The College of Nursing is excited to announce three alumni award recipients for 2020! This awards program was established as a way to recognize former students for their hard work and dedication to nursing and health care.
Learn more about our honorees:
More than a decade ago, Murtis and Andrew Smith created a scholarship to support University of Iowa nursing students. Their daughter, Karen Smith, also is giving back to support future students.
Anna Weikamp always has dreamed of becoming a nurse practitioner.
Iowa natives Jerold and Jacqueline Dock will always have fond memories of the Hawkeye State. Now the Docks are finding a unique way to leave their home to the University of Iowa.
Jerold Dock (BSME ’53) may now live in Washington state, but his heart is still in Iowa.
An estate gift from a University of Iowa College of Nursing graduate is helping to support mental health initiatives for current and future students.
When Mary Kosobucki (MA ’95, MBA ’13) came to the University of Iowa in 1993 to pursue a master’s degree in communication studies, she believed it would be a short-lived experience here in Iowa City.
Nurse anesthetist mobilized to NYC to assist in COVID-19 response
By Maj. Michael Meyer | Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System | 5-12-2020
As the nation celebrated National Nurses Week in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the crisis has magnified the critical role nurses, both civilian and military, play in the battle against the virus.
Lois Plummer Hartline (BSN ′55) had childhood dreams of being a flight attendant. Those dreams never materialized, in part, because of her school nurse—Alice Clark.
“Alice provided excellent care to me while I was at East High School in Des Moines,” said Lois. “Because of her, I decided that I wanted to be a nurse.”
You can make a positive impact at the University of Iowa College of Nursing through your estate plans, and the UI Center for Advancement can guide you through the process with free attorney consultations.
Joseph P. Trotzig (MD ′49) and Sonna L. Trotzig (RN ′49) recently celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on Oct 1, 2019, at their home in Naples, Florida.
A heartfelt congratulations to the happy couple on 70 years of marriage!
The multiple study abroad experiences completed by recent University of Iowa nursing graduate Megan Lough shaped her career prospects—and her outlook on life.
By Sara Epstein Moninger | UI Office of Strategic Communication
