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Dr. Deanna Mason ’96
Dr Deanna Mason ’96 was awarded the 2013 Distinguished Alumni Award for her work as a parish nurse and the founding member of a multi-disciplinary free clinic opened at Our Lady of Mercy Parish in Madrid, Spain. The clinic provides free health care to illegal immigrants currently barred from the public health care system due to […]
McCartney Renn ’15
Tell us a little bit about yourself: I love long distance running, I play french horn in the Symphony Orchestra, am a CF in College View and am from Baraboo, WI! Why did you choose Nursing as a major? I chose nursing because I felt that out of all of the health careers, nurses had the most […]
Over 100 Gustavus Alumni Attend 50 Years of Nursing Reunion
The “50 Years of Gustavus Nursing” reunion was held on the 4th-5th and 6th of June this year. Approximately 100 Gustavus Nursing Alumni attended the event which included a run/walk on Saturday morning, buffet breakfast, CEU sessions by Barbara Cobb St. Marie ‘78 on Pain Management, Tiffany Holmes, ‘98 and Cheryl Olson ‘78, posters and […]
2010 Distinguished Alumni Award
The Nursing Department’s Distinguished Alumni Award was established in 2008 to honor graduates who have made significant contributions to nursing. The Class of 1960 has been awarded the 2009 recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award. The Class of 1960 was invited to attend the annual Pinning Ceremony for the senior nursing students where they were […]
Distinguished Alumni Citation
The Distinguished Alumni Citation is awarded by the college for “outstanding and exceptional professional achievement such as to bring unusual honor to the individual in his/her field of endeavor…” Three Gustavus Nursing Alumni have been given this exceptional honor and award: Lois Anderson Nelson (’60) presented in 1984 Barbara Leonard (’63) presented in 2008 Carolyn […]
2010 NCUR Presentations
Ever since 2002, nursing student have been presenting their studies at the National Conference of Undergraduate Research (NCUR). Two of the studies have been published with another pending review. Three studies were presented at the National Student Nurses Association Conference, 2010 in Miami. Here are the students and their topics for 2010: Kelly O’Brien: Exploring […]
Students Travel to Tanzania for Transcultural Experience
In 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010, the nursing department has offered a January term in Tanzania. The J-Term class of 2009 read segments of their journal entries during the Chapel service on March 9, 2009. To view these entries, click here: Chapel Tanzania 2009.
2009 Distinguished Alumni Award
Rebecca Linn Pyle (1976) 2009 Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award Recipient The Nursing Department’s Distinguished Alumni Award was established in 2008 to honor graduates who have made significant contributions to nursing. Rebecca Linn Pyle (1976) received the Distinguished Nursing Alumni award from the Gustavus Adolphus College Nursing department in 2009. Becky Pyle is the Director of […]
2009 NCUR Presentations
Ever since 2002, nursing student have been presenting their studies at the National Conference of Undergraduate Research (NCUR). Here are this year’s presenters: Christine Reimer and Rachel Ogilvie: Anxiety Levels and Contributions among Junior and Senior Nursing Students in the Midwest. Presented at NCUR, April, 2009 University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse. Ashlee Oldani and Laura Natwick: […]
Distinguished Alumni Award
The Nursing Department has established their own Distinguished Alumni Award this year to honor graduates who have made significant contributions to nursing. Carolyn Kruger (’64) has been named the first recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award. Recipients are invited to attend the annual Pinning Ceremony for the senior nursing students where they are honored with […]