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 …
Pin Donor: Jane Jordan Farrell ’61 School of Nursing clinical instructor Jennifer Drake says that traditional BSN student Chaya Miller is always engaged and committed to her learning. “She is a bright student and has excellent insights to share. Her life experiences provide an alternative perspective which has enhanced class discussions and increased knowledge of …
Pin Donor: Nancy Dextrom ’66 Nancy Dextrom ’66 was in high school when she had the opportunity to work in the business office of a small community hospital in northern Wisconsin for two summers. “In my daily contacts, I was enthralled with the nurse who administratively was in charge of the hospital,” she says. “After …
Pin Donor: Stephanie Swartz ’74 Raquel Burnham notes that as a child she was constantly surrounded by health care and was drawn to be part of the interdisciplinary team, more specifically a calling to nursing. “I appreciated the abundance of career paths that nursing provided, while allowing me to be specialized within the field and …