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1973

Jerry Puente Gonzales,MS, RN, CHE, is a retired US Army Nurse, he has since worked at a VA Hospital as a consultant and as a faculty member with Baptist School of Nursing

1975

Karen Gannon,MSN, RN, is currently a neonatal Nurse Practioner with Vanderbilt Univerisy.

1976

Patricia Starr, BSN, RN, is enjoying her retirment by running her Parish’s food pantry with her husband Dave Starr. They are both active members of the American Legion as well as Friends of the Library.

Dolores “Maggie” Varona, MSN, RN,  has obtained her MSN from the University of the Incarnate Word. She is enjoying her retirment from University Hospital, where she was a Nursing Director with 27 years of service.

1977 

Jane Dimmit Champion, PhD, RN is currently a professor at UTHSCSA School of Nursing. Dr. Champion has received an NIDA summer research supplement award for underrepresented minority students.

Sara Gill , PhD, RN is currently a professor at UTHSCSA School of Nursing. Dr. Gill along with fellow School of Nursing faculty member Dr. Cathy Robichaux, and Jean Petershack (neonatologist) have been awarded a 2007 Scholarship of Teaching Grants Award of $4,865. Their proposal title was "Interdisciplinary Education in Palliative Care." 

Corrine Sherman, RN, MSN, PhD, is enjoying her retirement from her faculty position with the University of Texas Health Science Center School of Nursing.

1978

Lynn N. Eisberg, BSN, RN, is currently a Research Nurse/ Asst. Trainer at Stanford Blood Center- in Standford School of Medicine’s Dept. of Pathology

Dorthoy Linder, MSN, RN is currently a school nurse with Comfort ISD

Norma Martinez-Rogers , PhD, RN is currently a professor at UTHSCSA School of Nursing. Sr. Martinez-Rogers has had both the Juntos Podemos and the Avanzar grants renewed for a total of $277,616. She has also received another HRSA grant of $36,655 for student scholarships.

1979

Karen McMurry, BSN, RN, worked as a nurse untill 1982, then attended law school. Since 1985 she has represented health care providers in medical malpractice cases and currently functions as the Vice President of legal services and risk management with Unversity Health Systems.

Ellen Ott, BSN, RN, has established her own non-profit: Under the Bridge. She is currently retired from the Army Nurse Corp, as well as President of Volkssport Club & Acting President of the Texas Volkssport Association

Charles Sheeley, BSN, MSN, APN, FASCCP, was admitted as a Fellow to the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology in Decemebr 2006

1980

Joyce Batcheller, MSN, RN, currently serves as the SVP/ CNO for the Seton Family of Hospitals, also works as the co-patient safty officer for the system, which includes 8 plus hospitals with a new facility opening in 2008

Barbara Jean Haywood, BSN, RN, is currently ANNC Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse, Currently at Methodist Hospital

1981

Carol Daniels, BSN, RN is currently enjoying her retirement as a school nurse and high school teacher of Health Science Technology Education

Marcia Patrick, MSN, RN, is currently a director of infection prevention and control at Multicare Health Systems. She is also Chair of APIC Communications committee, as well as co-editor of Guideline for Prevention of MRSA Transmission

Colleen Malady, MSN, RN, is currently working for Diagnostics Research Group.

Phyllis Rhodes, BSN, RN, is a charge nurse in the specialty unit of Austin State Hospital. She also spent 2.5 years in Thailand teaching English and going on mobile medical clinics to villages and hill tribes

1982

Beatrice Price, MSN, RN, is enjoying her retirement while also working in MH/MR & teaching nursing

Darlene B. Turner, MSN, RN, has been a Nurse Administrator since 1995 for a 612 bed substance abuse prison unit at UTMB Correctional Managed Care

1983

Eli Villarreal, BSN, RN is currently a staff nurse for University Hospital

1985

Betty Andrews, BSN, RN, is a retired Colonel and is currently working at Humana Military Healthcare Service

Janet K. Bleier Dugan, BSN, RN, teaches Taekwondo and is currently studying for her 3rd degree blackbelt

1986

Karen Jackson Goodrick, MSN, RN, is currently working as a neonatal nurse practitioner at UT’s branch at St. Mary’s Medical Center, and participates in triathlons in her off time

Karrie Oehler Groves, PLN, MICN, CEN, RN, is currently self-employed as an RN consultant specializing in EMS

1988

Jacqueline Hawthorne, BSN, RN, is currently a school nurse as Liberty Hills middle school in Killeen, TX.

1989

Marian W. Borrell, BSN, RN is enjoying her retirement after spending a number of years in the cancer research, and oncology field.

Marjorie Sullivan, BSN, RN, is currently working at I3 Research in Pharmaceutical Research

1990

Sondra White, BSN, RN is employed with Methodist Healthcare Systems, and is currently in graduate school at University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio School of Nursing.

1991

Judy Aldridge, BSN, RN, is having babies, teaching (patients and staff) and enjoying life!

Delia Meyer, BSN, RNC, is currently an adjunct faculty member at University of the Incarnate Word. She has an 8 year old daughter and a 4 month old son with her husband Robb.

1994

Anthia Murray , MPH, MSN, RN is currently working as a Community Health faculty member at UTHSCSA School of Nursing.  Mrs. Murray along with fellow School of Nursing faculty member Kim McAlister have been awarded a $4300 Nursing Advisory Council grant to support their project, “Medication Management and Health Screening Education for Seniors.”

1996

 Jennie Olsen, BSN, RN, has retired as a Major in the Air Force, after 20 years of distinguished service and numerous awards and decorations. She is currently employed by Veterans Administration- Edward Hines Hospital in Maywood, IL.

1997

Barbara Owens, MSN, RN, PhD is currently a professor at UTHSCSA School of Nursing. Dr. Owens was also awarded $5000 by the Nursing Advisory Council (NAC) for her proposal, “Cultural Intersections in the Care of Mexican Americans during the End of Life.”  Dr. Owens’ manuscript, "A Test of the Self-Help Model and Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Hispanic Women During Treatment for Breast Cancer", has been published in Oncology Nursing Forum (34) 4, 2007.

1998

Dianne Beckman-Mendez, MSN, RN, PhD is currently a Professor at UTHSCSA School of Nursing. Dr. Beckman-Mendez has also been awarded a $750 MARC Travel Award and Registration grant to attend the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Programs and the grant writer’s seminar craftsmanship training program on August 10, 2007. 

Maggie Schulenburg, MSN, RN is currently a critical care educator at Northeast Methodist. Ms. Schulenburg is also featured in the April/June 2007 issue of Critical Care Nursing Quarterly. The topic is hypertensive emergencies. Ms. Schulenburg has also just been given the opportunity to design an issue of Critical Care Nursing Quarterly that will be published next year.

2001

Congratulations to Pam Hodges, MSN, RN, who recently received both a fellowship award and a committee meeting grant. The Nurses for a Healthier Tomorrow Faculty Fellowship will provide her with $1300 for her tuition, fees, and books as she prepares for a career as nurse educator. She also received a $1000 scholarship to attend the American Association of Heart Failure Nurses Annual meeting in San Diego, June 26-28, 2008. Ms. Hodges is currently a Professor at UTHSCSA School of Nursing

Janet K. Noles, PhD, RN, is currently the Dean at Patty Hanks Shelton School of Nursing.

2003

Dr. Margit Gerardi, PhD is currently a Professor at UTHSCSA School of Nursing.  Dr. Gerardi along with, fellow School of Nursing faculty member, Dr. Margaret Brackley were awarded a Nursing Advisory Council grant for $4750 to develop baseline data for risk behavior, victimization, trauma, and family functioning in minority children who have been exposed to violence; and to assess the culture and age appropriateness for four data collection instruments for Latino, African-American, and Caucasian (non-Hispanic) youth. Dr. Margit Gerardi has also been awarded a $750 MARC Travel Award and Registration grant to attend the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Programs and the grant writer’s seminar craftsmanship training program on August 10, 2007. 

2005

David Batter, is currently studying full time at the University of Miami, with a focus in nurse anesthesia

Mary Beth Griffith, MSN, RN has been working part-time at Augusta Pediatrics, private pediatrician’s office. The Griffith family has been expanding; they now have 3 kids under the age of 4!

Lindsay H Rensberger, is currently living in Wasatch Mountains in northern Utah where she has just finished her first year working as a contractor for the U.S. Air Force. She is employed as a Utilization Manager for the health clinic at Hill Air Force Base. 

2006

Adelita Cantu, PhD, is currently a Professor at UTHSCSA School of Nursing. Dr. Cantu also received a $2000 grant to fund Salsa Caliente: Evaluation of a Healthy Lifestyles Program on African and Mexican Americans at Risk for Diabetes and Its Complications. This project will be a collaboration between the Texas Diabetes Institute and the UTHSCSA School of Nursing.Dr. Cantu was additionally awarded a travel award to do a poster presentation of the Salsa Caliente project at the 5th National Health Disparities Conference: Diabetes Health Disparities: Determinants, Prevention, Treatment and Policy, held in Nashville, TN, November 12-13, 2007.

James Patterson, BSN, RN, Army Reserve Staff Sgt., was featured in the San Antonio Express News on January 26, 2007, in which they highlighted his dedication to obtaining his BSN even though he was deployed twice during his program. Staff Sgt. Patterson is currently an LVN at Brook Army Medical Center, on the ICU step-down unit where he has worked since 2000. He will take his registered- nursing state boards soon and is applying for commissioned-officer status.