SPRING 1992 VOL. 810, NO. 3 UNIVTEHRESITY THEALUMNIASSOCIATION OF NORTH OFFICERS CAROLINA AnnPliillipsMcC^acl^en60,Sanlord INSIDE AT GREENSBORO AnneHayesTate'68,Smitlifield -FJa TheSchoolofNursing JoAnneSm '60,Raleigti FirstVia-Piviidcitt "IHaven'tFeltGoodSinceFriday" 1 NS.t-mSiuirsfaVniaW-liPint-tsiMnegntton,'72,'74MEd,Wilkcsboro TheSchoolofNursingReachesOutinNewWays 4 MRaLrTtOlniHaijSgmiStclcircFtenrnrtet]'57,Greenxille byDr.LymieGoodi/kooiitz BrendaMeadowsCooper'65,'73MEd ExecutiveSccrclnn/.Tren^ttrcr TheBegiiudng 6 of.Ml, I.Mfm, TRUSTEES byDr.EloiseLiiois HelenBumgarnerBell'39,NorlliWillsesboro CaringforOurPast 7 EBleitzsaybeEtrlviiFnar'7r9i,orAsBhuefMolrIde'68,Raleigh GraceEvelynLovingGibson'40,Laurinburg DirectorofNursingResearchLeads CAlninareleHsaHtlaigaewra'ySO',71G,r'e7e8nMsbLoSr,o'83EdD,Monroi HealthyKidsProject 8 DavidA.Jarvis'72,St.Cliarles,IL JacquelineKayler'91,Charlotte PetTherapy 10 AL.auErlaizLaabneitehrK'e90e,vGerree'7n2s,bFoaryeotte\ille OnCampus ^- JRaoyslaeleyMnoFnlteamgiunegMLeomaadx'5'16,7,GrGeoelndbsebiot,roMD RaeAnnO'Neill'89,Greensboro CentennialKickoff 14 JLooinsatBhraandlReayyQ'u81e,eCnon'6o0v,eTritusville.FL PhysicalCulture: TheBeginningsofHHP 16 B[eultisayRBouslsluLclaimbSetrrtanTdhbaeyregr'4'85,1,RMoocrkgyaMnotuonnt JohannaFu byDr.RichardBnrdolph AssociationNetwork 20 FromthePresident 22 CBytcnitckhiAaluMmonoirCeouJioietim!sCoon-ch'8a7i,r,Grexeeofnfsicbiooro byAimPlullipfMcCrackeii '60 THEEDITORIALBOARD ALetterFromHome 23 AnneHathaway'71,'78MLS,'83EdD,.Monroe byBrt'jtdaMcadozvsCooper'65 SAanrnalHoougDaenbBnraomwnCal'i60r,iG'r50e,eSnosubtohreornPmes ClassNotes 24 JMoahrnyEB.eDtuhbFeelrr'e7l2l,GGrraenegnsebro'r8o4,Greensboro EleanorDareTaylorKennedy'45,Greensboro KarenMcNeil-Milier'80,Greensboro JonObermeyer'85MFA,Greensboro CatherineBrewerStembergh'70,Greensboro JeanneTannenbaum'64,Greeirsboro COVER Dr.KelleyGriffith,FciculhjReprefCnlatree AnnPhillipsMcCracken'60 Presiiieulofllie.Association,exofficio .AnneHayesTate'68 Themasterofscienceconcentrationin Imme.luuefcslCluiirexifflcin anesthesiaisbutoneofthepioneering Edit,- cofficii programsmtheSchoolofNursingthat positiontheUniversityasaleaderin Din ofAim lAffai xoffic nursingeducation. PUBLICATIONSTAFF Erfitoi.MiriamC.Barklev'74,'77MLS Editoml4;-,5j;in/SusanManchester CONTACTS feature£.(i!,i::Charles\Vheeler CrayincDesignersKimPotts BetseyDonaldWells'85 OnmailerspertaininglollieAliniiniAssoc PPlrioodtuocgrtnipolnieArs:sBisotbantG:avGianyleFible andlisprograms,writeorcall; The.AlumniOffice ALUMNINEWSispublishedfourtimesayearbythe .UANluCmGniCHaomupsues .G27Ar4le1ue2mn.nsibCoAorsnost,orci1ib0au0tt0iooSrnpsrotifonTgthhGeea.UrAndnienvnuearSlstirGteieyvt,iofnGgrNeoPerrntoshgbroCaarrmoo,lrNeicnCeaiva Greensboro.NC 274i:idOl .AlumniWat's. (919)334-56% TocontactAhiniuiNru'S.writeorcall: UniversityPublicationsOffice 504StirlingStreet UNCGCampus Greensboro.NC 27412-5001 THEUNCGALUMNIASSOCIATION (919)334-5921 GREENSBORO.NORTHCAROLINA:74I2-3(I»I •^ -^^ viiducesnoihed &it^elt Good Friday" L eaning heavily on her cane, the elderly woman paused at the open door of No. 203 before A entering. cough came from deep within her chest. "I haven't felt The Gateway Plaza UNCG Nursing Student Wellness Clinic offers free screening and counseling to the 200 elderly people WHO LIVE IN THE SIXTEEN-STORY BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN GrEENSBORO. UNCG It is one of many clinics where nursing students offer a HELPING HAND. good sinceFriday/' she sectionofdowntown. SomeUNCGnursingseniorsare told the studentnurse ondutythereeveryMondayafternoon oftheschoolyear.Theyareenrolledin from UNCG who otfhealclosmenmiuonrsi.tRyehbeeaclctahTcaoyulrosre,raenquired assistantprofessorintheSchoolof greeted her. Nursing,supervisedtheGatewayclinic fallsemester.It'sfreetoresidents. "Yousoundreallvcongested,"said "Theemphasisisonproblem- JvidySears,aseniorfromGibsonviJle. solving,helpingpeoplebecomemore "Sitdown,andlet'stakeyourtempera- independent,"shesaid. "Thestudents thermometerandreadingit. ture." focusonhealthpromotionanddisease "Idon'tevern.inafever,"theold Ms.Searswasamongseveral prevention.Theydocounselingand womanreplied."Idon'tknowwhy." studentnursesondutythatNovember screeningandlinkclientstoother Ms.Searscheckedthewoman'sblood afternoonattheGatewayPlazaClinic. communityresources.It'sawellness pressure.Thepumpwheezedsoftly. TliebuildingisonSpringGarden clinic,notamedicalone." Thenshehelpedhersteponto,thenoff, StreetneartheOldGreensborough Theelderlywomanwithather- thescalesinacorneroftheroom. mometerunderhertongue Ms.Searswenttoatableand satunmovinginabright pickedupachartasthewomansat orangechair.Shegazedat downintheorangechair."Thelast theGreensboroskyline timeyouwereinhereyouweighed throughawindow.Posters 125,"Ms.Searssaid."Youweigh tapedtoawallonherleft considerablylessnow,lessthan100. .idmonishedaUwholooked How'syoureating?" fo"TakeCareofYour "IeateverythingIcangetmy Iieart,""EatSmart,"and handson,"thewomansaid."Ieatall BloodPressureUp?Liveit thetime." Down."Minutestickedby. "Haveyouseenadoctorre- "Yourtemperature'sa cently?" littlesubnormal,"saidMs. Thewomanwasunclearaboutthe '^earsafterremovinethe dateofherlastvisitbutsaidshewas LeslieSmithofBurlington checksthe blood pressure otaGatewayPlazaresident. AlumniNews Spring • 1992 Withhelpfromastudentnurse, GreensbororesidentClemMoore, a formerUNCGemployee, getsaflu shotattheOutpatientClinicat MosesCone Memorial Hospital. supposedtovisitthedoctoragainon December16.Yes,shehadtransporta- tionarranged.Herdoctor'snameand phonenumberwerewrittenonapad besidehertelephoneinherapartment. Morec]uestionsfromthestudentnurse aboutdailyroutine,medications,diet, pain. "Now,"Ms.Searssaid,"Iwantto listentoyourkmgstoseeiftheyare clear."Afterthestethoscopewasput away,Ms.Searstoldthewomanthat shewouldliketogowithhertoher apartmentandcallherdoctor."Iwant toarrangeforyoutobeseenbefore December16." Thewomannodded."Allright. Comeon." Carolyn Flanigan, asenior fromGastonia, onashiftat theOutpatientClinicof ConeHospital. Seniornursing studentsworkatavarietyof clinics, hospitals, andhealth agenciesthroughoutcentral NorthCarolina. Astatus Report The School of Nursing Out New Ways Reaches in ByDr. LynneGoodykoontz year,"CelebrateNursing: ATradition ofExcellence." Amajorcurrentendeavorofthe bc1o8en4ctoEsintmnrueudoeelrsnelttgmoisesngattredormiewind.tttnCheueurdrSsrteceoshn.ottohTllehyometfahpjeNroruorergsatrroiaenmg SfBceSdhNeoroapllrlooyfgRNriuanrmdseifdonrgprrieosgjiiesmcttpeltreoemdpernnoutvriisndegseaiana forregisterednursesthatbeganin ruralareaofNorthCarolina.Dr. 1989hassixty-threeon-campus RebeccaParrish,theprojectdirector, hasconductedasurveytodeterminea stetrueddenntusrsaendsttuwdeennttys-otfwfocaremgpisu-s sitefortheprogram.Amongthe55,000 nursesinNorthCarolina,just atHiTchkeorgyr.aduateprogram 23percenthaveaBSN.Theprogram implementedtwonewconcentra- willbemeetingarealneedinNorth ticinsmpsychiatricmentalhealth Carolina. andcriticalcareduringthe 1990-91academicyear.Theseadd totheexistingconcentrationsin nurseanesthesia,gerontology, andadministrationandeduca- atiroen.taTkwinoghcuonurdsreesdftohritrhtyesmtausdteenrts Dofr.thGeooUdNyCkoGonStchzooisldoefan Nursing. ofscienceinnursingdegree. StudentstakingtheStateBoard ofNursingExaminJulypassedat Twenty-Fifth arateof95percent.Therateof passagewas93percentthe AnniversaryWeekend previousJuly.Nursingcontinues Will beHeld inApril toattractmanyindividualsasthe shortageofnursescontinues,and TheobservanceonApril3-5at employmentopportunitiesare theHolidayInnFourSeasonsin plentiful.Allgraduateshave Greensborowillbeheldinconjunc- positionsbeforegraduationand tionwithForumXIII,theSchool's arehighlyrecruited. annualresearchpresentation Therearenowapproximately2,300 meeting. alumnioftheSchoolofNursing.Our Acelebrationdinneranddanceis ownSchoolAlumniAssociation scheduledSaturdaynight,April4.The iyseabre.cIonmviitnagtiaonnsoftfoicjioailnohragvaneibzeaetinonthis dinnerprogramwillincludepresenta- mailedtoallSchoolalumni. tionstromtheNursingAlumni Onthefirstdayofclassesthisfall, president,theSigmaThetaTau allwhoenteredMooreBuildingwere chapterpresident,andDean greetedbya12x5-footgoldbanner Goodykoontz.Dr.EloiseLewis,the withtheUniversity'sCentennialLogo foundingdean,willpresentahistory andtheSchoolofNursingthemeforthe oftheSchool. AlumniNews Spring • 1992 The School RegisterednursesintheSchoolof • 450undergraduates Nursing'sBSNOutreachProgram • 136graduatestudents touredthecampusrecently.Arecep- • 42facultymembers tionattheAlumniHousewasoneof • 2,300alumni thestops—.Manyhadneverbeenon • Thelargestupperdegreenursing campus theOutreachProgramfor programinNorthCarolina workingRNsisofferedoffaswellas • 95percentpassagerateonstate oncampus.Theoff-campussiteisthe licensureexamIn1991 • Offersthebachelorofscience NorthwestAdultHealthEducation degreeInnursingandthemaster CenteratCatawbaHospitalinHickory. ofsciencedegreewithconcentra- Twenty-twoRNstakenursingclasses tionsinanesthesiology,gerontology, administrationandeducation, inHickory,andsixty-threetake psychiatricmentalhealth,andcritical classesoncampus. Onehundredand care oneRNshaveearnedBSNsatHickory • Firsttwoyearsofundergraduate studyareingeneraleducation, sofar. basicsciences,humanities,and basicnursing • Flexiblescheduleavailablefor workingregisterednurseswho Nurses Have Banner Year wanttoobtainbachelorofscience — Innursingdegree Thanks to Alumni • AdmissiontotheUniversitydoes notguaranteeacceptanceintothe nursingmajor.Thesize Thebrightyellowandbluebanner oftheincomingjuniorclassIs attachedtotheexterioroftheSchoolof determinedbytheavailabilityof Nursingreads,"CelebrateNursing: clinicalresources.Healthcare ATraditionofExcellence." agenciesintheNorthCarolina TheSchoolofNursingAlumni Piedmontcooperatewiththe AssociationdonatedittotheSchoolas Schooltoprovideclinicallearning partoftheSchool'sobservanceofits experiencesforstudents. twenty-fifthanniversarythisyear.The Dean Lynne Goodykoontz AssociationhasalsoestabUsheda DistinguishedAlumniAwardtobe • Professor,SchoolofNursing awardedforthefirsttimeatthe • Adjunctprofessorofanesthesiol- School'samiiversarycelebrationin ogy.BowmanGraySchoolof April.ItestabUshedanExcellence Medicine AwardforMaster'sinNursinglast • Associatedean,UNCGSchoolof year.TherecipientwasElaineSingleton Nursing,1989-90 Scott'90ofGreensboro. • Associateprofessorandchair, Associationofficersthisyearare DepartmentofCommunityMental MarthaThompsonEakes'77,'89, ffealth.UniversityofSouth president;JudyOsborneGriggs'T7,vice Alabama president;PamHurleyZimmerman'86, • OutstandingNurseEducator,the secretary;andGailCaudellLott'85, AlabamaStateNursesAssociation treasurer.Associationboardmembers • Assistantprofessor,Universityof includeCarolDubelWomble'72,'88, WestFlorida AnnKirkmanMiller'85,andEleanor • Instructor,UniversityofKentucky GilliamMoon'86,'87,immediatepast • PhD,MSN,UniversityofKentucky presidentoftheAssociation. • BSN,EasternKentuckyUniversity AlumniNews Spring•1992 The Beginning Thirty students declared their intent to major in nursing ByDr.EloiseLewis ofacademicexcellence.Theprogram supportofthecommunity,andrichness wasdevelopedwiththegoalof oftheclinicalresources. meetingthecriteriafornational Eighteenseniorswereawardedthe TheN65GeneralAssembly accreditationsetforthbvtheDepart- bachelorofsciencedegreeinnursingon honoredtlierequestof mentofBaccalaureateandHigher May31,1970.TheSchoolwasnotified TheUniversityofNorth DegreeProgramsoftheNational onJuly30thatalleighteengraduates CarolinaatGreensborofor LeagvieofNursing.Weret^uestedand hadpassedtheStateBoardFxamina- anappropriationto tionsandwerelicensedtopracticeas establishaSchoolofNursingwhich registerednurses. wouldofferaprogramleadingto Preliminaryplanningforthenew abachelorofscienceinnursingdegree. SchoolofNursingbuildingbeganinthe GCoonvs.oDliadnatKe.dMUonoirveer,scihtyaiBromaarndooffthe Rapidexpansion of afaplplroofpr19i6a6t.edT,heinGtehneetroatlalAasmsoeumnbtly TtrhuesUteNesC,Gmacdoemmtehencaennmoeunntctehmaetnyteaart. enrollmenttestified Jruelqyue3s,t1e9d6,7.fuTnhdescfoonrtrtahcetbuwialsdianwgaornded Asthenewlyappomteddean,1 inthespringandconstructionbegan aTrhriirvtevdsotundcenatmspduesclianrSeedpttheemirbeinrteln%(t-it.o to thegrowingrepu- Jbuelry136,,11996689.!MovingdavvvasSeptem- majorinnursing.Oneyearlaterthe ThemainfeatureoftheFounders apprporpoovsaeldfsrcohmootlhreeNceCivBeodafrodrmofalNurs- tationoftheprogram, dDeadyiccaetlieobnraotfotnhethSacthOocotloobferNuwrassintghe ipnrgogtorbamecionmtehethsteaeteigahntdhbtaheccfailrsatuwrehaotsee faculty, students, and bwuiitlhditnrgu.mpItetwsa.sLaocgaallaanevdesnttatceomofpfliceitaels curriculumwasinitiallydesignedwith attendedaswellasnotableofficials anupperdivisionmajorinnursing. graduates. fromthegreateruniversitysystem. Bythefallof1969,elevenfaculty ThefirstdecadeoftheSchoolwas memberswereinvolvedinthetotal celebratedatFoundersDayin1976. activationoftheprogramwitheighteen GammaZetaChapterofSigmaTheta seniors,forty-onejuniors,sixty-four Tau,theinternationalhonorsocietyof sophFormoormetsh,eabnedgisnenvienngtyt-hseixfafcruelsthymheand. wMearrechgr1a9n7t0e.davisitbytheLeaguein nNuurrssiinngg,wbuaisldliiinsgtawllaesd.nTahmeeSdchfooorlof aimpprliemmaernytcaonmmuintdneiregnrtadtouadteeveplroopgarnadm FergOunsoAnpwrials2n7o,t1i9f7i0e,dCthhaatnctehlelporrogram mMaermgbaerertfCraotmhe1r9i6n7euMntoiolrhee,radefaatcluiltoyn wasaccredited,withoutrecommenda- November30,1975.Theprincipal tion,foreightyears!Thisactionbythe speakerfortheeventwasJessieScott, NationalLeagueofNursing'sColle- assistantsurgeongeneraloftheUnited giateBoardofReviewtoaccreditanew States.Ms.Scott,therankingnursing programwashighlyunusualand administratorinthefederalgovern- recognizedthestatusandreputationof ment,wasawardedthehonorary Dr.Lewiswasfounding theUniversity,caliberandqualifica- degreeofdoctorofscience.Awarding deanoftheUNCGSchool tionsofthefaculty,excellenceofthe thehonorarydoctoratetoMs.Scottwas ofNursing. program,qualityofthestudents. thefirsttimeanyuniversityinthestate AlumniNews 6 Spring •1992 systemhadsohonoredanurse. RapidexpansionofenroUment testifiedtothegrowingreputation Caringfor Our Past oftheprogram,faculty,students, andgraduates,hirecognitionofthe programquahty,thegeneraladminis- trationoftheuni\'ersitysystemencour- The agedthedevelopmentofthemasterof NorthCnivliiuiNmviiig Tliecollectionisavailableto sciencemnursingprogram.TheBoard HistoricalCollection scholarsforresearch.Thecontents ofGovernorsapprovedsuchaprogram preservesthehistoiyof includepapers,books,photographs, inMav1976.Thefirsttenstudentswere inirsiiig111NorthCarolina.Itishoused diaries,texts,andworksheetsdating admittedthatfall;ninegraduatedin illtheWalterCUntonJacksonLibrary from1909.Thecollectionisenvisioned 1977. atUNCG. touicludematerialsbyorabout Thebaccalaureateprogramwas Thenursingprofessioninthestate significantnursesinNorthCarolina, svtiacsthiietodniunolf1e9td7h8ef.omrTahistetseftriir'smstiprnergaofcgocrrreatdmhietwapatrsieosnen- RisNi,ndMeSbtNe,dtoofDCahparhlionteteDf.orDohsetregren'e2r7os- asrcchhoilvaarlshmiapteorfihailsstotroiasnusp,pothretatrhcehivesof perfect!InDecember1978thebaccalau- ityandsenseofresponsibility.She nursingorganizations,andcopiesof reateprogramwasreaccreditedfor establishedthecollectionivitliacasli historicalmaterialsofschoolsacrossthe eightyears.TheLeagueofNursing giftandthedonationofthepapersof state. CollegiateBoardofReviewvalidated hermother,SarahElizabethCroioell Contributionstothecollectionare thequalityofthemaster'sprogramby Doster.Tiiepapersclironicleher welcome.Diaries,professionalpapers, grantinginitialaccreditationforeight mother'siiiirshigeducationandcareer. andphotographsrelatedtonursuighi years.Itissignificanttonotethatthere SJiealsodonatedherozonpapers. thestatethatareidentifiedbydateand weretwomaster'sprogramsinthe Ms.Doster'scareer—includedserviceas placeareofparticularvalue.The Umni1t9Te7hd8eS—tmaotUevNsegCtiGovetwnheaisndietoicnaaledaoecfcortfehdteihtteawtoi.on adArenhauvnrisosfiansng,ureasdniuncAgartamotrytlineusUrhnseievzdevurarssiiantcygtoifng cwmooaltrlekerscihtaeileosntssa,luscdohiavagasrlautemexsst,se,aarcnladylecpnirdioargrrisrc,aumlasr 1980smadeusevenmoreawarethat wehadtoworkhardertomaintainaiid WorldWarII,andanhniovatorintlie regardingnursingeducationinthe eesnthaabnlicsehetdh.eTleo\'celonotfiqnuuaelittoygwreowh,atdo USPTulbieliccolHleecatWioinShearsvigcreo.wnrapidly state.Checkoutthoseattictrunks.Agift preparepractitionersandmakea sinceitsestablishtnent.Inadditionto ofbooksusualhiwillqualifi/asatax contributiontotheprofessionwould theDosterpapers,itincludesthoseof deduction. demandourbestefforts. MargaretC.Moore,forloliomthe Futuremaintainenceofaprogram SchoolofNursingbuildingisnamed, ofacademicexcellenceinnursing andAnneMurphy,anoccupational u'ouldbepossiblewiththecontinued healthnurseinGreensboroformany supportandencouragementofadmin- years. istration,theassistanceofthefacultyof otherschoolsanddepartments,the competenceandcledicationofthe facultvintheSchoolofNursing,the continuedcooperationofcommunity agencies,theinterestandmoti\'ation ofstvidents,ancitheloyalty andperformance ofgraduates. ^i^ (^V^K^/ s^ - V * Director of Nursing Research Leads Healthy Kids Project Big grant helps improve ways to tell rural parents about health program hedirectorof T researchin theSchoolof Nursingis workingwith thesupportof oneofthe largestgrantsevergiven aresearcheratUNCG. "It's gratifying to Dr.MaijaSelbyisin thesecondyearofa four- see something yearprojectfocusingon Dr.MaijaSelby howbesttoinformrurallow-income parentsabouttheavailabilitythrough inNorthCarolina iscalledthe that started atthe Medicaidofregularhealthcarefor "HealthyChildrenandTeens" theirchildren. program. grassroots level Dr.Selbysaidpublichealthnurses Dr.Selby'sprojectisfundedbvthe inNorthCarohnaworrythatchildren Agencyfo—rHealthCarePolicyand fromlow-incomefamiliesarenot Research asubdi\'isionoftheU.S. become a major gettingthemedicalcaretowhichthey DepartmentofHealthandHuman areentitled. Services.Morethanfortypeople, research project ChildreneligibleforMedicaidcan includingseveralfromUNCChapel getregularcheck-upsandtreatment Hillandnumerouscountyandstate with many people ntahtreoluy,ghmaanfeydedroanl'tprboegcraaums.eUtnhfeoirrtu- aprgoejneccite.s,workwithDr.Selbvonthe parentsaren'tawarethecareexists. Dr.Selbvandherresearchteamare putting their effort Afterhearingtliisfrommany targeting2,600low-incomefamiliesin nurses.Dr.Selbyconductedaprelimi- sixrural NorthCarolinacountiesto narystudyandfoundthatmanystates testtheeffecti\'enessoftheircontacts into it." havetliisproblem,butitisworsein bymailedbrochures,phonecalls,and ruralareasoftheSouth. visits.Theystudythecostandtiming Tohelppeopletakeadvantageof ofthecontactsaswell. theavaUablecare,Dr.Selbyhas AccordingtoDr.Selbv,every launchedaprojectstudyingnewways Medicaidrecipientistoldaboutthe toinformthemoftheprogramwhich programwhenthevapplyforMedic- AlumniNews 8 Spring • 1992