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Alumni & Giving

Alumni Award Winners 2025-2026
2025 Alumni Awards

On April 10, 2026, alumni gathered for a memorable reunion ceremony to honor the outstanding achievements of this year’s award recipients. The 2025 Alumni Awards celebrated individuals whose dedication, impact, and leadership have made a lasting impression on our community.
A nurse standing in a hallway wearing light blue scrubs and a dark jacket.
Cardiology Nurse Practitioner Insights

É«½äÖ±²¥ School of Nursing alumnus Jesuit Nugas reflects on the people, moments, and values that shaped his vision for and commitment to compassionate cardiac care.
Women standing together outside of a clinic
Alumna Leads in Newborn and Maternal Care

Alumna Gina Wilson founded a nonprofit, For Mamas, that trains nurse midwives and equips delivery centers throughout Zanzibar, providing life-saving care and resources for infants.
Victoria Averill in a white coat
School Nurses Shaping Youth Health Education

Alumna Victoria Averill advocates for school nurses, experts on adolescent risks, to play a pivotal role in shaping teens’ health education.
Hope Holmes on left wearing graduation regalia beside faculty headshot of Julee Waldrop
Supporting DNP Scholarship

Inspired by alumna Hope Holmes’s DNP journey, faculty and fellow alumna Julee Waldrop started a fund to support DNP scholarship.
Alumni LaDonna Brown
Thelma Ingles Award Winner LaDonna Brown

Brown is a distinguished graduate of É«½äÖ±²¥, recognized with the 2024 Thelma Ingles Award for her excellence in clinical expertise, scholarly activities, and commitment to improving adult and gerontological primary care.
Dr. Luisa Vega
From Engineering to Nursing to Entrepreneur

Dr. Luisa Vega, DNP'14, MSN'13, RN, PMHNP-C, AGPCNP-C sheds light on the pivotal moments that shaped her career and her unwavering commitment to helping others.
DUSON Alumna Gail Parker, BSN'78, FNP
Alumna’s $1M Gift Honors Mentor

É«½äÖ±²¥ alumna Gail Parker, BSN’78, FNP, has committed to endow a $1 million scholarship in honor of her mentor, Nancy Fugate Woods, BSN, PhD, FAAN.
DNP Alumna Tammy Porter
DNP Alum Dr. Tammy Porter on Giving Back

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Lily George ‘21, APRN, AGNP-C, PGCert Endocrinology
Career that Gives Back to Alaska Community

Lily George journeyed from Alaska and back to earn her nursing credentials, driven by personal health experiences and a desire to improve access to endocrine care
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