Nursing Class Notes
We've got news for you! Find the latest updates on classmates' awards, weddings, retirements and other milestones. See below for the most recent news or select your graduation decade to see past news.
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Brenda Wheeler, BSN'78
Dr. Wheeler retired from Truman State University in May 2023.
LaVerne Manos, DNP’12, MS’08, BSN’06
Dr. LaVerne Manos was appointed to the State of Kansas Health Information Technology (HIT) Advisory Council. The HIT Council is responsible for the development and oversight of a state-wide health information technology plan. Dr. Manos is the Director of Interprofessional Informatics Programs at the Center for Health Informatics at KU Medical Center.
Jerrihlyn McGee, DNP'14, MS'05, BSN'02
Dr. Jerrihlyn McGee receivedthe University of Kansas Alumni Association’s Black Alumni Network Mike and Joyce Shinn Leaders and Innovators Award for their contributions to the university, their profession and their communities. The award is named for the late Mike Shinn, a 1966 School of Engineering alumnus, who helped found the Black Alumni Network and the Leaders and Innovators Project, and his wife, Joyce.
Elma Smith Wright, NCN'50
February 27, 2023
Earlene Jeffery, BSN'57
September 18, 2023
Dorothy Walker Breaux, NCNP'76
October 3, 2022
Arabella Ray Tubbs, NCNP'77
December 22, 2022
Glenn R. Ford, NCNP'83
September 26, 2022
Ronald L. Jones II, BSN'86
June 21, 2023
Karen D. Wiegman, MS'95, BSN'92
March 11, 2023
Mary L. Menninger-Corder, PhD'10
February 18, 2023