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Foundation Appoints New Development Officer

Dean Rita Frantz recently announced that Dayna Ballantyne has joined the University of Iowa Foundation as the director of development for the College of Nursing.

Ballantyne formerly served as executive director for the Iowa Women’s Foundation, and she has more than 15 years of nonprofit management and philanthropy experience focusing on strategic planning, fundraising, donor relations, and events.

“With her background, Ms. Ballantyne will be experienced to interact with our alumni and friends on a very professional level,” said Dean Frantz.

Alumna Named CEO of Allen Health

Delagardelle Named President, CEO of Allen Health System

Pamela K. Delagardelle (MSN ’97) has been named president and CEO of Allen Health System, effective January 1, 2013. She will succeed Tom Tibbitts, who will retire December 31, 2012.

College of Nursing to Participate in New Alumni Mentor Program

No matter how long ago, there’s no doubt that most of you vividly remember what it was like to be a brand new nurse. For some, it was an easy transition in a familiar territory. Yet many graduates moved away from Iowa City and started in a new facility in a different city. No matter the type of the move, did you ever wish you had someone who could answer your questions outside of your new work place? Maybe even outside of your friends circle?

Alumna to Honored at CPH Symposium

Sharon (Yearous) Guthrie (BSN ’93, MSN ’99, PhD ’11) has been selected to receive the Iowa Public Health Heroes Award from the University of Iowa College of Public Health.

Dr. Guthrie has been active in the state, advocating for the health of children in schools and school nursing, and has been influential in the development of state policy for child mental health and care in schools. She will receive the award during the college’s Institute for Public Health Practice Fall Colloquium, titled “Communicating the Value of Public Health” on Thursday, November 8.

Alumnus Accepted into Geriatric Nursing Leadership Academy

Chris Forcucci (BSN ’94), RN, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, has been accepted into the Geriatric Nursing Leadership Academy (GNLA), which is presented by the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI). In collaboration with the John A. Hartford Foundation Centers for Geriatric Nursing Excellence, the program pairs Leadership Mentors and Fellows in a blended curriculum designed to empower nurses to effectively lead their organizations through challenging times regarding elder care.

Alumna Earns State Policy Leader Award

HIMSS State Policy Leader Award: Nurse-legislator Rep. Linda Upmeyer

[Published by Government Health IT | September 13, 2012 | Tom Sullivan, Editor]
 

When Linda Upmeyer, RN, was elected Iowa State Representative from the 12th District in 2002, she was the lone healthcare provider in the State House or Senate.

There was nary a doctor or nurse, not so much as a pharmacist, to be found.

Recent Grad to Provide CON Representation on UI’s Alumni Board

Adelaide “Addy” Caprio (BSN ’06) has been selected to serve as the College of Nursing’s representative on the University of Iowa Alumni Association’s Board of Directors. 

“Representing the CON is an honor,” said Caprio. “I have a sense of finally being able to give back to the CON and to UI after all that they have given me. The personal and professional ties I have with the university will only strengthen and grow with this opportunity.”

Recent DNP Graduate to Present at Innovation Institute

Lori Mein (DNP ’12) was recently selected to present at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing’s upcoming DNP Innovation Institute.                               

The Institute will feature the significant contributions of DNP-educated nurses on improving health care and clinical practice and illustrate how to make an idea sustainable by highlighting innovative evidence-based projects that solve real-world problems and improve patient care.

CON Alumna on Hand to Assist During Aurora Tragedy

Angie Van Lengen normally works in the labor and delivery unit at The Medical Center of Aurora (Colorado).

All that changed early Friday, July 20, when Van Lengen (BSN ’09), a native of Mason City, IA, was called on to assist in the center’s ER facility following a mass shooting in the Century Aurora16 movie theater that left 12 people dead and left 58 wounded—several still in critical condition.

Former MSN Student Named NICU Manager

Linda Crowley (MSN ’11), of Wyomissing, has been named the new nurse manager of the Reading Hospital and Medical Center’s neonatal intensive care unit.

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