Greetings from the University of Iowa College of Nursing:
I hope you all enjoyed the College of Nursing’s first email newsletter as we are definitely pleased with the new look. I also received positive responses from our alumni as well. It is our plan to extend updates to you on the College of Nursing about every three to four months. I am also interested in your endeavors as alumni so we can share your success and accomplishments with others.
Best,
Liz Swanson
Associate Professor and Director, External Relations
elizabeth-swanson@uiowa.edu
Dr. Buckwalter to Receive Prestigious UI Award
Dr. Kathleen “Kitty” Buckwalter (BSN ’71, MA ’76) has been selected to receive the University of Iowa’s Distinguished Alumni Award.
Professor Emeritus Buckwalter, along with other recipients, will be recognized for this accomplishment at the 2012 Distinguished Alumni Awards luncheon and ceremony on June 9, 2012. This award is the Alumni Association’s highest honor.
Alumni Reunion Weekend
The classes of 1957, 1962, 1967, and 1972 are set to be honored Friday, June 8, 2012. Scheduled activities include a state of the college address from Dr. Rita Frantz, dean, an update on nursing at UIHC from Dr. Ann Williamson, chief nursing officer, a tour of the college’s nursing clinical education center and more!
Registration information and more details can be found here
Past Reunions: Class of 1961
Iowa Named as Action Coalition to Ensure High-Quality, Patient-Centered Health Care
Iowa has been selected as an Action Coalition by the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, coordinated through the Center to Champion Nursing in America (CCNA), an initiative of AARP, the AARP Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), to ensure that all Americans have access to high-quality, patient-centered health care, with nurses contributing to the full extent of their capabilities.
The Iowa Action Coalition will work with the campaign to implement the recommendations of the landmark Institute of Medicine (IOM) report,The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health.
Click here for more information about the Iowa Action Coalition
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Nursing Alumna Finds Success on the Big Screen
Donna Glee Reim, a former UI College of Nursing student and instructor has found a second calling. More specifically, Glee Reim has been bit by the acting bug, working as a background actor in a number of marque films, including “Shutter Island”, “Bride Wars” and “The Invention of Lying.” She recently took time to answer a few questions from the college.
Click here to read the interview.
DID YOU KNOW?
Who are Iowa’s Great Nurses?
We’ve all met at least one outstanding nurse whose courage, compassion, and commitment to the nursing profession stands out above all others. Each year, 100 Great Iowa Nurses are selected from a pool of hundreds of admirable candidates and honored by the state of Iowa, fellow nurses and community leaders.
Representing 42 different Iowa counties, this year’s 100 Great Iowa Nurses will be honored on May 6, 2012—the beginning of National Nurses Week—at a reception in the Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines.
For a complete list of this year’s honorees and to learn more about 100 Great Iowa Nurses, visit www.greatnurses.org.
