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From the NaaDoing Good in VietnamIn February, 10 nursing alumni, staff, andfriends traveled to Vietnam as part of aprogram organized by the Nursing AlumniAssociation and UVA Cavalier Travels.Participants provided much-needed basicmedical services to children at severalsites in Quang Tri Province, includingKhe-Sanh Elementary School.Pictured are Rebecca Treakle, Catherine Zuver,Thomas Sullivan, Linda Keyser, Jeni Hauver,Carrie Armstrong, Alise Martinez, Allie Tran, andSusan Goode.Council Welcomes Four New MembersFrom top: Linda Halpin,Sandy Reed-Bryant,Rebecca Harmon, andAllie Tran.The Alumni Council has elected Linda Halpin (BSN ’75), Sandy Reed-Bryant (BSN ’78,MSN ’86), Rebecca Harmon (PhD ’03), and Allie Tran (BSN ’10) as its newest members.Their terms begin July 1.Halpin, of Annandale, VA, is a registered nurse at Inova Fairfax Hospital, with advancedpractice experience in adult cardiac surgery and outcome management and research. She holdsa master’s degree from George Mason University. For a number of years, Halpin has welcomednew UVA nursing graduates to Inova Health System and mentored student externs. She has alsoserved on the Alumni Council Scholarships Committee since 2007. This year, Halpin takes onthe role of scholarship coordinator.Reed-Bryant, of Alexandria, VA, is the resident assessment coordinator at Goodwin House, askilled nursing facility in Northern Virginia. In addition to her nursing degrees, Reed-Bryant completeda nurse executive fellowship at Wharton School of Business. A member of the Council’s financecommittee since 2007, Reed-Bryant takes on the role of finance coordinator for the upcoming term.Harmon, of Staunton, VA, is an assistant professor who teaches psychiatric mental healthnursing to UVA graduate and undergraduate nursing students. She has received alumni awards forinnovative teaching and faculty excellence. In 2011, she received the Nursing Alumni AssociationExcellence in Teaching Award. Harmon has authored or co-authored a number of publications,many on appreciative inquiry, an innovative method of strategic planning. Harmon will serve asfaculty representative to the Alumni Council and as vice president, communications.Tran, of Reston, VA, joins the Council as engagement coordinator. An employee in theMedical ICU at UVA Medical Center, Tran also serves as an alumni class advocate, and, sincelast year, as a member of the Alumni Awards Committee. Tran is also a team member of UVA’sInterprofessional Education Initiative, which develops new shared courses and activities fornursing and medical students.The Alumni Council also says goodbye to members who complete their terms thisyear: Fran Vasaly (BSN ’69), Carolyn DuVal (BSN ’69), Mary Gibson (BSN ’75, MSN ’86),Amanda Cunningham (BSN ’05), and Pat Woodard (BSN ’69), who concludes her term aspresident emeritus in June.“We are grateful to our retiring members and to those new members coming on board,” saysSharon Fay (BSN ’76, MSN ’80), current Alumni Council president. “Their hard work, loyalty, andcommitment to the School helps to keep our UVA nursing community strong and connected.”16 Virginia Legacy Spring 2012
From the NaaAlumni Scholarship forNursing GradsAny UVA nursing alumna/us returning foran additional nursing degree or certificateat any institution is eligible to apply for theNursing Alumni Association’s annual $3,000scholarship. Funding for this scholarship ismade possible by generous gifts from alumniand friends to the Nursing Annual Fund.Applications for the 2012 scholarshipare due June 1. Find forms and guidelines atwww.nursing.virginia.edu/alumni/resources/scholarships.Want to get moreSchool of Nursingnews? Make sure we have yourcorrect e-mail address. Send it tonursing-alumni@virginia.edu.Grier Medical AssistanceFund Offers Aid to AlumniThe Tabitha S. GrierMedical AssistanceFund provides valuablefinancial assistance tonursing alumni facingmedical expensesnot covered by insurance,Medicare, orMedicaid. Funding isdistributed annuallyby the Nursing AlumniAssociation and may beused toward personal medical expenses includingmedications, physician or nursingcare, in-home or nursing home expenses,medical supplies, equipment, or hospitalization.Applications are due August 1. Fulldetails and application forms are online atwww.nursing.virginia.edu/alumni/grier.For more information, contact the Alumni& Development Office at (434) 924-0138 ornursing-alumni@virginia.edu.Thank you to all of our2012 ’Hoos Coming to Dinnerhosts! Thanks to you, alumnievents stretched fromCharlottesville to Sri Lanka.Look for more information onthe 2012 ’Hoos Coming toDinner in the fall issue. Find outmore now at www.nursing.virginia.edu/alumni/events/dinner.Nursing studentsfrom the 1960s oftengathered in the arcadenear the originalMcKim bench.Photo courtesy of UVA’s Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry.New McKim Bench Marks Fond MemoriesAt the November 2011 Advisory Board and Alumni Council meetings, the Nursing AlumniAssociation unveiled a special gift to commemorate the more than 1,500 nursing alumniwho lived in McKim Hall. Nursing alumni who lived in McKim Hall will remember a similarbench was placed in the arcade during their time at the School. The plaque reads as follows:In Honor ofall the Nursing Students who lived and learnedin McKim Hall1931–1974Given by the UVA School of Nursing Alumni Associationwww.nursing.virginia.edu Virginia Legacy 17
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