Alumni Newsletter School of Nursing • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Alumni Office 215-898-7047 Winter 2018 • Vol. 51, Issue 1 website: www.nursing.upenn.edu • email: [email protected] 1967 Class Celebrates 50th 1st row: Sally Hamilton Quaranta, Joan Zahora Shearer, Nancy March Miller, Rennie Cristofori Hackmann, Judy Capperella Schnack, Lynn Garvin Tierney, Barbara Todisco Ward, Janet Bowker Kaye, Sally Darrah Nestor 2nd row: Kathy Rudderrow Doerkson, Lynda Stainer Martin, Sylvia DeAngelo Cashman, Mary Ann Dunn Williams, Eileen O’Donnell Coogan, Liz Selby Beckingham, Judy Riddell O’Donnell, Janice Thiede Elia, Mary Fowler Craig, Maryann Krause Montigel, Nancy Crecco Long, Armene Haas Humber, Our Guide 3rd row: Barbara Rost Hendrickson, Lynn Bondy Lynch, Lynette Shenk (hiding) Thompson, Patti Breder Lightman, Cathy Suter Serfass Friendship ~ that is what three years at HUP created and died. At brunch the next morning, it was agreed that we these sincere feelings for each other have lasted and should not wait 5 years until our next reunion. Friend - grown stronger over 50 years! Thirty-two classmates ship and Love ~ a reminder of all the good in the world and many husbands returned for an amazing weekend was evident in each of our hugs and laughter that beau - of “catching up” on our lives, our work, our families, tiful weekend in October! our sad times and our happy times. It did not take long We are so grateful to Julie Davis, Pat Marcozzi and at the Friday night reception to hear the laughter at sto - Monica Salvia for their help and guidance in our Re - ries retold and remembered in different details. A tour union planning! of King’s Court and English House on Saturday morn - Unfortunately, we did not take many group pictures and ing brought back fond memories and then onto a beau - this one does not have everyone who attended. We were tiful luncheon at the School of Nursing. We were so too busy having a glorious time! fortunate to have as our Speaker, Kathleen Shaver, HUP —by Nancy Crecco Long ‘67 graduate and artist explaining the magnificent body of her artwork displayed on the wall in Fagin Hall depict - Your ballot for the Board of Directors Annual ing the history of HUP Nursing. What a treasure! We all Election is enclosed. Please vote, detach the ballot put our names on rocks to place in the HUP Fountain ~ and mail in the unmarked, enclosed envelope being sure to write the names of those who are deceased. by the April 15, 2018 deadline. We shared a lovely dinner together and a thoughtful and Thank you for your support. beautiful celebration of the seven classmates who have Our Last Class’ 40 th Anniversary The HUP Class of 1978, well known as the “last class”, HUP-ettes, and enjoy keeping in touch with each gathered together in September of 2017 in Cape May to other and communicating updates regarding activities kick off the start of planned celebrations leading up to through this site. We welcome other Class members to the 40-year graduation date in April of 2018. The group contact us if interested in joining the group. The Class spent the weekend at a beautiful rental home and shared is planning a get together during the April 28th weekend many memories and created new ones. Hiking, beach during the Annual Alumni Spring luncheon. Any time, massages, great food and dinner at the Merion Inn members of the Class who are interested can email were part of the weekend. More than 40 members of [email protected] or [email protected]. the Class participate in a Facebook group, The Great by Rhonda Sidney Gregg ‘78 Front Row (Left to right): Mary Wilby, Doris Ann Taylor Hildebrand, Joan Perks, Cathy Yanos Tongue, Kathy Gorman MacDonald, Elizabeth Bowyer Malacoff, Kathleen Gregg Horne Back row: Judy Weiss Mangel, Georgene Gal Saliba, Susan Fraim Marino, Cathy Opsal Smith, Liz Redden McMullen, Nancy Rex Lender, Kathleen Fisher Bugbee, Margie Moffett Iacobacci, Mary Lou Messmer-Holmes, Sheila Grant, Audrey Block Snyderman, Judy Cohen, Rhonda Sidney Gregg What does the Board of Directors Do? The Nominations Committee Chairperson, Susan Sharkey Mc - the number of applicants. There are two other funds benefitting Kelvey ’73 is continually recruiting new Board of Directors from programs helping Women and Children and the Older Population. the ranks of our Alumni. She often receives the response, “I am too The Remembrance Committee recognizes Alumni who have passed busy to volunteer right now.” We all lead very busy lives with fam - by sending condolences to families. We also send get-well wishes ily, work and community responsibilities, so we understand. We to those we know are sick. also thought that if you knew a little bit more about the Board activities and responsibilities, we might pique your interest in The Newsletter Committee appreciates your on-going participation becoming involved. by sending in your news and alerts. We would welcome any other participation with articles, suggestions and help with production. The Archive Committee oversees preserving our school’s history by cataloguing documents, photographs and physical artifacts. They The Membership Committee is always looking for new and lapsed work with the Bates’ History Center at Penn’s School of Nursing, members. We occasionally have mailings to recruit or renew mem - often providing research material for History of Nursing Students. berships. Any ideas on increasing memberships are welcome. Per - The committee also maintains a display case of artifacts at HUP’s haps, you would like to take charge of your class and contact those Nursing Renewal Center. who do not belong to the Association. The Office Committee main - tains and updates the membership database and answers emails and Currently, the Board is reviewing and updating our Bylaws to phone calls from members. reflect the present state of the Association. We are recruiting a chair - person for the Bylaws Committee. Our Website Committee partners with the Penn Nursing Alumni Relations Department to maintain our website and update the Is party planning your thing? The Social and Reunion Committees content. might be for you. We hold two luncheons a year, held in the Philadelphia area. Our Reunions are held every five years and take Now that we have entered the 21st Century, you don’t need to a few years to plan and execute. The next reunion, celebrating 135 attend the six meetings a year that are held on the first Monday years of HUP nursing will be held in 2021! evening of the month from September to May at Fagin Hall. We connect with those who live remotely via conference call. We also have a Scholarship Committee that awards funds to HUP You are welcome to join a meeting to see if you would like to graduates who are furthering their educations. The Philanthropic join as a member of the Board of Directors. Contact us at Committee oversees our funds administered by the Philadelphia [email protected]. We also extend our thanks to Foundation. Our Nursing Scholarship fund is for entry level nursing all our current and past Board of Directors for keeping the HUP students. The Board has recently worked to disseminate informa - LEGACY ALIVE. tion about these scholarships to area nursing schools to optimize 2 I am dedicating my message to a classmate of mine from the September 1960 Class, Beverly (Bev) White Ejsing. Bev was to be President of OUR organization PreCsoirdneenr t’s starting last May 2017 to May 2019. However, she passed away rather suddenly on March 4, 2017. Bev was a very active member of OUR Alumni Association. In addition, she worked at the “Our President” Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania for many years. Bev was loved by all. Dear Fellow Alumni, I hope each of you had a wonderful Holiday Season and If you are not a member of the HUP Nurse’s Alumni As - could enjoy the beauty of the Season. In a few months sociation I strongly urge you to think about joining. we will be enjoying the Spring and the beauty it brings Barbara Callazzo is our Membership Chairperson and with it. Since the last HUP Newsletter we had our Fall she spoke at the Fall Luncheon about becoming a mem - Luncheon on Saturday, October 7, 2017 at Fagin Hall, ber. Here is her email address: [email protected] on Penn Campus. The number attending the Fall Lunch - In this Newsletter you will be receiving a ballot to vote eon was approximately thirty five. The HUP class of for a President Elect and three (3) Directors for the 1967 celebrated their 50th Reunion at the same time, so Board. I urge you to vote and return your ballot prior to a large number attending this luncheon was from this the deadline. Reunion class. Nancy Long, a member of the Reunion Class was very instrumental in organizing this weekend Again, I echo my thoughts, “if you were a recipient of a for her classmates. Nancy, I am sure you and your class - HUP Alumni Scholarship over the past 25 years to ad - mates all had a wonderful time in Philadelphia that vance your education in nursing I strongly urge you to weekend. As President, I had the pleasure of welcom - consider running on the ballot for a Board Position in ing everyone to the luncheon and giving special recog - 2019. I urge the graduates of 1960’s and 1970’s to get nition to the Reunion Class of 1967. involved. I want to give a huge “thank you” to our Nomination Chairperson, Susan McKelvey for all the We were very pleased to have with us at the luncheon hard work she has been doing to obtain members to run Monica Salvia, Associate Director of Alumni Relations for positions on the HUP Alumni Board.