Pin Donor: Molly Meyer ’71 Ashley Thomas began college with dreams of attending medical school to practice as a physician. However, as she gained more experience with health care, she soon realized that her place was at the front lines of patient care. “I chose nursing because it is a challenging yet rewarding career that …
The Dean’s Pin, added in 2019, was awarded to David Sohl, a traditional bachelor of science in nursing student who has made a lasting impact on the school through his leadership, compassion, and desire to help others. A returning student, his classmates note that he has faced some hardships and struggles as he has started …
Growing up in Nigeria, Rey Okoene’s mother — a midwife — would provide antepartum care for mothers without access to health care and deliver babies in their family home to give back to the community. “After experiencing so many births, I loved to witness these families express profound gratitude to ‘matron’ — as [my mother] …
Pin Donor: Eileen Smit ’69, MS ’77 Born and raised in Nigeria, Chinaza Nwosa started college at the young age of 16. “I was not sure what profession I wanted to pursue, but I knew it was something in the health care field, but not medicine” she says. “Since childhood, I had always been full …