CONnections - University of Kentucky

2004 alumni awards presented atannual reunionWe received many wonderful nominations and are honoredto highlight this year’s winners who were announced duringthe annual alumni reunion dinner in October 2004.First Decade Award – Lindsay Bowles, B.S.N., 2000Lindsay Bowles, Lexington, is currently employed as a staffnurse in the telemetry float pool at Central Baptist Hospitalin Lexington. Bowles has had clinical experience in oncology,hematology, women’s health, endoscopy and radiology in herrole as a float pool nurse. She serves on the Magnet Champion staffnurse committee and has volunteered for multiple healthrelatedcommunity events including the Diabetes Day Camp,Camp Hendon for children with diabetes, and several fundraisers including the Race for the Cure, Relay for Life and theAmerican Heart Walk. Bowles has a reputation forcompassionate care with patients and their families andparticularly enjoys her role as a patient advocate.Clinical Practice Award – Suzanne P. Reiter, M.S.N., 1970Suzanne P. Reiter, Grand Rapids, Mich., has held positionsrelating to the support of health and wellness for womenduring most of her career. Currently Reiter is a nursepractitioner consultant with the Michigan Department ofPublic Health, Family Planning, in Lansing, Mich. Reiter isalso vice president for the National Certification Corporation,which certifies nurses who work in obstetrics, gynecology andneonatal nursing. She was also instrumental in bringingtogether law enforcement, prosecution attorneys, and themedical community in launching the first sexual assault programin her community, in which Reiter is a certifiedexaminer as well. She is also very active with many professionalorganizations and has published numerous articles on topicsrelated to women’s health care issues.Outstanding Alumnus in the Area of Community andProfessional Service – Karen Choate Robbins, B.S.N., 1970Karen Choate Robbins, West Hartford, Conn., serves as thenurse educator for the Dialysis Services, Transplantation andAdvance Organ Support at Hartford Hospital in Hartford,Conn. Robbins has a master’s in nursing from the Universityof Connecticut School of Nursing, which she received in1980. Robbins has received numerous professional honorsand awards, including being recognized for outstandingcontribution to the American Nephrology Nurses Associationin 2003 and recognized as a “visionary and skilled leader” bythe Health Care Finance Administration. She participates innumerous professional activities and holds membershipsincluding active roles on national and local committeeswithin the ANNA. Robbins is chairperson for the NationalFederation of Specialty Nursing Organizations, and has anactive membership in her local chapter of the AmericanCancer Society and the Mu Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau.Among her professional accomplishments are more than 30publications, including articles, abstracts, and book chapters.Pictured left to right are: Lindsay Bowles, B.S.N. 2000, First DecadeAward winner; Suzanne P. Reiter, M.S.N. 1970, Clinical PracticeAward; and Karen Choate Robbins, B.S.N. 1970, OutstandingAlumnus in the Area of Community and Professional Service.Alumni association board ofdirectors, 2004 -2005President: Eula M. Spears, Nicholasville, Ky., Class of 1965President-Elect: Kimberly D. Horne, Lexington, Ky., Class of 1996Secretary: Denise Y. Alvey, Lexington, Ky., Class of 1975Treasurer: Megan Hale, Lexington, Ky., Class of 2003Past President: Dixie M. Webb, Lawrenceburg, Ky., Class of 1967Board Members:Eloise H. Beebout, Lexington, Ky., Class of 1990Patricia C. Birchfield, Lexington, Ky., Class of 1967Lajava N. Chenault, Lexington, Ky., Class of 1988Joyce C. Corbin, Lexington, Ky., Class of 1981, Nominating Co-ChairEllen Demos, Lexington, Ky., Class of 1997Theresa Feldman, Lexington, Ky., Class of 1971Sondra G. Ferguson, Lexington, Ky., Class of 1968Christi Ford, Lexington, Ky., Class of 1995Pamela Gage, Lexington, Ky., Class of 1982Angela K. Galloway, Lancaster, Ky., Class of 1992, Fund Raising ChairJennifer S. Greene, Lexington, Ky., Class of 1988Sherre Hall, Nicholasville, Ky., Class of 1985, Nominating Co-ChairDarleen A. “Dee” Herndon, Nicholasville, Ky., Class of 1974Karen Hill, Lexington, Ky., Class of 1987, Awards ChairDonna Hunter-Adkins, Stamping Ground, Ky., Class of 1985Karen E. Ingram, Lexington, Ky., Class of 1994Virginia “Ginny” Kolter, Louisville, Ky., Class of 2000Peggy Littrell, Lexington, Ky., Class of 1975, Mentoring Program ChairTeresa D. Loan, Lexington, Ky., Class of 1992Ann A. Lyons, Louisville, Ky., Class of 19’77Margaret “Muffy” Crabtree Lyster, Versailles, Ky., Class of 1979Karen K. Moore, Lexington, Ky., Class of 1977Lori Ellen Ogden, Nicholasville, Ky., Class of 2000Brenda P. Owen, Ashland, Ky., Class of 1968Melissa Poynter, Lexington, Ky., Class of 1994Joni L. Pruitt, Lexington, Ky., Class of 1981Pamela J. Rickerson, Lexington, Ky., Class of 1997Laura D. Riddle, Midway, Ky., Class of 1976Patricia Y. Ryan, Lexington, Ky., Class of 1991Kathy Sullivan, Lexington, Ky., Class of 1982Connie G. Taylor, Lexington, Ky., Class of 1984Past Presidents:Tony Burgett, Lexington, Ky., Class of 1983 (1994 - 1995)Connie Enlow, Lexington, Ky., Class of 1989 (1995 - 1996)Peggy Tudor, Lancaster, Ky., Class of19’73 (1993 - 1994)Karen Tufts, Lexington, Ky., Class of 1988 (1996 - 1999)Anna B. Wilson, Midway, Ky., Class of 1984 (1999 - 2001)Executive Director: Nancy MangrumDean: Carolyn A. Williamsa24CONnections Spring 2005