USA College of Nursing Convocation Fall 2023
USA College of Nursing Convocation Fall 2023
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COLLEGE OF NURSING<br />
FALL <strong>2023</strong> CONVOCATION<br />
Thursday, December 14, <strong>2023</strong><br />
1:00 p.m.<br />
Invocation ................................................................. Dr. Leigh Minchew, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs<br />
Welcome .............................................................................................................................. Dr. Heather Hall, Dean<br />
Remarks ..................................................................... Dr. Andrea Kent, Executive Vice President and Provost<br />
RECOGNITION OF SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS<br />
Presenter<br />
Dr. Kristina Miller, Chair, Maternal/Child Health <strong>Nursing</strong><br />
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF COLLEGE OF NURSING ALUMNI SOCIETY<br />
Presenter<br />
Dr. Theresa Wright, Chair, Adult Health <strong>Nursing</strong><br />
RECOGNITION OF STUDENT NURSES ASSOCIATION<br />
Presenter<br />
Dr. Stephanie Rudolf, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor, Community/Mental Health <strong>Nursing</strong><br />
RECOGNITION OF SIGMA THETA TAU<br />
Presenter<br />
Dr. Jennifer Miller, President, Zeta Gamma Chapter<br />
RECOGNITION OF COLLEGE OF NURSING AWARD RECIPIENTS<br />
Presenter<br />
Dr. Shanda Scott, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs, Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion<br />
RECOGNITION OF FACULTY ACHIEVEMENTS<br />
Presenter<br />
Dr. Heather Hall, Dean<br />
COLLEGE OF NURSING 1
CONVOCATION ADDRESS<br />
Dr. Charlene Myers, Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor, Adult Health <strong>Nursing</strong><br />
Charlene Myers, DNP, MSN, CNS, ACNP-BC, joined the University <strong>of</strong> South Alabama family in 1987<br />
and has served as full-time faculty for the past 28 years at the <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong>. She is an Associate<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor and Track Coordinator <strong>of</strong> the Adult-Gerontological Acute Care Nurse Practitioner DNP & MSN<br />
Programs. Dr. Myers is a board-certified Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist.<br />
She has practiced in Neuro/Surgical Trauma Care with a concentration in adult neurological disorders<br />
& trauma. She is active in and has served as president <strong>of</strong> the Bay Area Nurse Practitioner Association<br />
in Mobile, Alabama. She has presented at numerous advanced practice conferences at the international,<br />
national, state, and regional levels. Dr. Myers has also published numerous peer-reviewed nursing journal<br />
articles as well as advanced practice nursing guidelines. She has contributed to several nursing textbooks.<br />
Dr. Myers was the recipient <strong>of</strong> the <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong>’s <strong>2023</strong> Excellence in Teaching Award.<br />
READERS<br />
Dr. Debra Swanzy, Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor, Adult Health <strong>Nursing</strong><br />
Ms. Jeanene Cockrell, Senior Instructor, Community/Mental Health <strong>Nursing</strong><br />
RECOGNITION OF BSN GRADUATES<br />
Presenters<br />
Dr. Heather Hall, Dean<br />
Dr. Todd Harlan, Chair, Community/Mental Health <strong>Nursing</strong><br />
Dr. Kristina Miller, Chair, Maternal/Child Health <strong>Nursing</strong><br />
Dr. Theresa Wright, Chair, Adult Health <strong>Nursing</strong><br />
RECOGNITION OF MSN GRADUATES<br />
Presenters<br />
Dr. Heather Hall, Dean<br />
Dr. Todd Harlan, Chair, Community/Mental Health <strong>Nursing</strong><br />
Dr. Kristina Miller, Chair, Maternal/Child Health <strong>Nursing</strong><br />
Dr. Theresa Wright, Chair, Adult Health <strong>Nursing</strong><br />
RECOGNITION OF DNP GRADUATES<br />
Presenters<br />
Dr. Heather Hall, Dean<br />
Dr. Leigh Minchew, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs<br />
Dr. Todd Harlan, Chair, Community/Mental Health <strong>Nursing</strong><br />
Dr. Kristina Miller, Chair, Maternal/Child Health <strong>Nursing</strong><br />
Dr. Theresa Wright, Chair, Adult Health <strong>Nursing</strong><br />
RECOGNITION OF POST-GRADUATES<br />
Presenters<br />
Dr. Heather Hall, Dean<br />
Dr. Todd Harlan, Chair, Community/Mental Health <strong>Nursing</strong><br />
Dr. Kristina Miller, Chair, Maternal/Child Health <strong>Nursing</strong><br />
Dr. Theresa Wright, Chair, Adult Health <strong>Nursing</strong><br />
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF NURSES PLEDGE<br />
Dr. Todd Harlan, Chair, Community/Mental Health <strong>Nursing</strong><br />
Closing Remarks.................................................................................................................. Dr. Heather Hall, Dean<br />
Benediction............................................................... Dr. Leigh Minchew, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs<br />
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA<br />
COLLEGE OF NURSING<br />
GONFALON<br />
The outside <strong>of</strong> the crest consists <strong>of</strong> three blue stars blazoned with gold to symbolize caring,<br />
innovation, and empowerment; two shafts <strong>of</strong> wheat to represent nourishment and strength; and<br />
a globe to illustrate the universal presence <strong>of</strong> nursing. The burning lamp <strong>of</strong> Florence Nightingale<br />
and the red cross in the center <strong>of</strong> the crest signify the history and the origins <strong>of</strong> nursing.<br />
Designed by Joan Wilhite, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Emeritus<br />
COLLEGE OF NURSING 3
FALL <strong>2023</strong> CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION<br />
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING<br />
Nia I. Averett<br />
Tayler Beatty<br />
James Albert Bekurs<br />
Abigail Jane Bergdolt<br />
Haley Jade Billings<br />
Cassandra R. Blanchard<br />
Whitney Lee Boyd<br />
Cassandra A. Broussard<br />
Anna Brown<br />
Haley R. Brown<br />
Savannah Grace Brundage<br />
Makiyah Ja'Nae Buckley<br />
Kiersten Michelle Calderwood<br />
Marcia Lucia Calhoun<br />
Ashlei Ke'Asia Carter<br />
Kayla Cherie Chunn<br />
Haley Clark<br />
Reagan Alexis Cochran<br />
Emily G. Cole<br />
Jacob Collier<br />
Jessica N. Creech<br />
Brittney Celeste Daniels<br />
Bethany Shang Guan Yao Dees<br />
Morgan Brittany Doughan<br />
Maci Carolyne Eschette<br />
Elizabeth Marie Everette<br />
Jolena Celia Farrish<br />
George Frye Jr.<br />
Katarina Brooke Fulford<br />
Amellia Marie Garriga<br />
Kathryn E. Gray<br />
Ricky L. Griffin Jr.<br />
Logan Patrick Hanberg<br />
Carlie Raye Hance<br />
Mandy Aday Haney<br />
Magan A. Hare<br />
Keiyera Simone Harrison<br />
Haylee Strayhorn Havard<br />
Aaron Haycraft<br />
Jennifer Elizabeth Hayes<br />
Kymbreia Kayshun Henderson<br />
Paulita L. Holmes<br />
Brianna Thai Hopper<br />
Logan Elizabeth Horne<br />
Kierra Moultrie Houghtaling<br />
James Hudson<br />
Jennifer Hanh Huynh<br />
Takiyah Iman Jerido<br />
Misti Louise Johnston<br />
Kerri Jones<br />
Ashley Brooke Jordan<br />
Anna Jadewyn Knapp<br />
Amber Lynn Little<br />
Anhelina D. Lukovenko<br />
Josie S. Madison<br />
Deja McCullum<br />
Joseph McDonald<br />
Brianna Morgan McNeely<br />
Jazmine Nicole McPherson<br />
Summer Caitlin Melton<br />
Nina Marie Messinger<br />
Jayson Andrew Morrison<br />
Tara Nguyen<br />
Thao Thu Nguyen<br />
Romi Michele Onessi<br />
MeShea Tatiana Pace<br />
Ava Loren Peace<br />
Mackenzie C. Pharr<br />
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA
Karlie Aileen Phillips<br />
Sidney Plitman<br />
Hayden E. Pritchett<br />
Joni Delilah Reed<br />
Lucretia Ann Riddlesprigger<br />
Kimberly Alexis Rivers-Journell<br />
Jessica Lynn Rollins<br />
Victoria Ashley Rose<br />
Tiffany Michelle Smith<br />
Jori Renae Spencer<br />
Tristian Z. Stevens<br />
Tara Wells Stout<br />
Kelsey Street<br />
Skyler Kelly Strong<br />
Ansley Butler Stuart<br />
India Vernay Thomas<br />
Charlacia A. Thompson<br />
Penny Thongvanh<br />
Lajoi Tillman<br />
Eryn Chemone Townsend<br />
Precious Ezinne Uzowuru<br />
Ashley Renee Webre<br />
Danielle Nicholle Williams<br />
Michelle Yuson Williamson<br />
Nina Christine Wilson<br />
Alexandrea LaTisha Winfield<br />
Calik Wright<br />
Jalaya Ayanna Young<br />
COLLEGE OF NURSING 5
FALL <strong>2023</strong> CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION<br />
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING<br />
Adult-Gerontological Acute Care Nurse<br />
Practitioner<br />
Priscilla Amo Kuffour<br />
Teresa Marie Angel-Sherk<br />
Caroline Anthony<br />
Margaret Rawls Barringer<br />
Jessica Bassett<br />
William Travis Blowe<br />
Becky Bus<br />
Ashley Nicole Byers<br />
Jessica Danielle Callaghan<br />
Ashley Michele Campbell<br />
Carmen Jade Childers Raszka<br />
Tahnee Morgan Clark<br />
Mary Nell Coleman Cook<br />
Gabrielle Cooper<br />
Jason Copeland<br />
Corey A. Darvill<br />
Kaitlin Driver<br />
William Monroe Edwards<br />
Christi L. Emmons<br />
Savanna Marie Evans<br />
Laura Ferguson<br />
Katherine Flemington<br />
Nadine LaVonne Hyde Ford<br />
Leigh Ann Garbett<br />
Gregory Garton<br />
Lindsay Gilmore<br />
Melia Goodman<br />
Sean Haase<br />
Ashley H<strong>of</strong>fer<br />
Keri Rene Hullihen<br />
Thanh Ngoc Huynh<br />
Kelsey Dawn Jameson<br />
Ana Liza Pinga Javier<br />
Angela Sharette Jones-Williams<br />
George Njogu Kamau<br />
Patrick William Kinsella<br />
Derrick Laughlin<br />
Heidi C. Malone<br />
Amber Suzette McCraney<br />
Lauren McKelvey<br />
Richard McMullan<br />
Bari Miller<br />
Benta A. Odipo<br />
Katherine Claire Ottinger<br />
William Carey Parker<br />
Cassidy L. Payne<br />
Brendan Pike<br />
Jessica S. Pope<br />
Jesilynne M'lee Postier<br />
Megan Ashley Prior<br />
Yolima Pulido<br />
Shemika Reaves<br />
Lee James Richburg<br />
Justin Brian Riddle<br />
Shea Roper<br />
Jennifer Wyatt Rye<br />
William Rye<br />
Helen Young Schadt<br />
Krista Lynn Scott<br />
Sheila Shafiee<br />
Kristi Rene Shockley<br />
Ashley Silvey<br />
Kayleigh Beth Springer<br />
Queen Uchechi Ukaoma<br />
Matthew Van Staden<br />
Jordan Wall<br />
April Kristina Walters<br />
Garrett P. Wax<br />
Abbey Adair Williams<br />
Courtney Lynn Williams<br />
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA
Zachry Douglas Williams<br />
Craig Justin Wright<br />
Adult-Gerontological Primary Care Nurse<br />
Practitioner<br />
Tiffany Abdullah<br />
Monica Amanda Bachelor<br />
Alexus Shay Bachman<br />
Delia Michelle Beaver<br />
Shay Ellard Bruton<br />
Mercedes Ann Bull<br />
Shamecca Talithea Causey<br />
Queenie Ching<br />
Kristi Michelle Cox<br />
Lindsay Grissett Curran<br />
Candace Jessica Dozier<br />
Chelsie Marie Fletcher<br />
Margaret Belle Gehegan<br />
Lindsay Giraldo<br />
Casey Elizabeth Hodson<br />
Rebecca Ann Hull<br />
Mariya Atanasova Kolibarova<br />
Brooke M. Larsen<br />
Summer Ann Roberson<br />
Whitney Rushing<br />
Raquel Saint-Hilaire<br />
Stephanie Salter<br />
Alli Anne Smith<br />
Chelsea Rush Thompson<br />
L'Nari Kenyotta Hollis Turner<br />
Dual-Role (Family/Adult-Gerontological<br />
Acute Care) Nurse Practitioner<br />
Marshall Haven Fulton II<br />
Dual-Role (Family/Emergency) Nurse<br />
Practitioner<br />
Gerald W. Adcock Jr.<br />
Kristen Elyse Austin-Harris<br />
Karen Avila<br />
Kelly Couch Baker<br />
Katherine Briggs<br />
Jamie Michelle Brinson<br />
Hannah Bryant<br />
Rachel Crowder<br />
Michael James Daly<br />
Shareese Karin DePold<br />
Samantha Brown Dunn<br />
Austin Heath Fann<br />
Janet Galla<br />
Jaqueline Gastelum<br />
Jessica M. Genoble<br />
Tamoi Ann-Marie Green<br />
Victoria Lee Harmel<br />
Courtney Larae Harrington<br />
Amber Nicole Hasegawa<br />
Jessica Carter Haupt<br />
Jennifer Heitz<br />
Crystal Leigh Hoell<br />
Zuleima Janssen<br />
Katilyn Nicole Jones<br />
Destyn Kaley Ladner<br />
Sharon Tiane Lee<br />
Jamie Tia Lewis<br />
Sereyrath Lim<br />
Heather Hendrix Long<br />
Jannelle May Luna<br />
Lauren Mae Maley<br />
Charmaine Martin<br />
Sarah Colegrove Masiewicz<br />
Kendall Mora<br />
Chelsea Lynn Neri<br />
Damaris Margarita Parrilla Fernandez<br />
Andrew Peoples<br />
Christina Peterson<br />
Larry Jake Pickens<br />
Kathleen Kostka Purvis<br />
COLLEGE OF NURSING 7
Gabriel Quintero<br />
Amber Michelle Ratcliff<br />
Teffanie Lene Llamada Repasz<br />
Lisa Marie Ripple<br />
Leslie Samuels<br />
Courtney Michelle Schramm<br />
Lauren Dailey Shoemaker<br />
Matthew Joseph Simone<br />
Alexandra Nicole Sloppy<br />
Brandi Fennell Smith<br />
Aubrey Noelle Snelson<br />
Sarah E. Stone<br />
Jessica Ann Syring<br />
Sheila Taylor<br />
Brandy Lee Vines<br />
Huong Thien Vo<br />
Melissa Anne Walker<br />
Edward Zachary Warren<br />
Kimberly Christina Warstler<br />
Kyle Andrew Weiss<br />
Jeffrey Seth West<br />
Family Nurse Practitioner<br />
Shannon Elizabeth Aaron<br />
Susan Adamov<br />
Kehinde Oluwatoyin Adedulu<br />
Opeyemi Boyede Ajibola<br />
Mia Darya Alexander<br />
Brittany Allman<br />
Lourice Ameen<br />
Kristinia Danielle Amos<br />
Sydni Anderson<br />
Katie Jolane Antle<br />
Laquana Danielle Ayers<br />
Jessica Basalo Bahle<br />
Haley Morgan Barrett<br />
Itzel Marisol Barroso<br />
Natasha LaRee Berido<br />
Morgan Marie Bird<br />
Stacy Leigh Bisignano<br />
Lindsey Bouche Bonura<br />
Amber Dawn Bowers<br />
Sarah Ann Bowling<br />
Lindsey Overstreet Bray<br />
Hannah Dye Browning<br />
Tami Bruggeman<br />
Brittany Bruhl<br />
Genevieve Alexandrovna Bruton<br />
Emily Katherine Carte<br />
Bridget Elaine Casey<br />
Mika Alyece Catchot<br />
Debenique Devesheun Chandler - McCray<br />
Siyue Cheng<br />
Emily Cialone<br />
Kaitlin Elizabeth Collins<br />
Erin Cook<br />
Autum Clark Coots<br />
Alexis Nicole Corder<br />
Alyssa Fernandez Davis<br />
De'Ja Danielle Davis<br />
Alyson Delaney<br />
Kaylie Rose Dembowski<br />
Leslie Ann Demos<br />
Madison Renee Desalvo<br />
Kaylie Devall<br />
Michelle Lauren DiMarco<br />
Dakota Doss<br />
Amber Renee Drahl<br />
Alyssa-Anne Judd Ellsworth<br />
Elizabeth Esturban<br />
Stephanie Derek Fields<br />
Christine Ann Firmin<br />
Shaelynn Flowers<br />
Jamie Flythe<br />
Tera Leeann Foust<br />
Megan Frank<br />
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA
Jerrica Nicole Frazier<br />
Wesley Donovan Freeman<br />
Erica Marie Fusco<br />
Amanda Muglach Gardner<br />
Tanya Loran Gardner<br />
Stephanie Marie Garney<br />
Jessica Geberth<br />
Hunter Tillery Gelston<br />
Peyton L. Ginzel<br />
Dianna Michelle Glover<br />
Kaitlyn Scoufos Goetsch<br />
Red Dawn Gomonit<br />
Kaylea Michelle Goodson<br />
Taylor Greene<br />
Tatyana Griffin<br />
Danielle J. Grontas<br />
Lauren Lewczyk Guidry<br />
Jamie S. Gunter<br />
Emily Morris Hargett<br />
Kabria Harkey<br />
Taylor James Harkness<br />
Ashley Taylor Harrison<br />
Cameron Dallas Harrison<br />
Stephanie Ann Hautau<br />
Natalie Nicole Headley<br />
Natalie Marilyna Hehl<br />
Jacqueline Ralston Helmus<br />
Shayla Mari Hemingway<br />
Jacquelene Lyda Higdon<br />
Petra Jarabkova Hill<br />
Ashton Wadley Holloway<br />
Brittany Marie Howe<br />
Taylor Elaine Howell<br />
Jasmine Brianne Hudson<br />
Melanie Linton Hughes<br />
Taylor Lynn Hultz<br />
Brittany Sue Hurst<br />
Ashleigh Marie Jacks<br />
Kandace Allyse Jackson<br />
Kylee Mishelle Jackson<br />
Sarrah Jalloh<br />
Brandy Elise Johnson<br />
Amanda Rose Joliet<br />
Kristy Gisele Joseph<br />
Mary Katherine Karam<br />
Taran Deep Kaur<br />
Jamie Perkins Kendrick<br />
Brandace Lynn Kennington<br />
Rosalie Taylor Landry<br />
Gwendolyn Beth Langi<br />
Ashley Schiro Laurent<br />
Taylor LeBlanc<br />
Katrina P. Loggins<br />
Samantha Lowe<br />
Kelly Jo Lucas<br />
Brooke Carpenter Madere<br />
Jewel Angelle Maehler<br />
Lori Ann Magnano<br />
Madison Quick Maiocchi<br />
Maria Makovskikh<br />
Amanda Nicole Mancino<br />
Meagan Mathews<br />
Jossane Kemoya McClantoc<br />
Kelli Kristine McCreight<br />
Kimberly Faith McGowen<br />
Lauren Ashley McMillan<br />
Natalie Knight McMullen<br />
Emily Megan McPhail<br />
Taylor Alice McWilliams<br />
Anisa Ann Mead<br />
Libby Paige Medrano<br />
Shelly Melody<br />
Erin Donnelly Meredith<br />
Olivia Lee Merryman<br />
Ryan Ashley Miller<br />
Tia Samantha Mitchner<br />
COLLEGE OF NURSING 9
Karley Agnes Monberg<br />
Nicole Anna Montoya<br />
Christine Elizabeth Morley<br />
Aneshia Alexzandria Mosely<br />
Anna Gallego Mosley<br />
Sarah Katherine Murray<br />
Jeanie Mong Nguyen<br />
Alison Niemi<br />
Kashonna Norton<br />
Catherine Elizabeth Odom<br />
Carissa Okoro<br />
Farohn Bianca Oliver<br />
Katherine Christine Opps<br />
Magan Renea Owens<br />
Stacy Marie Owens<br />
Niraliben A. Patel<br />
Allison Lane Penny<br />
Moriah Perkins<br />
Mary Emma Pitman<br />
Virginia McDonnieal Pittman<br />
Lindsi Pou<br />
Maegan Elizabeth Pruitt<br />
Shiane Yong Redlin<br />
Micah Alexis Reese<br />
Yohana Regalado<br />
Anna Kathryn Ridinger<br />
Ginny Marie Riise<br />
Riley Ann Roberts<br />
Colleen Cecilia Robichaux<br />
Ryley Lyon Rockwell<br />
Jesse G. Rogers<br />
Tammy Anna Lena Rolquin<br />
Kaylee Sue Rousey<br />
Bethany Rowell<br />
Heather Lynn Maurer Rowell<br />
Cailee Marie Sanchez<br />
Caroline Elise Saylor<br />
Mallory Welter Scelfo<br />
Paige Buisson Schaffer<br />
Riley Scheeler<br />
Margaret Jean Schottgen<br />
Kristin Lee Scoggins<br />
Brandi Nicole Scott<br />
Callie Poole Sellers<br />
Jillian Russell Shaw<br />
Rachael Elaine Shockley<br />
Kathleen Singh<br />
Amelia Smith<br />
Brittney Smith<br />
Hannah Renn Smith<br />
Jessica Jewellene Smith<br />
TaPatrick Chad Smith<br />
Lisa Locke Solomon<br />
Yu Kyung Son<br />
Kayla Ricks Sosa<br />
Brianna Nichelle Stangeland<br />
Myranda Brooke Steiner<br />
Kaitlin Frazier Stevens<br />
Elizabeth Brutkiewicz Stewart<br />
Kristin Leigh Stuchlik<br />
Cari DeMille Stucki<br />
Ericka Stursa-Patenaude<br />
Miranda Suchey<br />
Kelli Sullivan<br />
Hailin Swan<br />
Jillian Tabor<br />
Melissa F. Taravella<br />
Natalya Tebor<br />
Trevin J. Tharp<br />
Santosha Marevel Thompson<br />
Timothy Joel Trammell Jr.<br />
Thomas Nnamdi Uzuegbunem<br />
Lindsey Marie Van Fossen<br />
Laci Jo Vanderboegh<br />
Devon Noelle Varner<br />
Adriana Esguerra Vasquez<br />
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA
Karen Saesee Vaughn<br />
Stephanie Reid Verges<br />
Tori Vincik<br />
Jodi Elaine Vita<br />
Celina Camille Ward<br />
Mahlet A. Waregay<br />
Alexis Allen Waters<br />
Rebecca Waurio<br />
Angel Wayland<br />
Cameron Whitehead<br />
Hayden Wilkerson<br />
Dana Anne Williams<br />
Kaden Gregory Wilson<br />
Descha Nicole Woodson<br />
Danielle Wyrosdick<br />
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner<br />
Kelli Africh<br />
Beth Clifton Baker<br />
Christina Bell<br />
Aissa Bemo<br />
Brittany McCoy Boggs<br />
Olivia Smith Carruth<br />
Kourtney Marie Cassidy<br />
Roxanne Espinosa Cerga<br />
Laura Chavez<br />
Beth Allison Coleman<br />
Kayla Allison D'Angelo<br />
Carolyn Janelle Darby<br />
Ashley Nicole Deno<br />
Jason Richard Downing<br />
Julie Eldredge<br />
Bethany Evans<br />
Trevor David Graves<br />
Samantha Green<br />
Margaret Anne Lennon<br />
Brandiann Addotto Martin<br />
Christina Mathew<br />
Jocelyn Maurer<br />
Amanda Michelle Miller<br />
Heather Price Miller<br />
Madison Nunnery Moore<br />
Danielle Bourquard Noriea<br />
Rachel Perry<br />
Brennan Cassidy Philbin<br />
Virginia Madison Plauche<br />
Sarah Marie Rosato<br />
Lisa Marie Sain<br />
Jennifer Dawn Stubblefield<br />
Carrie Savannah Towles<br />
Mary E. Trask<br />
Anastasia Lollar Ward<br />
Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner<br />
Dawn Catherine Argyriou<br />
Scott Baker<br />
Zachary Wayne Carlson<br />
Karlee Collins<br />
Aubrey Lanea Cremeans<br />
Bryn Elizabeth Davies<br />
Marci Lynn Frias<br />
Leada Omidvar Ghareaghadje<br />
Kirsten Virginia Gunter<br />
Vasti Breeyon Hansley<br />
Madison Jean Hobson<br />
Hannah Kalk<br />
Zaylie Lang<br />
Brittany Marie Lowery<br />
Megan Magness<br />
Taylor Cree McDonnough<br />
Emily Ann Miller<br />
Alayah Thresa Ramsey<br />
Stuart Michael Scott<br />
Amanda Hensley Walker<br />
Courtney Jean Welch<br />
Chasity Naomi Williams<br />
COLLEGE OF NURSING<br />
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Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner<br />
Bobby Bonner<br />
Ashley Kyera Burton<br />
Madeline Claire Carraway<br />
Katherine Ann Clausen<br />
Megan Wollfarth Davis<br />
Victoria Vaccaro Dickens<br />
Brittany Lea Farquhar<br />
Edith Garcia Alonso<br />
Lauren Givens<br />
Ashlyn Adams Goodwin<br />
Amanda Marie Greenwood<br />
Jennifer Lee Baumann Guadagno<br />
Juliana Dyess Gunn<br />
Chintana Ann Haney<br />
Victoria Elizabeth Harvey<br />
Chelsey Anne Gulledge Hayford<br />
Samantha Hubert<br />
Hannah Jean-Bart<br />
Tiffany Gayle Lee<br />
Jacqueline Bettina Palacino<br />
Tierney Rowe<br />
Lizeth Alexandria Sailer<br />
Cailyn B. Steele<br />
Rebecca Kathleen Stuart<br />
Megan Swanson<br />
Krystal Renee Trusler<br />
Rachel Ugoala<br />
Victoria Kathleen Ulmer<br />
Allison Yant Ward<br />
Terri Lynn Washington<br />
Kayla Renee Watkins<br />
Laura Elizabeth Westfall<br />
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner<br />
Adesola Adefowoju<br />
Charlotte Marie Aeger Ross<br />
Alexandra Age<br />
Armelle Akouvi Amekoudi<br />
Vivian Nnenna Azubuike<br />
Ruth Baffa<br />
Andrea Beisner<br />
Fitsum Gashawtena Belay<br />
Ashley Marie Black<br />
Erin Lynn Bradshaw<br />
Sarah Branam<br />
Stephanie Rachel Bratslavsky<br />
Clarice Cristin Brito<br />
Kristy Brooten<br />
Cicely Kinisha Brown<br />
Jeffery Lee Chancellor<br />
Vera Hyein Choi<br />
Chelsea Marie Cook<br />
Ashley Cooper<br />
Britney Nicole Coronel<br />
John Thomas Craver<br />
Destiny Cr<strong>of</strong>t<br />
Brandon K. Dabu<br />
Mark A. Davis<br />
LeeAnna Michelle Deniston<br />
Kattie Hollen Duplessis<br />
Ann Nkechi Duru<br />
Ian Dyer<br />
Ugonna Chioma Ejindu<br />
Chandra Jannell Evans<br />
Sisay Bezu Faynato<br />
Wannetta Kachina Fincher<br />
Michelle Elaine Finley<br />
Rhiguetty Fortune<br />
Amma Y. Fredua<br />
Caleshia Gaines<br />
Stuart Gregory Gamble<br />
Shirley G. Garcia<br />
Whitney Hampton<br />
Maranda Hansley<br />
Mary Ruffaner Hanson<br />
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Ebony T. Harris<br />
Lilian Sarange Hasse<br />
Olga Hatfield<br />
Amber Marie Hayes<br />
Joshua Kenji Raoul Hellstrom<br />
Shereca J. Henderson<br />
Sharon Hepworth<br />
Cassandra Faye Hicks<br />
Tiera Highsmith<br />
Kokouvi Hiheglo<br />
Meagan Joy Horn<br />
Angela Marion Hover<br />
Adaobi Mirian Innocent<br />
Roseline Iweanya<br />
Sabrina Jackson<br />
Edith Jean<br />
LaShaundra P. Jenkins<br />
Chelsea Lynn Johnson<br />
Daniel Kiprono Kamarey<br />
Janamjeet Kaur<br />
Lauren Ashley Kelly<br />
Spencer Kerce<br />
Clayton Keye<br />
Jiyeon Kim<br />
Veena Kolli<br />
Joseph Ka'imialaimaka La Vine<br />
Radouane Laktib<br />
Oanh Lam<br />
Brittani Litmon<br />
Berlyne Louisius<br />
Tarra Nicole Love<br />
Emily Breanna Loveless<br />
Victoria Malone<br />
Anitha Paul Mathew<br />
Courtney Ann McCallum<br />
Christopher Thomas McCracken<br />
Regan McGann<br />
Ebonie McGee<br />
Marshall Seth McGlothlin<br />
Kailey Jo McKenna<br />
Bronwen Aislinn Mentzer<br />
Mary Kathryn Michaelis<br />
Kristen Mitchem<br />
April Monroe<br />
Lauren Naccarato<br />
Sandra Tei Nkrumah<br />
Joy Amoge Nnebe<br />
TaNeshia Noel<br />
Olivia Asantewaa Obeng Asare<br />
James Bradford Owens<br />
Moses Olusoji Oyeleye<br />
Amanda Pasquince<br />
Tara Beth Payne<br />
Joel Shane Price<br />
Rebecca Suzanne Reeves Pugh<br />
Shafi Amir Qureshi<br />
Rhonda Joyce Rastelli<br />
Dorothea Grace Rebarchak<br />
Kellye Richardson<br />
Vanessa Rotibi<br />
Jessica Rubio<br />
Yesenia Mayela Sanchez<br />
Kayla Kari Seals<br />
Sidney Paige Sheerin<br />
Michelle Jaleh Shirazi<br />
Ashlie Brooke Sides<br />
Jansarrah Marique Sims<br />
Ayanna Samira Sinyangwe<br />
Cassandra Leigh Smith<br />
Emily Smith<br />
Briana Christina Stiles<br />
Amarachi Ugwu<br />
Gladys C. Uwakweh<br />
Frank Tichorla Wajule<br />
Kathleen Sheeren Wakefield<br />
Ayanna N. Washington<br />
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Jalen Xavier Wesley<br />
Amanda Jo Westlund<br />
Barbara Weston<br />
Sarah Abigail Woody<br />
Rosalyn Denise Worthen<br />
Lina Yu<br />
Stella Yufenyuy<br />
Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner<br />
Susanna M. Bose<br />
Ashton Delanie Byrd<br />
Connie Cardoze<br />
Ashley Chatman<br />
Stefanie Dieffenbach<br />
Danielle Marie Gaucher<br />
Julia Susan Godley<br />
Tameka Heckard<br />
Haleigh Smith Held<br />
Amber Elizabeth Hutchison<br />
Scyler Patricee James<br />
Abigail Rose Kimbel<br />
Linda Elizabeth Larson<br />
Sarah Marie Maklad<br />
Phillesha Meeks<br />
Katie Merritt<br />
Susan Morris<br />
Ava Hutcherson Murphy<br />
Brittany Nelson<br />
Eric O'Neal<br />
Caitlyn Parrish<br />
Paityn Lana Petersen<br />
Katie Leigh Pindar<br />
Asisat A. Popoola<br />
Hannah Marguerite Rickett<br />
Hailee Rogers<br />
Shauna M. Segerdahl<br />
Tammy Sharketti<br />
Stephanie Sheely<br />
Kayla Denise Stifflemire<br />
Mary Katherine Wiggins<br />
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FALL <strong>2023</strong> CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION<br />
DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE<br />
Adult-Gerontological Acute Care Nurse<br />
Practitioner<br />
Thomas James Alne<br />
Mirinda Suzanne Goltz<br />
Danielle Fillmore Jaudon<br />
Oghenekevwe Shirley Ogbetuo<br />
Gabriela Oro<br />
Dironada Strange<br />
Adult-Gerontological Primary Care Nurse<br />
Practitioner<br />
Joni Lucille Craig<br />
Mary Ann Curtiss<br />
Judith Neubauer<br />
Nicole Sherice Taylor<br />
Dual-Role (Family/Adult-Gerontological<br />
Acute Care) Nurse Practitioner<br />
Samantha Marie Avera<br />
Sally J. Beggs<br />
Jennifer Michelle Bell<br />
Michael Joseph Coccia<br />
Tara Elizabeth Hunter<br />
Kristina Katarina Johnstone<br />
Ayanna Nia Miller<br />
Jennifer Dearth Reeves<br />
Marci Jean Vitale<br />
Jasmyne Skye Williams<br />
Executive Nurse Administrator<br />
Tiffany Nina Ahmadi<br />
Sheena Ann Byrd<br />
Elizabeth Turnipseed Callan<br />
MariaChristabelle Castro<br />
Bukky Ayodeji Daramola<br />
Amy Abbotts Gamblin<br />
Jameilya Rachquel Howell<br />
Alexis Antonia Williams<br />
Family Nurse Practitioner<br />
Survival N. Afuecheta<br />
Montrese Pitmon Alleyne<br />
Edenlita Pangilinan Antolin<br />
Susan Youngblood Bailey<br />
Whitney Bates<br />
Tiffany Michelle Bayes<br />
Danielle Monet Brown<br />
Charlisa Joan Chandler<br />
Karyssa Alysse Coston<br />
Dorothy Marie Davis<br />
Kate Donkor<br />
Precious Hooks<br />
Jasmine Keyante Hoskins<br />
Amaka Ibekwe<br />
Heather Lucas<br />
Stembile Madakiwe<br />
Daophasouk Channita Markovich<br />
Raquel Janay Reed-Washington<br />
Krystal Robinson<br />
Adetoun Aminah Sadiq<br />
Nykkia Sellers<br />
Sarah Marie Skechak<br />
Chioma Ugoala<br />
Deanie Wade-Smith<br />
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner<br />
Julie-Ann Carmichael<br />
LaKeicha Cottrell<br />
Fairicy Adina del Cid<br />
Kadesia Lambert<br />
Chelsea Delle Weber<br />
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Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner<br />
Jennifer Marla Hubbard<br />
Tasha Nicole Lowery<br />
Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner<br />
Morgan Duran<br />
Halleh Entekhabi<br />
Caitlin Elizabeth Skipper<br />
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner<br />
Lawrence S. Afuecheta<br />
Ada Chelan Dee<br />
Marnitta Lashay Demming<br />
Allison Yvette Douglas-Clements<br />
Louis-Jacques Joseph<br />
Isai Valdez Loucks<br />
Stephany Manurung<br />
De'Lise Marie McKay<br />
Ifeoma Geraldine Menakaya<br />
Rebekah Moore<br />
Quinton Murry<br />
Chinasa Roselyn Ogbobe<br />
Thomas Edwin Smura<br />
Chinyere Augusta Turner<br />
Ebony Williams<br />
Shawuanna Williams-Lewis<br />
<strong>Fall</strong>on Brooke Wortham<br />
Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner<br />
Bailey Dingwall Mosley<br />
SUMMER <strong>2023</strong> GRADUATES<br />
DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE<br />
Adult-Gerontological Acute Care Nurse<br />
Practitioner<br />
Sarah Eleas Browning<br />
Triva Posey Fridley<br />
Alicia Turner Lanier<br />
Elvira Leinyuy Nguelewou<br />
Adult-Gerontological Primary Care Nurse<br />
Practitioner<br />
Ingua Protue Morris<br />
Dual Role (Family/Emergency) Nurse<br />
Practitioner<br />
Jason Stuart Bryant<br />
Executive Nurse Administrator<br />
Ronald Lampkin Jr.<br />
Kimberly Martinez<br />
Family Nurse Practitioner<br />
Jessica L. Beaugris<br />
Sourihna Khounphichane<br />
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner<br />
James Henry Botts<br />
Tina Powell Crane<br />
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FALL <strong>2023</strong> CANDIDATES FOR<br />
POST-GRADUATE CERTIFICATE<br />
Adult-Gerontological Acute Care Nurse<br />
Practitioner<br />
Faour Alshare<br />
Shelby P. Brads<br />
Candace Dumas<br />
Lauren C. Grantham<br />
Angel Hairston<br />
Tatiana Jimenez<br />
Alyssa L. Mooney<br />
Jordyn B. Silfa<br />
Adult-Gerontological Primary Care Nurse<br />
Practitioner<br />
David A. Eubanks<br />
Alexxia Richmond<br />
Linda M. Wooley<br />
Dual-Role (Family/Adult-Gerontological<br />
Acute Care) Nurse Practitioner<br />
Shannon L. Dancer-Edwards<br />
Dual-Role (Family/Emergency) Nurse<br />
Practitioner<br />
Callie Bell<br />
Taylor N. Lynch<br />
Jacob C. Ulm<br />
Laura Witholt<br />
Family Nurse Practitioner<br />
Jessica Ace<br />
Susan Bailey<br />
Leslie Bentley<br />
Samantha M. Cormier<br />
Sherrinekia L. Fairley<br />
Amanda Rose Lee Hurst<br />
Sherilyn Kelly<br />
Steven Kenney<br />
Alexis K. McDermott<br />
Maricia Namkung<br />
Jennifer Sunderland<br />
Lyndee J. Taylor<br />
Deneb Wright<br />
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner<br />
Sarah M. Dosanjh<br />
Brittany France<br />
Kimberly M. Gaines<br />
Karen Quach<br />
Jill Ramirez<br />
<strong>Nursing</strong> Informatics<br />
Omar Villarreal<br />
Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner<br />
Annette Alexandrea<br />
Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Pratitioner<br />
Ruchoma A. Domosh<br />
Candace Houston<br />
Laney S. Johnson<br />
Ashton Wilbanks<br />
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner<br />
Alexis C. Allen<br />
Patricia Allevato Hall<br />
Dana T. Bageon<br />
Erik Barr<br />
Tracie L. Carney<br />
Vernisha Chambers<br />
Robert Charles II<br />
Gabrielle N. Coelho<br />
Lisa Colvin<br />
Brandie Crawford<br />
Tamicky Davis<br />
Kendra R. Dennison<br />
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Federic Dowden<br />
Vera A. Dujmic<br />
Julie Ernst<br />
Anitra L. Francis<br />
Mysti A. Gaspard<br />
LuAnn Grochowski<br />
Elise Guidry<br />
Cristina Gutierrez<br />
Christine H. Haboush<br />
Carla T. Haddock<br />
Cindy L. Hatley<br />
Andrea Hinton<br />
Ashley Nicole Hughes<br />
Jacquita L. Jordan<br />
Kathern M. Lacy<br />
Monteena Lane<br />
Ashirifia L. Larsey<br />
LaFadra Macklin<br />
Joy Migwi<br />
Paul R. Murden<br />
Ahila Muthaiya<br />
Huong T. Phan<br />
Thomas N. Pienkos<br />
Sheria Queen<br />
Amanda D. Reynolds<br />
Dean L. Robinson<br />
Lauren A. Schneider<br />
Vicki Shanaghan<br />
Jessica C. Smith<br />
Shamay K. Thomas<br />
Suzanne M. Thorne-Odem<br />
Nadezhda Tutynina<br />
Felecia L. Washington<br />
Erica Welch<br />
Ebony Williams<br />
Shanell L. Woodley<br />
Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner<br />
Andrea E. Clarke<br />
Sherri Franklin<br />
Tifany L. Makuch<br />
Katherine C. Wentling<br />
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AWARDS<br />
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD<br />
The Community Service Award is presented to a student who takes a leadership role in a community<br />
organization and has made significant contributions that have improved the pr<strong>of</strong>ession or patient care.<br />
EXCELLENCE IN ADVANCING NURSING PRACTICE AWARD<br />
The Excellence in Advancing <strong>Nursing</strong> Practice Award is presented for an outstanding final project from a<br />
student in the Doctor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong> Practice (DNP) program. A DNP project demonstrates high-level mastery<br />
<strong>of</strong> an area <strong>of</strong> advanced nursing practice and focuses on the translation <strong>of</strong> evidence into practice.<br />
EXCELLENCE IN PRACTICE AWARD<br />
The Excellence in Practice Award is presented in recognition <strong>of</strong> a student’s excellence in nursing skills,<br />
knowledge, expertise and personal attributes that contribute to the delivery <strong>of</strong> quality patient care.<br />
LEADERSHIP AWARD<br />
The Leadership Award is presented to a student who demonstrates leadership among peers, in the <strong>College</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong>, the university, the community, or the pr<strong>of</strong>ession.<br />
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD<br />
The Special Achievement Award is presented to a student who demonstrates pr<strong>of</strong>essionalism,<br />
conscientiousness, compassion, and a commitment to nursing while attaining distinct accomplishments<br />
in the nursing program.<br />
SPIRIT OF NURSING AWARD<br />
The Spirit <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong> Award is presented to a student who exemplifies the essence <strong>of</strong> nursing and<br />
outstanding attributes as a nurse.<br />
FACULTY EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD<br />
The purpose <strong>of</strong> the Excellence in Teaching Award is to recognize outstanding educators in the <strong>College</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong>. Outstanding educators are those who consistently capture the attention <strong>of</strong> the learners and<br />
challenge them to value knowledge to expand their intellectual ideas.<br />
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA<br />
COLLEGE OF NURSING FACULTY<br />
ADMINISTRATION<br />
Dr. Heather Hall, Dean and Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Leigh Minchew, Associate Dean for<br />
Academic Affairs and Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Sharon Fruh, Associate Dean for<br />
Research, Evaluation, and Development<br />
and Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Shanda Scott, Assistant Dean for Academic<br />
Affairs, Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity,<br />
and Inclusion, and Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Emily Bentley, Assistant Dean for Clinical<br />
Affairs and Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Rebecca Graves, Director <strong>of</strong> Special<br />
Projects and Evaluation and Associate<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
ADULT HEALTH NURSING<br />
Dr. Theresa Wright, Chair, Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Amy Adams, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Jennifer Anderson, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Christina Baughn, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Maryanne Bolton, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Kathy Bydalek, Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Lisa Byrd, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Amy Calvert Campbell, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Ms. Kim Cooper, Instructor<br />
Dr. Wesley Davis, Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Nerkissa Dixon, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Joseph Ferry, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Misty Guy, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Christine Haboush, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Shana Harlan, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Amy Holley, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Heather Horton, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Pamela Johnson, Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Patricia Johnson, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Rosanna Johnson, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Loretta Jones, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Ms. Tracy Jones, Instructor<br />
Dr. Kimberly Jordan, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Sherry Lawrence, Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Robin Lawson, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Paula Levi, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Angelia Lewis, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Colleen Lynch, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Jennifer Miller, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Ellen Moore, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Lori Prewitt Moore, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Charlene Myers, Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Jo Ann Otts, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Lee Ridner, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Chondra Russ, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Telina Sikes-Doggett, Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Kelly Stauter, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Donna Streeter, Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Wilma Stuart, Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Terry Ann Sturm, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Debra Swanzy, Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Ms. Courtney Taylor, Instructor<br />
Dr. Elizabeth VandeWaa, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Sylvia Waweru, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Brenda Woodmansee, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
COMMUNITY/MENTAL HEALTH NURSING<br />
Dr. Todd Harlan, Chair, Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Melanie Baker, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Amy Beasley, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Sallie Brand, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Ms. Jeanene Cockrell, Senior Instructor<br />
Dr. Casey Elkins, Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Jennie Gunn, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Linda Sue Hammonds, Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. James L. Harris, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Shannon Harris, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Cynthia M. Jackson, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Ms. Sherry James, Instructor<br />
Dr. Brian Johnson, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Ms. Micki Korn, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Betty Lang, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Shannon P. Lewis, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Carey McCarter, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Kathleen McCoy, Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
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Dr. Kimberly McMurtrey, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Susan Montgomery, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Margaret Moore-Nadler, Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Kirsten Pancione, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Joyce Pittman, Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor,<br />
Research<br />
Dr. Warseal Powell, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Dedra Reed, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Bettina Riley, Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Stephanie Rudolf, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Candice Selwyn, Research Assistant<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Amanda Townsend, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Nancy Turnham, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Ms. Brady Baker Urquhart, Instructor<br />
Dr. Christine Williamitis, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Kimberly Williams, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Susan G. Williams, Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Ms. Elisha Woods, Instructor<br />
MATERNAL/CHILD HEALTH NURSING<br />
Dr. Kristina Miller, Chair, Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Ashleigh Bowman, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Haidi Breazeale, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Tracy Brown, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Ms. Kelly Carlquist, Instructor<br />
Dr. Kristy Cheshire, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Lisa Dailey, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Amy E. Davis, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Sara Davis, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Ms. Lisabeth Emley, Instructor<br />
Dr. Penni Coates Huffman, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Daphne Hutto, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Mr. Jeremy Ladnier, Instructor<br />
Dr. Jackie Lollar, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Ashley Marass, Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Taralyn McMullan, Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Ms. Bailey Mosley, Instructor<br />
Dr. Kimberly Norris, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Ms. Carol Pierce, Instructor<br />
Dr. Terrie Platt, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Michelle Theard, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Rebecca Thomas, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Dr. Christina Thompson, Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF NURSING<br />
A BRIEF HISTORY<br />
<strong>Nursing</strong> has been an important part <strong>of</strong> the University <strong>of</strong> South Alabama since 1973. The first class included<br />
23 Bachelor <strong>of</strong> Science in <strong>Nursing</strong> (BSN) students who graduated in 1976. The nursing program was<br />
originally established by four faculty and a director as a Division <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong> and later became a School <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Nursing</strong>. In 1985, the school was designated as a <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong>. A Master <strong>of</strong> Science in <strong>Nursing</strong> (MSN)<br />
program was added in 1981, and in 2007, the Doctor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong> Practice (DNP) program was established.<br />
Having maintained continuous accreditation since 1976, the <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong> is nationally-recognized<br />
as a leader in the development and delivery <strong>of</strong> high quality programs.<br />
The leadership <strong>of</strong> the <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong> has been steady since its inception. Between 1973 and the present,<br />
the <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong> has had one Director <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong> and four Deans, each <strong>of</strong> whom has contributed<br />
significantly to the growth <strong>of</strong> the college.<br />
Earline McRae, MSN, RN (Director, 1974-1997) initiated the program, graduated the first BSN class <strong>of</strong> the<br />
college, and introduced the RN to BSN program. The program had four faculty members — Carol Henderson<br />
Harrison, Joan Ralph, Frances Dunagan, and Mary Montgomery — and 60 students. Initially housed in the<br />
Life Sciences Building on main campus, the program moved into the Medical Sciences building and then<br />
into a former barrack at the Brookley campus.<br />
Dora Eldridge Blackmon, EdD, RN (First Dean <strong>of</strong> the School <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong>, 1977-1989) led the college in adding<br />
a special pathway for RNs to earn a BSN degree in 1978. In 1981, a similar program for RNs to complete<br />
an MSN degree was developed. Later in her tenure, the School <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong> was designated the <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Nursing</strong>. With more than 700 students, the <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong> represented the fourth largest academic<br />
unit on campus. The <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong> subsequently moved from the Brookley campus back to the main<br />
campus and then to the former Providence Hospital located on Springhill Avenue.<br />
Amanda Baker, EdD, RN (Dean, 1989-1998) added the clinical nurse specialist and nurse practitioner<br />
programs. In 1990, the college had an enrollment <strong>of</strong> 739 undergraduate students. Under Dr. Baker's<br />
leadership, the college began its longstanding tradition <strong>of</strong> successful competition for federal funding through<br />
the Division <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong> at the U. S. Department <strong>of</strong> Health & Human Services, especially for pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
nurse traineeship grants. The college received its first advanced training grant through the Division <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Nursing</strong> in 1993 to fund the neonatal nurse practitioner program and was also one <strong>of</strong> the first in the nation<br />
to receive funding for an acute care nurse practitioner track.<br />
Debra Davis, DSN, RN (Dean, 1998-2017) introduced online teaching for nursing programs, supervised the<br />
return <strong>of</strong> nursing programs to a new dedicated building on the main campus, expanded to an additional<br />
campus in Baldwin County, and initiated accelerated programs for BSN students. During Dr. Davis' tenure<br />
the college experienced tremendous growth from 964 students to more than 3,000.<br />
Heather Hall, PhD, RN, NNP-BC (Dean, 2018-present) has led the college in advancing faculty research<br />
and scholarship, increased external research funding, increased community engagement, and developed<br />
new concentrations for the MSN, DNP and Post-Graduate Certificate programs.<br />
Today, the <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong> enrolls approximately 4,000 students, working in classrooms and clinical<br />
facilities along the Gulf Coast and through online programs across the United States. The <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong><br />
has graduated over 19,000 nursing pr<strong>of</strong>essionals who provide quality healthcare across the United States<br />
and around the world.<br />
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ACADEMIC REGALIA<br />
The wearing <strong>of</strong> academic regalia has a long history dating back to the Middle Ages. Designating status,<br />
academia regalia differentiates honorees by degree level. Three levels <strong>of</strong> academic distinction may be<br />
identified. In the regalia <strong>of</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong> graduates and faculty, the bachelor's gown has wide sleeves,<br />
pointed at the bottom. The master's gown has sleeves elongated to the gown's hem. Doctoral gowns have<br />
bell-shaped sleeves trimmed in velvet facings with three velvet bars on each upper sleeve. Trimmings seen<br />
on the doctoral gown and master's and doctoral hoods indicate the discipline in which the degree was<br />
awarded. Apricot is the standard color <strong>of</strong> the discipline <strong>of</strong> nursing. Hoods are adorned with the colors <strong>of</strong> the<br />
school awarding the degree. Graduates <strong>of</strong> the University <strong>of</strong> South Alabama have hoods lined with chevrons<br />
<strong>of</strong> red, white, and blue. In the <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong> ceremony, hoods are worn by graduates <strong>of</strong> the University<br />
Honors <strong>College</strong> (bachelor <strong>of</strong> science graduates only), master's degree recipients (smaller hoods), doctoral<br />
degree recipients (longer hoods), and faculty. The faculty hoods portray a variety <strong>of</strong> colors representing<br />
the universities from which the distinguished faculty have received their highest academic degree.<br />
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HONORS IN NURSING<br />
Graduates who have completed the rigorous requirements <strong>of</strong> the University Honors <strong>College</strong> or Departmental<br />
Honors program receive academic distinction for their additional efforts. Completion <strong>of</strong> Honors <strong>College</strong><br />
requirements include the writing <strong>of</strong> an Honors Thesis, additional course work, community service, and the<br />
maintenance <strong>of</strong> a 3.5 grade point average. Departmental Honors requires an Honors Thesis and maintenance<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Honors <strong>College</strong> GPA requirement. Graduates receive additional distinction <strong>of</strong> "University Honors"<br />
or "Departmental Honors" on the diploma.<br />
MILITARY HONORS<br />
The <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong> proudly recognizes all veteran and military graduates completing the BSN, MSN,<br />
or DNP degree or the Post-Graduate Certificate. Commissioning <strong>of</strong> new graduates is conducted through<br />
the University <strong>of</strong> South Alabama Department <strong>of</strong> Military Science in a separate ceremony.<br />
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF NURSES PLEDGE<br />
In the full knowledge <strong>of</strong> the obligations I am undertaking I promise to care for<br />
the sick with all the skill and understanding I possess, without regard to race,<br />
creed, colour, politics, or social status, sparing no effort to conserve life, to alleviate<br />
suffering and to promote health.<br />
I will respect at all times the dignity and religious beliefs <strong>of</strong> the patients under<br />
my care, holding in confidence all personal information entrusted to me and<br />
refraining from any action which might endanger life or health.<br />
I will endeavor to keep my pr<strong>of</strong>essional knowledge and skill at the highest level<br />
and to give loyal support and co-operation to all members <strong>of</strong> the health team.<br />
I will do my utmost to honour the international code <strong>of</strong> ethics applied to nursing<br />
and to uphold the integrity <strong>of</strong> the nurse.<br />
Inclusion in the program does not constitute evidence <strong>of</strong> completion <strong>of</strong> the required program <strong>of</strong> study for<br />
awarding the degree or certificate.<br />
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