The Dorothy McIlvain Scott Scholarship Fund Established in 1999 by Miss Dorothy McIlvain Scott, who has had a lifelong interest in community health. The funds provide scholarship money to nursing students who are taking courses at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Dorothy McIlvain ScottDorothy McIlvain Scott understands what it means to provide care for patients in need. Born into a family with a commitment to public service, Miss Scott spent 27 years of her life as a nurse’s aide, volunteering 36,000 hours for the Red Cross.

She earned her first Red Cross uniform at the age of five, visiting wounded soldiers during World War I. Her mother, Jane E. Scott, was in charge of the Red Cross

volunteers at Baltimore’s Fort McHenry, and the soldiers were delighted when she brought Dorothy with her

to the barracks. Miss Scott recalls walking around the fort’s peninsula, keeping company with the soldiers in their wheelchairs. “The men were so glad to see a child,” she says. “So many missed their children they had left at home.”

During the Second World War, Miss Scott began volunteering at The Johns Hopkins Hospital to help the overworked nurses on the floor. After eight months, however, gasoline rationing took its toll, and she no

longer had enough fuel to drive to work. She didn’t let that deter her from her mission of helping others, and began walking to Union Memorial Hospital

to provide care instead.Today, Miss Scott’s commitment to providing care takes another form—financial support for nurses of the future. Her

scholarship supports Hopkins nurses with a dedication to public health who are enrolled in the joint MSN/MPH

program. “It’s so important that nurses receive some training in public health too,” she notes.

“Then they can go anywhere in the world to provide help.”

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Shirley Lee, MSN/MPH student“You came all the way from America to teach us how to brush our teeth?” the young tsunami survivor asked. It seemed simple, but it was one of the best things we could do for the community’s health. My experience in Indonesia left me with a burning desire to promote health in underserved communities world-wide.

Since that time, I have managed a family practice clinic in East Los Angeles, helped implement a family planning program in Guatemala, and co-led medical/dental mission trips to Mexico. My experiences have taught me that to make a lasting impact, treatment must be coupled with proper health education and preventative programs. Once I realized clinical knowledge would enhance my advanced public health skills, I sought out nursing education at Johns Hopkins.

Having graduated from the accelerated baccalaureate program, and now being enrolled in the MSN/MPH program, I can say that Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing has exceeded my expectations. Every day I am surrounded by world-class leaders who constantly challenge me to improve the art and science of nursing and public health. I am inspired to make a difference in individual patient’s lives and to serve the community.

After my graduation from the MSN/MPH program and certification as a nurse practitioner, I plan to provide preventative and primary care to underserved international communities, particularly in the areas of maternal and child health.

I am honored to receive the Dorothy Scott Scholarship, in part because meeting Ms. Scott has inspired me to invest in the next generation and to live a selfless life as she does. Her generosity will help me to care for individuals and families and make a lasting impact on the communities I serve.

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Homecoming 2008Students Michelle Basa, accel.’09; Courtney Peterson, accel.’09; and Dana Ostberg, accel.’09

Sandra Gray (back to camera), Martha N. Hill ’64 and Barbara Thomas Yinger ’58

Mary Houwink Browning ’58, Judy Fraser Parente ’58, Emie Munzel ’09, Nancy Gould Carr ’58, and Ann Hill Eastman ’58

Debbie Baker, accel. ’92, MSN ’97 Linda Renninger Jonides ’68 and Eunice Searles King ’68

Ruth Barnard ’58 Rachel Pickett Anderson ’58 and Nancy McCall, archivist Mary Ann Small Cline, CHH ’58; Jane Reck Rice, CHH ’48; Sue Coffin Plaza, CHH ’58

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Homecoming 2008Gwyn Price Reece ’98, Maureen Maguire, Honorary, and Mary Ann Knott Grasso ’78

Phyllis Naumann, MSN ’94 and Sue Appling ’73

Rosemary Gonzalez Kollosch ’06 and Sue Riddleberger, CHH’73.

Faculty and former faculty: Maureen Maguire, Honorary; Martha N. Hill ’64; Rosemary Mortimer; Sue Appling ’73; Marie Kirwin; and Bernie Keenan ’86

Doris Perkinson Zimmerman ’53, Carolyn Coker Boykin ’53, Jack Zimmerman, Bernard Boykin, Carol Dolly Schmid ’53, and Otto Schmid

Betty Borenstein Scher ’50 and Harriet Brodkin Saidman ’58

Barbara Hall Richardson ’58 Kimberly Waldrep ’06, Anne Denys, and Neysa Ernst ’06

Michelle Basa, accel.’09 and Janice Perry Kranich ’48

Photos by Rob Smith and Joe Kemp

to view more homecoming photos or order prints, visit www.robertsmithphotography.com and www.kempimages.com.

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The 116th Annual Business Meeting of The Johns Hopkins Nurses’ Alumni Association (JHNAA) was called to order on September 27, 2008, at 10:45 a.m.in Turner Auditorium by Deborah Baker, Accelerated ’92, MSN ’97, president.

Minutes: Motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes of the 2007 annual Business Meeting as published in Vigilando in Fall 2007. Action: Motion was approved unanimously. Roll Call: a total of 117 JHnaa alumni, 35 CHH alumni and three honorary alumni were present. The Class of 1958, celebrating their 50th reunion, had 21 classmates in attendance.

announcement of Class gifts was made by President deb Baker. The overall total this year was $324,364. Class of 1943 – $11,160; 1948 – $9,215; 1953 – $15,980; 1958 – $176,993; 1963 – $25,000; 1968 – $68,000; 1973 – $8,966; 1978 – $3,225; 1988 – $975; 1993 – $3,355; 1998 – $1,065; 2003 – $430.

The names listed below are the deceased alumni from the past year read by Tina Cafeo, MSn ’97 for Johns Hopkins and deb Corteggiano Kennedy, CHH ’73 for Church Home.

Johns Hopkinsfrances cowles kavanagh ’29

clara may turner Ayres ’30

elizabeth pritchard Niebor ’34

m. isabel harris ’37

ruth tanner monroe ’37

florence moffett snell ’37

ruth sylvester prior ’38

Virginia thuss hamman ’40

emily stevenson ’40

shirley olsen carscadden ’41

Ausdrig piranian malouf ’41

mary margeson spelsberg ’41

Virginia watson skeens ’42

evelyn moore Griffith ’43

Berwyn slaten forbes ’44

elizabeth Beavers hendrick ’45

rebecca Johnson simpson ’45

hester waples Achelis ’46

Agness fulton Bond ’46

mary rogers Bradburn ’46

patricia Vicinus cote ’46

Gretchen Anderson osgood ’46

harriet pullen phillips ’46

rose pinneo ’46

Dolores probstner caylor ’47

margaret penrod Deeds ’47

Bonnie holley see ’47

mary florence williams

cadden ’48

louise samuel harper ’48

mary wiley wiggins ’48

katharine Jackson osuna ’49

helen wheeler wetzel ’50

kathleen kennedy kolls ’51

elaine leach kuhl ’51

carol smith wilhide ’52

Jacqueline Boothe lips ’54

teru kamikawa matsui ’55

harriet Gunn Jones ’59

priscilla Davis snow ’60

susan Bartlett ’63

Nancy Ackroyd minichino ’64

patrice sturm Gerster ’73

Barbara Dalton ’76

Church Home and Hospital Alumnimiriam Bell maccallum ’34

margaret crevensten Dukes ’39

Joyce Goldstraw meyers ’39

Geneva werner ’39

magdalene mattie Bryant

Dury ’43

Anna helen miller stack ’43

florence Vesper strohmer ’51

Dorothy whittington

sullivan ’56

peggy schoepflin eldredge ’57

hazel perry wright ’58

Donna Gettinger Broccolino ’67

susan richards ’67

Annual meetingSeptember 27, 2008

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President’s Report:Deb BakerThis is a bittersweet day for me—my last address to all of you at our annual Homecoming Business meeting. i thank all of you for your years of support for me as president and will miss receiving your opinions, criticisms, and accolades—they keep the board driven and focused.

over the past four years, we have worked as a team to secure our legacy and pass on the love for tradition in partnering with Phoebe letocha in the archives, with the stellar book committee on seeing through completion of Our Shared Legacy; and with our graduation classes keeping the pinning ceremonies alive. during this time we also folded the proud and rich traditions of Church Hospital into our family—deb Kennedy has added warmth and creativity to our events with unmatched energy. Thanks, deb.

We continue to be challenged by the daunting efforts of connecting with our more recent alum classes. our students become community and global leaders and are difficult to lure back to Wolfe Street as they go out to save the world. We need to find

more progressive ways to keep them connected. our colleagues at other university schools of nursing face the same challenges. To this end, we have tried to support and be present for student activities on campus and get to know our faculty. our networking panels are well attended and received. Through these efforts, our hope is that our students will give back and come back to their alma mater. The school needs all of us!

The alumni board and development office have become like family to me, and i have learned from all of them. i want to thank lois Hoffer, Betty Scher and Sue Culp for reminding me about my duty to give back as an alum and educating me about the school’s rich history and tradition. i can’t thank Joann Coleman enough for her support and mentorship over the years—personally and professionally. Kate Knott’s creativity and pragmatism have kept our activities current and fresh—thank you Kate. leslie Kemp, Marguerite Baty and Matt Soladay continue to infuse new ideas while keeping our traditions alive in our attempts to connect to our graduates and students. our graduate student alums on the board—Tina Cafeo, Sue Verrillo and Paula Kent—have strengthened our leadership with their wisdom and passion for the school, hospital and alumni association. i am forever grateful for their friendship and hard work. i would like to give a standing ovation to two people who REallY make this organization tick—daily and on time—Melinda Rose and Jackie gray. They are the central nervous system

of this organization, and the warm connection on the other end of the phone with our alumni—new and old. Thank you both. i will forever be connected to this great association and will continue my efforts at the nursing school, on the JHU alumni Council and as a director of nursing in the hospital. i now hand the gavel over to Tina Cafeo. She will keep us focused and challenge us to think progressively while guarding what we love. i am looking forward to her leadership. Thanks again for four great years!

Treasurer’s Report:Sue CulpThe alumni association is financially sound. We went over budget for membership due to the purchase of 1,000 nursing pins to be presented over the next three years (six graduating classes). due to the current financial crisis, investments are down but we are working with our financial advisor on strategies to protect them. associate dean for development and alumni Relations Fiona newton thanked the alumni for their generosity to the school. a total of $323,364 was given to JHUSon through class reunion gifts. Priority for JHUSon is to raise funds for scholarships since quite a number of accepted students do not come to JH because they cannot afford it. Fiona also addressed additional building space which will cost $35 million ($15 million raised so far).

Committee Reports:Archives: Sue CulpThe alan Mason Chesney Medical archives thanks you for your continued support of the archives’ work to

process the Johns Hopkins nursing Historical Collection (JH) and the Church Home and Hospital nursing Collection (CH). The nursing collections continue to be used by researchers including students, faculty, and staff at the School of nursing, alumni, and historians of medicine and nursing.

Phoebe Evans letocha presented a poster at the american association for the History of nursing titled “The Role of nursing History Scholarship on the development of the Johns Hopkins nursing Historical Collection.” Her poster explored adelaide nutting’s influence in establishing the collection and the role the two histories, the Johns and Pfefferkorn book and Our Shared Legacy, played in the collection’s development.

new material has been added to the JH and CH nursing collections at the archives this year from the alumni association office, the offices of the dean and Communications at the School of nursing, and from individual alumni. one of the more significant accessions is the papers of dr. Victoria Mock, who died last year. other accessions include the World War ii scrapbook of Eleanor niernsee godfrey JH ’36.

Rachel Pickett anderson JH’ 58 donated a letter from Florence nightingale to a Mrs. Robertson dated Sept. 6, 1887. Mrs. anderson’s generosity follows in the footsteps of isabel Hampton Robb and Howard Kelly, who established the nightingale Collection at Johns Hopkins.

Volunteer, Betty B. Scher JH ’50, has indexed all the articles and alumni news to the Johns Hopkins nurses’

Deb Baker, accel. ’92, MSN ’97President, JHNAA

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alumni Magazine from 1949 to 2003.

in addition to processing and describing the personal paper collections, Ruth Carver did significant work on the Records of the JH nurses’ alumni association, student records and nursing service employment records in the Records of the JH Hospital Son, catalogued records from the office of Communications at the JHUSon, including photographs published in nursing news from 1985-1993. Ruth also completed the processing of the dorothea orem Collection under a grant from the Sarah E. allison Foundation. Ruth resigned at the end of June in order to pursue a career in music. Since then the archives’ Visual Materials archivist Tim Wisniewski has been working on the photographic holdings.

The Medical archives is redesigning its website. The new online catalogue will include descriptions of all the nursing related art and artifacts. The archives is also in discussion with the Maryland Historical Society for the return of the materials that Betty Cuthbert placed there in 1973. The return of this material will mean that the entire Johns Hopkins nursing Historical Collection will once again be united.

Nominating: Lois HofferThe slate of officers for 2008 is:President:

Tina Cafeo MSn ’97Secretary:

leslie Kemp ’95Elected Director:

neysa Ernst ’06nominating Committee: deborah Baker accel. ’92, MSn ’97 (outgoing President) Bernard Keenan ’86, MSn ’93

Kellye nelson ’06 Sarah Payne ’03

Motion was unopposed to accept the slate as presented.

Membership: Kate Knott The committee scheduled two networking events, sponsored a job fair for graduate students, participated in welcome events for new students and offered history tours of JHH. JHnaa continues to sponsor pinning ceremonies for BSn students which are a big expense but the students are very appreciative of receiving the Hopkins nursing pin from the alumni. Membership increased slightly this year. We continue to try to engage recent alums. Focus for the year is to engage students while they are here and increase membership.

Homecoming: Paula Kent

The Homecoming Committee made a concerted effort in 2008 to reduce overall costs. although all of the charges have not yet been submitted, it is anticipated that we have decreased our overall expenses for Homecoming by at least a third. The cocktail party remained at the School of nursing with a slightly

smaller range of refreshments. a musical trio played music, a photographer took photos, and a video of the previous year alumni events played in the café area.

The Saturday events were all planned for the JHH East Baltimore Campus this year in an effort to reduce overall expenses incurred with having these activities off-site. The breakfast and luncheon were held in the Turner Concourse and the business meeting and reunion photos were held in the Turner auditorium. a few tours were conducted through the first floor of the hospital to see the Christ Statue, the nursing portraits, the Vivien Thomas and dr. Blalock portraits, and Hurd Hall. Hospital Banquet Services was contracted for catering, the JHH Book Center offered items for sale, and several student volunteers kindly spent the day posing for photos in donated uniforms from years ago.

Editorial: JoAnn ColemanThe members of the Editorial Committee continue to meet with the Editorial advisory Board of the Johns Hopkins Nursing magazine to review past themes and generate ideas for future issues with new story ideas. new members to the advisory Board have brought thought-provoking and exciting ideas for sharing Hopkins nursing stories. new ideas are always welcome. The magazine solicited feedback from CaSE, an Editors Forum Faculty Critique Service. Many positive aspects were identified along with areas for improvement. The Editorial Board has taken these suggestions into consideration. a major theme

for the 25th anniversary of the JHUSon and the 120 years of nursing education at JH will be Hopkins nursing in action to recognize the accomplishments of Hopkins nurses both at the School and the Hospital in order to acknowledge the best in Hopkins nursing. “They Must Be Hopkins nurses” is the logo for this campaign. Stories are being shared via e-mail, website, regular mail, and telephone interviews, and many were obtained from alumni during Homecoming. These stories will be edited and posted on the Son website, where viewers can vote on those they enjoyed the most. The top 25 stories will be published in the fall 2009 issue of the magazine. nursing stories can be sent to www.nursing.jhu.edu/hopkinsnurses.

Education: Sue Verrillo Scholarships are provided by the JHnaa to current students enrolled in the master’s or doctoral programs. Each student is eligible for a maximum of $1,000 per semester or $3,000 total toward tuition and up to $300 per semester toward books, fees or other expenses. This year 15 students were assisted with varying levels of scholarship assistance for a total of $25,000.

Church Home Alumni Report: Deb Kennedyit is a privilege to address this group again at Homecoming. it has been five years since Church Home and Hospital alumni have become consortium members of your alumni, and you have indeed “Secured a Future for our Past.” i am proud to see 66 Church Home grads from 1946 to 1976 here today!

Registration for the Homecoming events for 2008 and 2007:

2008 2007East Baltimore Campus Educational Program 60 32(presented by the Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing)Cocktail Party 165 167Annual Meeting 155 124Alumni Luncheon 209 211

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i especially want to welcome the 17 members of the Class of 1958 celebrating their 50th anniversary. Phyllis Bannister abendschoen deserves the credit for getting this group together. We have five members of the class of 1948 celebrating their 60th and eight members of the class of 1973, my own class, here for our 35th!

We are honored to have with us the former president of Church Home, Mr. gil Whedbee and his wife of 58 years, Marianne. When Hopkins decided to re-open a school of nursing in 1984, Church Home, along with Sinai Hospital, each gave

$100,000 seed money toward that effort. We also have Mr. george Riepe, the former Chairman of the Board of Trustees from Church Home with us. Recently, Mr. Riepe was instrumental in increasing the Freda Creutzburg Church Home Scholarship by $100,000, taking its worth to nearly a quarter million dollars. Church Home is proud of their efforts to help young men and women become nurses by assisting with the financial commitment to their education. This year’s recipient of the scholarship, Jessica Moon, graduated in

May and is now employed at JHH on Weinberg 4.

in this past year, there have been many generous donations to the archives. Most recently, i received a pin from Julia Holland Webster ’48 in nebraska. Evidently this was the only class that decided to have their own unique pin, much to Miss Creutzburg’s dismay.

Old Business:none reported

New Business:deb Baker passed the gavel to Tina Cafeo. Tina thanked deb for her leadership and dedication to the alumni

association over the past ten years and presented her with a shadowbox including a Hopkins nurse’s cap and maltese cross pin. Tina commended deb for setting the bar of excellence for the alumni. Tina hopes to continue deb’s work to increase membership and engage the more recent alumni. Tina asked alumni to offer their suggestions and ideas.

Homecoming 2009 is tentatively scheduled for September 25 and 26 of 2009

Meeting adjourned at 11:40 a.m.

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Hopkins nurses always ask: ‘How can i make nursing better? How

can i make my environment better?’” says Tina Cafeo, MSn ’97, Rn. “They want to use their education to improve upon the status quo.”

Her pride in Hopkins nursing is obvious when she describes her fellow alumni, which perhaps is why she was elected President of the Johns Hopkins nurses’ alumni association in September. The position seems a natural step for Cafeo, who has previously served as the JHnaa Board’s Elected director (2001–2004), Secretary (2004-2008), and has been involved with the Membership and Homecoming Committees.

“Hopkins nursing alumni are wonderful at supporting nursing through both mentorship and networking,” she notes. “The alumni

association is a great way to perpetuate friendships and promote professional relationships.”

during her term, Cafeo hopes to enhance those relationships among recent graduates of the school, who tend to have a lower rate of membership in the alumni organization. “We need the involvement of the next generations. To do that, we need to explore both virtual and real venues for Hopkins nurses to stay connected.”

With an alumni base of more than 5,700 nurses, the association relies heavily on mail and e-mail to keep in communication with alumni. Social networking is on the horizon, as are a number of innovative projects for alumni and students to meet face to face.

among these future plans is the involvement of alumni in community-based projects

alongside Hopkins nursing students. “We’d like to see alumni and students working together in the East Baltimore community,” says Cafeo. “it will provide an opportunity to discover common professional interests, get to know each other, and learn from one another. Students will become attached to the association while they’re still in school and hopefully become active alumni when they graduate.”

in november, Cafeo begins a new position as director of nursing for Surgery at University of Maryland Medical Center. Previously, she served as nurse manager of The Johns Hopkins Hospital Cardiac Surgical intensive Care Unit and Cardiac Progressive Care Unit, where she has worked as a nurse since 1984.

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’46 Class Reporter—Laura Brautigam June, P.O. Box 655, 7215 Cascade Road, Joshua Tree, CA 92252, (760) 366-8181, royjune655@cs.com. Most of our class members belonged to the U.S. Cadet nurse Corps which paid our board, room, tuition, Hopkins uniforms and Cadet summer and winter uniforms plus a tiny monthly stipend. our only obligation was to stay in essential nursing for the duration of World War ii. Some of us are still writing our congressmen for an honorable discharge. Ebay on the internet shows many posters and ads for the Corps which are up for bidding and occasionally shows pins, patches but rarely a uniform. Pat Vicinus Cote died suddenly in July. it was especially a shock to those of us who spent time with her at the reunion in 2006. The last email from her told of the joy she had had in teaching history classes. Jean Selby Fox’s widower wrote that they had six children and 14 grandchildren. Mona Staska Riley called before she left for Portland and Seattle to visit family. Astrid Johnsen Reiley, after recovery from recent illnesses, moved to her new apartment and has joined a writers’ workshop and Friends of the library. Winnie Wyncoop Carter has recovered from gall bladder surgery.

’48 Mary Hester Powell recalls her days in nigeria, West africa from 1949–1962 with the Baptist Foreign Mission Board. Natalie (Penny) Parker Earnest’s husband died in 2007. She spent her career as an oR nurse, flight attendant, school nurse, wife and mother. Mary Jeanne Lowe Jennison worked as the School nurse Health Supervisor for 25 years. She lives in a house built in 1760 that she and her husband restored. Barbara Weimer Hurst enjoys involvement in her church. Marie Bidwell Leuchs worked at Bellevue Medical Center and at the JHH as a head nurse. Her class memories include her class of 39 students of whom all but three were in the U.S. Cadet nurse Corps. due to lack of space in Hampton House, they were assigned to “The old nurses Home.” Amelia Wallace Vernon is grateful for an amazing educational opportunity at Hopkins. Mercedes Pittman Munson spent her nursing career as a public health nurse and on the nursing faculty at U of al, U of SC, and lSU. Helen Merrill Gugerty worked for 22 years as a school nurse and a school nurse teacher in nassau County, nY. Her class memories include the Sherwood Forest nurses’ Cottage. Janice Perry Kranich was assistant director of nursing

for 32 years at the Harper-detroit Medical Center. Elsbeth Graf Smith enjoyed a varied career as a night supervisor, private duty nurse, ward teacher, supervisor/head nurse at local nursing home, and as a school nurse. Memories include playing a running game of bridge and her room in the old nursing building. Mary Short Spencer worked as the office nurse in her husband’s medical practice part time. Her memories include the early use of penicillin. Sallie Cook Lanier, a minister’s wife and missionary, retired in 1989. Her class memories include the dedicated nursing staff and the camaraderie of her diverse class. Liz Krause enjoyed a varied career in hospital, public health, and school nursing. Her class memories include Turtle derby, “pink baby out of blue baby.” Frances Sullivan Ingenito worked in home health care and worked in Farmington in dept. of Rheumatology until she retired. She remembers living in the old nurses’ home at JHH. Jane Garrison Trolinger was an instructor at Bon Secours (newborn) as well as an inservice instructor at Church Home and Mercy hospitals. age and arthritis limit her activities. Peggy Case Harvie said, “… little did i suspect when i graduated 60 years ago that i would be sending greetings by way of a fax from Fl to my fellow alumni at Homecoming!” Graycie Marie Cameron was an operating room charge nurse, a home health nurse, newborn nurse and an elementary teacher. She just bought her first computer! Her class memories include trips to Sherwood Forest and using the tunnel (esp. at night). ’50 Class Reporter—Betty B. Scher, 1190 W. Northern Parkway #225, Baltimore, MD 21210, (443)-449-5934, bbscher @comcast.net. Thanks to your responses to my letter we have news to report on all of us! Counting myself, there are 15

of us still around; i received 12 responses to my appeal for news, made two phone calls. So, here goes with what is going on for each of us. Two of the top prizes for keeping busy may go to Marion Bee and Cora Lawrence. Marion writes that “retirement here seems to be rest, relaxation and reading…i have lots of relatives here and lots of flowers in a garden and lots of birds passing through.” Cora writes, “i’m still quite active. Recently i picked 1½ cups of strawberries and more rhubarb from my p-patch. Seattle has 72 such city gardens and mine is only four blocks away... i’m enjoying reading history and biography…i continue to enjoy my 180 degree view (she is at the base of Mt. Everest) and convenient neighborhood…” i assume Cora also is still singing with her church choir as well. Mildred (Bunny) Barnard claims that “all (her) cylinders are not energetic,” but she still enjoys her large classical music collection. Mary Agnes Hull Stewart spends time in her “cozy house here in Tim’s (her son) yard” and then she goes to daughter Maureen on Saturday. She has nine grandchildren whom she sees frequently. Jo McDavid Hubbard both called and wrote a letter—and Jo keeps up regular phone visits with me. She stays busy working in her house and yard; three grandsons are in college; she takes care of hubby Stan; she also has her former housekeeper living with her (who is too ill to be left alone and Jo is “her family”). So, except for normal aging, Jo seems to be doing great. Jo and Janey Shutts Pinkerton keep in touch with each other, so i get news from each of them. Janey finally has recuperated from her hip replacement surgery. now she has a few more medical problems which are being cared for—and she has oodles of family around (besides hubby Pinky) to do whatever needs to be done. Doris Benjamin Carroll and dick seem Class of 1948

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to be doing okay, as are their children. However, i confess to misplacing her reply card. i have tried to phone but cannot get through with the number i have. also got a response from Eileen Meacham Watson’s daughter in Memphis, Tn. Eileen’s husband died 2½ years ago and Eileen is in a nursing home. Her mind is not as great as it used to be (whose is!) but with her three children around, her daughter writes that “we visit every day… and all in all she’s doing pretty well.” (Thanks for the response and news, Madeleine.) Ginger Groseclose David responded via e-mail as dictated to her husband (although we frequently get in touch with each other this way) and we also talked by phone. Her sight is far from what it should be but “she still maintains a wonderful home for them.” She even cooks, although don wonders a bit how she can do that so well. (He does not know our Ginger!) She also loves to walk in their beautiful mountain neighborhood and listen to ‘talking books.’ Their older daughter moved nearby

about a year ago, so at least one grandson is nearby. Their younger daughter and son-in-law (in nearby atlanta) had a second grandchild as well. as Ginger put it—“all in all, life has been good, very good.” Anna Clair Junkin, Ruth Stilz Whitmore, and i had lunch together again. all of us have slowed down, but are doing well and are relatively active. Ruth and Marv live at a retirement community, and she is taking care of Marv as he gets older and more needy. Several relatives of Marv also live there, and Ruth’s daughter is a Baltimore dermatologist, so family helps. as always, Lolita Beidelman responded promptly by phone. We “solve the problems of the world together,” and this time we also reminisced about our wonderful time as students and our blessings with the instructors we enjoyed. Her niece and nephew-in-law still live happily in new Zealand, but lolita has not made up her mind about moving there to live with them. When i phoned Mackie McCown Kolb, we spoke for a short time and all seems as usual

down in TX. i spoke more to her daughter, Talei, who visits from Wi every three months and makes sure all is going well and things are in order. (does anyone know what the H.M.C. in Mackie’s name means?? i am still guessing…always wrong, of course. i spoke to Annette (Terrie) Theriault Preston’s husband Ted. Terrie is in an inova rehabilitation hospital after two operations; Ted and one son are living together at home for now. as for me, Betty Borenstein Scher, i manage to stay pretty busy, although i confess i am starting to feel my age. i do volunteer work two days a week, exercise three days a week, walk six days a week (am up to a half hour each time), do a lot of reading, frequently have a jigsaw puzzle in progress, visit youngest child (Bob) and his family each

weekend—so he and his wife can go out every Saturday while i stay with their son (now 8 years old). as for vacations, all of mine are to visit family (children, etc.). To each of you, thanks again – stay or get well – enjoy as much as you can!

’51 Class Reporter—Catherine Morton Bork, 15039 Harrison Avenue, Allen Park, MI 48101, (313) 381-9396. You may also contact Rosie Ghysels at rghysels@sbcglobal.net or (616)

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475-4677 and Pris Teeter at pteeter@verizon.net. Please send them your information. Rose Mary Burroughs Schulte writes that they are pretty much “status quo.” They go to the beach each summer weekend with family in the summer. Anne Wright Morooney and i are great fans of george Will. Whenever he writes a news column on baseball, i share it with Anne. Doris Higgins Thompson and her husband Merle live in the Charlestown Retirement Community in Md. They live in one of the original seminary buildings with 12 foot ceilings. Doris writes that she attends two Bible studies and volunteers her ceramics know-how with residents at the care center. Merle has emphysema and is on oxygen when in the apartment, but can walk a mile or two without it. Doris keeps fit by going to the pool five times a week for water aerobics and the fitness center. Lucia Cabot Cipolla continues to travel a great deal—her children seem to be hither and yon. Sue Anstine Shankroff says they are all well—except for daughter Jan, who had successful treatment for breast cancer, but now has developed rheumatoid arthritis. She and husband Herb volunteer at a local agency which feeds the homeless and needy. Esther Moore Clement and Tom are so aware of the gradual insidious loss of strength. does that sound familiar? Tom has Parkinson’s disease, but manages pretty well. They make visits annually to their son in Co and daughter in nY. They try to get to the local senior center gym and do mall walking three times a week. Nancy Brooks Lacy wrote the very sad news of the death of her son, Brooks, in mid-July. He died in his sleep. He had needed a new kidney. He would drive his wife into nashville to work at Vanderbilt four days a week and then come and stay at Nancy’s until it was time to take her home. So Brooks was there with Nancy frequently during his last months. in May, Jane Boice Turnbull developed a severe

and sudden lower back problem with pain radiating down her legs. She’s been on a regular low dose of steroids with a possible laminectomy in the future. With all her pain and difficulties, she still fixes food to take to shut-in friends at her church. Rosie Ghysels is scheduled for her second knee replacement in october. She and Jane and i hope to get together once before snow flies! Betsy Boggs now has a motorized wheelchair for maneuvering about in her apartment. We did not get to oH to see her this summer—and she is not able now to deal with the difficulties of air travel. Pris Grey Teeter is still a world traveler and writes with such enthusiasm about her experiences! Adele Sparks Birx’s husband, don, has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and treatment is being considered. i, Catherine Morton Bork, had bi-lateral foot surgery in July. The two little piggies that stayed home were straightened—and i’ve been somewhat sedentary since the surgery.

’53 Madge Merkley Ziegler enjoys reading, travel, bridge and crossword puzzles. Jane Williams Cole and Joan Williams live in Fl. Jane does a lot of traveling around the country to see her daughters, and especially to Houston to see her granddaughter. They both retired in 1990. Memories include annual Turtle derby, Sherwood Forest, and the Student nurses Basketball league. Lillian Chang Soo-Hoo enjoys classical music, reading, and news on TV. Memories include her first clinic experience on the acute psychiatric ward. Nellie Pickett Adams worked as a school nurse teacher from 1965 to 1975 and health and reading teacher from 1975 to 1994. Her class memories include going through the tunnel for midnight snacks. Carolyn Banghart worked in nurse-midwifery practice, education, and public health. Her class memories include osler medical clinic and her favorite is visiting the cottage on the Severn. Mary

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A decade ago, geraldine “gerry” Peterson ’64 wasn’t even active in any alumni groups.

Then, someone asked if she would be interested in attending a Washington, d.C., alumni chapter event. She did, and she was hooked. Johns Hopkins had always been important to her, and she soon took leadership roles, serving as the chapter’s secretary, vice president, and president, as well as heading several committees. That led to becoming second vice president, and later first VP, of the Johns Hopkins alumni association’s alumni Council, the 100-member governing board of the alumni association. in october, she was elected president of the council, succeeding Jim Miller, a&S ’64.

“it’s very difficult for me to sit on the sidelines,” Peterson says. “if i’m involved in something, i really want to be involved.” She rarely jumps into projects halfway, but admits she’s given friends stationery that says “Stop me before i volunteer again!”

Multi-tasking, however, is a skill she perfected as a nurse.Empowering alumni from the Johns Hopkins campuses beyond

Homewood is one of Peterson’s core goals. “as a graduate of the School of nursing, i recognize that there are a lot of Hopkins graduates who feel disconnected from the university,” Peterson says. “My goal is to work hard to bring alumni from these schools into the fold, to make them feel connected.” Peterson also wants to make full use of the resources of alumni chapters throughout the country. “We are looking at ways to keep chapter presidents and committee members more aware of what’s going on,” she says.

Peterson is excited by the possibilities of her presidency. “i’m not an 18-year-old, and i rarely text anybody, but the technology that the university is providing is just terrific,” she says, and developing it over the next few years will “keep people connected in multiple ways.” For example, young members of the alumni Council are spearheading a drive to disseminate information through social networking and podcasts. Peterson says she realized just how important such a push was when a 70-year-old Peabody alumnus “encouraged me to move forward with technology!”

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O’Connor Cobb reports that her husband received the JHU Woodrow Wilson award for Public Service last year. Mary has had a knee replacement and some other medical issues but manages to swim and use the exercise bike several times a week. Adelene Laub Darr retired after many enjoyable years of hospital, nursing home, and public health nursing! Her class memories include double feature movies at the apex Theater, Sherwood Forest, and great classmates. Mary Elizabeth Moseley McDowell taught nursing for 30 years. She keeps busy knitting sweaters for kids and blankets for Project linus. Carol Dolly Schmid worked in the oR at Hopkins for several years and then raised her family. She loves attending the grandchildren’s events and babysitting the 7-month-old triplet girls. Nancy Neal is in Baltimore with her dog Ebbi. She says survival is her full-time job! Shirley Hale is sorry to miss the reunion. She had a hysterectomy earlier this year and had complications. Thankfully she is alive but not 100% yet but hopefully soon. Sarah Hering Day is active with Meals on Wheels, olney Theater and the nurses’ Club. Her best memories are the fun everyone had at Hampton House. Edie Olson Range had a left corneal transplant and left hip replacement. She enjoys being a hospice volunteer coordinator in her retirement community. Jane Buettner Stevick remembers

the classmates, instructors and patients at Wilmer where she worked for two years after graduating. She will never forget osler or Harriet lane. Joan Tunnicliffe Hurlock enjoys being a member of the Sacramento County Public Health advisory Board research and evaluation committee and family activities. Sarah E. (Betty) Allison was a consultant in nursing and nursing administration. She also held numerous teaching positions and published in various books and journals. She remembers returning to school after having TB, joining the class of ’53, and receiving excellent clinical experience at Hopkins. Florence Christy Hasbrook’s career has included diverse work as a pediatric nurse (at JHH), visiting nurse, camp nurse, occupational health nurse, and med-surg instructor! She spends her time volunteering at Baylor Medical Center and playing the organ. Carolyn Croker Boykin is working in the JHH oR one day a week. Her memories include Miss Mcgee’s shoes appearing under the patient’s bedside curtains long before she let you know she was there.

’55 Class Reporter—Margaret Barber Trever, 29504 Hawkes Hill Rd., Easton, MD 21061-8646, (410) 822-0479, mbtrever@gmail.com. Carol Kealey greatly enjoys teaching a weekly class of Easy English—mainly our puzzling idiomatic expressions—for international

students with basic knowledge, attending college in Columbia, Mo. Carol Straub Guilbert has cut back her volunteer hours due to problems with blood pressure and back, now under control with medication. dick still plays tennis at 80. daughter deb has been having weekly attacks of blindness lasting 15 minutes in left eye, for which answers have not been forthcoming. With that and carpal tunnel syndrome, she is reluctantly having to give up her tile business. an invitation to drop by is extended to anyone vacationing in Hilton Head. Kay Smith Burr and Ted, though his improperly healed tibial fracture keeps him from record-breaking speed, get in their exercise with a daily walk. great how some people cope. a letter to Anne Budlong was returned. does anybody know where she is now? Yours truly has filled out another form for the original nurses Health Study, in which i have participated for over 30 years. i was interested in the inquiries made regarding social life, support systems, and other topics related to coping with the problems of aging, in addition to the regular physical problems, medications taken, and foods eaten the past year. The aJn is now running articles on caring for the aged, too. Can it be that we ourselves are now categorized as the old-elderly! in February, a fall on ice led to a linear fracture of my distal right radius, putting the dominant hand out of commission for awhile, though

it is now back in operation, thankfully. What we do take for granted when all is well. Bob is learning more about Parkinson’s (Pd) via the internet all the time. We continue our daily walk on the local Rails-to-Trails, and he keeps going. our oldest daughter has been diagnosed with Pd also, though continues missionary work, now teaching English composition to collegiate students wishing to be translators in Taiwan.

’57 Patricia Jo Ruckman Burroughs and her husband. live on a small dry-land farm (no longer an actual farm) that has a great view of the Rocky Mountains. Class memories include going to the town fruit and vegetable square and Carolyn Pope getting stabbed through her coat on our way home; moving furniture out of the dorms so they could be fumigated for cockroaches.

’78 Eileen Leahy reported that Karen, Lorraine, Tia, Mary Ann and Eileen met in Fells Point for the reunion. Tia brought many pictures, and they enjoyed reminiscing. Everyone looked so young in the pictures! They missed all who weren’t there and hope for a better turnout for the 35th in 2013. The class donated $3,225 to the Son Scholarship Fund in memory of classmate Dana Cohen Diaz. Thanks to Karen Stanley for putting together the reunion book.

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’88 Just when Rosemarie Chmelik Kinney was considering going back to l&d to work, she found that she is going back there for a different reason, another child is on the way. Her class memories include how she really appreciated that Maureen McArdle drove her to their psych rotation. Maureen had a great new car, and she didn’t have to share, but she did! Rebecca Gardner-Brown enjoys her nursing career while accompanying her military husband on tours of duty across the country. She was in clinical practice for 15 out of the 20 years—emergency nursing, l&d, post anesthesia recovery. Her most recent position is Case Manager, dept of Medical Management at naval Hospital. Her best memory is carpooling with Donna Downing Corddry and stopping for coffee and box of dunkin donut holes! Linda Bragole Francis is married and has two children. She works as a staff nurse at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Her specialties include Cardiology, general Medicine, and general Surgery. She scuba dives and enjoys biking and exercising.

’93 Kristin Holt Evans works as a progressive agency nurse; the Ed is her specialty. She enjoys family, travel, and soccer/softball. Her class memories include med-surg rotation at Church Hospital with Yvonne and Karla, psych rotation with Yvonne and Karla, Homewood with leslie and laura.

’93Accelerated Maria Geesey Bondura works as a product manager/healthcare consultant for Perot Systems. She assists with implementation of clinical software. Her class memories include lots of fun with Sue Bobango and meeting a great group of people from all walks of life. Christi Zohlen has served as a navy nurse since 1994 (MSn/PnP – 1999). She just completed her doctor of Physical Therapy degree and is a physical therapist in San diego. Christi remembers riding the bus from Homewood with Sue, Bonnie, Marit and Kristin. Bonnie Wolfson Hoover is a stay-at-home mother and enjoys long distance running, reading and gardening. Sarah Zadravec McDonald’s sister-in-law is Sue Dexheimer McDonald. Sarah practiced as a Certified nurse-midwife (georgetown U) until son was born in 2004. She is teaching lamaze classes and working part time. She is active in her neighborhood moms group and son’s co-op preschool. She appreciates the friendships she made. Amy Barlow Britt works at Southampton Memorial Hospital and is working on a series of writing projects for Cengage learning. Amanda Jackson Zambrano has worked as a critical care nurse at Union Memorial Hospital for 14 years and is an aClS instructor.

’98 Class Reporter—Gwyn Price Reece, 6234 Manchester Way, Elkridge, MD 21075, (410) 796-7176, gwyn.reece@gmail.

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Hopkins Alumna Leaves Legacy in the Twin Cities

Becoming the first dean of a university’s school of nursing

carries a certain prestige and undoubtedly leaves a mark on history. isabel harris ’37 became the inaugural dean of the university of minnesota school of Nursing in 1969 and her presence helped shape the school into what it has become today. she passed away on march 2 at the age of 93.

As a young woman, harris received her bachelor’s degree from the university of michigan. she then moved to Baltimore and attended the Johns hopkins hospital school of Nursing, completing the program in 1937. world war ii followed shortly after her graduation, and she served in the u.s. Army Nurse corps in Australia from 1942-1946.

harris first came to the university of minnesota in 1947 at the behest of katherine Densford, a professor at the school, who asked her to help establish a program in psychiatric nursing. shortly thereafter, harris was one of the first dozen people to earn a phD in nursing from the university of minnesota. she spent the next several years working her way up the ranks of faculty, all while encouraging the university to recognize the value of a nursing school separate from the existing medical school, according to her nephew mark harris. “she really left an impression there,” he says.

from 1969-1975, harris served as dean of the school of nursing. “she got a lot done, just by being her gracious self,” remarked sandra edwardson, professor and former dean of the minnesota school of Nursing. shortly after beginning her new role, harris learned that she was earning less money than her male counterparts. taking a stand for equal pay, she sued the university of minnesota and subsequently received a salary increase. harris returned to teaching after stepping down as dean, and finally retired in 1981.

An avid traveler at home and abroad, harris visited south America, south Africa, madagascar, europe, and minnesota’s Gunflint trail. she served as docent at the weisman Art museum (located on the university’s twin cities campus) and kept active with bicycling and swimming. she was also a fervent university of minnesota Gophers football fan, attending games even in the bitter cold, after which she’d join her fellow nursing fans for a post-game party bringing a poppy seed cake to share.

harris will be remembered by family and colleagues alike as a strong, quiet force of change, who was passionate about nursing, and wanted to see the school of Nursing thrive for generations to come. “she loved her family,” said harris’ niece, megan harris, “but i think she especially cherished being around the younger generation.”

—Jonathan Eichberger

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com. What a milestone—this year we celebrated our 10 year class reunion—can you believe it?! Take a moment in your mind to think about where we started and where we are now—wow! i am sure that each and every one of you is celebrating many successes as a result of your Hopkins education! To celebrate our 10-year reunion, a small group of us gathered at Fogo de Chao in downtown Baltimore to wine, dine, reminisce, and share our personal stories of success with one another. We had a fabulous time…and we laughed a lot! We only wish that we could have shared the evening with more of you! Unfortunately, i received very few responses to our requests for personal updates. if you had intended to but life got in the way—it’s not too late! Those of us who gathered agreed that Class news is the first thing we look at in the Hopkins magazine. if you are one of the many who have not sent an update, please do us all the favor of telling us about your successes—both personal and professional! We’d love to hear from you! and now for some updates! Carrie Alexander received her PnP at Hopkins in ’03 and has done extensive international work, particularly with tsunami relief victims, but is not currently working clinically. She is considering a second master’s degree in Public Health in the near future. Carrie is living with “the love of her life” in dC.

Steve Allen and his wife, Heather, live in Md with their two dogs and two cats. Steve left nursing after 9/11 to work in military intelligence. Currently, Steve is Team Chief with the defense intelligence agency covering Chinese leadership, decision-making analysis and cross-Taiwan Strait stability. Steve is now Sergeant Major with the national guard and recently

returned from iraq, his third deployment since graduating from nursing school. Nelly Molano di Targiani has two children and has been an oB/gYn nP for the faculty of oB/gYn at JHSoM for seven years. in her free time, Nelly enjoys reading, traveling, biking, and white water rafting. Her favorite memory is graduation! Lorinda Farris and her husband just returned to the States after being overseas. Lorinda is a Major in the U.S. air Force and works as a Women’s Health nP. in her free time, Lorinda enjoys staying fit & weight lifting, oil painting, reading and spending time with her husband, family and friends. Her favorite memories of Hopkins are Barbara, Carole, gwen, Kathleen & leslie. Colleen Grubb and her husband have two children. Colleen got her master’s from U of Md in ’05, specializing as a neonatal nP. She works at JH Bayview and JHH in the niCU as an nP and transport nnP. Besides taking care of preemies, Colleen enjoys boating/water sports, and spending time with her family. Her favorite memories are meeting Anne O’Brien for the first time at the local community college—“she really sold the school!” She also enjoyed the occasional ‘liquid diet’ for lunch in Fells Point (when she was not pregnant); the party at levering Hall on the Homewood campus for the Son, SoM, SPH and the graduate

school—the bar needed to close earlier than expected since there was no more alcohol left; the bonding we experienced with each other—who would have thought something good could come out of group projects?! Mary Mitcherling Hurdle and her husband have a 7-yr-old son and 18-month-old twins. Mary is working at the Towson Surgical Center in the oR. Mary’s favorite class memories include dr. ada davis & carpooling with John Christ & Jen Riddle. Meredith Wayne Irwin and her husband have a 9-month-old and live in ga. She completed her PnP at the Medical College of ga and worked as a PnP in Pediatric Cardiology until the arrival of her first child. Meredith is currently basking in the love of motherhood at home with her daughter. Meredith, Carrie & Jessica (former Hopkins roommates) reunited for the 10 year reunion and made a day of it! They cruised past their old apartment, checked out some of their old haunts, and reminisced about “the good old days”! (Trust me, there were some great stories!) Julia LaBare Kane and her husband have three children. Julia received her MSn/nP from Vanderbilt in Women’s Health. She is on faculty at Fayetteville Technical Community College. Besides shuttling her kids around & working, Julia likes playing golf. Julia’s memories include “good times in Fells Point” and writing the final care plan! Maria Lagares Lager, her husband and two girls live in annapolis, Md. Maria works part time from home as a case manager for a health insurance company. She maintains her clinical skills working per diem for area hospitals in the niCU, Peds ER, Peds floor and at Villa Maria, where she provides peds nursing care and

adolescent mental health care. in her free time, Maria enjoys camping, kayaking, leading Brownie troops, being a “Room Mom” for her daughter’s 1st grade class. Barbara Lund is living in TX with her three dogs and only a mile from her sister and two nephews. She worked as a nurse in a newborn nursery for two years but then returned to engineering. Barbara notes that she still has an active nursing license, and enjoys attending conferences to obtain CEUs. in her free time, she enjoys swimming and bicycling, time with family and friends, and working on her house, which has made it through two real hurricanes. Her memories are the people—she can’t believe how hard we worked and all of the care plans! (Ugh!) Jessica Mikuliak completed the FnP program at georgetown and promptly “gave back” to the national Health Service Corps at a clinic in dC called la Clinica del Pueblo, where she still works part time. She also works at a private internal medicine office as an FnP, and in her free time (ha!) she staffs an area CVS Minute Clinic. Amy Caddington Ripley and her husband are living in the U.S. Virgin islands and are expecting their first child in January. (Congratulations, Amy!) Amy works as a nurse on a labor & delivery Unit in St. Thomas, where she has been for the last six years. Her favorite Hopkins memories are meeting lots of great people! Melissa Holder-

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Utkovic, her husband, and her 2-year-old daughter split their time between Fl and the adriatic Sea in Croatia. Melissa recently accepted a position starting up a new Bone Marrow Transplant program. They have just com-pleted their 8th transplant and now are working on applying for FaCT accreditation—so it is very exciting. Melissa offers that if anyone is ever in the Ft. lauder-dale area to please contact her! as for me, Gwyn Price Reece, i live in Md with my husband, two children and two dogs. i work full time as a PnP with a private group called annapolis Pediatrics, where i have been

since ’02. Besides trying to juggle a full-time job and a family, i enjoy exercising and training for triathlons. My newest goal is to complete an olympic distance triathlon in ’09, which i will be doing for the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young adults. i serve as president of the Md chapter of the national association of Pediatric nPs (naPnaP). My favorite memories are

the laughs that we were able to muster while trudging through a rigorous nursing program. Returning to Hopkins for our 10-year reunion was surreal for me. i enjoyed seeing former faculty, security guards (yes, gene is still there —and he remembered me!), and staff—all who quickly remember you and are excited to hear about your successes after Hopkins. i encourage all of you who are reading this, who have not sent in an update, to PlEaSE do so! We all enjoy learning of other’s successes—and what paths our lives have taken since graduation. Best wishes to all— i hope you are well.

’98Accelerated Traci Cronin Doherty is an FnP at Suffolk University Health Services. She spends her spare time with her family and enjoys skiing, the beach, travel and photography. Cynthia Henry Thurlow is working part time for a large cardiology group seeing a diverse in-patient and out-patient population. She also has started precepting nP students. She enjoys Pilates, tennis, traveling and spending time with family and friends. Memories—spending time with Sarah Joping, Christina Boreale, Cherene Saradar, Brigid Hite, etc. great relationships with several faculty members: Sue appling, Rosemary Mortimer, Krysia Hudson; Clinicals at JHH, St. Joe’s, gBMC, Maryland, etc. life in Baltimore was much simpler during our accelerated program, but i didn’t appreciate it at the time. Cherene Saradar is pursuing her nurse anesthetist master’s degree at Florida international University (halfway done). She is also working part time at Jackson Memorial Hospital in

the trauma iCU. Class memories include braving the mean streets of E. Baltimore to get smoothies at northeast Market. Esmeralda Liu is an nCiii at JHH Cardiac Progressive Care Unit and attending JHUSon for her aCnP degree. Class memory is her Med-Surge clinical rotation with Sandy Swoboda ’88. Rebecca Wentling is working as a community health nurse in a low income clinic. She’ll graduate with an nP in Psychiatry in december. She enjoys camping and hiking but is still learning how to do it with toddlers. Kathryn Kravetz Carr is a nurse midwife in Ma.

Linda Bragole Francis ’88 with her favorite faculty member, Maureen Maguire.

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Julie McClellan Torsone lives in nC with her husband and two children. Meggin Griffin Crawford is married to a pilot and is a hematology/oncology nP at Baylor College of Medicine. She also sees general oncology and hematology patients at Ben Taub general Hospital, the local county hospital for uninsured/underinsured people. She is on the board of directors for the Pink Ribbons Project (www.pinkribbons.org) which is a local organization that raises money for the prevention of breast cancer, especially for the underserved. The group helped fund Harris County Hospital district’s first mobile mammography van! They have an annual bike ride, the Tour de Pink (www.tourdepink.org). She and classmate Tammi Massaglia will be on vacation in Sicily and will miss the reunion! Kendra Young Gibson and her husband were happy to be at the alumni luncheon to congratulate Sue appling on receiving the Heritage award.

’98Master’s Sharon Myers works in Jeddah, Saudi arabia as the director of Quality Manage-ment for the national guard and serves as the consultant for the Central Board of accreditation for Healthcare institutions. She is an international speaker on quality concepts and patient safety. Her publications now include a book by HCPRo titled, Stay Ready: Tools to Maintain JCI Accreditation (2007).

’00 Class Reporter—Sarah Gauger, 1518 Redmond Drive, Durham, NC 27712, sgauger@nc.rr.com. Jenny Gallion Femrite enjoys being a stay-at-home mom after having worked seven years at UCSd Medical Center in the CCU/MiCU. Jen Rapp Kurian is still busy as a stay-at-home mom and nursing the bumps and bruises of her three active children! Eileen MacMurtrie announces the birth of her son in July. She is also proud to announce that she is an adult health nP. She is looking for a job in the Philadelphia area. Kim Connelly is working for the iRC in the dRC, but says she will be leaving early next year and heading back to the states for a while. She isn’t sure if she will do international work stateside or if she will look for something “domestic.” Bill Roberts is working as the Call Center Quality assurance Manager for the clinical response level of the CdC-inFo. He and Jesse Milan, Jr were married in Ca in September. Linda Brigode Katstra is working per-diem at her local childbirth center and chasing after two active kids. She will be leading another mission trip to Haiti in January to work with international Child Care. Megan Dills Gulotta works as a WHnP in a nYC oB/gYn office and teaches childbirth classes. She has two children. Marian Grant has started the dnP program at the U of Md with a scholarship from

Class of 1998

Taking a Hopkins Education Coast to Coast

i’ve learned there are no cutting corners in this line of work,”

says family nurse practitioner (fNp) christen sanchez, msN ’06. “if we are going to care for patients, we better know what we are doing and always be prepared.”

in her work at Queenscare family clinics in los Angeles, california, sanchez provides primary care to a largely hispanic population. Although the fNp program at the Johns hopkins university school of Nursing was intense, she says, it helped prepare her for clinical practice. she is constantly applying what she learned at hopkins in her everyday work.

As a first generation mexican-American, sanchez has a “great rapport” with her patients. “i understand many simple things about them,” she says. “i grew up eating, and still eat, the same mexican foods, [so] it’s easy for me to understand why it can be so difficult for most patients to modify a diet they have been accustomed to their whole lives.”

Although sanchez worked predominantly with African-American patients while attending hopkins in Baltimore, she has discovered many similarities providing care for the hispanic population of l.A. the two groups face similar challenges to their health: chronic diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia, as well as acute illnesses, such as coughs, injuries, or skin problems. sanchez also sees women for their annual women wellness exams, performing breast exams, pAp smears, and ordering mammograms for women 40 years and older.

“i [also] perform laser tattoo removal one time per week,” sanchez adds. for individuals who see their tattoos as negative or undesirable, the removal process can be a momentous event. “i see patients who are former gang members looking to change their lives by removing the most visible signs of their past.”

But the most challenging part of her practice, according to sanchez, is coping with the barriers that prevent uninsured patients from receiving the care they need. “it gets extremely frustrating when a patient needs to see a specialist, and it can take six months to a year to obtain an appointment at a county facility,” she says. “it’s difficult knowing that there are better drugs out there to treat chronic diseases, but we can only prescribe generic drugs, because most of our patients are not insured.”

in the future, sanchez would ultimately like to return to school, pursue a phD or DNp, and become a nurse educator. “i really love clinical practice, but i have enjoyed teaching as well,” she says of the time she spent as a teaching assistant for the accelerated nursing program at hopkins.

in the meanwhile, sanchez takes pride in sharing her knowledge and talents with the l.A. community. “i find that i can truly be a nurse and share my compassion with [my patients],” she says. “i do not feel that i had to leave my nursing roots behind…while i practice more ‘medicine’ in a primary care setting. every day is interesting and challenging.” —JE

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CareFirst to become a nursing faculty member. Ivy Howland Thoman is proud to announce the birth of her daughter on 8/08/08 at 8:00. Jen Meyer and Tim Struna welcomed their first child in april. They live in alaska where Tim is the manager of the Health Center serving the Yukon Kuskokwim delta Region (an area the size of oregon), and Jen is working as a public health nurse at the center, but taking some time off with the new baby. other news found out through Facebook.com is that Jenny Patton Fury is addicted to Facebook and still enjoying working from home and spending time with her son. i, Sarah Gauger, am working at duke University Medical Center as an inpatient diabetes nP and as a clinical instructor at the duke Son. i am looking forward to a much needed 10-day vacation to Europe in october.

’03Accelerated Ellie Duplass Tsikalas and her navel academy grad and pilot husband met at Hopkins and have a son. Ellie worked as a staff Rn at the Cardiac Unit while in Ca. in Fl, she worked as an office Rn in a Cardiac Unit—ran a coumadin clinic and as an adjunct clinical instructor at a junior college. in Pa, she works as a proud full-time mom to her son. Since married to the military, Ellie’s biggest hobby has been moving all over the country! Her class memories include the diversity

of all the students and how much she learned from them! Since her husband is no longer on active duty and has taken a job near her family, it allows her to get her master’s in nursing education and do more teaching in the future. She sends her best wishes to everyone—she often misses her time at Hopkins! Heidi Kurrus works as an FnP at the Heart of Texas Community Health Center. Jennifer Helzer works as a staff nurse (nCiiM) in the Weinberg SiCU at JHH. She’s applying to the MSn/MPH program at JHU. She enjoys being outdoors, young adult ministry, and traveling (she just returned from the U.S.–China nursing forum in Beijing through People to People int’l). Amy Caryn Haimovitz was treated for ovarian cancer in January. She was accepted to the Hospice and Palliative nurses association State ambassadors Program to advocate as an HPna State ambassador on the local, state, and federal levels. Her memories include sitting at her computer writing Care Plans for 48 hours straight and then staying awake for 72 hours straight to make it to clinical. Sahar Alhusseini has moved back to Bahrain to be with family but is so sad to miss the reunion and extends well wishes to classmates.

In MemoriamElizabeth Pritchard Niebor ’34Ruth Sylvester Prior ’38Christine Josendal Radloff ’39Virginia Thuss Hamman ’40Mary Margeson Spelsberg ’41Virginia Watson Skeens ’42Gerda Moreau Stenfeldt ’44Martha Moore Bradley ’45Hester Waples Achelis ’46Patricia Vicinus Cote ’46Gretchen Anderson Osgood ’46Rose Pinneo ’46Margaret Penrod Deeds ’47Bonnie Holley See ’47Marian Greifenstein Nash ’52Teru Kamikawa Matsui ’55Caroline Carmichael Stowers ’56Barbara Dalton ’76

Faith-based care makes a difference to patients and nurses.“When I came here, after working 21 years at other places, I immediately noticed a difference. I really think it’s because St. Joseph is a faith-based organization. There’s a respect for each other at every level, and with every kind of care. This combination of clinical sophistication and such a strong de-gree of dedication is amazing; something you won’t always see elsewhere.”

— John H., RN, Staff Nurse

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’04 Megan Hoffmann married Pete Foradori, Jr. in oH in June. Megan is finishing up her CnS work, having enjoyed her practicum at Pitt County Children’s Hospital in greenville, nC. She is proud to announce that her sister amy began the traditional program at JHUSon this fall.

’05Accelerated Class Reporter—Bonnie Benjamin, 734 Cole St., San Francisco, CA 94117, (415) 215-2217, bonniebenj@yahoo.com. Dana Morse has started travel nursing with the first stop Honolulu! Bethany Felan welcomed a baby girl in april, and still continues to work l&d at inoVa Fairfax. Gretchen Scheidler left the Visiting nurse Service of nY in July ’07 and together she and Ty are getting their MBa in Health Sector Management at duke. For their final semester they will be moving to Hyderabad, india for six months, and Gretchen will start work on return at McKinsey & Co., where she’ll be doing predominantly Payor/Provider and global Public Health work. Caroline Lobo works on a surgical floor at lynchburg general. She hopes to start a master’s program next fall. Sean Braden and Sonia Van Dyne are together. Sean graduated from the adult nP program in June and is working as an emergency Rn at SF general and CPMC. Sonia is working as a midwife and catching babies at Kaiser Walnut Creek and Highland Hospital in oakland. She also works in a prenatal clinic in the East Bay with a primarily Spanish speaking population. Haik Topadzhikyan graduated with a master’s in nurse anesthesia from the Kaiser School of anesthesia and is now working at Kaiser Permanente la Medical Center. He says thank you to the Son for providing leadership and helping students reach their full potential. James Emerton left the niCU at UCSF for the adult cardiac surgical iCU at Stanford. He continues to work a per diem hospice job

as well, and is contemplating applying to an FnP or anesthesia program. Laura Tison transferred from the PiCU to the Cardiac iCU at Children’s Healthcare of atlanta. She and her boyfriend of five years got engaged in July. Becca Cordes, after a year and a half of travel nursing, signed on as staff at UCSF as an Rn and Unit Educator. as for me, Bonnie Benjamin, i graduated from the Critical Care CnS program at UCSF in June and continue to work as an Rn at UCSF.

’08Accelerated Class Reporter—Nicole Baur, 3145 Avalon Cove Court NW, Rochester MN 55901, (970) 376-8023, nicolebaur@hotmail.com. Hello accelerated 2008 Classmates!! Just a few months ago, we all received our diplomas and most of us scattered to different parts of the country. it is my hope that we attempt to maintain our Hopkins bond throughout the coming years. This update will find all of us on different parts of our nursing journey and what an amazing journey it will be. i look forward to the next class report, when i imagine most of us will be settled into the profession and ready to share some pretty exciting updates. as for myself, Nicole Baur, i am working on the neurosurgical floor at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Mn and couldn’t be happier! So proud to have that “Rn” behind my name! Priya Patel is working at Kennedy Krieger institute. She’ll start the MSn Forensic program in January. Gracie Parchment writes, “life since graduation has been wonderful. i vacationed in ocho Rios, Jamaica in august; recently moved back to nY and will take the nClEX soon. Suzanne Levesque is an Rn Clinician 1 at UVa Medical Center’s, The Women’s Place. She is still orienting to all the units, but is finding it very enjoyable. Megan Shepter vacationed in Cozumel and the dominican Republic before starting her job at St. Joseph Medical Center in the Med/Surg iCU with Jim

Building a Legacy, One Nurse at a Time

At the Johns hopkins university school of Nursing (JhusoN) walls are built with plaster, curriculum is built by faculty, and

a legacy is built through alumni. this year three alumni were recognized by the Johns hopkins university Alumni Association for their continuing excellence in the field of nursing.

Drs. m. louise fitzpatrick ’63 and Diane Demarest Becker ’64 received the Distinguished Alumna Award, which honors alumni who have typified the hopkins tradition of excellence. susan Appling ’73 received the heritage Award, which honors alumni and friends of Johns hopkins who have contributed outstanding service over an extended period to the progress of the university or the activities of the Alumni Association.

“my experience as a nursing student at hopkins was both an education and an inspiration,” says fitzpatrick, who has served as Dean and professor of Nursing at Villanova university college of Nursing for 27 years, longer than any other nursing school dean in the u.s. “it provided a foundation for a fulfilling and exciting career by emphasizing the intellectual concerns of nursing, as well as clinical practice. it was inspirational because it motivated me to continue my education and to invest in advancing the profession in the tradition of the many nursing leaders that hopkins has produced over the decades. i value what hopkins has given to me and to the profession.”

Becker, Director of the center for health promotion at the Johns hopkins university school of medicine (Jhusom), began her 47-year career at hopkins with a nursing diploma. today, she is the first nurse to be appointed as a professor in the Division of internal medicine. interested in heart disease and conditions and behaviors contributing to heart disease, Becker developed the heart, Body & soul program, which increased the trust and appreciation in the value of such research in the African-American community. “in my starchy blue uniform and brown oxfords, i learned to never do anything less than my very best,” says Becker.

Appling, a nurse practitioner at the mercy medical center, served as a faculty member at the school of Nursing for 20 years and has been an active member of the hopkins Nurses’ Alumni Association.

“i have thoroughly enjoyed all of the opportunities i have been given to work with alumni association members and faculty at the school of nursing at hopkins,” says Appling. “it has been a privilege to give back to the institution that provided me with such a strong foundation for my professional growth and instilled an appreciation for the history of excellence that is Johns hopkins. that history has been my constant inspiration.”

—David Biglari

From left: Sue Appling, Diane Demarest Becker, and M. Louise Fitzpatrick

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Small. Elizabeth Serrano is living in orange County, Ca and has passed the nClEX. She is currently interviewing. Heather Poreda spent a month volunteering as a nurse with United Planet in Cusco, Peru and worked at three different clinics! Maria Oasan is working at georgetown University Hospital in a Cardiovascular and Thoracic intermediate Care Unit. Jennie Koch writes, “graduation seems like ages ago! i began orientation at JHH and am working on Meyer 9, which is a neurosurgery step-down unit. i spent the majority of august in upstate nY, which was a great break from life in the city. i hope you are all doing great wherever you are!” Pamela Homiak started the new graduate nurse orientation at georgetown in l&d. She loves it! Katy Olive is working at JHH in an adult cardiac telemetry unit (osler 4). She enjoys having more time to run, cook, and hang out with her boyfriend Martin. Kristen Erekson spent time with family in St. louis and Va and then

went with a friend on a cruise in the Bahamas! She finished the summer by passing the nClEX. Kristen has started her new job at Hopkins (Pediatrics gi/nutrition Clinic). Adina Ungar writes, “still job hunting, studying for nClEX, and hanging out with my husband and 6-month-old baby girl!” Kristin Geske has a job in a level 1 trauma center at Methodist Hospital in indianapolis. Glecy De Leon is working in the surgery unit focusing on cardiac, cardio-thoracic and organ transplant surgery at Seattle Children’s. She had a nice three-week vacation in Hawaii seeing friends and eating as much local foods as she could. Claire Alano is back in Baltimore after spending the summer enjoying the great outdoors in the Pacific northwest. She is working at JHH on the Ped oncology unit. Diana Priddy, Leah Shaw, and Melanie Lukesh went to Kenya and volunteered at a hospital (nakuru Provincial general Hospital). Diana has also been commissioned into the army nursing Corps and will

begin officer training in october. Ashley Beam will be starting in the PiCU at Hopkins in the december orientation group. She is looking forward to it. Wes Cook passed the nClEX and is about to finish orientation at Bayview Burn. Jessica Tallman will be working on Weinberg Bone Marrow Transplant Unit at Hopkins. Molly Holshouser did her transitions placement in Peds at Muhimbili national Hospital in Tanzania. She will begin a position at JHH on the Polk Unit, the inpatient HiV and infectious disease unit, and will be starting the FnP Program at JHUSon in January. Sammantha Boaz moved to Boston to live near Harvard where her boyfriend is attending law school. She is on the job hunt and enjoying her new surroundings. Anthony Pho jumped right into the MSn/MPH nurse Practitioner

at JH. Olumide Akinyemi says, “god blessed my family with a cute baby girl in august which was two weeks after passing my Board exam.” Congratulations Olu! Jennifer Kelley is on the infant med-surg unit at Primary Children’s Medical Center in Salt lake City, UT. Following graduation, she spent two weeks traveling and sightseeing through 12 states and enjoyed not studying! Palka Gupta: “Well, i just passed the nClEX and i start work in a niCU at newark Beth israel Medical Center!!” Glenn Silverman is working at Maimonides Medical Center in nY. So, off we go to conquer the nursing world. i miss having classes with all of you! Have fun in our new profession, and try to keep those first-year nursing journals to look back on your experiences. good luck to all of you and stay in touch!!

Deadline for the next issue of VigilandoClass reporters: submit your class news to the alumni office by February 2, 2009. the news will appear in the spring 2009 issue of Johns Hopkins Nursing.

Church NotesClass Notes for alumni of the Church Home and Hospital School of Nursing

By Deborah Corteggiano Kennedy ’73

With 66 CHH alumnae in attendance—more than ever

before—Homecoming weekend was full of good times, great laughs, and more than a few Kodak moments. Six members from the class of ’48 celebrated sixty years of nursing, and the 17 “golden girls” of ’58 looked wonderful in their gold Mardi gras beads and special name tags made by Phyllis Bannister abendschoen ’58.

Phyllis took original class yearbook photos and put them

inside wallet-size frames that were worn over the weekend as name tags. Since the frames were magnetic, they are all now in a place of prominence on everyone’s refrigerator! The group was given gift bags of “golden” trinkets including gold Cross pens graciously donated by Susan Blakeslee Phillips, ’73.

Two classmates who had not returned to Baltimore since graduation 50 years ago, were Jimmie gail Sanders landers ’58 and Sue Coffin Plaza ’58 who traveled from Texas and

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George Riepe (left), former Chairman of the CHH Board of Trustees, and Gil Whedbee, former President/CEO Church Home & Hospital attended Saturday’s luncheon.Church Home Class of 1948

Church Home Class of 1958Kristine Hauser, accelerated ’09, models a student uniform from the 1970s, and visits with Sue Riddleberger ’73, Deb Kennedy ’73, and Catherine Hardesty Eydelloth ’73.

Homecoming 2008: A Huge Success

Pennsylvania respectively to be with their classmates on this very special “golden” occasion.

Everyone enjoyed seeing the CHH archives on display at the School of nursing and especially enjoyed seeing Hopkins nursing student Kristine Hauser, accelerated ’09, mingling while wearing Susan Riddleberger’s original student uniform! Special guests at the luncheon were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas “gil” Whedbee and Mr. george Riepe. Both gentlemen said they really

enjoyed seeing dr. Jack Zimmerman and “all the fine Church Home nurses.”

at the closing of the lun-cheon, we were led in singing Ensign on the Hill by the lovely voices of Yetive Hull Habicht ’66 and donna Royster Swope ’66.

group photos were taken by Robert Smith Photography. To purchase photos, visit www.robertsmithphotography.com. The password is “Son2008.” You may also contact Mr. Smith by calling 800-956-0989 or 443-956-3588.

hung by the Emergency department. This was retrieved before the hospital was torn down.

• Maryland Miles Massey, ’58: graduate uniform, cape, notebook,

yearbook, class picture, mug and even a

brick from Church Home before it was torn down.

• Phyllis Bannister abendschoen, ’58: a three-panel poster of the class of 1958.

• Margaret Parry Cannoles ’63 and Penny Haviland ’63: 1963 and 1975 yearbooks.

• lynn Buddo grip ’67: 1967 class picture.

Purchase Your CHH Pin, Cap, or Ring

The CHH Cap can be obtained from Kay’s Caps by requesting School #33. The cost is $11.00 for each cap plus $6.50 shipping and handling for 1-5 caps. Caps are available in size medium or large. orders can be placed by phone (516-791-8500) or by mail (Kay’s Caps, Po Box 818, Valley Stream, nY 11582).Exact replicas of the CHH pin are available in 14K or 10K gold. CHH school rings are available in gold or silver. due to the increase in gold prices, call for an updated price. To order a pin or ring, call Vince Fino, 9650 Belair Road, Perry Hall, Md 21236, 410-256-9555.

ABC Hopkins Features CHH Alumnae

in July, Susan Riddleberger ’73 had her fifteen minutes of fame when she was featured in part ii of Hopkins, a documentary made in six parts by aBC news. Sue has worked at Hopkins in Cardiac Surgery for 26 years. on the night the segment aired, Sue immediately got a phone call from her classmate, Cindy Shobe Quinn ’73 to share her excitement. Congratulations, “Riddles,” on such a prestigious career at Hopkins!

(Read more about the Hopkins series on page 24.)

Updates

Send any address changes or notice of deceased members to: deb Kennedy, 1990 gulfstream Court, Forest Hill, Md 21050; 410-893-2421, debkennedy29@hotmail.com.

Lost and Now Found

You’ll never guess where i stumbled upon two CHH alumnae. one i discovered in a letter to the editor in Advance for Nurses, in which the writer mentioned that she had worked in the Emergency department at CHH. i sent a letter to the editor asking to please try and connect us. Very soon i received a reply from diann dekowski Kittock ’72, who is living in lincoln, nebraska and sends a big “hello” to all her former classmates and friends in Baltimore.

in august i was having lunch at the Christopher daniel restaurant when i thought i recognized a woman at another table. i stopped by the table before leaving the restaurant, and seated there was doris Rill del negro ’64. doris had been out of touch so i mailed her copies of 11 past Church notes to bring her up to date.

Thank You for Your Archives

The archives have received many wonderful items for the Church Home collection! Some recent additions are:

• nancy Cooper Fritz ’48: several excellent nursing textbooks.

• Julia Holland Webster ’48: 1948 class pin. The class of 1948 was the only CHH class to independently order their class pin, much to the dismay of Miss Creutzburg. Julia also donated a 1998 medal that was sent to all members of the class of 1948 who had served in the military on the occasion of their 50th class reunion, along with photos and brochures and news articles that surrounded this tribute.

• Janice asbury Perry, ’58: The original sign, “Church Hospital Receiving” that

Transcript Update

To obtain copies of your transcript, contact aniese gentry at Quinlan Storage (formerly Chart one Storage) in Jessup at 888-416-5353 (ext. 7550 or 3907).

In MemoriamGeneva Werner ’39Dorothy Whittington

Sullivan ’56Hazel Perry Wright ’58Susan Ernst ’61Donna Gettinger

Broccolino ’67Susan Richards ’67

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DEFININGMoments

A Hopkins nurseadministersmouth-to-mouthresuscitationduringaclosed-chestcardiacmassage.Thetechnique,inwhichtherescuerrestorescirculationbyadministeringrhythmiccompressionstothepatient’schest,wasdevelopedatJohnsHopkinsinthelate1950s.Theprocedureofferedanewclinicalcriterionfordeath,asevenpatientswhosehearthadstoppedbeatingcouldpotentiallyberevived.the alan Mason Chesney MediCal arChiVes oF the Johns hoPKins MediCal institutions

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Building for the Future…Yours and Ours

Ingrid Bortner is leaving a legacy as a nurse, educator, wife, mother and grandmother. Pictured here with her daughter Birgitta Williamson and granddaughter Sophie, Ingrid, with herhusband Leigh, decided to leave another legacy—philanthropist.Ingrid has been a long-time supporter of the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing and so, in honor of her recent reunion she included the school in her will. The Bortners’ generosity will allow future generations to pursue their dreams of a Hopkins nursing education and continue more than a centuryof excellence in nursing education.

Traditions are the building blocks that take us from the past to the future. They create a foundation on which each generation makes its mark, ensuring a meaningful legacy for the next. Your investment in Johns Hopkins School of Nursing will sustain our heritage and help us build for the future. Begin passing on your legacy today while providing for your future as well.

If you own certain stocks, you can double the associated annual income by contributing them to a Charitable Remainder Unitrust. Some stocks now return 2% or less; the Hopkins Charitable Remainder Unitrust pays at least 5% annually.

You will also benefit from:• Income for life, payable quarterly or annually;• Favorable capital gains tax treatment;• Immediate Charitable Income Tax Deduction;• Professional Asset Management;• A lasting contribution to the mission of the

Johns Hopkins School of Nursing.

To find out more, please contact Kathryn A. Shelton in the Johns Hopkins Office of Gift Planning800-548-1268 or 410-516-7954e-mail giftplanning@jhu.edu or visit www.jhu.plannedgifts.org