio Bonnie and David Moses In Memory of Christine B. Arganham In Memory of John R. Inkrot In Memory of Carmela Policella In Honor of Ann R. Hudson In Memory of Dolores Brown Mount Carmel College of Nursing In Honor of Tiffiney C. Robison Betty and Robert Coelt Patricia A. McKnight Marguerite C. Inkrot Elizabeth and Don Woodland Mary Jo Hudson Jill and George Snyder In Memory of Loretta E. Ford Sandra and Michael Neal Catherine Ann Boeke In Memory of Betty J. Atkinson In Memory of Rosemary Irwin Ervin Prusik In Memory of Louis Policella In Honor of Dana M. Jarvis In Memory of Mary Ann Capulong Jane and James Miller In Honor of Thomas Salamon Catherine B. Martin Blanche Campbell Foster Estella M. Duee Jack C. and Sandra K. Schimmel Elizabeth and Don Woodland Doyt Perry Jill and George Snyder James R. Snider In Memory of Dean L. Frantz In Memory of Carolyn Z. Beatty In Memory of Eugene C. Jackson In Memory of Natalie Raabe In Honor of Julie In Memory of Harlow Chapman Dale M. Hilty Doris C. Story In Honor of Ann E. Schiele Columbus Nephrology, Inc. Lynne B. Bredenbeck Nerina and omas Stepanovsky Cynthia Ann Folio Belinda Bradley Anonymous Robert M. Tinker In Memory of Robert Fryer In Memory of Nevada C. Jones Anna and Charles Waterman Catherine Adamescu In Memory of Nhung S. Beck In Memory of Nancy Chupek In Memory of Maxine Ramella In Honor of Jacqueline-Marie Joey Beck Sandra and Kenneth Black Rose Imelda Murnane Beverly Winter S. Kaloz Dr. and Mrs. omas Alexis Mary Ann Gill Marilyn Bateman Mary and James McKinley Diane and Joel Baringer In Memory of John J. Gilligan In Memory of Terri L. Junk In Memory of Paula Malaska In Memory of Brenda S. Binkley In Memory of Joe Cigli In Memory of Annabelle Reelhorn Anne and Francis Brown Catherine and James Baack Mike and Sharon Curtin Herbert and Sandra Higginbotham Terry and Helen Philpott In Honor of Jessica Kilpatrick Sandra Reibel McClelland John R. Reelhorn Jan and Will Burkey Barrington Elementary School Frank J. Meyers Mary Jean Shanks Vickers and Jill and George Snyder Phylis and Ray Crook In Memory of Mary Catherine Sunshine Committee In Memory of Class of 1950 Goodall Jack and Janice Orr Dr. John F. Vickers In Memory of Margaret George Reis In Honor of Kayteva Kocher Marjorie Devers Barbara R. Barta, Ph.D. Marilyn Bateman Alice M. Burdett Joseph and Joanne Orr Catherine and Mark Mitchell In Memory of Mary L. Mari Walter and Elaine Asbell Ann Shepman Drake Julian and Robin Bell Nick and Judy Contosta Gwen Gloeckner In Memory of Class of 1959 In Memory of Carol Kegelmeyer Suzanne and James Barnhouse In Memory of Shirley M. Richardson Jerey and Ann Bevan Deceased Members John Goodall Laura Esther McGee In Honor of Eleonora Kofman Carol A. McGuire Marilyn Werkin Bowers David McCormack Gary E. Binkley Mary C. Recinella Planks Cafe and the Walt Plank Family eresa and Mark Draher In Memory of Bruce Martin Jeannette and Stephen Sanger Jan and Will Burkey Richard and Carol Sammons Catherine B. Martin In Memory of Janice A. Royer Elsie A. Sexton Shirley and Charles Spencer In Honor of Kaitlin H. Kossler Antoinette Chops and Keith Siler In Memory of Class of 1960 Patricia and Jerey Schroeder Deceased Members In Memory of Anne McCaffrey John D. Reed Michael and Patricia Skunda Gale and Shirley Cooley In Memory of Patricia A. Graham In Memory of Sue Kegelmeyer Mary M. Berger Mary Ann Metz In Memory of Joyce Ryder Charles M. and Teresa D. Uhl Phylis and Ray Crook Judith and Robert MacNamara Callie Homan In Honor of Tammy R. Lanning Foundation Nancy and Charles Turner Sue and Phil Edwards In Memory of John C. Cluff In Memory of Bill McCaffrey Jill and George Snyder Claus and Susan von Zychlin In Memory of J. Colby Grimes In Memory of Richard J. Kelley Katheryn Fernandez Dorothy Clu Linda Behrendt Mary Ann Metz In Memory of Hope Sagun Robert and Missy Weiler Richard and Marlene Kelley In Honor of Josh Lochard Michael and Diana Golden Elizabeth and Don Woodland In Memory of Jeffrey A. Colburn In Memory of Marilyn McCormick John D. Reed Karen and Rick Greene In Memory of Carol H. Hackett In Memory of Marjorie A. Kelly In Honor of Elsie A. Sexton Robin L. Ricker Deborah and Richard Mendala Cynthia and Roger Frasure In Memory of Fran Schaefer Marjorie Devers Robert and Robin Grooms Rose Imelda Murnane In Honor of Sherry L. Macioce Pearle and Dick Roe Ann and David Schiele Dale M. Hilty In Memory of Mary Rita Cook In Memory of Diane Z. McDonald Linda An In Memory of JoAnn Hall In Memory of Marjorie R. Klages Dawn G. Hughes Karl F. Cook Jan and Will Burkey Sondra Y. Abernathy In Memory of Mother of Ann Schiele In Honor of Kelsey A. Soderstrom Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Cooney In Honor of Todd Mayhew Joseph and Sherry Hull Philip Hall Patricia A. Bernhard Donna J. Reynolds Doyt Perry In Memory of George N. Corey Sara and Robert Helm Elaine and Michael Kehoe Venetia Hill-Byars In Memory of Janice Kleman Lois and Richard Bibart Georgeann C. Corey In Memory of Dale Shaffer Stephanie Kettendorf James and Sharon Schimmoller Judith and Felix Borowitz In Honor of Judith Sudduth Lee N. Corey, Jr. Carolyn J. Merry Carol Curren In Honor of Bretton D. Maynard Kathleen Lennon. William and Joan Corzine Mary and James McKinley Michael Corey Frederick and Mary Mills Debbie and John Faust Penny Marzalik In Memory of Joan Knapp Phylis and Ray Crook Rose Corey e Navicor Group Virginia Eaton Applegate In Memory of Billy Short In Honor of George A. Tazi Patricia A. McKnight Phyllis and Jerry Follrod Joan Short In Honor of Catrice Mayweather Dr. Carole and omas Kelley Barbara Nonte Larry and Linda Holbrook Mount Carmel College of Nursing Al and Cynthia Fotheringham Rose Marie Smith Catherine Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. M. Pyle In Memory of Ann C. Kollasch Social Committee Mary and Donald Gatchell In Memory of S. Rodmond Smith In Honor of Elizabeth J. Theirgartner Sharon Wise Stanley Rubin Rose Imelda Murnane Debra Lee Smith In Honor of Tracey McCathrin Walter and Elaine Asbell Margarete Rea Douglas and Barbara Stein Patricia and James Gates Dawn Olivia McCathrin Patricia and Richard Rutherford Mark and Gail Storer In Memory of Mark A. La Asmar Marilyn and Richard Holloway In Memory of Frank and Sandra Reibel McClelland In Memory of Lawrence P. Stare In Honor of Shirley A. Tickle William and Linda Schallmo Ann Cunningham UA Senior Association Fund, Inc. Margaret J. Horvath Christy and Edward Coleman In Honor of Ruth I. McFarland Jill and George Snyder Mary Ann and Dan Smith Doyt Perry Ann and David Schiele UBS Matching Gift Program Cheryl and James Mace

42 THE LAMP SUMMER 2 014 43 In Honor of Stacie R. Eberhard In Honor of Melissa K. Metiva In Honor of Jenna Tope James and Sharon Schimmoller In Memory of Kathleen A. Curtis In Memory of Harry J. Haney In Memory of Selma La Asmar Judith and Robert MacNamara Mary and James McKinley Jill and George Snyder Jill and George Snyder Elsie A. Sexton Brenda Beyer Suzanne M. Haney Sandra Reibel McClelland Nancy L. McNichols Kathryn and Steve Smith eresa Williams Beth and James Opatrny In Honor of Kathy D. Espy In Honor of Joan T. Mickunas In Honor of Adrianna M. Walsh Tara L. Spalla In Memory of Helen Hartings In Memory of Zita E. Lare Geraldine E. Stewart Dr. Wiley and Ramone Woodard Patricia G. Rubeck Jill and George Snyder Margaret and Bob Stinner In Memory of Felicia Dickman Trans-Matic Mfg. Co. Inc. Lela M. Golden Jacqueline and Michael Ziarko James and Sharon Schimmoller In Honor of Timothy S. Frazier In Honor of Carolyn Miller In Honor of Rebecca G. Widener Joy Voorhees In Memory of Joan Hartings In Memory of John D. Lewis Kathleen Walters In Memory of Laura E. McGee Jill and George Snyder Judy and Tom Moore Jill and George Snyder In Memory of Dorothy Doherty Brian and Martha A. Evans Kathleen R. Conn Patricia A. Catalogna Victoria L. Warschauer Regina and Richard Marshall Karen Fenneman In Honor of Jessica L. Gilbert In Honor of Mary E. Miller In Honor of Kristina P. Wilson Anna and Charles Waterman Jan Heichel In Memory of Mary L. Linard Judy and Tom Moore In Memory of Sally A. McGrath Jessica R. Conley Rose Marie Smith Joyce E. Williams In Memory of Kathy Donnelly Mr. and Mrs. Kafka e Linard Family Barbara Steckler Berle Barbara L. Donnelly Glenna L. King Leanne and omas Brannock In Honor of Jasand Glover In Honor of Susan E. Milne In Honor of Joseph Zaki In Memory of Beth Ann Bishop Jack and Jill of America, Inc. In Memory of Alex Loik Doyt Perry Sharol and Dale Herr Jill and George Snyder Blaine and Allison Banks Guy and Elizabeth King Dr. and Mrs. James N. Parsons Margaret J. Horvath Mr. and Mrs. C. Peter Cole In Memory of Robert S. Donoho Julie and Larry King In Honor of Krista Goodwin In Honor of Kaylan R. Mokas Mary L. Klein In Memory of Sr. M. Jean Louise, CSC In Memory of Evaugh Michael IN MEMORY OF omas and Michele Erlenwein Sandra Reibel McClelland Lee N. Corey, Jr. Patricia Ann Kingston Virginia Vickery John and Rita Manly Nadine and Don Wilcox Connie L. Hall Rose Corey In Memory of Evelyn Aichholz In Memory of Anna Dorrian Janet Preston In Honor of Nancy Hackworth In Honor of Kathryn F. Myers Rosemary D. Feka John and Annette Hochberg Mary Dorrian Pulsinelli In Memory of Barbara Lyman Angela Withers Jill and George Snyder Andrea and Rick Kidwell Mark and Rebecca Schillig Leanne and omas Brannock In Memory of Patrick J. Moore In Memory of Violet Andreas Dennis and Ronna Maciejewski In Memory of Amanda J. Dunbar C. Jane Slick Peggy Eyestone In Honor of Heather, Rachel, In Honor of Kathryn Nyhan Lynne B. Bredenbeck Rebecca and Dudley Senger In Memory of Nancy W. Lyndon Deb, & Chad Elizabeth Leonard John and Joan Pettit In Memory of Donald E. Hauck Deloris I. Bills In Memory of Bernadette A. Nemeth Teresa K. Pinkston Jill and George Snyder In Memory of Michael A. Anthony In Memory of Roberka Earle Robin L. Ricker Kathleen A. Blair Susan and William Jansheski In Honor of Mollie L. Obert Marcie A. Anthony Je and Catherine Simerl Denise and William Anderson Azelene M. Bond In Honor of Katherine A. Nicholas and Erika Ragaji In Memory of Carol Heirding In Memory of Harold L. Newman Jason and Jody Blair Kenneth and Stephanie Smith Sargent Chamberlain Hoffman-Reams Dr. Leigh and Linda omas Karen ompson Barbara J. Schroeder* Jill and George Snyder Kathleen A. Blair In Memory of Roberta Erdey Sharon L. Chornyak In Honor of Patricia A. Passen Zachary A. omas Patricia L. Adkins Anonymous Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Cooney In Memory of Mae Hickerson Marjorie Devers In Memory of Laura E. Newman In Honor of Faith A. Hogan Phylis and Ray Crook Karen and David Vukin Betsy and eodore Wieber Barbara W. and John W. Hamner Barbara J. Schroeder* Mary and James McKinley Mark W. Widrig In Memory of Ruthella J. Finch In Honor of Amy Pearse Julaine Gates Iris and Gregory Freisner Gary E. and Constance D. Hill Doyt Perry Donna Altman Keller Gayla Zoz In Memory of Robert and Joseph and Sherry Hull In Memory of Mary L. Parrish In Honor of Dawn A. Hornsby Ann and David Schiele Christopher High omas and Marcia Herbert Christopher A. Kopech Ronald and Marie Zoz Allen O. and Wilma H. Kinzer Jill and George Snyder In Honor of Erin E. Polley Toni and Archie Ferroni Judith L. Jones Priscilla and Jack Ralph Dr. and Mrs. James Moses In Memory of Joe A. Fodey Kathleen Lennon In Memory of Sister Blanch Catherine B. Martin In Honor of Kelsey Horton Sharon Shackelford Kathleen G. Cooper In Memory of Gene Houser Jack Lyndon In Memory of Juanita Pike Class of 2012 In Honor of Theresa L. Reyes Mike and Melissa Switzer Joyce and Richard Greene Valarie A. Homan Patricia A. McKnight Jeanne Westrick Betty Horton Mary and James McKinley In Memory of Meata Folio Cynthia Ann Folio Bonnie and David Moses In Memory of Christine B. Arganham In Memory of John R. Inkrot In Memory of Carmela Policella In Honor of Ann R. Hudson In Memory of Dolores Brown Mount Carmel College of Nursing In Honor of Tiffiney C. Robison Betty and Robert Coelt Patricia A. McKnight Marguerite C. Inkrot Elizabeth and Don Woodland Mary Jo Hudson Jill and George Snyder In Memory of Loretta E. Ford Sandra and Michael Neal Catherine Ann Boeke In Memory of Betty J. Atkinson In Memory of Rosemary Irwin Ervin Prusik In Memory of Louis Policella In Honor of Dana M. Jarvis In Memory of Mary Ann Capulong Jane and James Miller In Honor of Thomas Salamon Catherine B. Martin Blanche Campbell Foster Estella M. Duee Jack C. and Sandra K. Schimmel Elizabeth and Don Woodland Doyt Perry Jill and George Snyder James R. Snider In Memory of Dean L. Frantz In Memory of Carolyn Z. Beatty In Memory of Eugene C. Jackson In Memory of Natalie Raabe In Honor of Julie In Memory of Harlow Chapman Dale M. Hilty Doris C. Story In Honor of Ann E. Schiele Columbus Nephrology, Inc. Lynne B. Bredenbeck Nerina and omas Stepanovsky Cynthia Ann Folio Belinda Bradley Anonymous Robert M. Tinker In Memory of Robert Fryer In Memory of Nevada C. Jones Anna and Charles Waterman Catherine Adamescu In Memory of Nhung S. Beck In Memory of Nancy Chupek In Memory of Maxine Ramella In Honor of Jacqueline-Marie Joey Beck Sandra and Kenneth Black Rose Imelda Murnane Beverly Winter S. Kaloz Dr. and Mrs. omas Alexis Mary Ann Gill Marilyn Bateman Mary and James McKinley Diane and Joel Baringer In Memory of John J. Gilligan In Memory of Terri L. Junk In Memory of Paula Malaska In Memory of Brenda S. Binkley In Memory of Joe Cigli In Memory of Annabelle Reelhorn Anne and Francis Brown Catherine and James Baack Mike and Sharon Curtin Herbert and Sandra Higginbotham Terry and Helen Philpott In Honor of Jessica Kilpatrick Sandra Reibel McClelland John R. Reelhorn Jan and Will Burkey Barrington Elementary School Frank J. Meyers Mary Jean Shanks Vickers and Jill and George Snyder Phylis and Ray Crook In Memory of Mary Catherine Sunshine Committee In Memory of Class of 1950 Goodall Jack and Janice Orr Dr. John F. Vickers In Memory of Margaret George Reis In Honor of Kayteva Kocher Marjorie Devers Barbara R. Barta, Ph.D. Marilyn Bateman Alice M. Burdett Joseph and Joanne Orr Catherine and Mark Mitchell In Memory of Mary L. Mari Walter and Elaine Asbell Ann Shepman Drake Julian and Robin Bell Nick and Judy Contosta Gwen Gloeckner In Memory of Class of 1959 In Memory of Carol Kegelmeyer Suzanne and James Barnhouse In Memory of Shirley M. Richardson Jerey and Ann Bevan Deceased Members John Goodall Laura Esther McGee In Honor of Eleonora Kofman Carol A. McGuire Marilyn Werkin Bowers David McCormack Gary E. Binkley Mary C. Recinella Planks Cafe and the Walt Plank Family eresa and Mark Draher In Memory of Bruce Martin Jeannette and Stephen Sanger Jan and Will Burkey Richard and Carol Sammons Catherine B. Martin In Memory of Janice A. Royer Elsie A. Sexton Shirley and Charles Spencer In Honor of Kaitlin H. Kossler Antoinette Chops and Keith Siler In Memory of Class of 1960 Patricia and Jerey Schroeder Deceased Members In Memory of Anne McCaffrey John D. Reed Michael and Patricia Skunda Gale and Shirley Cooley In Memory of Patricia A. Graham In Memory of Sue Kegelmeyer Mary M. Berger Mary Ann Metz In Memory of Joyce Ryder Charles M. and Teresa D. Uhl Phylis and Ray Crook Judith and Robert MacNamara Callie Homan In Honor of Tammy R. Lanning Foundation Nancy and Charles Turner Sue and Phil Edwards In Memory of John C. Cluff In Memory of Bill McCaffrey Jill and George Snyder Claus and Susan von Zychlin In Memory of J. Colby Grimes In Memory of Richard J. Kelley Katheryn Fernandez Dorothy Clu Linda Behrendt Mary Ann Metz In Memory of Hope Sagun Robert and Missy Weiler Richard and Marlene Kelley In Honor of Josh Lochard Michael and Diana Golden Elizabeth and Don Woodland In Memory of Jeffrey A. Colburn In Memory of Marilyn McCormick John D. Reed Karen and Rick Greene In Memory of Carol H. Hackett In Memory of Marjorie A. Kelly In Honor of Elsie A. Sexton Robin L. Ricker Deborah and Richard Mendala Cynthia and Roger Frasure In Memory of Fran Schaefer Marjorie Devers Robert and Robin Grooms Rose Imelda Murnane In Honor of Sherry L. Macioce Pearle and Dick Roe Ann and David Schiele Dale M. Hilty In Memory of Mary Rita Cook In Memory of Diane Z. McDonald Linda An In Memory of JoAnn Hall In Memory of Marjorie R. Klages Dawn G. Hughes Karl F. Cook Jan and Will Burkey Sondra Y. Abernathy In Memory of Mother of Ann Schiele In Honor of Kelsey A. Soderstrom Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Cooney In Honor of Todd Mayhew Joseph and Sherry Hull Philip Hall Patricia A. Bernhard Donna J. Reynolds Doyt Perry In Memory of George N. Corey Sara and Robert Helm Elaine and Michael Kehoe Venetia Hill-Byars In Memory of Janice Kleman Lois and Richard Bibart Georgeann C. Corey In Memory of Dale Shaffer Stephanie Kettendorf James and Sharon Schimmoller Judith and Felix Borowitz In Honor of Judith Sudduth Lee N. Corey, Jr. Carolyn J. Merry Carol Curren In Honor of Bretton D. Maynard Kathleen Lennon. William and Joan Corzine Mary and James McKinley Michael Corey Frederick and Mary Mills Debbie and John Faust Penny Marzalik In Memory of Joan Knapp Phylis and Ray Crook Rose Corey e Navicor Group Virginia Eaton Applegate In Memory of Billy Short In Honor of George A. Tazi Patricia A. McKnight Phyllis and Jerry Follrod Joan Short In Honor of Catrice Mayweather Dr. Carole and omas Kelley Barbara Nonte Larry and Linda Holbrook Mount Carmel College of Nursing Al and Cynthia Fotheringham Rose Marie Smith Catherine Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. M. Pyle In Memory of Ann C. Kollasch Social Committee Mary and Donald Gatchell In Memory of S. Rodmond Smith In Honor of Elizabeth J. Theirgartner Sharon Wise Stanley Rubin Rose Imelda Murnane Debra Lee Smith In Honor of Tracey McCathrin Walter and Elaine Asbell Margarete Rea Douglas and Barbara Stein Patricia and James Gates Dawn Olivia McCathrin Patricia and Richard Rutherford Mark and Gail Storer In Memory of Mark A. La Asmar Marilyn and Richard Holloway In Memory of Frank and Sandra Reibel McClelland In Memory of Lawrence P. Stare In Honor of Shirley A. Tickle William and Linda Schallmo Ann Cunningham UA Senior Association Fund, Inc. Margaret J. Horvath Christy and Edward Coleman In Honor of Ruth I. McFarland Jill and George Snyder Mary Ann and Dan Smith Doyt Perry Ann and David Schiele UBS Matching Gift Program Cheryl and James Mace

42 THE LAMP SUMMER 2 014 43 IN MEMORIAM In Memory of Thelma Stare In Memory of Tammy Brooke McKenna Sandi and Dale Takach Christy and Edward Coleman L. Weidner Linda and Mark McSweeney Cecile Tavarro Virginia Adams Margo and Mike Medwid Scott A. Taylor Mount Carmel College of Nursing and its alumni honor the following graduates who In Memory of Dick Stevens Shonda Anderson Janet Meeks and Dick D’Enbeau Deborah and Chris ompson Patricia A. McKnight, R.D., L.D. Melissa Asman Jan and Jay Mendenhall Elmer Tomblin, Jr. have passed away and extend our sympathy to their family and friends. David Aufdencamp In Memory of C. Clark Street Deborah A. Monaco Deborah and John Tripp Todd Aukerman Anderson Concrete Corp. Friends Nora Moore Susan and Blake Turney Virginia Winters Stack — Class of 1939 ARTBA Miranda Bailey Jane Mowder Pamela VanHoose e Beaver Excavating Company Janet Baker Florence Ngoungou-Snyder Gilford S. Vincent, M.D. Margaret Omlor Curry — Class of 1942 Lachandra Baker Rebecca Brady Gerald and Virginia Nussbaum Megan Watts Mary Kathryn Slyh Conklin — Class of 1943 Buckeye Ready-Mix, LLC Deidra L. Banks Jill H. Paessun Karl and Marcia Weidner Robert and Beverly Burleson Jill Beverly Emily Papp Robert and Marilyn Weidner Loretta Grogan Faehnle — Class of 1944 Dana Beyazian Complete General Construction Co. Rita Perrine Janie Wheeler Mary Anne Boehm Lindsey Faehnle — Class of 1945 e Gerken Companies Craig E. Bland Rose M. Pheister Deanna L. White Bruce and Lynda Gilbert Anna Bockert Cheryl Piatka Lee Ann and Delmar Williams Mary Alice Kelly Dunlay — Class of 1946 Kathy J. Boyt e Harper Company Susan Quincel Shannon and Brian Williams Irene Vanda Moseley — Class of 1947 International Union of Operating Dr. Ed and Joyce Brand Mary Kay and Joe Randall Mary C. Willison Engineers Local 18 Candi Buggs Linda and Ernest Reeb Amanda Wilson Rita Worch Keefe — Class of 1948 Madeline Q. Bumgarner John R. Jurgensen Company Rachel Rogan Sandy W. Witherspoon Marilyn Miller Letson — Class of 1948 We also acknowledge the Keidan Financial Consultants Teri Bussey Michael and Karyn Ronau Nicole Wolf Kokosing Construction Company, Inc. Belinda C. Cain Natalie Rush Sharon and Timothy Wollam Dorothy Bell Modlich — Class of 1950 loss and honor the Paul and Linda Liesem Jennifer and Scott Caleodis Judith Shivener Jennifer Yee memory of those whose lives Christina Chandler Lois Evelyn McKenzie Lang — Class of 1951 Miller Brothers Construction Inc. Christine and Charles Shuey Doreen Zimmerman have touched the Mount Ohio CAT Friends Mary and Danny Coss Constance Skinner Lindsey Zornes Doris Zupp — Class of 1952 Maureen and Carl Cox Ohio Contractors Association Michelle and Jim Slavens Barbara Altmeyer Rerko Carmel family. Tonya Crenshaw Diana J. Smith In Memory of Carol E. Wheeler — Class of 1954 Mike and Beth Rath Nancy and Brice Abbott Sandra Gail Cripps Lisa F. Smothers Joan Starner Fagan e Ruhlin Company Dr. and Mrs. Richard McClead — Class of 1955 Harry Ezell, MD Frances Shearer Mary Lou and omas Davidson Jill and George Snyder Rick Sattler Grant Morrow, M.D. Barbara Jo Dewhurst Farley Father of Patsy Fannon Myron Smith, MD Jodi M. Doherty Jo Sobiech — Class of 1956 Carole Schwartz and Susan Malachi Linda Murray Myers Peggy and Lawrence Eberst Debra J. Sohovich Mary Ellen Staats Blanchard Chamberlain (’63) and Husband of Lois Stevens Janice S. Shaer Pediatric Academic Association, Inc. — Class of 1961 John H. and Mary Lou Smith Anicia Evans Christie Spreng Mary Lou Fannon Ehrie (’66) Husband of Joan Donley Quillin (’59) Lisa Evans Joan Tietjan — Class of 1961 Tennessee Road Builders Association Erin and Adam Stitzel In Memory of Eleanor S. Wilson Reynold Klages, MD Mother of Brenda Wheeler (’78) Eugene and Cynthia Valentine Josena D. Ferguson Tina Stolze Roseanne and Sean Cleary Eileen Carol Janisch Truesdale — Class of 1964 Deborah and Robert Fischer Sister of Carolyn Kulp Souders (’58) E. S. Wagner Company Margaret Strosky Karen and David Vukin Patricia Ann Pardi Passen Nicole and Andrew Fischer Ines M. Sunda — Class of 1983 Husband of Mary Jo Kiener Leonard (’59) In Memory of Susan Y. Strohbach Brittany Fisher In Memory of C. Joseph Wirtz Sharon Sunday Adrienne Petersen Stapanian — Class of 1983 Nan Lyndon BSN, RN Jane and Leonard Kritzer Rachel Fox Christy Swetnam Gretchen R. Wirtz Holly Franey June Fisher Creasap — Class of 1985 Father of Karen Holt Powell (’82) In Memory of Nora H. Sulzer Norma and Kenny Rauch Kathy Garrett Kelli Marie Walsh — Class of 1985 Father-in-Law of Jill Trego Rill (’77) Joann Gaylor In Memory of Mary Lou Tomlin Lisa Geddis Mary and Ted Watereld Rhonda Geduldig Michelle Gouhin In Memory of James J. Trapp Lauren N. Grandsta Carol J. Trapp Steve Grant In Memory of Charles M. and Kathy and Ronald Grassman Tell us what you’re up to! Teresa D. Uhl Vicky L. Green Michele Uhl Born Michelle K. Hamilton NAME Nancy and Terry Hamman

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44 SUMMER 2 014 45 IN MEMORIAM In Memory of Thelma Stare In Memory of Tammy Brooke McKenna Sandi and Dale Takach Christy and Edward Coleman L. Weidner Linda and Mark McSweeney Cecile Tavarro Virginia Adams Margo and Mike Medwid Scott A. Taylor Mount Carmel College of Nursing and its alumni honor the following graduates who In Memory of Dick Stevens Shonda Anderson Janet Meeks and Dick D’Enbeau Deborah and Chris ompson Patricia A. McKnight, R.D., L.D. Melissa Asman Jan and Jay Mendenhall Elmer Tomblin, Jr. have passed away and extend our sympathy to their family and friends. David Aufdencamp In Memory of C. Clark Street Deborah A. Monaco Deborah and John Tripp Todd Aukerman Anderson Concrete Corp. Friends Nora Moore Susan and Blake Turney Virginia Winters Stack — Class of 1939 ARTBA Miranda Bailey Jane Mowder Pamela VanHoose e Beaver Excavating Company Janet Baker Florence Ngoungou-Snyder Gilford S. Vincent, M.D. Margaret Omlor Curry — Class of 1942 Lachandra Baker Rebecca Brady Gerald and Virginia Nussbaum Megan Watts Mary Kathryn Slyh Conklin — Class of 1943 Buckeye Ready-Mix, LLC Deidra L. Banks Jill H. Paessun Karl and Marcia Weidner Robert and Beverly Burleson Jill Beverly Emily Papp Robert and Marilyn Weidner Loretta Grogan Faehnle — Class of 1944 Dana Beyazian Complete General Construction Co. Rita Perrine Janie Wheeler Mary Anne Boehm Lindsey Faehnle — Class of 1945 e Gerken Companies Craig E. Bland Rose M. Pheister Deanna L. White Bruce and Lynda Gilbert Anna Bockert Cheryl Piatka Lee Ann and Delmar Williams Mary Alice Kelly Dunlay — Class of 1946 Kathy J. Boyt e Harper Company Susan Quincel Shannon and Brian Williams Irene Vanda Moseley — Class of 1947 International Union of Operating Dr. Ed and Joyce Brand Mary Kay and Joe Randall Mary C. Willison Engineers Local 18 Candi Buggs Linda and Ernest Reeb Amanda Wilson Rita Worch Keefe — Class of 1948 Madeline Q. Bumgarner John R. Jurgensen Company Rachel Rogan Sandy W. Witherspoon Marilyn Miller Letson — Class of 1948 We also acknowledge the Keidan Financial Consultants Teri Bussey Michael and Karyn Ronau Nicole Wolf Kokosing Construction Company, Inc. Belinda C. Cain Natalie Rush Sharon and Timothy Wollam Dorothy Bell Modlich — Class of 1950 loss and honor the Paul and Linda Liesem Jennifer and Scott Caleodis Judith Shivener Jennifer Yee memory of those whose lives Christina Chandler Lois Evelyn McKenzie Lang — Class of 1951 Miller Brothers Construction Inc. Christine and Charles Shuey Doreen Zimmerman have touched the Mount Ohio CAT Friends Mary and Danny Coss Constance Skinner Lindsey Zornes Doris Zupp — Class of 1952 Maureen and Carl Cox Ohio Contractors Association Michelle and Jim Slavens Barbara Altmeyer Rerko Carmel family. Tonya Crenshaw Diana J. Smith In Memory of Carol E. Wheeler — Class of 1954 Mike and Beth Rath Nancy and Brice Abbott Sandra Gail Cripps Lisa F. Smothers Joan Starner Fagan e Ruhlin Company Dr. and Mrs. Richard McClead — Class of 1955 Harry Ezell, MD Frances Shearer Mary Lou and omas Davidson Jill and George Snyder Rick Sattler Grant Morrow, M.D. Barbara Jo Dewhurst Farley Father of Patsy Fannon Myron Smith, MD Jodi M. Doherty Jo Sobiech — Class of 1956 Carole Schwartz and Susan Malachi Linda Murray Myers Peggy and Lawrence Eberst Debra J. Sohovich Mary Ellen Staats Blanchard Chamberlain (’63) and Husband of Lois Stevens Janice S. Shaer Pediatric Academic Association, Inc. — Class of 1961 John H. and Mary Lou Smith Anicia Evans Christie Spreng Mary Lou Fannon Ehrie (’66) Husband of Joan Donley Quillin (’59) Lisa Evans Joan Tietjan — Class of 1961 Tennessee Road Builders Association Erin and Adam Stitzel In Memory of Eleanor S. Wilson Reynold Klages, MD Mother of Brenda Wheeler (’78) Eugene and Cynthia Valentine Josena D. Ferguson Tina Stolze Roseanne and Sean Cleary Eileen Carol Janisch Truesdale — Class of 1964 Deborah and Robert Fischer Sister of Carolyn Kulp Souders (’58) E. S. Wagner Company Margaret Strosky Karen and David Vukin Patricia Ann Pardi Passen Nicole and Andrew Fischer Ines M. Sunda — Class of 1983 Husband of Mary Jo Kiener Leonard (’59) In Memory of Susan Y. Strohbach Brittany Fisher In Memory of C. Joseph Wirtz Sharon Sunday Adrienne Petersen Stapanian — Class of 1983 Nan Lyndon BSN, RN Jane and Leonard Kritzer Rachel Fox Christy Swetnam Gretchen R. Wirtz Holly Franey June Fisher Creasap — Class of 1985 Father of Karen Holt Powell (’82) In Memory of Nora H. Sulzer Norma and Kenny Rauch Kathy Garrett Kelli Marie Walsh — Class of 1985 Father-in-Law of Jill Trego Rill (’77) Joann Gaylor In Memory of Mary Lou Tomlin Lisa Geddis Mary and Ted Watereld Rhonda Geduldig Michelle Gouhin In Memory of James J. Trapp Lauren N. Grandsta Carol J. Trapp Steve Grant In Memory of Charles M. and Kathy and Ronald Grassman Tell us what you’re up to! Teresa D. Uhl Vicky L. Green Michele Uhl Born Michelle K. Hamilton NAME Nancy and Terry Hamman

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