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PHILANTHROPY Play Along EACH YEAR, YOUNG ALUMNI donors are an important ingredient in the Nursing Annual Fund’s success. No matter what size gift they make, they all are committed to helping the U.Va. School of Nursing make a difference in the world. We celebrate the unique contributions — and the similarities — of these young donors in a game we like to call “Six Degrees of Donation.” Christa Janowski Hartch (BSN ’97) – As a student, Christa was president of Nursing Student Council. She still dabbles in politics in her hometown of Greenwich, Connecticut. A mother of two, Christa has found time to squeeze in a teaching stint, like Bridget Kuczkowski. Role model Her first U.Va. clinical instructor, Carolyn Eddins. Pam Baker DeGuzman (BSN ’96) – Quadruple Hoo, who enjoys wearing her orange. After earning her BA, BSN, MSN and MBA, she’s now a manager at the U.Va. medical center. She loves getting to see nursing grads and faculty during her workday. Family: Husband Darryl and baby Zoe. Served on Nursing Student Council with Christa Hartch. Bridget Kuczkowski (BSN ’01, MSN ’02) – Bridget’s brother, Alex, is married to Margie Kuczkowski. Bridget is tying the knot with fellow Wahoo Peter Leary this summer. An active and founding member of Nursing Students Without Borders, she lived in Spain for seven months after earning her MSN. Recently joined Marisa Kozlowski, BSN ’99, on U.Va’s Young Alumni Council. Works as a public health nurse and instructor at VCU. 6ºMargie Six Degrees of Donation Angie Thompson Sutton (BSN ’94, MSN ’99) – Like Pam DeGuzman, Angie held leadership roles at the School of Nursing. She was president of her class and of Student Nurses of Virginia, U.Va. chapter. A fan of scrapbooking and traveling, this acute care nurse practitioner is preparing to move with her family to Raleigh, NC. McHale Kuczkowski (BSN ’99) – Enjoys athletics like Samantha Franz. Her pick: coed floor hockey. Margie works in the Georgetown NICU, but in her spare time is fixing up her Falls Church home and volunteering at the local elementary school. As a 2004 Reunion volunteer, she is busy preparing for U.Va.’s June gathering of alumni. Samantha McDonald Franz (BSN ’95, MSN ’00) – Another nurse practitioner, but specializing in family care. Ran her fifth marathon in November, and now has a baby on the way. Younger sister, Heather, is a U.Va. nursing grad, too. Favorite U.Va. tradition: hypnotist Tom Deluca. 6 The Virginia Legacy SPRING 2004
ALUMNA IN THE SPOTLIGHT Join the Circle! The Dean’s Circle, that is. We offer this special opportunity to the BSN classes of 1992 through 2003. Your gift (as outlined below) will qualify you for all benefits of membership in the prestigious Dean’s Circle gift society, normally offered exclusively to alumni and friends making gifts of $1,000 or more annually. This includes special correspondence from the school, as well as invitations to special events like the elegant Benefactor’s dinner (where that little black dress from college formals will finally come in handy again!). • Classes of 1999–2003 qualify with a gift of $250 • Classes of 1992–1998 qualify with a gift of $500 Month-by-month credit card or bank account deductions are easy to arrange. Corporate matching gifts from your or your spouse’s employer can help you qualify. If the Dean’s Circle is beyond your means, remember every gift helps! Participation each year in the Nursing Annual Fund is what counts. The Annual Fund provides crucial funding for scholarships, fellowships, research, and programmatic support at the School of Nursing. In one way or another, you likely benefited from the Annual Fund as a student. Your generosity as alumni is helping to prepare new outstanding U.Va. nurses. Thank you! Dorothy (Dottie) Kluttz BSN Class of 1966 The healing arts have always been integral to Dottie Kluttz, and recently led her to a creative and meaningful position with Hospice Savannah in Savannah, Georgia. Three years ago, after an 11-year stint as a hospice nurse listening to her patients’ life stories, Kluttz created a new position as “story keeper.” She conducts interviews with hospice patients and presents the written transcript and audio recording to their families, usually after the patients’ death. Capturing some life stories can take several months, with a series of 30- to 60-minute interviews. To facilitate the process, Kluttz asks patients to complete a worksheet, outside of their time together, that identifies happiest times, proudest moments, and even difficult periods in their lives. “It is very healing to review one’s life,” she explains, “to look back and say, ‘I did this well. I had this challenge and I overcame it. And maybe I didn’t do some things well, but I learned from them and I survived.’” For family members, the recorded history can be illuminating as well as moving, since they often hear about an experience in the person’s life for the very first time. Kluttz also helps create special messages from parents to their children at pivotal occasions such as graduations and marriages. While the parent is no longer physically present, his or her words can still resonate. “Having that person’s voice is so important,” she emphasizes. “It’s so great on your wedding day to hear your mother’s words.” Positive feedback about Kluttz’s work has extended from her family, to her local Hospice colleagues, and all the way to the national colloquy on palliative care. In fact, the first life story she recorded was her husband, Dottie Kluttz with Hospice Savannah patient and storykeeper participant, Ken Boice. Jim’s, also a graduate of the University, in honor of his birthday. The couple continues to document their life, choosing events and milestones to recount each month. At Hospice Savannah, story keeping has seamlessly been integrated into the continuum of care. Along with music therapy, it serves as one of the healing arts, and staff referrals to Kluttz now include how story keeping will assist a particular patient. In addition to numerous presentations in Savannah, Kluttz has recently spoken at the Georgia Hospice Organization Annual Symposium in Atlanta, and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) clinical team conference in Las Vegas. Kluttz draws from her own nursing education and career, primarily as a nurse educator, which included positions at U.Va., Richmond Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, and Emory University. “If I arrive at a home and that person is in pain or having other problems, I can solve them quickly,” she says. “Nursing also developed my powers of observation, the ability to ask questions and to read non-verbal communication. It has helped in many ways.” The Virginia Legacy SPRING 2004 7
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