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Dr. Lou Everett works quickly and quietly in a corner of the nurse anesthesia simulation lab. Edgecombe Community College and enrolled at ECU, earning a bachelor’s in nursing in 1975. She served as director of the Family Practice Center, the first clinic for ECU’s School of Medicine, and obtained her master’s in nursing in 1979 from ECU. She began teaching in the College of Nursing in 1979. She earned her doctorate in education in 1989 from N.C. State University. She is a past president and lifetime member of the Watercolor Society of North Carolina and was a founding member and the first president of Greenville Brushstrokes. She also is a member of the Plein Air Painters’ Group in Greenville Brushstrokes, and is a member of Paint NC. She is serving as chair of the 34th annual exhibition of the Southern Watercolor Society in Greenville in 2011. She serves on the board of the Friends of ECU’s School of Art & Design, and is a member of the Carteret Contemporary Artist Association, Twin Rivers and the Greenville Museum of Art.
A sampling of Everett’s art work. “For me, the more I share with others, the richer my life has been,” Everett said. Everett has been featured in solo and juried exhibitions, and received many nursing and art
awards and recognition. But her family is her greatest blessing. She has two sons, L.L. Everett and Andy Everett, two daughter-in-laws, four stepchildren, two son-in-laws, eight grandchildren, and is married to John Core, an ECU graduate and assistant dean for business and finance in the College of Nursing. Dr. Sylvia Brown, dean of the College of Nursing, said Everett’s people skills have enabled her to help foster the re-organization of the college’s student services area, bringing advisors, counselors and support staff for all programs under one roof. She’s a model and mentor for faculty in leadership roles or for those who aspire to be in leadership positions. “She’s passionate about her work and passionate about her art,” Brown said. (Visit www.nursing.ecu.edu for information on the commemorative calendar). n