1980s

LuAnn Baker                                                                                       Robert and LuAnn have happily married for 24 yrs.  They have a 19 yr old son, Brian, who plans to be a travel-nurse or CRNA.  Their daughter, Bethany, committed suicide at age 14.  They miss her very much.

Deborah Ring Bevvino, MNSc                                                                                 Works at Reading Hospital Medical Center.  Completed Ph.D. in Psychology from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA.  Coordinator of Behavioral Medicine-Reading Hospital and Medical Center; faculty position in the Family Practice Residency Program, Adjunct Faulty-Albright College. Sharon Black, MNSc, JD                                                                                             Sharon received her PhD from the University of Kansas in 1988, and her Juris Doctorate in 2002 from the University of Akron.  When not busy with her 5 children, she is currently practicing law.

Vicky Bowden, MNSc, DNSc                                                                    Works as Assistant Director, Undergraduate Program and  Professor of Nursing at Azusa Pacific University.  Received her BSN from Harding University, MNSc from UAMS, and DNSc. from the University of San Diego.   Her previous publications include:   Friedman, M., Bowden V., & Jones, E. (2003). Family Nursing: Research, Theory and Practice. 5th Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. Bowden, V. & Greenberg, C. (2003). Pediatric Procedures: Clinical Guidelines for the Care of Children and Their Families. Philadelphia: Lippincott/Williams Wilkins.                                                                                                    Alicia Burton, BSN, MNSc  Ms. Burton received her BSN in 1988 and her MNSc in 1994.  She is now retired and residing in Oregon.  Email address:  badavies@comcast.net.

Ann Cashion MNSc                                                                                  Ms. Cashion is Associate Professor and Department Chair for Acute & Chronic Care at the University of TN Health Science Center.  She has been selected for fellowship to the American Academy of Nursing  (AAN).  In addition, She will be serving as President of the International Society of Nurses in Genetics.

Barbara Wilhoit/Carlson Caviness                                                        Barbara works at the office of the Special Trustee for American Indians.  She is a Tribal Trust Fund Investment Specialist.  Her daughter, Vanessa Danelle, was born 3-19-73.  Barbara has been single since 1981.

Susan Collier, BSN                                                                                  Susan works at the White County Medical Center, Cardiac step-down. Sandra Kaye DeSalvo, MNSc                                                            Sandra Kaye currently works at Genentech, Inc.  She was promoted to Divisional Roles Manager, Dallas Division of Immunology Franchise February 1, 2005.

Janet Dixon, BSN                                                                                                      In addition to raising her own three children, Janet is currently serves as a Foster Parent for Arkansas Baptist Homes.  She also volunteers at Abstinence by Choice and the Christian Community Care Clinic.  Her email is: jdixon@aristotle.net

Susan Temple Erickson, BSN, MNSc                                                 Susan is the Nursing Recruiter and Clinical Service Manager for the University Hospital in Little Rock, AR. Her professional affiliations and awards include AONE, ANA, ARNA, the National Association for Health Care Recruitment, STT, and the International Gamma XI Chapter. She is the Founding President of the Arkansas Chapter of AONE Nurse Managers. She received the ACNA and ARNC "Exceptional Nursing Leadership" Award and has been featured in " Who’s Who in American Nursing". Susan has many varied interests within the Little Rock community. She is a member of Friends of the Rep, is part of the Delta Gamma Foundation for the Lion’s Club of America and is an active member of Saint James United Methodist Church.

Ron Eslick, BSN                                                                                         Ron is presently a Staff CRNA Anesthesiology of Greenwood and Clinical Coordinator of the University of Carolina Graduate Program for Nurse Anesthetists.  Past Faculty Appointments include: Medical College of Georgia, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston.  He has been married for 27 years to Michelle Eslick, RN.  They have two adult children: Audrey and Donald, and two grandsons: Joshua and Jessie Wilkerson.  Both are active in their church and community, and in his leisure time, Ron enjoys golf, hunting, and fishing.                                                                                                               Estella L. Evans, BSN                                                                               Estrella retired after working at UAMS for 12 years as staff nurse.  Presently she is enjoying spending more time with the grandchildren and traveling with her husband.

Pamela Greer, BSN Here is a recent picture of the Greer Family.  E-mail:  gsgreer@aol.com

Juli M. Harmon, BSN Juli writes songs of various music categories.  She  is a mother of three:  Michel, Josian, and Seth.  She lives in Mukilteo, WA.       Susan "Susie" Hargis                                                                             Susie has been married for 34 years.  She is the proud mother of two grown sons and grandmother to one grandchild.  She is actively involved in volunteer medical missions to Central and South America.  This photo was taken during a mission to Honduras.

Martha "Marty" Highfield, PhD, AOCN                                              Marty is married to Ronald Highfield and she has two boys, Nathanael (10/09/80) and Mathew (12/27/83).  She does research, publishes, and presents in the area of spiritual care in oncology nursing.  Currently, she is a Professor of Nursing at California State University, Northdridge.  Her email is martha.highfield@csun.edu and web page address: http://www.csun.edu/~meh20426/homepage.htm

Bettye Jacobs Johnson, BSN                                                                   She works at Henderson Memorial Hospital, was married for 42 years to Gerry Johnson, who died August 6, 1999.

Darla Lavender, BSN, MNSc                                                                   Received her BSN in 1984 and her MSN in 1991.                                                                                                        Louanne Lawson, BSN, MNSc, PhD                                                         "I recently earned a PhD in nursing and am continuing to teach in the UAMS Graduate Program.  I am focusing on forensic nursing research and education."

Lisa E. Lessley, BSN                                                                                 Lisa works at the Naval Hospital in Pensacola and has a child, Bennett Lane Lessley, born 24th of September, 2000.

Patrica Lucy, BSN, MNSc                                                                      She is retired after 10 year on the faculty of the University of Central Arkansas Department of Nursing.  "This experience in nursing education has been a most gratifying conclusion to my nursing career."

Shannon B. Pate, BSN                                                                             In this photo is my husband of 23 years, Phil,  my son Zach (20), twin daughters Abby and Molly (18), son Pug (15), and me.  :)                              Jennie Pierce, BSN, MNSc                                                                      Jennie's place of work is the Arkansas Heart, P.A. (Dr. Van DeBruyn).

Myra Yvette Pirazo Myra lives in the Dallas, TX area and now has three children, Manny (23), Marissa (9) and Maris (4). Her email address is azrezacafe@aol.com.         Susan Porter, BSN                                                                                                       Son, Eddie, (20) is now employed on 3B at UAMS.  Son Michael (17), was one of 16 vocal students recently accepted to the Summer Program at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY.

Barbara White Rhodes, BSN                                                                  She has been involved with Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. since 1989; US Air Force Retired 1st Lieutenant; case management for home health infusion/managed care; utilization review nurse, staff nursing for oncology, medical surgical nursing; case management for hospice (Crossroads Hospice of TN) currently, and workman's compensation case management.

Ann Ternes Rosso                                                                                   Ann is married to Stuart Rosso with four children and one step-daughter (ages 10-18). She serves on the Washington Regional Medical System Board of Trustees, N.A.R.T.I. Board of Directors, and Bank of Fayetteville Board of Directors. Angela Stone Schmidt, BSN                                                             Angela is the Assistant Professor of Nursing at Arkansas State University. She contributes and reviews for Association of Rehabilitation Nurses publication. In May of 19998 she received the Distinguished Faculty Service Award which was presented by the College of Nursing and Health Professions at Arkansas State University.  Her husband, Fred, is the President of Crossroad Rice Farms, Inc., and is a professional Engineer.  They have 2 children, Amy and Bryan.  Angela is very active in the Jonesboro community. She is on the Health South Rehabilitation Hospital Advisory Board, SSBRMC Home Health Board and is part of MO Anderson Counseling Network.

Gina D. DeFelice Stratigakis, BSN                                                        Gina has just moved to California, but will be working again later in the year.  She received a cementation in 1982 from the Veteran's Administration for the prevention of a suicide by a former patient with a handgun under an acute crisis situation.  She married in 1984 and has adopted a beautiful boy (now 9) in 1991.  In June 2000 they moved from New Hampshire to California.

Natalie Tebbetts, BSN                                                                                     She has lived in Memphis for 16 years with her husband of 26 years: David F. Miller.  They have 2 sons, Eric, 34 years and Alex, 19 years. She was an OR and ER nurse for 20 years until degenerative scoliosis forced her retirement. Her hobbies are quilting, swimming, reading, flower gardening, photo albums, and walking. Would love to hear from classmates or instructors. She is having major reconstructive back surgery on July 29th, '05, at Barnes Jewish/Wash U in St. Louis, MO and will be there for rehab for  about 2 weeks.

Charles W. Tevebaugh, BSN                                                                    Charles is employed at the VA in North Little Rock as an APN.  He is a Gerontological Nurse Practitioner-APN at Central AR Health Care Center.  Spouse's name is Judy, who works at Baptist Sleep Center.  They have 3 children.

Karla Thalmueller-Driskell, BSN, MSN                                                Karla has been married 20 years "to a great man".  She has 1 daughter who is 16 and 4 step- children and from them 5 grandchildren. She completed her MSN in Oncology from the University of Texas and has administrated a free standing Oncology Clinic for 14 years.

Cathy Knittig Trower, BSN                                                                     Works at Russellville School District School Nurse.  She is married with two children, Natalie, age 17 and Emily, age 13.

Janet "Jan" Turner, BSN, MSNc  Her e-mail address is:  jturner@mail.doh.state.ar.us.  She works at the Arkansas Department of Health, Central Public Health Region. 1994:  ADH Area VIII Director of Nursing. Nursing. 1996 Her son, Brad Turner, died in an automobile accident. | 1998 Scholar-South Central Public Health Leadership Institute. 2000-Certificate:  Graduate certificate program in public health, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Carmen B. Bucholz (Barnett) Waller, BSN                                              She works as a Volunteer Red Cross Health and Safety Instructor.  Waller and she have moved to Columbia, MS, where they are raising their 3 boys:  Chris (16), Pat (13), and Jon (71/2).  She is active in Cub Scouts, youth ministry and is a volunteer Red Cross instructor.  Her husband is a family physician/partner of Hattiesburg Medical Clinic in Columbia. Dividing her time between her volunteer work and her family, Carmen stays extremely busy. She has volunteered as a camp nurse for 70 handicapped adult and child campers. She is active in the Women’s Interfaith Ministry and coordinates a woman’s prison ministry in Columbia, Mississippi. Her husband, Franklin (Butch) Waller, is a partner of the Hattiesburg Clinic, Inc., and the Columbia Family Medical Center. With three boys, things are hectic in the Waller household. The oldest son, Chris, plays tenor Saxophone, is active in Beta club, enjoys building BMX bikes and is a great sketch artist. Pat plays alto Sax, plays goalie for his soccer team and is active in Boy Scouts. The youngest son, Ian, enjoys baseball, computer games, dinosaurs and takes after his older brother, Chris. Luckily, her husband’s parents live nearby. His mother still teaches math at Hattiesburg High School and his father is retired. Karen Diana Walker Earned her Masters in Nursing in 1998.  Currently practices as a Family Nurse Practitioner in Whitefish Montana. Bridget Weiss, BSN Bridget is a homemaker. Her husband is David and she has a 17 year old son, Brian, who is a senior at PA.  Peter is 15 and is a sophomore at PA . Scott, 9, is in 4th grade at PA, and Claire, 6, is in the 1st grade. Bridget is active in the Twentieth Century Club, Hope Lodge, Garden Club, P.E.O., and a lot of school activities.  They love to travel. Mary Kathleen Wilcox, MSN, RN, CCRN, CPAN Mary Kathleen retired from the US Navy in March 2004.  Since her retirement, she has been working in Intensive Care at the VA Medical Center.

Dorothy Willard Irby Wilson, MNSc Dorothy has worked in medical surgery, obstetrical surgical and other areas of nursing since she obtained her RN in 1954 and her BSN in 1979. In 1985 she began to study at UAMS under Dr. Patricia Heacock in Gero-psychiatric Mental Health Nursing obtaining her MNSc in 1989. She worked as a case manager at George Jackson Mental Health Center from 1989 to 1991. Currently she does volunteer work with the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill-Arkansas as the chapter chairperson of the northeast Arkansas region. She also volunteers through the Southwest Church of Christ ministry to women inmates at the Craighead County Detention Center.  Dorothy has five children, Dana Irby Stearns who is married with four children and is a retired engineer living in Little Rock, AR. Paul Willard Irby who is married with two children and owns/ operates a semi-truck trailer manufacturing plant in Texarkana, TX, Leland Irby who is married with one stepdaughter. Laura Irby Sartin is married with two children and owns and operates a nursery and lawn care service in Jonesboro, AR. Mary Florence Irby Carr is married with two children and is a computer systems analyst in Jonesboro.  She received the 1985 Distinguished Community Service Award from the Arkansas Council of Community Mental Health Centers; the 1984 Distinguished Service Award from the Arkansas Alliance of the Mentally Ill, and the 1998 Henry G. Potts Memorial Award: Arkansas Mental Health Forensic Services Person of the Year.

Charles and Judy Wilkerson Tevebaugh, BSN Charles and Judy have three children, ages 16, 14, and 10. They both work at the Veterans Administration. Charles is an APN Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, a captain in the USAR and a den leader for the Cabot, AR cub scouts. Judy is an APN sleep medicine. She is a member of ArNA and is certified in AANP Family Practice. In her spare time, she enjoys singing and gardening. Natalie A. Tebbetts, BSN, RNP Natalie works at Methodist Germantown Hospital in Memphis, TN. She recently returned from living in Paris, France for two years.