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University of Massachusetts Lowell alum (BSN and MSN) Susan Gordon, APRN-BC, nursing director of a general medical unit at Massachusetts General Hospital, is creating an innovative program designed to advance the care of older adults. The initiative is part of an 18-month Geriatric Nursing Leadership Academy offered by the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International.
woman's placemats designed to bring families together
Donna Jenkins, MS, RN, CNA, BC
1978 University of Lowell, School of Nursing Graduate Earns AONE Fellowship (pdf)
Alice Bonner (MS 1989) a UML GNP graduate successfully defended her dissertation on January 9, 2008 at UMASS Worcester. Her research was titled Certified nursing assistant's perceptions of nursing home patient safety culture: Is there a relationship to clinical or workforce outcomes?
2007 GERIATRIC NURSING FACULTY CHAMPION AWARD
Laurie Kennedy-Malone, PhD, APRN, BC, FAANP, FAGHE/UML GNP MS 1982
Dr. Laurie Kennedy-Malone, an ANCC certified gerontological nurse practitioner since 1982 and a nurse educator at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) since 1990, serves as the Program Director of the Adult/gerontological nurse practitioner concentration since she first received the federal funding in 1992. Dr. Kennedy-Malone has been successful in obtaining HRSA funding for over 12 years. There have been over 200 gerontological nurse practitioner graduates from the nurse practitioner program and she is being nominated by her peers for her consistent dedication and expertise as a geriatric nursing faculty champion.
Congratulations to Kevin Whitney who has been recently named the new vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer at Emerson Hospital (pdf), Concord, MA. Kevin is an alumnus of the University of Massachusetts Lowell and on the Nursing Advisory Board for the Department of Nursing.
Congratulations to Ann Marie Bourque, chapter president, and Peggy Dorson, treasurer, both UML GNP MS graduates who serve as officers in the National Organization (NCGNP)
Laura Olisky-Kostura (BS, 2006) is serving our country as an Army nurse in Iraq. She has kept in touch with Dr. MaryEllen Doherty in the Department of Nursing since she has been there. An article recently appeared in eNews outlining their efforts to bring the comforts of home to nurses in Iraq. If you are interested in helping U.S. nurses, you can contact Dr. Doherty or Jenny Ruiz for more information.
Congratulations to Flo Calore, MS, APRN, BC, (BS 1972, MS 1978) who was recently acknowledged with the 2006 Sage of Clinical Services Award from UML. This national Sages of Clinical Services Award recognizes Ovations employees who have demonstrated consistency and excellence in the leadership, innovation, practice and execution of our care delivery models. The award acknowledges excellence and behaviors that promote high levels of practice, cultivate and support the development of others, and advance our clinical mission.
Julia Zelixon (BS, 2004) was featured in a four-part Boston Globe series, titled "The Making of an ICU Nurse," in October 2005. The four parts include (pdfs):
- A crash course in saving lives As a_patients needs multiply the lessons become intense Trauma case puts her capacity for clear headedness to the test Time comes to perform on her own
Alice Bonner (MS 1989) a GNP graduate, was recently awarded the 2005 Annual Clinical Practice Award from the National Conference of Gerontological Nurse Practitioners. This award is given by the conference to a member who has done outstanding work in clinical practice.
Nancy Lake (BS, MS) was honored by the Boston Globe in the third Annual "Salute to Nursing" awards.