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Summer 2004 Volume 97, Number 1 The Alumni Magazine A Publication of the Columbia University-Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association, Inc. 6 Xavier Drive, Yonkers, NY 10704-1309 Phone: (914) 966-3699 Fax: (914) 966-3693 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.cuphsonaa.com Contents Administrator of Alumni Affairs Phyllis DiFilippo Alumni Day ...... 1

Board of Directors Officers Distinguished Alumni Awards ...... 3 President Suzanne Law Hawes ’59, EdD, RN Class News ...... 7 Vice President Nancy Vazac Jackxon ’70, EdD, RN Treasurer In Memoriam ...... 17 Joan Ambrose McCormick '61, JD, RN Secretary CUPHSON Uniform ...... 18 Kathleen Stoddart Drucker ‘74, MSN, RN

Class of 2005 Treasurer’s Report ...... 19 Jane Jewusiak Landers ’79, MSN, RN Peggy McEvoy '60, DrPH, RN Rose Ann Naughton ’59, EdD, RN

Class of 2006 E-MAIL ADDRESSES WANTED: The Alumni Associa- Margaret Fracaro ‘70, MA, RN tion and reunion class members have suggested that a roster Patricia Jones '60, MEd, RN of e-mail addresses would help to keep you posted about Louise Malarkey ‘62, EdD, RN alumni activities on a more timely basis as well as enable you Class of 2007 to contact your distant classmates more easily. Send your e- Joan Hagan Arnold ‘69, PhD, RN mail address to: [email protected] Lois Mueller Glazier ‘60, PhD, RN Janice Cobb Ziemba ‘74, BS, RN DO YOU WANT A PERMANENT Permanent Members Marion Richardson Thompson ’60, MSN, RN COLUMBIA E-MAIL ADDRESS? Laurie Verdisco ’58, MA, RN You can have a permanent Columbia e-mail address. Go to Mary Windrow ’40, MA, RN www.columbia.edu, click on the alumni button and sign on to their e-mail forwarding service.

The Alumni Association's magazine and newsletters are distributed regularly to all alumni. "In spite of the time and distance that separates us, all alums - staff nurses, administrators, educators, scientists, volunteers, and parents - remain 'Neighbors,' united in spirit by our commitment to nursing and to each other." Keville Frederickson '64 THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE 3

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARDS deserves to be treated with respect and consideration. Her D caring demeanor with multi-problematic, frail elderly has set the standard for her entire agency’s interaction with A our clients.” She exemplifies the qualities of an outstanding H I G H L I G HA T S 2 0 0 4 role model for all nurses: dedication, compassion, knowledge, excellence, leadership, and the ability to communicate in ways that foster collaboration and teamwork. Currently, Neighbors Award Maggie is the community health supervisor overseeing both Margaret Krantz Stull ‘60 the hospice and home care teams of the Visiting Nurse Services of Connecticut. She runs the day-to-day operation hen nursing knows no bound but is defined by of the home care agency with over 400 patients and over acts of good will, personal heroism, and 100 staff. We are privileged to honor Margaret Krantz Stull Wdedication well beyond the scope of any with the Distinguished Neighbors Award as a remarkable professional position, we recognize and honor a nurse humanitarian, offering sustained and dedicated service to alumnus who has exhibited outstanding humanitarian others in need and promoting recognition of nursing as a service. These are the contributions of Margaret “Maggie” human service profession through exceptional humanitarian Krantz Stull, which we recognize with the Neighbors efforts. Award. Her dedicated service to others began in high school when a polio epidemic struck her neighborhood. With Distinguished Career in Nursing characteristic caring and concern she became a responsible Mary Masterson Germain ‘64 member of the local health team. As a military spouse and volunteer staff nurse, she had the privilege of caring for he Distinguished Career in Nursing Award is given the wounded being evacuated from Vietnam. Later, she to Mary “Bat” Masterson Germain in recognition focused her compassionate skills on the special needs of Tof her achievements over an impeccable career children in a residential school setting. Her volunteer work characterized by excellence, leadership, influence, objec- in community nursing programs spans decades, contributing tivity, humor, and the enduring support of others. As a mem- her knowledge, skills and compassion to developing ber of the Class of 1964, it was evident that “Bat” was a preschool auditory and vision screening programs, determined leader as she was active in class efforts, cul- developing and teaching school-based substance abuse minating with the position of senior class president. She programs, and founding and participating in a hospice home also played a leadership role in establishing the School of care program serving several communities. Maggie is Nursing’s Alpha Zeta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau Inter- attributed with being one of the founding members of the national and served as the chapter’s first president. Mary hospice movement in Northwest Connecticut. She has also has remained a steadfast and loyal alumna of the Colum- received special recognition from Outstanding Provider, a bia University-Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing CT agency, in recognition of her outstanding commitment Alumnae Association, supporting the ideals of “Neighbors,” to frail older adults in the community. Her efforts were demonstrating the heart of our school’s heritage. She has also recognized with the HEART award for exemplifying had a distinguished career in practice as an adult nurse the values of ‘humor, excellence, attitude, respect and practitioner, in education, academic administration, research, teamwork.’ She is described by her colleagues as someone the military, and in service to the profession through ef- who always goes the extra mile to make sure the medical forts at state and national levels with the American Nurses and social needs of those she cares for are addressed and Association. Her actions have advanced our profession that she has done everything humanly possible to ensure and established standards for practice through leadership their health and safety. One colleague put it this way: “She with the ANA Credentialing Center. Currently a senior has always taken the position that each client is unique and faculty member, tenured associate professor with the Col- 4 SUMMER 2004 lege of Nursing, State University of New York, Health Sci- Nursing Practice ence Center at Brooklyn, Downstate Medical Center and Dorcas Younger Koenigsberger ‘59 previous director of the graduate nursing program there, Mary’s career track is inspirational. She previously served orcas Younger Koenigsberger has truly had a laud as director of the Undergraduate Program in Nursing at able career in nursing. Her career includes posi Columbia University School of Nursing and chairperson of tions in staff nursing, volunteer work with the Peace the Department of Graduate Nursing and director of the D Corps, teaching at the Columbia University School of Nurs- clinical specialist program in primary health care nursing of ing and for the past twenty four years, practice as a pediat- adults with Seton Hall University College of Nursing. She ric nurse practitioner. The Distinguished Nursing Practice has also held positions at Trenton State College Division of award is given in recognition of Dorcas Younger Nursing and Lehman College Department of Nursing. She Koenigsberger’s brilliant practice of nursing. The focus of has received the ANCC President’s Award in recognition her practice has been in field of pediatric nutrition and gas- of her volunteer leadership to ANCC that has contributed troenterology. In 1980, she took the position of senior staff significantly to the development and advancement of associate in the Department of Pediatrics in the College of credentialing of nursing. She is currently a delegate (NJ) to Physicians and Surgeons, Division of Gastroenterology and the ANA House of Delegates, chair of the American Nurses Nutrition. Dorcas has been the mainstay in that depart- Credentialing Center’s Adult Nurse Practitioner Test De- ment for the care of infants and children with any type of velopment Committee and serves as the consumer mem- feeding and nutrition problem. In addition, she has a strong ber of the Board of Directors of the American Board of base in general pediatrics in both nursing and primary care Physical Therapy Specialists. Mary holds the rank of Colo- arenas. This allows her to manage not only her patients’ nel in the Army Nurse Corps, United States Army Reserve GI/nutrition needs but also their general pediatric needs as and has been awarded the Army Commendation Medal well. She manages a large census of outpatient clients in and the Army Achievement Medal for outstanding clinical addition to the patients she follows in the hospital and has practice as a primary care nurse practitioner on Central some patients she has cared for from infancy to adoles- American mission to Guatemala and the Army Achieve- cence and into young adulthood, managing very complex ment Medal for outstanding contributions as a nurse prac- and difficult health and social issues as well. There are titioner to the joint task force personnel service in Panama. untold numbers of families who love and depend on her. She has been recognized by numerous organizations with Her colleagues know there is no stronger advocate for honors, medals and commendations, including the Alpha patients than is Dorcas. A physician colleague said, “Dorcas Zeta Chapter of STTI award for Outstanding Service and has been part of the Babies Hospital landscape for so long Leadership in New Jersey State Nurses Association’s Roll that I cannot imagine our gastroenterology and nutrition of Honor for which a cash scholarship was established in clinical service without her presence, her grace and her her name. Teachers College Nursing Education Alumni expertise. Way back when intravenous alimentation was a Association recognized her with the Excellence in Nursing novel and promising technique, when our group at Babies Award; SUNY - Downstate Medical Center with the were the leaders in the field, Dorcas was a central compo- President’s Medal for Community Service, and she was nent of the team that spearheaded the spectacular results inducted as a distinguished practitioner into the National of TPN and set the bar for the low rate of infectious com- Academy of Practice in Nursing, one of ten academies, plications for which we were renowned. She also partici- each academy limited to 100 active members. In addition, pated in important clinical trials, collecting data and ensur- she has chaired the New Jersey Governor’s Commission ing compliance with established protocols and in Nursing. Mary “Bat” Masterson Germain sets the stan- benchmarks…Dorcas works tirelessly, at a pace that con- dard for excellence and leadership; she establishes the veys a very important message to our patients: ‘you are benchmark from which others attempt to measure their my one and only priority right now, nothing else is go- capabilities as leaders. She is also a eucharistic minister ing to distract us from the important task at hand; re- for her local church and expresses her deep spirituality in lax, we have all the time in the world.’ No wonder pa- every action. She possesses a gifted and noteworthy intel- tients feel eternally attached to her and profess their loy- ligence and a unique wit that makes her a fun person to be alty in very touching and personal ways.” In her practice, around. We reflect on her career with admiration and grati- Dorcas provides clinical continuity of care for children rang- tude - that she is a fellow alumna and represents this orga- ing in age from newborn to high school and college age. nization so incredibly well. How proud we are to recognize She teaches families about the care of their children at her with our own Distinguished Career in Nursing Award. (Continued on page 17) THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE 5

A l u m n i D a y 2 0 0 4 (continued from page 1) Committee. At NYU she teaches courses on the organization and delivery of nursing care including issues of cost, quality (including patient safety), and the nursing workforce. She served as a HSR Initial Review Group Reviewer for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) grant applications. Her research focuses on the cost and use of health personnel and its relationship to patient outcomes. She is currently the principal investigator of an AHRQ funded grant on patient safety in Classes 1934, 1939 and 1946 home care and co-investigator on an AHRQ funded grant (L-R) Frances Barrows Harvan ’46, Mary Steel Kogut ’39 on nurses’ decisions to work. and Roberta Williamson Kennedy ’34.

in healing within the scope of her practice. As a health care advocate, she assists the person in assuming personal responsibility for his/her healing and growth. Eve Karpinski, MA, RNC, HNP, HNC is a holistic nursing professional with expertise in hypnosis, therapeutic touch, pain management, and stress management. As an educator certified in holistic nursing and psychiatric nursing, Eve has developed and presented self-care programs to nurses, teacher, health care providers and nursing students. In private practice, Eve creates a partnership with her clients to enhance their personal growth, choose optimum health, Speakers - Holistic Nurse Practitioners resolve issues of grief or loss, cope with or heal stressful or (L-R) Carolyn Sywak Bilton ’66 MA, RN, HNP, HNC, painful conditions or make conscious choices about life- and Eve Karpinski, MA, RNC, HNP, HNC altering or life-threatening illness. She assists each individual in assuming personal responsibility for his or her healing Following the keynote address there was a presentation and growth. She too, is a graduate of NYU and utilizes the on Holistic Nursing with: Carolyn Sywak Bilton ’66, MA, same standards of practice as she addresses the whole RN, HNP, HNC. Carolyn is a holistic nursing professional person: physical, emotional, psychosocial, mental, energetic, with expertise in stress management, healing touch and spiritual. therapies, Reiki and complementary pain management. As an educator certified in holistic nursing, Carolyn develops and teaches wellness education programs to community groups, college students, nurses and teachers. Her experience also includes corporate wellness seminars in stress reduction, values, clarification and time management. She has designed and presented women’s holistic health programs on nutrition and menopause. In the acute care setting at Bayshore Hospital, Carolyn integrates complementary therapies into patient care teaching relaxation and breathing techniques for pain and anxiety reduction, incorporation music therapy, guided imagery, therapeutic touch and Reiki. As a recent graduate of NYU holistic nurse practitioner program she utilizes the standards Class of 1959 of holistic nursing practice and conventional medical practice (L-R) Seated: Virginia Abrams Mead, Nell Kincaid Semel, Dorcas as she addresses the person’s physical, emotional, Younger Koenigsberger, Suzanne Law Hawes, M Jane Pomroy Jacobson psychosocial, mental, energetic and spiritual needs. She and Francesca Clark Cantine Standing: Helen Kehn Schneider, Elizabeth Walker Hiltunen, Rose Ann Naughton, Mary “Masha” Wasson Britten, offers holistic modalities that support the individual’s choice Barbara Lynch and Elizabeth “Tish” Brandes Plum 6 SUMMER 2004

The Class of 1954 celebrating their 50th Anniversary was honored with a special video highlighting their years as students. Voice overlays of several members of the class and photographs were depicted and put to music of the time. It is a treat, for those of us who lived in Maxwell Hall, to reminisce over old photographs and hear and see our classmates once again. The Alumni Association was delighted to give each member of the Class of 1954, who attended the day’s events, a copy of the video as a gift. Following the luncheon there was an informal question and answer period with the present and past board members regarding the situation between our Alumni Association and that of the School of Nursing. Class of 1954 Our cocktail party began at 4:00PM, thus ended a (L-R) Seated: Nancy Weems Valsamis, Florence Drake Williams, memorable 111th Reunion. Ann Crumblish Jelinek, and Barbara Simpson Riske Standing: Susan Pope Hays, Lea Ormezzano Battiato, Deirdra O’Brien Williams, and Dorothy Cummings Woerner.

Class of 1949 Classes of 1960, ‘61, ‘62, ‘66, ‘66, ‘67, ‘69 (L-R) Martha Haber Delano, Doris Borglum Kidwell and Annie Bullick Orr (L-R) Seated: Lois Mueller-Rimmer Glazier, Margaret Krantz Stull, Jane MacKnight Boland, Patricia Jones and Peggy McEvoy Standing: Barbara Kunzman Moore ’61, Joan Ambrose McCormick ’61, Louise Malarkey ’62, Carolyn Sywak Bilton ’66, Karol Murov ’67, Susan Jaehne ’68 and Joan Hagan Arnold ‘69

Class of 1964 (L-R) Row 1: Mary Ann Kelly Collini, Barbara Baker Happer, Margaret Kadel McFadden, Norene Cavanagh Lynch and Jean Smith Moses Row 2: Susan Greenberg Gordon, Nuha Dabbeekeh Hababo, Helen “Andie” Anderson Denious, Doreen Kolditz ’57, Mary “Bat” Masterson Classes of 1970, 1974 and 1977 Germain, Barbara Callahan Bachrach, Sally Murphy Albano and Vanessa (L-R) Seated: Janice “Jan” Cobb Ziemba ’74, Sarah Searl Modrow ’74 Noble Gang; Row 3: Marlene Wenger Roadruck, Carol Weissman and Jill Nadolny Kilanowski ’77 Goldstein, Susan Chervenak Garruto, Louise Karabekian Glover, Wendy Standing: Nancy Vazac Jackson ’70 and Margaret “Peggy” Fracaro ‘70 Noble Savoy, Virginia “Ginny” Dana Windmuller, Pamela Gordon Wickstrom, Sandra McLaughlin Johanson, Linda Lovell Demarest, Sarah “Sally” Anderson and Mary Eyer; Row 4: Norma Askeland Smith, Christine Beltrandi D’Ambrosio, Susan Norwell, Margaret Mabrey Craig, Joan Daly Rasmussen, Dorothy Zimmermann Mellor, Mildred “Millie” Wurth King, Deena Penchansky Lisak and Audrey Smith Reed THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE 7 C L A S S N E W S 1934 a graduate of the School of Nursing was They are involved with grandchildren Roberta Williamson Kennedy evident throughout her life. Submitted and children who live nearby. They writes: It is a very special privilege to by her son, Edwin G. Lawler, travel a lot and are “just trying to stay be able to attend my 70th reunion at the Pennington, NJ and her daughter, Eliza- two steps ahead of the grim reaper”! beth J. Conboy, Yardley, PA. school that had such an influence on Alice Hamilton Davies lives on the the rest of my life. My current involve- 1939 shores of Maine with her husband. She ment with volunteerism is recruiting Mary Steel Kogut: I live in an over is a retired minister, but still very in- volunteers for seniors at a residential fifty-five community (Oronoque Village volved as president of the Interfaith center and as a volunteer myself at the in Stratford, CT). I’m active with many Council, and serves as a hospice chap- Center for Ethics at Oregon Heath Sci- activities: clubs, 3 pools, tennis and sur- lain. Her two daughters are graduates ence Center. rounded by a golf course. I was mar- of Columbia’s nursing program. We write to inform you that our mother, ried to Commander Rob Junghans USN Ruth Davis lives in a Presbyterian Edna Wallmann Lawler passed away for five years when he was killed in a Retirement Home, having served as a peacefully on March 10, 2004 at 90 helicopter crash. My daughter, Joanne missionary for 19 years in Columbia and years of age. She was born in West Moser has a BSN, MA and daughter the Yucatan. (New address: 909 Orange, NJ, and graduated from West Judy has a MA and is a commodities Lakeside Ave., Room 911, Lakeland, FL Orange High School. She married broker. I married Dr. Henry Kogut and 33803). She also worked in public health Edwin F. Lawler in 1937 and moved to enjoyed 43 years of marriage before he in CT for 10 years. She is confined to a Trenton, NJ in 1941 where she was an died 1999. My son, Henry Kogut, Jr. wheelchair with Parkinson’s and os- area resident for over 60 years. She has a MBA and works in multi-finan- teoarthritis. She has two sisters, one of began her nursing career as a supervi- cial services. I was a Navy nurse from who is able to visit her occasionally. She sor at Mountainside Hospital, NJ. She 1941-43. I worked at Bridgeport Hos- would enjoy hearing from classmates. then served as the office nurse for Dr. pital as an instructor until 1979. I enjoy James Wilson of East Orange, NJ. Af- walking, golf, swimming, going on trips Barbara Tannis Fetzer is healing from ter moving to Trenton, she did volun- and visiting by daughters in California a broken leg. She and her husband have teer work at the Barracks and for the and New York City. two children, six grandchildren and six American Red Cross and then moved great-grands. Much of her time is taken on to McKinley Hospital (Capital Health 1940 by church work as a Jehovah’s Witness. System – Fuld Campus) where she be- Elsie Moore Blunt: My life in 2003 Jo Hallinan Finan is widowed and has came Director of Education, teaching was most difficult. My only son, James lived in a senior development in Florida student nurses. She taught Red Cross W. Blunt III died in February after a since 1984. She keeps active preparing Nurses’ Aides at both McKinley and four-year battle with ALS – Amyotropic meals for those less fortunate. She plays Mercer Hospitals and taught classes in Lateral Sclerosis. My PH training was bridge and “plays at” golf, she says. She Civil Defense in Lawrence Township. a great help in coping with the prob- has four children, eleven grandchildren She performed public health testing for lems of this dreadful disease. In De- and one great grandchild. the State of New Jersey for several cember 2003 my husband, James W. years. She worked at the Lawrenceville Blunt II, P&S 44, died six years after a Martha Pearson Freeman leads an School for many years in a part-time stroke. I look forward to the class news. active life in Massachusetts, working capacity and served as a regular staff with women’s groups, visiting shut-ins nurse for three years. She also served 1942 and relieving caregivers. She also does as a substitute nurse in the Ewing Town- Dorothy Vernon Blank died January water aerobics, and has started study- ship school system. She concluded her 1, 2003. She had been living in a senior ing Italian, after an Elderhostel trip to career in nursing by serving for many residence after her husband died, and Tuscany. Every summer, she still spends years as a volunteer at the Mercer was in poor health. eight weeks in Norway with her children. Currently, she is dealing with a Medical Center (Capital Health System Elizabeth Schoonmaker Booth and constant cough, which has drained her – Mercer Campus). She was an active her husband live on Lopez Island, off of energy. member of the Lawrence Road Pres- the coast of Washington. They will be byterian Church where she served as celebrating their 60th anniversary in Jane Lindsay Gatling was widowed Elder, Deacon and President of the March 2004. a few years ago, and finds “assisted liv- Women’s Association. She was active ing” easier than keeping up a big house. in scouting, serving as a Brownie Beth Martens Craft and her husband th Her children, all professionals (MD, Leader for 4 years. Her pride in being just celebrated their 60 anniversary. 8 SUMMER 2004

DDS, PT) live nearby and visit regu- tinue to serve as a senior docent at the nosis. How do I spend my time? Well, larly. Her health is “pretty good”. She Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg there are short trips about New En- would enjoy hearing from her class- and am an active supporter of the Florida gland, two days a week I attend an ex- mates. Orchestra. Travel in recent years has ercise class, I walk for an hour or more been to Italy and France and not as each day, I volunteer one day a week Florence (Pete) Peterson Martin is much fun without my dear Stan. I have in the library of the school which my living in North Carolina and has severe lots of room and love to have company. granddaughter attends. It is so good to Parkinson’s. have my family near by so that we can Justine Dennehy Meehan is living in 1950 visit often. When I need quiet time I Massachusetts in a retirement home. Doreen Worthley Brown writes: sew, knit and make cloth dolls. While Hello and greetings from down here in the group was small on April 23rd for Lois Perinchief McNulty and her the Southwestern corner of the USA. our 50th, it was wonderful to share with husband are enjoying their retirement First, I am saddened by the death of those of you who attended. It was a in reasonably good health. Lois volun- Harriet Mantel Deleuran. She was a most happy day! teers at the local Penn State Medical great inspiration for me and I admired Center, and is active in her church. her very much. We have “downsized” Ann Crumbish Jelinek writes: I had a heart transplant at CPMC on June 9, Irene Holton Schmidgall: She and from our big two-story house to a 2001. How nice it was to see so many her husband are very involved as vol- smaller one. I am enjoying not having classmates at the luncheon. I have three unteers for the Salvation Army service to climb stairs anymore. We had two children, two daughters, one son and six unit, providing for emergency needs and patios built on the south side of the house grandchildren. referring to other agencies. They are where the sun was a little too intense. celebrating 61 years of happy marriage. Now we enjoy having “happy hour” Joan Muller Moran writes: I regret Two of their grandchildren were mar- there and watching the grass and flow- that I was unable to attend my 50th ried this year, and they have two great- ers grow. We are enjoying “retirement”! Reunion of my Class of 1954 on April grandsons. Our youngest granddaughter is gradu- 23rd. Since my husband and I retired to ating from High School in Maui June 3. Skidaway Island in Savannah, GA al- Ellen Jane Sinclair served in the mili- We are going for that and short trips to most 15 years ago, I have been playing tary from 1943-46. She then worked at Hilo and Honolulu. She will be attend- golf, tennis and volunteering. I spend CPMC until 1960 when she moved to ing college at Menlo Park so she will around 50 hours per month volunteer- Jacksonville, FL. Nurse’s pay was so be closer then. Our older granddaugh- ing at the Carmelite Monastery, as co- low there that she became a life insur- ter lives in Australia, which is SO far ordinator for our parish health ministry, ance underwriter for Prudential. She re- away. I see Peggy and Gerry Pomeroy am on the parish council, bereavement tired in 1980 and traveled to most parts quite frequently as they live in Seattle committee, sing at many nursing homes, of the world. Poor health now keeps as does our youngest daughter and we clubs, church functions, etc. with seven her activities limited when, unfortunately, visit often. Peggy was in the class of other ladies – four part harmony – there are still places to see! 1952 and was my “little sister.” Her acappella and I also help friends and Marion Howald Swarthout is keep- maiden name was Ridsdale then. Al- neighbors with nursing care, meals, etc. ing in fairly good health, traveling to visit though the firestorms last year came when needed. My husband, Tom, and I family, who live all over the country and close, we only got smoke and soot/ash. also travel a lot during the year – tours, still involved with church affairs. This year the fire season has come early cruises and visits to our family and and our lack of rain bodes ill for this Jenniveive (Vivi) Tootell Westwick friends. I am still not pleased with the year with six fires burning now. Best continued division of CUPHSONAA is living in New Hampshire, no longer wishes to all. driving. She spent ten years as a Visit- and CAPSONA. My regards to the rest ing Nurse in Alaska. 1954 of my Class of 1954. Lea Ormezzano Battiato writes: Fol- Barbara Simpson Rishe: This was a 1949 th lowing graduation I remained at PH until great day at the NYAC on our 50 Martha Haber Delano writes: I now retirement from there in 1995. Then I Reunion. My husband and I moved from live among the pine trees and live oaks worked for two more years with NYC North Jersey in 1991 to the beautiful with the alligators, armadillos, deer and Dept. of Health, as a public health nurse Jersey Shore area. It is a wonderful heron in Oldsmar, FL with my pup, and school nurse. Finally, in 1997 I replace to enjoy retirement. Our daugh- Tasha. Twenty minutes to the west is tired. After 47 years of living in Man- ter, an artist working primarily in ce- my sister in Clearwater and twenty min- hattan, I moved to Riverdale in the ramics, returned back to the East Coast utes to the east is my daughter, son-in- Bronx. John passed away two years ago after living in California. Our son and law and grandson, (a fine arts student from a cancer in six weeks after diag- his wife have twins (a boy and a girl) at USF) in Carrollwood Village. I con- THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE 9 age four, and a son age one. They live taught third grade Sunday school and I volunteered for hospice in patient care, in MD. He is an ophthalmologist in a am on the finance commission at our speakers bureau and fund raising and private practice. church. Family wise, both Dick and I was awarded “Volunteer of the Year” are retired and enjoying it immensely! in 2003. I was widowed in 1997. My Florence Drake Williamson writes: At the moment our activity is emptying three children are all married with chil- After 1954, I worked at PH and Sloane and sorting boxes after our downsize dren of their own - seven grandchildren Labor and Delivery Room until 1958. move in June of 2003. Of course we altogether with two sets of twins last Then I married and moved to Batavia, didn’t toss enough!! Carl, our son, and year! I recently entered the antiques a town between Buffalo and Roches- Mary Beth live in NJ with Max (6) and business, helping a friend in buying, re- ter, NY where I worked at Genesee Haley (5) Kristen, our daughter, and storing and selling. Memorial Hospital in obstetrics until David live in Barrington (about two 1959. Then I had the first of five chil- Marianne Brentnall Bair has lived in miles away) with Brian (8 mos.). All’s dren. In 1984 I began traveling with my Massachusetts for 35 years. She has right with the world. We have had a husband, Gerald O. Williams, some times worked in Boston, Albany and Arizona couple of experiences with the receiv- with children or a niece but mostly alone and is still working. She said that she ing end of the medical profession: Dick around the world twice, to all the conti- has had lots of jobs including teaching has two cow valves, mitral and aortic, nents – visiting classmates in the US and is now working part time for a hos- and a ring around the tricuspid. I have and other countries. I am so glad to be pice in the Berkshires, supervising home had gall bladder cancer followed by here for our 50th Reunion with the amaz- health aides. She began as a volunteer chemo and radiation. Again - all’s right ing PH alums who are splendid in their while she was teaching and has contin- with the world. Every day is a gift and energy and agelessness. Now, I will stay ued after her retirement from that posi- we love tearing off the paper. I’m look- home with my husband who will never tion. She has three children, two of ing forward to seeing all. retire as a small town lawyer in a firm, whom are married and one grandchild. which consists of himself and our son. Barbara Bailey Gruen has two chil- Ann Browne Strickland I worked in We enjoy eight granddaughters and one dren and a disabled son who has been New York until 1970, spent six months grandson. So glad to visit with Lea, her nursing project for the last 35 years. in France and moved to Miami in 1971 Deirdre, Nancy, Sue and husband, She has worked in real estate on Long retiring in 1997. I never took advantage Barbara and Ann! Island. She had recent hospital experi- of our excellent training, never rising ence when her son had surgery and Dorothy Cummings Woerner writes: above a working nurse! The best 10 found that, because of staffing and Ed and I will be celebrating or 50th wed- years were with a hospice here. My overload, that she also was helping to ding anniversary this fall. We have two first jobs were visiting, first with the care for her son’s three roommates! very helpful sons, two lovely daughters- New York VNA and then with a foster Barbara said that the old skills just take in-law and two grandsons, nine and 12. care agency for ten years. I worked in over. We recently moved into a condo after ICU at Mercy Hospital nights for five 47 years at Pinewood Lake, which was Lorraine Betz Bousard I am still do- years, then with agencies for a while. a wonderful place to raise our family. I ing part-time educational work for Hos- In 1981 I started working with Hospice. retired nine years ago from clinical pice of the Valley. I am the lead singer It was an exciting time as the concept teaching at Bridgeport Hospital, where in a barbershop quartet called Harmony was just getting started and the top I taught for 20 years – interrupted by a High, and we do about 75 shows a year people actually went to Washington to five year stint as a supervisor in public (retirement villages, nursing homes, pri- help get Medicare to pay for it. After health school nursing. My volunteer vate parties, etc.). Great fun, and good 10 years it went for profit and I quit. I activities include various church respon- vocal discipline! Currently doing a one spent my last five years with a local sibilities especially related to the aged hour cabaret show called Good Old visiting nurse service. In 1986 I received in the community and helping in the Broad-way with my husband, Joe, and Hospice, Inc.’s first Caregiver of the church office. two other women. It runs at our Year award. Tom and I were married Herberger Theater Center as part of in 1992 and he died in 1999. 1959 their lunchtime theater series and we Harriette Burns Ritchie earned a Virginia Abrams Mead: I have been are looking forward to 2004 vacations master’s at the University of Colorado mostly active with the elderly being on in Cabo San Lucas and Alaska with our in Health Care Administration and a the board of the Scandinavian Home daughter and son-in-law. for a number of years. Community wise doctorate from Nova and is a board I have fallen into the niche of treasurer Elizabeth (Tish) Brandes Plum I certified diplomat and fellow in the In- of the auxiliary of the RI Medical Soci- spent 20 years as a staff nurse at the ternational College of Prescribing Psy- ety and the Junior League and the RI Hunterdon Medical Center in chologists. She has taught psychology Orton tutors (my second career). I have Flemington and retired in 2000. I have at the collegiate level and has a major 10 SUMMER 2004 interest in psychopharmacology. In her hood for a time but when a flyer came Norwalk for three years and went into spare time she runs her own vineyard in the mail about alternative medicine the nursing pool at Yale, then to clinical and livestock ranch in California. she knew it was something she would advisor, head nurse of the oncology unit. enjoy and set to work to be certified. It From there to medical ICU, my favor- Cynthia Chaffee Koomey writes: I is really hands-on nursing, Dolly claims. ite place from which I retired. It was have pursued a career in the art world. Her workload has lessened in that she tough, wonderful and I miss it. How- The nutshell version is that I went back recently broke her knee and hand but is ever, I currently need a knee replace- to school after raising three boys and recovering nicely. She is also enrolled ment. I am divorced, have two children became a musician. I play, teach and in an interfaith seminary, in her first year and six grandchildren. My daughter compose. I’m a pianist and a Japanese of a two and a half year program. Dolly lives 25 minutes from my house and my shakuhachi player. If you want to know has four children and eight grandchil- son just five minutes over the hill. I keep about the latter, check out dren ranging from 2-8 and all are living very busy. www.bigappleshak.com under “teach- on the East Coast so that she can see ers and performers.” This July there will Marilyn Haasnoot Getty writes: I will them frequently. be an International Shakuhachi Festi- be going to New York in October to at- val at NYU at which I will be partici- Elizabeth Dockery Disbrow has five tend my 50th high school reunion. I pating. At that Festival there will be children, all married, seven grandchil- went to the 40th nursing school reunion some wonderful concerts open to the dren and three stepgrands! When asked in 1999, but I have not been back to public too. what has she been doing, she said “Run- high school in 50 years! After I gradu- ning.” Her married life has taken her to ated from Columbia, I worked at Pres- Francesca Clark Cantine I have lived MD, NY, CT and last year they pur- byterian Hospital for about three years. in Waccabuc, NY for about 35 years. chased a home in Largo, FL. She vol- Then took a trip to Europe for three During that time I worked at the unteers as the head of the parish nurs- months as everyone did back in the Katonah Medical Group in Katonah, ing unit after a long and varied career 1960s. Came back to NY and taught at NY for 20 years, mostly in the pediat- in nursing: long term care in Portchester, Mt Sinai for one year then went to CA rics and OB/GYN offices. I then went NY, mental health nurse at St. Vincent’s and didn’t like it there so I joined the to our local elementary school where I in Harrison NY, mental health nurse in Peace Corps and went to Malaysia. was the school nurse for 10 years. I home care in MD. She is certified in Stayed there for four years working at retired three years ago and have spent both mental health nursing and as a para- a hospital for Aborigines. Married an those years visiting with our children and legal. Her husband worked for Con Ed Indonesian national and had first son. grandchildren. My husband, Ed, now and is now retired. Liz said that they Came back to US and lived in VA for works in real estate; he enjoys fixing met at a party at Liz Stewart’s apart- few years then went to Ohio and people up with their “dream home.” We ment soon after graduation. She enjoys worked teaching mental health nursing. do a fair amount of traveling now. In bridge, books and has terrible trouble Had two more sons. Received my the summer, I play a lot of golf although getting up in the morning! M.Ed. in counseling. Then joined the I will never have a low handicap as I US Public Health Service and went to continue to make the same mistakes Kathleen Fogarty has retired but con- Oklahoma. Worked at an Indian board- year after year. Our children are: tinues to volunteer in a clinic in Sarasota ing school and did public health nurs- Debbie who lives in Hingham, MA, with that reaches the under-served - home- ing. Then went to the regional office in her husband and 3 children: Ryan (15, less, illegal aliens, uninsured, elderly, etc. OK City for 15 years as a nurse con- Kevin (13) and Caroline (9). Jeanette The staff is an all volunteer one and a sultant. Received a MS in nursing ad- lives in Arnold. MD (winter) and Prouts great bunch of people, she reports. She ministration, and also a family nurse Neck, ME (summer). She, too, has 3 is not new to this kind of work, as her practitioner certificate. First marriage children: Connor (13), Jake (11), and nursing career was spent in clinic work, ended: married again. Went to Alaska Abby (7). Our son lives in Montclair, supervising 2-3 such clinics in Nassau in 1993 working for the CDC doing re- NJ and has Katie (7) and Charlie (5) County, NY before she moved to search in infectious diseases. Traveled and a new little one arriving in May. Florida eight years ago. In addition to to all the Alaska villages by bush plane- Liz Walker Hiltunen and Jane this volunteering, she also interviews lots of fun. Retired in 1999 and moved Pomeroy Jacobson will be joining me and connects clients in need of food, to Las Vegas because my three sons for our 45th. We have made almost all shelter and the necessities of life. In her live here. Got bored not working, so I of our reunions! spare time, she plays golf and enjoys now work part time in a geriatric psy- the Florida weather. She is attending her Dolly Clarke Peress has been work- chiatric unit - saving myself a bed if I 50th high school reunion this year also. ing in alternative medicine and has a need it! Harold (husband) and I do not private practice on the Upper East Side Susan Glassey Courant writes: I re- spend the summer in Las Vegas it is of Manhattan doing energy bodywork. tired a year ago, after 34 years at Yale too hot so we go north to Alaska and She had worked with Planned Parent- New Haven Hopsital. I taught in Washington State where he still has his THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE 11 remote home site on a beautiful lake. pital and Child Development Center. William Wilcoxson through a mutual All are welcome to visit. Can only be Subsequently, my career unfolded at friend. They were married and moved reached by boat or plane. Have five UAF. And I started a small business, to Ohio, where Carol worked in sev- grandsons, all from my first son Chris, Family Training Associates, focusing on eral hospitals. In 1964, they moved to age 37. He was married while in high parent education and support. This sort Needham MA, their home for 34 years. school so he has a 21, 20 and 16 year of thing was not popular at that time, After rearing her two children, Carol old, and just had twin boys on but it wasn’t long before all training ses- took a position with the VNA where Valentine’s Day. They were premature sions were “standing room only!” she helped start the home healthcare so are still in the hospital but are doing Throughout these years I was develop- service that later included a free train- well. Second son Marc, age 33, and is ing an interest in child abuse and ne- ing program for home health aides. The engaged to marry an Indonesian girl. glect prevention, and worked to help nonprofit group is now known as VNA Youngest son, Matthew age 28 is still establish our local resource for that pur- Care Network. looking. Hope to make our 50th reunion. pose. I sat on various boards, and was Sheila Horowitz Hollander says that more or less an activist in that area. (For Carol Heeks Brice writes: I an- she is not working at the moment and example, I helped write new statutes swered an ad in the American Journal feels guilty that she is not doing so. In- related to reporting for our state, and of Nursing and accepted a job in public stead, she does volunteer work. She has new regulations for the hospital regard- health nursing in Fairbanks, AK. That also joined a program for retirees at ing admission of children with “suspect” was 1961. I drove across the country RIT. Josh is on the faculty of the Uni- injuries.) We were a pretty new state, with the 16 year-old daughter of a fam- versity of Rochester where he devel- and anything was possible. In 1996 I ily friend, teaching her to drive en route. oped a good neurology recruitment pro- was appointed by our governor to sit on We camped all the way; no tent, just gram. the new Alaska Children’s Trust board, sleeping bags. She flew home the day and just resigned after being chair of Candee Ives Wight says that she vol- after we got here! I absolutely loved that board for seven of my eight years. unteers all over town after retiring in public health and prevention and, That was an incredible experience. And 1986 including Greenwich Hospital. She Alaska! Four months later I met Al receiving the National Governors’ is married, has three sons, one living on Brice; two weeks later he asked me to Award in 1999 for distinguished service the west coast and two here in the east. marry him; two months later we were to state government was probably the The oldest has two daughters; middle married! That was 42 years ago. We most meaningful recognition I have had son has one daughter and the youngest had four children, adopted a four year- the honor of receiving, aside from be- a daughter. old Eskimo boy with FAS to join our ing elected by my fellow classmates to family, and they are all doing great. Four Helen Kehn Schneider attended the serve as CU/PH senior class president of the five are still here; one teaches at reunion and lives in White Plains, NY. in 1959! Colgate in upstate NY. We have 10 Lois Lemmon Brown retired 12 years grandchildren! Career-wise, I pretty Gretchen Herrling Aherne retired ago, after working for 20 years in a much stayed home to raise the children two years ago after thirty years a school pediatric office. The hours were better other than short stints at one contract nurse. She first worked in public health than a hospital when our two boys were or another. Right after the devastating but school nursing offered more oppor- in school. Herb is a retired NASA en- flood here, I organized a child care pro- tunity for her as a mother. She has re- gineer and our sons live in SC & VA. gram to care for children while parents cently moved into an apartment in a We have three grandchildren, two girls cleaned up their “mess”; it was critical house that she shares with her daugh- and one boy; they don’t live close because cold weather was about to set ter and her family of three children, six, enough for us! in, and many couldn’t return to their two and one. A son is living in southern homes until the mud was out. That pro- New Hampshire who also has three Suzanne Law Hawes retired about six gram eventually became our first Head children with the oldest 13. She is look- years ago. She is involved in various Start program. When the children were ing forward to this new arrangement volunteer projects, conducts a small in high school, I looked into furthering and is certainly kept busy. psychoanalytic practice (went back to my education and graduated from the school at 50 for 10 more years of Carol Holmes Wilcoxson, died 3/10/ University of Alaska Fairbanks in ‘84 schooling) and is currently serving on a 04. She worried that homebound eld- with a M.Ed. in Guidance and Coun- medical advisory board, an officer in a erly people had been forgotten by the seling with a focus on parent/child rela- computer software company and hold- healthcare system so she helped found tionships. My mentor through that pro- ing office in CUPHSONAA - keeps her the home health aide program for VNA gram, and now a dear friend, was Dr. busy professionally. Two brand new Care Network (MA) in the mid-1970s. Berry T. Brazelton, the renowned pe- grandchildren, one in November to son She ran it for more than a quarter-cen- diatrician from Boston Children’s Hos- and his wife in NJ and a Valentine’s tury. While in nursing school, she met 12 SUMMER 2004

Day granddaughter to daughter and her 1983 and was a school nurse at Southern Maine for several years. Last husband also in NJ are pure pleasure. Irvington HS, 1983-1999, now retired. seven years have been in a position at We are definitely late bloomers. Put- One grandchild, Sofia, born to Zach & Unum Provident in Portland, Maine. ting a lot of miles on the Long Island Luz 9/03. So it’s back to the Central I’ve been enjoying my involvement in Expressway! Park and Bronx Zoos again. holistic nursing and therapeutic touch and attend local and national groups. Suzanne Lillicrap Anderson spent a Margery Pittsinger Murk has retired Really enjoyed getting my certification long time volunteering. She has two chil- and is enjoying her six grandchildren. in holistic nursing. Phil, my husband of dren and two grandchildren. Her hus- She has a son in the Coast Guard in 45 years, and I have an apartment in band Dick has had several hospitaliza- South Carolina; a daughter in Cromwell Portland near Back Bay and maintain tions for cardiac reasons and she has CT who works for United Health, her a home on Sebago Lake here in Maine. had breast cancer. son is in Wooster, MA practicing medi- We enjoy music, community and church cine and one other daughter in Florida Barbara Lynch Orlando While she is activities. who she is to visit shortly. Marge re- officially on the class roster for 1960, tired in 1996 owing to hip problems and Liz Popoff initially worked as staff she spent the greater part of her stu- she had surgery subsequently. She didn’t nurse in hospitals in Southampton (sum- dent days with the Class of 1959. She, work while the children were young; mer), Boston and Houston. PHN for 5 like the rest of us, feels that she is a four each two years apart, but then went years in Brooklyn (Ft, Greene and member of our class and so she attended back to work when the youngest was 3 Bushwick). Then worked as an instruc- the reunion. She says she comes down 1/2 in an extended care facility where tor in in-service education at Downstate to the New Jersey area frequently to she worked for 23 years. Medical Center. Following grad school visit her children and grandchildren. She (MSN, family nurse clinician, 1974) and her husband currently live in Maine. Gail Pleuger Hamilton Ralph and I worked as nurse practitioner in Wash- have three daughters and five grand- Rose Ann Naughton writes that after ington, DC area (1 year) and later at children. We are retired and see them spending the greater part of her nurs- the Yale Health Services in internal pretty often, even though none of them ing career in education (Columbia Univ., medicine. Also became certified as dia- live in the Philadelphia area. I had a SUNY, Hunter College and Molloy betes educator. Retired after 25 years busy, happy career in nursing. I prac- College), she has retired and loves ev- of service. In retirement, I’m taking ticed community health nursing for a ery minute of it. She lives in Rockaway courses in the Russian language in or- while, then returned to school for my Point NY and spends a great deal of der to translate my grandfather’s cor- masters degree and doctorate. (Also time at the theater, ballet and opera. respondence from friends and family in geriatric nurse practitioner). The last ten Traveling is a wonderful occupation, Russia dating from 1905. I’ve always years of my career I spent on the nurs- too. A condo in Florida allows an es- been a tennis bum and continue to play ing faculty of Temple University. Al- cape from New York’s terrible winter in tennis leagues (adult and senior). I though by that time I was most inter- weather. enjoy living in the Charleston area with ested in gerontological nursing, I found its sense of history and many activities. Jan Paul Arcidiacono After men’s myself teaching community and med- medicine at CPMC, Malaya II Peace surg nursing also. When Ralph retired, Dawn Ramhurst Ballman writes: af- Corps until 1964 I traveled home 8.5 I did too. We are now living in Kennett ter graduation I worked in Boston at months through India, Nepal, Middle Square, PA. I’m very active in church Peter Bent Brigham & Boston Lying- East, Egypt, Europe. Nursing with Care/ and community activities. Some of our In Hospitals. Following my father’s Medico in Algeria followed with more other activities include bridge, skiing, death I returned to New Jersey and travel around Africa and then home - 4 swimming, walking, reading, and social- spent two years in public health nurs- months. Subsequently worked as an izing. Physically, I am enjoying good ing. In 1965 I married and we moved to occupational health nurse for the New health. I work out almost every day and Denver and there my two daughters York Times.Jan earned her MA in Com- feel wonderful. We love being retired. were born. My husband completed munity Health Nursing in 1972 and I keep hearing about all the good things graduate school and we moved to Minot, married Paul Arcidiacono in the same going on with Columbia Nursing and am ND, where he taught at the university. year, producing Zoe in 1973, Zach in proud to be an alumna. I also taught public health nursing there 1975. Worked at the VNS & Children’s for a year. While we were raising our Jane Pomeroy Jacobson spent most Aid Society in East Harlem, occupa- two daughters I was involved in com- of my professional career is in public tion health with IRS, other govt. agen- munity health nursing as a contract health or community health. After our cies, Bklyn, NY, VA Bronx during those nurse. I returned to nursing after my five children left the nest I returned to years until we moved to Maplewood, daughters were in high school, this time school for my MS in Psych/Mental NJ in1982. She earned a school nurse long term care, I spent 15 years in nu- Health. I taught at the University of certificate at Seton Hall University in merous nursing capacities and supervi- THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE 13 sory positions. I retired in 1999 and we period of time together without our hus- Masha Wasson Britten attended the moved to Fargo to be closer to grand bands feeling left out. I have two grand- reunion and then hopped down to SC to children. We are actively involved in the sons ages 9 and 12 (my eldest son’s visit her son. She writes: I am still teach- community working in a program tutor- children). My second son and wife live ing at Binghamton University, part of ing refugees. We are involved with not far from us. My daughter now lives the State University of New York. I am Amnesty International, and active in the in Queens and works in Manhattan. My teaching in the doctoral and master’s church. We have traveled extensively. main volunteer activity currently is that programs but directing the undergradu- I was also actively involved with the of co-president of the Board of our Uni- ate division. Hence I am busy but I still ANA for 40 years. tarian Universalist church. My husband, love it! Our son Gordon has moved with Bob, is still flying at age 80. The plane this family to Charleston, SC with his Ellie Rogowski Landowne My land- he flies is one that he built himself and family. Our daughter Tina will be mar- marks are marrying Bob in Sept ’58 and has been flying since 1979. Sorry I won’t ried in England next month. Greetings graduating in spite of what my mother be able to see you all. to all. I hope to see you all of you at our said. Our children: Deborah, Steve and 50th. Judy. Our grandchildren: Claudia and Norma Shepherd Scholossman Will. My checkered career: from ad- writes: My husband, a retired pediatri- Shirley Witt Erbert retired five years ministrative supervisor of the Darien cian, and I have lived in Santa Clara, ago after twenty-three and a half years Public Health Nursing Assn. to the first California for over thirty years. I left in public health. I wanted to be with my woman president of the United Way of nursing in 1968, to raise our three chil- family and that allowed me to do that. I Westport-Weston and myriad volunteer dren. Since then I have volunteered in used everything I ever learned. I have positions in between and since. Getting several art programs with the local three children; two boys and a girl, all my private pilot certificate at age 57 museums and school districts. In the are married with 7 grands. All of them which now enables me to fly over to 1990’s, I received a master’s degree in live close by and I am very busy with Long Island to have lunch on the beach art history and am currently a docent at my grandchildren. I just came back with Sue Law Hawes. Our oldest Stanford University’s Cantor Art Cen- from Israel where I stayed in the desert daughter is studying to become a ho- ter. I give tours of the museum’s chang- in a former kibbutz for two weeks and meopath. It’s hard to say whether that ing exhibitions and thoroughly enjoy the loved it. There are Geiger counters as has anything to do with my nursing spirit constant learning process. I also volun- you go into stores but we spent time and interest in the world of medicine teer in the Graphic Arts Department of visiting religious sites. My husband went but after all these years, I still consider the Legion of Honor in San Francisco back to school after retirement to study myself a “change maker.” and the San Jose Museum of Quilts and horticulture and he teaches adult edu- Textiles. I have three children and two cation classes. We have plenty of fruit Gail Rothwell Woodall: I’m in great grandchildren, a boy three and a half trees in our big yard. health. I keep busy with a small busi- and a girl at one year recently adopted ness (TRANSITIONS) I have had Dorcas Younger Koenigsberger, from Taiwan. Her daughter lives in Se- since 1997 doing private geriatric care Distinguished Alumni Award for Nurs- attle and son in Virginia and one other management and health education in ing Practice, 2004. Dorcas’ many child close by. and health monitoring in four senior cen- achievements will be highlighted in this ters on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Liz Walker Hiltunen, Ipswich, MA issue. She has three children, a son on I try to keep it at about half time. I go to writes: I am currently working part time the coast and two daughters at home. each on a monthly basis and do that in Boston at Massachusetts General Afi, the eldest was born when she and under contract with our local area Hospital on a Clinical trial called Mend- Dick were in the Peace Corps in Togo. Agency on Aging. I do know about Jo ing Hearts Together. We are testing Nicole and Michael were born after they Cassavant living in Frederick and we an intervention of social support, edu- left the Peace Corps. Dick continues see each other often. She spent three cation and peer support, given by a nurse to work in the Pediatric Neurology area days here in Jan. ’99 helping Bob when and a peer, to recovering cardiac elders at PH. I had my hip replacement. We try to living alone at home. I have been work- get together every few months either ing on research studies in Boston for 1964 here or there. Also in close touch with about 15 years and it has been a won- Sally Murphy Albano: Consultant Mary Goodwin Dummer (Goodie). derful opportunity to have close con- Home Care Accreditation/Quality Im- Goodie, Jo, and I have had a number of tact and follow up with patients and provement keeps me busy. Currently, threesome reunions over the past ten families. I live outside of Boston with I’m vice-chair of VNA of St. Luke’s years. Most recently, Goodie and her my husband, Carl. My son lives in Mon- Board of Directors, am on the Board husband, George, attended an tana and my daughter lives in Colorado, of Directors of Weller Health Educa- Elderhostel with us in New Orleans. It so I enjoy spending vacation time trav- tion Center. Formerly: (1) Joint Com- was a really nice way to have a long eling, hiking and exploring the west. mission (JCAHO) Home Care Ac- 14 SUMMER 2004 creditation Specialist (Medicare Certi- Doris Taylor Babb Bowles said that Helen (Andie) Anderson Denious fications), (2) National League for she is living in Chapel Hill NC. She writes: Still working full-time in Public Nursing – CHAP Community Health worked in OB and Harkness Pavilion Health – immunization services man- Accreditation Program Hospice and until she took the state board exam. ager for the Arizona Dept. of Health Medicare, lead surveyor; Lehigh Val- Back she went to North Carolina where Services. Just celebrated 38th wedding ley Dental Assurance (for “Tooth she has worked first in OB and then anniversary to George Denious, brother Fairy”) and visited public schools in public health. She earned her masters of Martha Denious ’62. (Blind dates February teaching and demonstrating in maternal and child/public health from can be very successful.) We have two dental hygiene. I have a MS in Health UNC although she really wanted to go wonderful grandsons, Jake four and a Service Administration. I am the mother into midwifery. After she and her hus- half and Zach two, both red heads. Have of two, grandmother of four. Married band adopted their first child, she be- lived in Scottsdale, AZ for 32 years. 40 years to same person!! So proud to came a stay-at-home mom for a few Debbie Dickinson lives near be a graduate of CUPH and even more years and then went back to work part- Cooperstown NY. She believes the proud to be a member of the Class of time in the Public Health Dept.’s OB- things she learned in nursing school 1964. family planning clinic in Durham, N.C. were so formative for her later profes- Eventually I went full time and worked Sarah (Sally) Anderson writes: I have sional life. She was an assistant direc- in the same clinic as head nurse, then worked in some capacity of pediatric tor of outpatient nursing at Montefiore. supervisor for about 10 years. I retired nursing since graduation – not quite fully She became a nurse practitioner and in 1988 when my husband retired, and retired! Seven years ago I moved to the currently works as a nurse practitioner now fill my time with volunteer work.. Boston area after living 30 years in San in upstate New York. Her son has two children and lives in Francisco. My hobby is world travel. NC and her daughter has a ten year Mary Eyer writes: I am still working Great to be here. old, also living in NC. Her current posi- full time and sometimes more at Co- Sandy Metcalf Bertetti writes: I am tion is supervising a clinic for lower in- lumbia, Management Supervisor - things retired and I live in Andover, MA and come families in Durham. Doris is en- are ever changing there. The hospital have three grown sons no daughters (I joying her retirement with her husband is in the midst of obtaining Magnet Sta- wish I did). The oldest one is married in NC. tus. One wonderful son, no grands yet. to his fellow Dartmouth classmate and Love to travel - went to Jordan last year Betty Chin is living in California and they live in Cockeysville, MD with two on one of the QE II last crossings. Plan- has a daughter. adorable redheads. Scott is involved ning a trip to either Argentina or Japan with an Internet credit card company Mary Ann Kelly Collini has been later this year. So good to see everyone called I4Commerce. My second son, married to Bill for 39 years. She has that made it to the reunion. Hi and good Stephen just got married this past week four daughters, two son-in-laws and five health to those who did not. We are still to a Thai girl and they live in Alexan- grandchildren. Her husband is a urolo- a spirited group ’64. dria, VA where Stephen teaches world gist in solo practice and she has been Vanessa Noble Gang writes: As a pro- history at TC Williams H.S. My young- working in his office for the past eight fessional geriatric care manager I am est son Richard is a new dentist doing a years. Busier now than ever! privileged to advocate interdisciplinary two year residency at a Level 1 Trauma Margaret Mabrey Craig: We have holistic care in the continuum of care Center at Charity Hospital in New Or- been living in Napa, CA for the last five for the client and intergenerational fam- leans, LA. My husband, David is par- years. I am associate dean for the nurs- ily members in their quest for wellness tially retired—he has a stock business ing program at Napa Valley College. and individual pursuits for meaning. My and is part owner of a gas/electric busi- Active in several statewide committees adult children, Tahri, 32 and Rick, 28 ness in Buffalo, N.Y. I worked as a staff in CA and the chair of the Education are in human service professions in nurse at a nursing home in Andover for Committee of ANA/C. NYC. eight and a half years after pretty much being out of nursing for 17 years doing Linda Lovell Demarest writes: I’m Penny Buschman Gemma is living in lots of volunteer work for Scouting, working part-time now with the VNA New York City with two of three chil- Phillips Andover Academy, Dartmouth of Colorado Springs, CO and as a dren in school. She is currently direct- College and my church. We have trav- caregiver with “Comfort Keepers.” I’m ing the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner eled extensively all over the world and celebrating my 40th wedding anniver- Program at the School of Nursing. I love traveling. My other hobby is gar- sary this year. My husband, Al, and I Louise Karabekian Glover writes: I dening. have two sons, Chris and Rob and three am director of nursing at Project Sa- beautiful granddaughters. I’m currently Pat Hanna Borneman lives on a farm maritan AIDS Services in the Bronx, a living in Monument, CO, which is be- in the Amish area (Greenville PA) long term care facility for substance tween Colorado Springs and Denver. THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE 15 abusers. We have one son, Daniel, two for you all to come visit. Son, Christo- Norene Cavanagh Lynch says, let’s married daughters, Jacqueline and pher now 37 is married and living in keep in touch! My e-mail address is: Christine, and five grandchildren. Greet- Bowling Green, KY where his wife [email protected]. ings to all the Class of ‘64, which re- Yvonne is on the art faculty at Western Barb Filosa Malone is the owner of mains high-spirited as ever! Kentucky U. He works with redevel- a number of nursing homes on in opment of the historic district. Daugh- Susan Greenberg Gordon writes: I Danbury CT. ter, Karin, is a veterinarian in have recently completed 30 years of Morristown, NJ with a house calls-prac- Margaret Kadel McFaddan writes: teaching at the Lienhard School of Nurs- tice. I am looking forward to working Thank you for a great reunion! I am ing at Pace University and I am still less, traveling more to visit old friends working at Morristown Memorial Hos- going strong. I teach research, psychi- and spending more time in the garden pital, NJ, managed care management. atric-mental health nursing, communi- with my Labrador retriever, Samantha. cation and professional issues. My four Dorothy Zimmermann Mellor children are all doing well and the three Mildred (Millie) Wurth King writes: writes: I recently retired from home oldest are or will be teachers - the fam- The last time I came to a reunion was health/hospice consulting. I have lived ily trade. Abigail is teaching high school for our 25th. My mom, Gladys Wurth in the Los Angeles area with my hus- social studies in Rockland County NY (Carson) ’37, came with me. She died band, Richard, for the past eleven years. (where she was brought up) and con- January 11, 2001. I am the director of Keeping busy as a parish nurse and tinues to indulge her passion for riding nursing for a beautiful nursing rehab coordinating the health ministry at St. with her horse Mollie Sue. Rebecca is convalescent center in Bryn Mawr, PA. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Rancho an art teacher currently enjoying being I have a nursing home administrator’s Palos Verdes. We have three grown a full time mom to Olivia Jade, eight license and have served as acting ad- sons, two married, and three grandchil- months old. She and her husband Drew ministrator in addition to DON. I expe- dren. live in Ft. Lauderdale FL. Benjamin has rience the nursing shortage on a daily Joy Carroll Miller is recently retired completed his master’s degree (as did basis. Got a Master’s in Nursing Ad- and is enjoying time with her grandchil- my daughters) in history and is embark- ministration at Villanova in ’88. I have dren. spent two years in public health. ing on a program to become certified two children – Rick who is married and She then went to France with her hus- as a high school social studies teacher. lives in Michigan. He works with a con- band where he was doing a post doc- Jessica, 16, is learning to drive and a sulting firm. My daughter, Amy, lives in toral study. Having a boy and a girl, she most unique and inventive high school beautiful Maine and is enjoying her didn’t work outside of home for twenty student. work with VISTA. I have been a widow years, but in 1983, Joy went back into for almost ten years. I love to travel. Barbara Baker Happer writes: Re- school nursing. Her son lives in Brook- Other than Michigan and Maine I’ve tired June ’03 after 21 years as certi- lyn and they have just had their first enjoyed trips to the US Virgin Islands fied school nurse in East Windsor Re- baby. Her daughter Cindy is a pediatric and Alaska. It’s good to see classmates gional School District in Hightstown, nurse practitioner, graduating from Yale. looking great after 40 years. I am proud NJ. Now enjoy traveling and visiting to be a PH nurse and still wear my cap Cathy Tyberski Nagy I’ve worked grandchildren. My husband is a phys- on occasion! I received an Alumni since 1967 in the Heme/Onc depart- ics professor at Princeton University. scholarship, which helped me finance ment at Indiana University Medical Son and daughter-in-law are teachers my master’s degree. Center. I was hired then, by the oncolo- at International School in Guadalajara, gist who developed the cure for testicu- Mexico – two children (girl and boy). Deena Penchansky Lisak writes: I lar cancer and I can tell you that was Daughter (CUPHSON Class of ’95) am an education specialist in multiple an exciting time, involved with clinical and son-in-law live in LA with two sclerosis at Wayne State University MS research. In 1984 I finished the MSN daughters where she is a NP and he a Clinic. Started “Ask a Nurse Problem” program at IU and became an adult neurologist. Classmates Norma Smith at Michigan’s MS Society Sexual Edu- nurse practitioner. Retirement is on the and Lynne Seidel live nearby and I see cation to MS patients through parts of calendar for December 2005. Kidwise, them often. the US. Published about seven articles. I have four adopted children who’ve My husband is chairman of neurology Sandra McLaughlin Johanson taught me a few things. We were a ra- at Wayne State. Our son lives in Balti- writes: In between moving (four times cially mixed household, a very interest- more, and is a lawyer with two chil- in the past 7 years) I continue in private ing gene pool mix! So, now they are out dren. Daughter lives in CA and is a practice – adult psychiatric mental and about and doing what young adults scriptwriter and teaches Latin. Last health with a focus on psychosomatic do and I am a recovering mother in a year I was awarded the Distinguished medicine. I now live and work in twelve step program . . . just kidding. Alumni Awards for Nursing Practice. Morristown, NJ and have guest rooms 16 SUMMER 2004

Barbara Callahan Nape-Bachrach Wendy Noble Savoy: I closed my pri- care” these last 7 years...now he trav- says: Great to see so many friends! vate practice as a nurse psychothera- els with me. I recently returned from a Joan Daly Rasmussen: I have been pist in December 2003. I am embark- six month sabbatical in Monterrey married for 38 years in June to Paul, an ing on my expression of “Art and Cre- Mexico, teaching in the first nursing orthodontist in Schenectady, NY. I am ativity” as I enjoy being a grandma and doctoral program in Mexico that I have the mother of four great children, Ann visiting our family in NY and NJ. My been working to establish for a few Elizabeth, Tod James, Sarah Ellen and dear husband, Bob and I will celebrate years. Between the English of the eight Alicea Kathleen. My Columbia educa- 22 years of marriage July 2004 and we students and my Spanish, I am unclear tion helped me be the best mother, wife would welcome any visitors to Balti- what was going on those six months! and person that I could have been. more/Washington, DC area. In January we head for Hong Kong and Beijing to work with a group of Chi- Norma Askeland Smith writes she Audrey Smith Read writes: I work at nese nurses for the month. I am still retired from teaching nursing at our lo- South Lake Hospital in home health. I teaching at Lehman as the Director of cal community college after 26 years in have not been very ambitious in “climb- the Center for Research and 2000. I spent the next two years with ing ladders” in nursing. The kind and Scholarship, working on a few research my husband who had a sabbatical at friendly people I work with make it a grants and the planning proposal for the Stanford U. where I was able to audit good place to be. I do a lot of QA work, CUNY nursing doctoral program. I am 17 courses and saw former PH class- drill down to outcome data, write re- also adjunct professor at Columbia mates Betty Chin Pon and Ann ports, teach home health field nurses Teachers College in their doctoral pro- Tamaino. Back now in Princeton, I am and learn from them. Other nursing/ gram. So when will I retire? As long as active on two boards related to senior health related interests, body, mind, I am having fun, I will keep doing what citizens. My husband continues to teach spirit, hypnosis and therapeutic touch, I am doing. I will miss seeing everyone physics at Princeton. My two sons live health literacy, writing patient education but you will be in my thoughts! in readable form and medical Spanish. on the west coast; my older son lives in My husband, Dick, and I belong to a San Francisco and is a CPA. My Mary Waggoner works nights at the local kayaking club – beautiful small younger son who is living in Seattle is a University of Michigan Hospital. Her central Florida Rivers. Our nest is specialist in pulmonary ICU and teaches favorite past-time is mountain climbing. at the U. of Washington. I see Barbara empty now. Two children work in envi- Sue Rockwell West works as a staff Baker Happer lots for theatre, skiing, ronmental jobs; none in health care. We nurse in a nursing home in Saratoga walks, etc. live in the country with pastures, a lake Springs, N.Y. and orange grove. Dr. Laura Hagestad Stallone and her Pamela Gordon Wickstrom writes: husband Bill are OB/GYN physician- Marlene Wenger Roadruck: In ad- In 1999, my husband and I opened the partners in Modesto CA. She has two dition to maintaining a focus on health first full service outpatient radiology children. promotion through body, mind, soul, spirit facility in Prescott, AZ, a rapidly grow- work, I am pursuing a career in cre- Keville Frederickson Tomasson ing community in northeast AZ. Within ative writing. Using family and human writes: Dear Classmates of ’64 it breaks three years we doubled our size and behavioral reactions and activities, I my heart but I will have to miss this today have seen over 30,000 new pa- have written approximately 150 poems, reunion, the first ever. My husband is tients. While I do not work as a nurse, I have some lyrics on love and am tran- just coming off four months of battling bring my nursing skills to our patients scending the rejection experience with a torn tendon and uremia from kidney on a daily basis. Our mission statement editors. My family constellation includes stones blocking both kidneys following is: “Medical information is our many cousins, a few living aunts and nephrostomies, stents, lithotripsies, etc. business…human caring is our gift.” uncles, two brothers, a sister and nieces He is now “tubeless” however, but his Our daughter is the director of environ- and nephews of two generations. The stamina remains poor. My heart and mental assessment for Fannie Mae in youngest is nine months old. My hus- thoughts are with you at the reunion. Washington, DC. Chad is in Denver, is band, Jim, and I are sharing significantly My news: our youngest child Hale is a the Director of sales for a new cable in the lives of two families (the daugh- freshman at Green Mountain College TV channel. I continue to run regularly ter and son – their spouses) and seven (which some of you may remember!!!). and explore the west in our car-top tent. grandchildren ages two and a half to Our eldest (my step-son) is a cancer The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and eighteen. research physician, as is his wife, at well in the Wickstrom family. Sally Prugh Robbins is a pediatric Wash U in St. Louis; they have three Virginia (Ginny) Dana Windmuller I nurse practitioner in a clinic for low in- children. My husband Bob has been will retire July ‘4, 2004 from being an come families in South Carolina. Her retired from the NY Times for eight elementary school nurse in Wayne, NJ daughter lives in Brooklyn and teaches years and provided most of the “child theater in an independent school. for 19 years. My husband died Septem- THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE 17 ber 11, 2003 and our 1st grandchild, Anna, was born September 24, 2003. I will be traveling to Alexandria, VA to In Memoriam see son, daughter-in-law and grand- April 2003 – April 2004 daughter and to Maine to see two sis- 1934 Edna Wallmann Lawler March 10, 2004 ters. Son, David, works for homeland 1942 Anne Edwards Warren June, 2003 security. A new life begins! Carpe Diem. 1954 G Sally Morrell Jackson September 13, 2003 Carol Weeks Wister writes: she re- 1954 Dorothy Wells Lum March 10, 2004 tired to Chatham, MA (Cape Cod) in 1955 Joyce Woodel Godbey March 29, 2004 July ’02. Enjoying being grandparent of 1957 Patricia McAloon Carroll April 14, 2004 three. Helping to lead a group called 1958 M Ann Cavanagh April 9, 2004 Mom-to-Mom for young mothers. 1959 Carole Holmes Wilcoxson March 4, 2004 1970 Margaret (Peggy) Fracaro: I have worked at Columbia Presbyterian Medi- Distinguished Alumni Awards cal Center for the past 34 years as di- (continued from page 4) rector of infection control. I encourage home and coordinates the home parental nutrition program at Children’s Hospital. the Class of 1970 to return for our 35th As a result of her work with school age children and their need to play and be a Reunion next year. Details to come… send me your e-mail addresses part of peer groups, she designed a backpack feeding pump system for children [email protected]. See you in 2005!!! who require continuous feeding during their active days. She is responsible for a sizable decrease in the length of stay of a myriad of patients who have benefited 1974 from her knowledge of safe discharge practices, home care resources, and pediat- Sarah Searl Modrow writes: Returned ric nursing care. Her ability to troubleshoot problems over the phone has saved to graduate school in 2000 to complete innumerable patients from trips to local emergency rooms and stressful accidents. a MA in Teaching English as a Second Dorcas is also an exceptional teacher and carries out this gift in a variety of are- Language. Currently teaching ESL stu- nas. She teaches students of nursing at Columbia, patients and their families, resi- dents studying for the health care fields dents, fellows, attendings, dieticians, nurses and nurse practitioners. Whether at of RN, LPN and care-aides. Husband, the bedside or in a formal inservice education session, she demonstrates the real Bob, retired in June, so we will be trav- world in every meticulously prepared lecture. She has been a role model to all, eling more, but still spending summers instilling confidence in the learner whether teaching a family about home TPN or a in the great northwest bicycling, fellow how to manage a patient with a particular problem. She has also achieved a kayaking and of course, nursing. national reputation as an expert in the ketogenic diet used in seizure management. 1977 Dorcas was given the Claire Pace Humanitarian Award by the Babies Hospital Jill Nadolny Kilanowski writes: Old- because she most exemplified not only expertise but also sincere dedication and est son, Philip, will graduate from Case caring of the children and their parents. We are privileged to add to the honors Western Reserve with a BS in Math- bestowed upon Dorcas Younger Koenigsberger with our own Distinguished Alumni ematics and Astronomy and MS in Award for Nursing Practice. Dorcas has consistently demonstrated the art and Mathematics. He will start at the Ohio science of professional nursing and is viewed as an exemplary nurse by patients, State U. for doctoral work in Mathemat- families and professional colleagues. She is the quintessential caring nurse. ics on a National Science Foundation Fellowship. Amanda is completing her sophomore year at Vanderbilt U. Peter If you would like to get in touch with a classmate is a freshman in high school, and Mark is a seventh grader. Husband, David, is please contact Phyllis DiFilippo. a senior director at the Scotts Lawn. I’m honored to be a 2004 recipient of a Phone: 914-966-3699 $10,000 CUPHSONAA scholarship as I complete my first year in doctoral stud- Mail: CUPHSONAA, Inc. ies at the Ohio State U. My research is 6 Xavier Drive, Yonkers, NY 10704 in health disparities with children in marginalized populations, (migrant farm E-mail: CUPHSONAA @ aol.com worker children). 18 SUMMER 2004

Student Models ‘50s CUPHSON Uniform at the 100th Anniverary of KCNA

On April 22, 2003 the annual meeting of the Kings County Nursing Association was held in Seattle, Washington. This was a special meeting to celebrate the association’s 100th birthday. I am on the public relations/membership committee of the association. Members were asked if anyone had old uniforms that current nursing students from Seattle Pacific University could model. Being the “saver” that I am, I of course, had a uniform complete with cap. I had to assist the student with all the studs, buttons and the cap, but she loved it and was young and beautiful in it. The students circulated during the cocktail hour, and I had to stay close to my student to answer questions about where, when etc. There were two of us there to represent Columbia University Presbyterian Hospital - Betty Foster Gentsch ’52 and myself, Peggy Ridsdale Pomeroy ’52.

Board Activities The Board has authorized a gift to the Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital at the Medical Center in memory of Janet Ann Alley ‘52. In May, after an extensive self-study, the Board voted in favor of initiating conversations with elected members of the CAPSONA (now called the SONAACUPH) board.

Please Note The use and misuse of names of the two organizations, CUPHSONAA and CAPSONA, has been confusing to many, as they look quite similar. To help you differentiate the two when opening mail, the following may help to clarify the confusion: The original association, founded in 1892 is called the Columbia University-Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association, Inc. (CUPHSONAA, Inc.). The newly established association has recently changed their name from Columbia and Presbyterian School of Nursing Alumni (CAPSONA) to the School of Nursing Alumni Association of Columbia University and Presbyterian Hospital (SONAACUPH). THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE 19 Treasurer’s Report Joan Ambrose McCormick ’61, JD, RN ou will find below an unaudited report of the financial activities of the Columbia YUniversity-Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association, Inc. as of March 31, 2004 as reported by our independent auditors Condon O’Meara McGinty Donnelly, LLP. Other financial activities include reports from the Scholarship, Research and Benefits Com- mittee given at the 111th Annual Meeting on April 23, 2004. Scholarship Committee: Louise Malarkey ’62, Ed.D, BS, RN Chair presented the masters degree scholarship awards in the amount of $5,000 to Kirsten Weaver ’01 attending Co- lumbia University School of Nursing and the doctoral scholarship award in the amount of $10,000 to Jill Nadolny Kilanowski ‘77 attending Ohio State University. Benefits Committee: for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003 $46,890.08 was given to eighteen alumni from the Pension Fund and $3,000 was given to four alumni from the Sick Benefit Fund.

Columbia University-Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University-Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association, Inc. School of Nursing Alumni Association, Inc. Statement of Financial Position Statement of Activities March 31, 2004 Nine Months Ended March 31, 2004 (Unaudited) (Unaudited)

Total Assets Funds Revenue and support Legacies $48,899 Cash $ 20,398 Membership dues 23,850 Investments, at market value 5,173,457 Investment income 123,883 Accrued interest receivable 3,720 Other 3,776 Office equipment, at cost; Total revenue and support 200,408 net of accumulated depreciation of $24,003 - Expenses Salary, payroll taxes and employee benefits 37,752 Professional fees 18,151 Total assets $ 5,197,575 Reunion luncheon 1,160 Stationery and postage 7,702 Pension 31,837 Contributions 1,250 Benefits paid 100 Liabilities and Net Assets Rent 6,030 Insurance 7,340 Miscellaneous 5,564 Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 19,909 Total expenses 116,886 Deferred compensation liability 30,528 Excess of revenue over expenses before unrealized gain on investments 83,522 Total liabilities 50,437 Unrealized gain on investments 324,530

Net assets 5,147,138 Increase in net assets 408,052

Total liabilities and net assets $5,197,575 Net assets, beginning of year 4,739,086

Net assets, end of period $5,147,138 20 SUMMER 2004

Distinguished Alumni Nominations Wanted Next year, 2005, the twenty-ninth Annual Distinguished Alumni Awards will be presented. For an award to be given, we rely on you to identify and nominate candidates who you believe should be recognized. The reason for nomina- tion need not have happened in the past year or so, but at any time in their professional lives. The Committee does not actively search for candidates. We depend solely upon you to recommend a colleague for an award. We encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity to honor the outstanding work of an alumnus. If you have questions or would like to complete an application, please call the Alumni Office 914-966-3699 or visit our wet site at: www.cuphsonaa.com and download the form. The deadline for all applications will be FEBRUARY 1, 2005. However, nominations will be accepted throughout the year. Don’t delay. Do it now! Joan Arnold ‘69, Awards Committee Chair

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