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November 12, 2018
Helping through trauma-informed care
Faculty practice helps residents at The WellHouse through trauma-informed care
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October 16, 2018
Grant to fund bleeding control education
Multi-school, grant-funded initiative will help spread bleeding control training across Birmingham.
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September 25, 2018
Two receive RWJF funding
Two PhD students funded through Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Future of Nursing Scholars Program
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March 08, 2018
Alumna named dean at Tuskegee University
Hendricks recently appointed to top nursing leadership role
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April 14, 2017
Alumna gives back to community and School
Whelton's nursing career centered on mentorship and helping others
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February 20, 2017
Giving back to the School to honor a distinguished 40-year career
Marilyn Henry credits her nursing background for opening doors to rewarding work in hospital administration
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November 08, 2016
Long-time supporters name Dean's Suite
Styslingers cite School's progress, UAB's driving force in state as reasons for giving
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November 08, 2016
Investing in the future of nursing
Dual-purpose donation creates scholarship, names pediatric nursing competency lab
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November 08, 2016
Faculty members’ gift to that which they hold dear
Designed to cultivate future collaborative research and supportive mentoring for future nurse leaders
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October 25, 2016
Breaking new ground: School kicks off $32M expansion
October 6, UAB School of Nursing broke ground on its $32 million, 72,000 square-foot building expansion
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April 11, 2016
School celebrates donors at scholarship luncheon
Student success stories enabled by donor’s generous scholarship donations
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January 29, 2016
Scholarship initiative launched by nurse educators
Retired faculty and friends scholarship will benefit future nursing students
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January 22, 2016
Future plans will aid undergraduates
Planned gift will create endowed scholarship in Selma native's name
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Acknowledges significant contributions from four special members
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November 04, 2015
Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation visits the UAB School of Nursing
Representative meets three scholarship recipients, tours skills and simulation labs
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October 30, 2015
Alacare invests in the future
Gift earmarked for laboratory simulating home health setting
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June 26, 2015
UAB School of Nursing Mourns Loss of Third Dean
Dr. Booth's worldwide legacy of teaching, research and service helped the School rise to the national prominence it enjoys today
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March 19, 2015
Gift to Honor Nursing
Rick and Barrett Brock MacKay give $1 million to create dynamic new home for the Barrett Brock MacKay Florence Nightingale Letters Exhibit
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March 06, 2015
School honors donors at scholarship luncheon
Scholarship donors, recipients meet at annual luncheon to celebrate donor generosity and student excellence
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January 23, 2015
Former Dean Rachel Booth named Visionary Pioneer
University of Maryland School of Nursing names former UAB School of Nursing Dean Rachel Z. Booth a Visionary Pioneer
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January 13, 2015
Continuing a family’s legacy of service
Webster Ray is motivated to serve by seeing worthy causes up close.
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One of the founding members of the Board of Visitors in 1992, Anita Smith has had a front-row seat for the health care revolution that has taken place in Birmingham and around the state over the past five decades.
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December 18, 2014
New BOV Chair and Co-Chair
Effective December 4, 2014 at the winter meeting of the Board of Visitors (BOV), Barbara O’Neal Eddleman becomes the BOV’s 10th Chair. Joining her in leading the Board in the Co-Chair role is Dr. Douglas C. “Doug” Tilt, a BOV member since 2007.
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December 17, 2014
Leaders who have paved the way
Since its founding almost 23 years ago, the Board of Visitors has had outstanding leadership. The following profiles honor those dedicated individuals who have wisely led the Board thus far on its journey of supporting the UAB School of Nursing.
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December 01, 2014
Board Member Profile: Rita Spencer
For 27 years, Rita Ingalls Spencer knew the fulfillment of taking care of children and adolescents at the Birmingham-based children’s medical center now known as Children’s of Alabama.
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November 30, 2014
No-Show Ball: Exceeding a goal
The 2014 No-Show Ball fundraiser hosted by the Junior Board of Visitors (JBOV) was a success, exceeding the goal set by JBOV members.
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November 03, 2014
Junior Board of Visitors Welcomes Four New Members
The Junior Board of Visitors (JBOV) welcomes new members Elizabeth Riddle, Kelli Fleming, Tim Hennessy, Jr. and Ken Taylor.
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November 01, 2014
His Investment in Caring Nurses
For 34 years, Jack W. Trigg, Jr., MD, practiced internal medicine in the Birmingham area. He was a member of a group practice that long was called Southside Internists and then, following a merger with another group Southview Medical Group.
During those years Trigg developed a deep appreciation for roles that nurses play in patient care. “Who really looks after you when you are sick and in the hospital? The nurses,” he said.
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October 30, 2014
Birmingham couple's lead gift
Fergusons motivated by nursing's ability to touch peoples lives
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October 03, 2014
Another hit for Applause
The 2014 fundraising event hosted by the UAB School of Nursing Board of Visitors drew strong student and faculty praise and gratitude.
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October 01, 2014
A New BOV Member and a New Fundraiser
The Board of Visitors (BOV) has a new member –Eileen S. Meyer –and Eileen and husband Dr. Bruce E. Burns, a BOV member since 2012, have added a fundraiser to ways they support the UAB School of Nursing.
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September 30, 2014
Improving health, removing barriers
Two UAB School of Nursing faculty members have been selected by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as 2014 Scholars and Fellows. C. Ann Gakumo, PhD, RN, has been named an RWJF Nurse Faculty Scholar and Joy P. Deupree, PhD, MSN, APRN-BC, has been named an RWJF Executive Nurse Fellow.
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September 30, 2014
Cancer resources at your fingertips
It has not taken Assistant Professor Deborah Walker, DNP, CRNP, AOCN, long to prepare her recently launched cancer resources smart phone app to go beyond Birmingham or cancer.
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September 30, 2014
Opening access for the underserved
Using a four-year, $1 million gift from The Daniel Foundation of Alabama, the UAB School of Nursing is creating a far-reaching program designed to open up more health care access in medically underserved rural Alabama.
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September 23, 2014
Opening the Door for Future Nurses
Terry Harrell gives so talented students without the means can pay for their education
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September 23, 2014
Giving Back for All She has Received
Judy Powell gives to prepare the next generation of nurses
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September 23, 2014
Genex Donation to Fund Student Scholarships
GENEX Services Inc. has awarded the UAB School of Nursing $20,000 in scholarship funds
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September 22, 2014
UAB SON Opens Barrett Brock MacKay Florence Nightingale Exhibit
This exhibit honors Barrett Brock MacKay, an alumna of the UAB School of Nursing and past Chair of the School’s Board of Visitors.
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September 22, 2014
The Scholarship Luncheon: An Annual Celebration of our Donor's Generosity
Scholarship donors, and current and past recipients, gathered at the Mountain Brook Country Club 5 to celebrate the UAB community’s continuous generosity and achievement. This event serves to honor our donors who have personally touched our students with their contributions.
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September 22, 2014
The No-Show Ball: an Exciting Fall Tradition
Committed to raising funds for UAB scholarships in pediatric nursing, the JBOV last year and this year has been focused on funding a scholarship in memory of brother-and-sister twin infants – the Seth Houston McCoin, Jr., and Elizabeth Morgan Endowed Scholarship in Pediatric Nursing.
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September 22, 2014
The Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation visits the UAB School of Nursing
Grants Program Director Lizzy Smith meets scholarship recipients, tours skills labs
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September 22, 2014
Scokels and Honeycutts Honored by Friends and Family
Endowed scholarship honors two couples, provides aid for students for years to come
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September 22, 2014
Pioneering in Advanced Practice Nursing
One of Alabama’s first nurse practitioners, Juanzetta Flowers is a member of the UAB School of Nursing Board of Visitors, former nurse practitioner at UAB’s medical school and retired faculty member
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September 22, 2014
In memory of BOV member, Joie Jones
BOV remembers beloved friend, member Joie Jones
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September 22, 2014
Celebrating the Luckie Legacy of Giving
The Luckie family legacy of support for the School of Nursing is “a treasure for our school and our students.”
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September 22, 2014
Alumna, Board of Visitors members use their annual gathering to help School
Annual event hosted by Barrett and Rick MacKay supports the Campaign for UAB
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September 22, 2014
Nancy Watts joins Board she calls "a great group of people"
Working for 35 years as a nurse, 24 years alongside her husband, Nancy Watts appreciates nursing and medicine as a family affair
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September 22, 2014
Melinda Helveston admires School's drive to be the best
The UAB School of Nursing is one of many beneficiaries of Melinda Helveston's kindness, giving
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September 22, 2014
Sisters sharing JBOV chair position
Kate Wood Hamilton and Sidney Wood Clapp team to take the helm of the JBOV
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September 22, 2014
Dr. Bruce Burns, Eileen Meyer share deep, mutual appreciation for each other's health care contributions
Bruce Burns gives to the School, honor's wife's service as a nurse
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September 22, 2014
Ashelynn Falkenberg understands the need for great nurses
Falkenberg's time in Leadership UAB, mother's example inspires her service
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Board of Visitors member Sue Ellen Lucas had a nursing role in the pioneering medical genetics program launched in Alabama in the late 1970s, saw the beginning of genetic education.
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September 22, 2014
Banton Endowed Professorship Honors a Mother's Legacy
Bantons' honor provides academic excellence and visionary guidance.
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September 22, 2014
Giving Back Through History
Anita Smith Lunsford's contributions to the School of Nursing are traced through the decades
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September 22, 2014
A Gift That Inspires Others
How the Mitchell family gave its special vote of confidence to a Junior Board of Visitors mission - a mission born from the spirits of two sweet babies...
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September 19, 2014
Meneses Receives Grant for Cancer Survivorship Project
A two-year, $150,000 grant from the Women's Breast Health Fund will help improve the quality of life for young breast-cancer survivors and their loved ones through education, personal support, distance learning and networking.
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September 16, 2013
UAB School of Nursing opens permanent exhibit of Nightingale letters
Florence Nightingale, indisputably the founder of modern nursing, left countless gifts to her profession, including a collection of 50 letters and more preserved in the UAB Historical Collections. Copies of these are on permanent exhibit in the UAB School of Nursing.
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March 21, 2013
Nursing loses a pivotal leader in its history
Marie L. O'Koren Ed.D., M.S.N., professor and dean emeritus of the UAB School of Nursing, passed away December 11, 2012 at the age of 86
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April 05, 2012
Sharing her words with the world
Plans call for fall 2012 of new interactive Nightingale exhibit in the School
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