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President Cohen Announces Retirement
Evening BSN Program To Begin This Fall
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The Blue Streak is published three times per year by the GSC Alumni Services Staff. Tisha Bruemmer, Editor, Alumni Advancement Coordinator Mary Jo Kathman, Dean of Student/Alumni Services Maureen Coz, Alumni Relations Coordinator Clare Allaire, Student/Alumni Secretary
By profession, Jacqueline Evans is a Secretary in TriHealth Library Services. She also produces historical displays for the college. But ask her what she considers her true calling and her answer is, “To be a Poet.”
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Why do you write poetry? I write poetry to honor the gift that has been bestowed upon me. Writing offers me a peace and a connection to the words that have been instilled in me. Before I write, I pray, and ask my Heavenly Father to give me the words and let them be a blessing.
How long have you been writing poetry? For about three years. I began writing when a dear friend of mine died from cancer. The poem is entitled Forever Friend. It was my tribute to her and was a true release as I remembered the times I shared with her. She was an awesome mentor and I truly miss her.
Can you share one of your poems with us? Certainly. I wrote After The Rain simply as I envisioned and I was in awe of the hues of a color palette that cannot be duplicated.
After the Rain God’s rainbow often appears Gaze in the beauty of its appeal Reflect upon colors of magnificence This joy is Heaven sent Accept its importance Forbade as a nuisance Life instilled in ambiance For the rainbow will take a bow Never miss its grandeur through the clouds -Jacqueline Evans 2012
Which poet is your favorite and why? My favorite poet is Maya Angelou for her extraordinary insight; her words seem to envelope you as you read them.
Would you like to become a published poet? I believe through God’s Grace and Mercy it will happen in His time.
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What inspires you when you are writing? I am inspired by what I envision, see, and experience. My inspiration comes from scriptures, books, TV, movies, people and emotion. For example I was just watching my granddaughter (Maleah, two years old) and grandson (Joshua, seven years old). As she was combing his hair, she was standing on my bed behind him and he was sitting. So this was the beginning of a poem I call Siblings.
Tell us your connection to the Martin Luther King program here at the Hospital. For the last three years, I have been truly honored to read a piece of my poetry aloud at the hospital’s Martin Luther King program. This opportunity has taken me out of my comfort zone, as I’m generally a very shy person. For the past two years I have written the poems just a few days before the program. This is stressful but it is how it was meant to be. In January 2015 my inspiration came from a picture of Martin Luther King that is in our Clifton Lobby.
What is your overall goal related to your poetry? My goal is to be remembered, and have my poetry touch, inspire and comfort a multitude of readers.
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Professor Maurice (Mo) Henning is also retiring after teaching anatomy and physiology at the college for 11 years. Our One thing about being a part faculty truly distinguish us from the other of a college is that there is colleges and these two will be missed. always change. At our Board of Trustees meeting this spring, I This May marked the graduation of the first announced my intention to retire at the two students from our Associate of Science end of the year. I am excited about my in Health Science (ASHS) program. The impending retirement and want to thank ASHS degree provides the student with a everyone for all of the opportunities that I comprehensive program of study designed to have experienced at the college. For nearly satisfy entry-level eligibility requirements 26 years, I have genuinely enjoyed my into a health care professional program. tenure as a President and am very proud of Lastly, just to let you know, we are well into this college and what we have accomplished our planning for the next academic year and over these many years. There are not many expect a full house again. Around the people who can say they founded a college campus, we are doing a little sprucing up and with the success we have enjoyed. with some painting and remodeling of our Much of this could not have been auditorium this summer, as well as accomplished without the support of our improving some of our technology. alumni. I want to thank you for your support over In addition to my announcement, we have the years and I am sure that in the next six two other retirements to report. First, months there will be opportunity to say goodbye. Department Chair of our Student Success Program, is retiring after 36 years with the college. She has held a number of faculty and leadership positions over her career but Morris Cohen, President Good Samaritan College of Nursing and her current position might have been the
College Calendar September 7 Labor Day Holiday October 9 Mid Semester Holiday 23 Last Day to Withdraw with “W” November 25 (5pm)-29 Thanksgiving Holiday 30 Classes Resume December 4 Fall Semester Ends 10 Graduation Ceremony 24–Jan 3 Christmas Break School Closed
Reception Desk Hours As of August 1 Mon.-Fri. 7am-5pm Saturday and Sunday Closed
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especially students at risk, to be successful.
Evening BSN Program Begins This Fall GSC will begin offering an Evening Cohort RN to BSN program in the fall of 2015. Classes will be held Tuesday and Thursday nights during the Fall and Spring Semester (5:30 – 8:30pm). There also will be one ten-week summer semester (Thursdays, 5-9pm). All nursing courses and some of the general education courses will be offered in a hybrid format (online and on campus). The Program can be completed in 36 months. Contact Jason Slayton in Admissions for more information. 513-862-1678 jason.slayton@email.gscollege.edu.
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urnet Woods was a favorite hangout for Good Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing students in the sixties. They would gather in the large park, located across the street from their dorm Victoria Hall, to lie on towels and catch the sun’s rays. Or they used the park as a cut-through on their way to local restaurants and student nightlife. But from December 1965 through December of the following year, Burnet Woods, along with most of the Clifton and Price Hill neighborhoods, became an unsettling place to venture without several friends in tow. The “Cincinnati Strangler” had become front page news. In early December 1965, the first homicide in a string of rape/ murders in Clifton/Price Hill occurred. The second followed a
“We were told we couldn’t go to Burnet Woods unless we were in a group of 20 or more.” few months later. Then in June of 1966, the third murder occurred in Burnet Woods Park during the day. Headlines tying the three crimes together escalated the terror around the city. Gun sales spiked and children were kept indoors. At GSHSN, the school was put on high alert. Sister Andrew, the Director of Nursing Education, took the threat seriously. “We were told we couldn’t go to Burnet Woods unless we were in a group of 20 or more,” remembers Terri Schumacher ‘69. “Security at the school and at the hospital was really tight.” Diane Motz ’65 had begun working at the hospital. “We were worried. It was a scary time because we knew the man was
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“We had some people who worked on East 200. I remember them telling me about the woman who worked evenings there who would put on a man’s hat and long coat and would carry a cigar so she’d look like a man,” Motz said. “It was her way of feeling safer when she walked to her car.” Motz remembers when she married in June of 1966 (not long after the murder in Burnet Woods), her father drove through the park on his way to Virginia Bakery to return plastic wedding cake spacers. When he stopped his car in the park to rearrange the tipping plastic pieces, he was quickly approached by Cincinnati police checking to see why he had stopped in the park. Mary Rath was a graduate in the summer of 1966. “When I was a student, we didn’t take it very seriously. We’d go walking through the parks. But, I do remember my heart racing when we cut through Burnet Woods,” she remembers. Mary took a position in the Emergency Room at Good Samaritan Hospital after her graduation from GSHSN. “In the ER, we were constantly waiting for another victim to come in,” she said. “And when we walked to the car, I did have a guard go with me sometimes.” The killing continued through the summer and fall. The time for Halloween trick-or-treating was moved to the daytime. In October, GSHSN suffered a personal loss when one of its alumni, a 1937 graduate, became a victim of the Strangler. Her daughter also had graduated from the school in 1965. That murder spawned a massive manhunt throughout Cincinnati. But the murders continued until December, 1966, when a local taxi driver was arrested. After his incarceration, the murders ceased. He was attributed with six strangulations. The Strangler was convicted the next spring of one of the serial murders. He died in prison in 2007.
Associate of Applied Science in Nursing Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science AASN, Spring 2014
Spring ‘15 Graduation: The College’s First Triple Degree Ceremony
Associate of Science in Health Science Michael Kozaki Perry+= Mone’t S. Weathers Associate of Applied Science in Nursing Caroline Maranan Abalos Priscila Antao Hannah Grace Asher Karli Ann Baas Gabriella Monique Baer Amanda Lynn Berthold Stephanie Noel Bramkamp Brittany Leigh Brannock Tori D. Bullock Leanne Meaghen Buschmeier Scott D. Darner Jennifer Christine Delehanty Valerie L. Dwyer Jennifer A. Elsaesser+ Courtney Nichole Esz Sherethea Shanae Fairbanks Dorian L. Fowler Jennifer Kathleen Freudiger Chelsea Ann Fugate Jessie Kathleen Hamilton James Robert Hankey Karen Huber Maggie Marie Huser Lindsay Rae Johnson Maggie Elizabeth Johnson Leslie Ann Loring Kristie Marie Madewell Megan Marie McCabe Lissette Montoya Johann Christian Mueller Peyton Nicole Napier Samantha Lyn Pelfrey Ngoc Lan Phung Taylor Nicole Pratt Mandy Nicole Randolph Stephanie Lynn Richmond Dannie Jo Schnebelt Rachel L. Schroff Danielle Rae Seiter Erin Renee Shine+Δ Mackenzie C. Smith° Randi Nicole Swisshelm Sarah Taylor Tebelman Alexandria L. Watson Megan Catherine Wittenberg Mallory Diane Wood Bachelor of Science in Nursing Catherine Emiko Perry*^ Christina Jayne Tucker** * ** + ° ^ = Δ
Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Academic Honors Alumni Award to the Outstanding AASN Graduate Alumni Award to the Outstanding BSN Graduate Alumni Exemplary Service Award Alpha Delta Nu Honor Society
Fall 2014 AASN Graduation
Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science Associate of Applied Science in Nursing Krystal Lynn Andrew Danielle Marie Armbruster Catherine Ruth Banks Wendy Sue Blair Tiffany Nicole Bogolo Chelsea Lynn Bolin Stephen Joseph Brinkman Δ+ Robert Richard Lee Brogden III Stephanie M Bruner Christina Elizabeth Carley Behroze Vistasp Dalal+ Carissa Marie Denniston Chelsea Mae Duncan Paul T Eubanks Jennifer Danielle Fern Arlene Fullenkamp Antoinette Ruth Marie Fuller Kalie Victoria Leanne Fuscaldo Christina Fay Green
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Stacie Lynn Hirth Leanna Hope Icard Ashley Marissa Inks Nicole Marie Jordan Samantha Jane Lanham Ashley Marie Lerma Alan Joseph Lockwood°+ Leslie Ann McCree Leah Christine Messerle Paige Ann Meyer Kelly Michelle Murphy Δ+ Ashley Elizabeth Najdovski Emmalee Marie Orlett Alixandra Marie Puthoff Δ+ Amanda Louise Quaresimo Sarah Marie Reckers+ Caroline Marie Roberto Carly Anna Sacksteder Jonah Lee Salyers Jr. Δ=+
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Ellen Kathleen Schetzer Lisa Ann Schowalter Allison Marie Scott Dushawn Antonette Sellers-Brock Rachelle Elyse Sowers Sarah Yvonne Stapleton Lindsay Marie Templin Mindy Rachelle Walling Matthew Stephen Wendt Allison Mary Wilkes Adam Thomas Wloszek Hannah Marissa Wright + Academic Honors ° Alumni Award to the Outstanding AASN Graduate Δ Alpha Delta Nu Honor Society = Alumni Exemplary Service Award
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HONORS, HONORS AND MORE HONORS
Honors ‘14-’15 3.25 GPA or above Fall 2014 (F), Spring 2015 (S) AASN Maxwell Agee F Olivia Baumer S Kearston Beckett F, S Brittni Berkebile F Pamela Blauvelt F Kelly Bowman S Katilynn Brown F Ashley Bretnitz S Katilynn Brown S Abigail Bruning S Emily Burkhart F Jordan Busse S Amy Campbell F Elizabeth Cappel S Michelle Chambers F Jordan Chard S
Robyn Chesney S Marissa Collins S Katelyn Combs S Elyssa Comperchio F Sarah Currier S Gina D'Aquila-Meyers F McKenzie Davis S Stefanie Dean F, S Brooke Elliott S Sophia Fening S Kathleen Fraiz F, S Rebecca Freese S Brittany Gayheart F Brittany Gibbons F Lucas Gilfillan S Alyse Gilkes F Elizabeth Goetz F Brittany Gray F Isabella Hammer S Brooke Hammiel F, S Kelsey Hamonds S Allyson Hawkins S Taylor Hayes S
Laryn Helton S Brooke Hensley F Brittany Hicks S Sarah Hopkins F Jacob Howell F Brooklyn Huber S Melissa Hupman F Maggie Huser S Karen Jackson S Stephanie Jacob F Courtney Jaeger S Morgan Jones S Rebecca Kellerman F, S Morgan Krichbaum F Elizabeth Kuka S Allie Lommel S Joseph Macejko F, S Jordan Mallon S Kelly Martodam S Elizabeth McCarthy F Bridget McManus F Crystal Merida F Teresa Miller S Vincent Murphy F Paige Napier S Kimberly Narwold F Erin Nestor F Olivia Oakes S Kasey O'Donnel F MaKayla Oney S Allyson Pflum F Andrea Porter S Nicole Powers F, S Megan Quatkemeyer F Ashley Rahm S Miranda Richter F Beth Rodriguez F Heather Rolph F Tamara Roy F, S Ashley Ruble F Claire Sabatalo S Caitlyn Schlie F, S Sydney Schmeusser F Jillian Schulten S Abigail Shane S Douglas Sheldt F Erin Sims S Samantha Stackhouse S Torey Stang F Paula Sturgill F Carrie Tucker F, S Lisa Tyler F, S Asia Underwood S Jessica Weems S Abbey Wernick-Kaito F, S Kyle Wilkin F,S Heather Wilson F Jessica Wilson S
Stephanie Wilson S Alison Woulms S Amber Wright F ASHS Shauna Mason S Michael Perry F,S Angela Sabino S Mone't Weathers S BSN Linda Cook ’84 S Denise Bierbaum ’94 F, S Christine Bode ’96 F, S Amanda Borchers ‘93 F, S Gerald Bosse S Heather Bryant ’07 F, S Kristen Burman S Nicole Butzin ’03 F, S Linda Cook ’84 S Alysia Cox S Joseph Coz ’13 F, S Elizabeth Cross ’08 F, S Behroze Dalal ’14 S Gina D'Aquila-Meyer ’13 S Natalie Dees ’05 S Joanna DiTullio ’13 S Mary Franz ’13 F, S Laurie Freel ’91 F, S Megan Fultz ’14 S Jessica Goodwin ’14 S Kiki Greiwe F, S Emily Joyce-Williams ’09 F, S Laura Kronenberger ’02 S Sarah Lockwood ’12 F, S Susan Martin ’81 F, S Cheryl McDonald ’06 F, S Holly O'Brien F,S Bridget Oyer ’05 F, S Lise Patterson S Catherine Perry ’12 F, S Amberly Pugh ’06 S Melissa Reszke S Nicole Richardson ’12 F, S
Marcia Rigling ’75 F, S Debara Rogers ’97 F, S Carrie Rush ’10 F, S Nicole Schimweg ’13 F, S Paige Schuler S Kristen Schad ’11 S Amanda Stevens ’13 F, S Julie Thien ’12 F, S Christina Tucker ’01 F, S Jennifer Webb F, S Jennifer Williams ’00 F, S
Alumni Association Scholarship Recipients, Spring ‘15 Priscila Antao Samantha Combs Karen Huber Morgan Krichbaum Joseph Macejko Vincent Murphy Mandy Randolph Beth Rodriguez Heather Rolph
Student Inductees, Spring ‘15 Beta Kappa Chapter of Alpha Delta Nu Nursing Honor Society Jennifer Freudiger Erin Shine
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Worth Noting Diane Stauffer, Associate Professor, was named the GSC 2014 DAISY Faculty Award recipient She was nominated for her commitment to education and the high expectations she has of her students. She often assigns challenging patients to them to help deliver unique clinical experiences. Diane also developed a testing analysis tutorial instruction program, which has been used by several faculty at the College. She is currently working on her Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP). Michele Hendrix Bunning ’79, Associate Professor, was named a 2014 Outstanding Educator by the Greater Cincinnati Consortium of Colleges and Universities. She was recognized for her in-class teaching methods, as well as the out-of-class service opportunities she offers GSC students. Michele often provides student volunteers to St. John’s United Church of Christ in Reading. She also was noted for her work prepping graduating students for their NCLEX examinations. Michele was nominated by students and faculty.
Tracy Teetz, Secretary-Academic Affairs, was named December Employee of the Month for Good Samaritan Hospital. Tracy was nominated for the work she did coordinating several fundraisers for a GSC student, and single mother of three, who was diagnosed with Breast Cancer and had to postpone completing her nursing coursework. Tracy sold Breast Cancer T-shirts and bracelets, organized a bake sale and held a raffle. More than $1,800 was raised for the student’s family due to her efforts. The student has since returned to the college and graduated this Spring.
Retirements, Passages Maurice Henning, Assistant Professor in General Education, retired in May after teaching at GSC 11 years. Prof. Henning taught Anatomy & Physics, Science and the ASHS Capstone course. He is known for his nature photography with several displayed on the walls around the College. Terri Schumacher ’69, , Department Chair Student Success Program, retired in May after 36 years at the college. She taught nursing courses and during her tenure served as Department Chair for Senior Nursing courses, Patient Care Assistant Program, and the Student Success Program. She also has served on the Alumni Association Board of Directors. Gerry McLaughlin, Former Victoria Hall receptionist passed away in March, 2015. She worked while the school was in Victoria Hall, then at the current location, and served as an on-call receptionist into the 2000’s. Many alumni remember Gerry’s energy, caring and empathy as she helped students get through some “rough spots” and complete their nursing education. In recognition of her service and contributions to the school and its students, Gerry was named an Honorary Alumni in 1993.
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Michelle Roa, Professor, has become a Program Evaluator for the Accreditation Commission for Education Karen Groh, Assistant Professor, in Nursing (ACEN). has had three articles published in HAPS Cindy Sproehnle, Learning – Educator (Human Anatomy and Specialist, presented to parents and Physiology Society): First Timer Article students at the Ohio College (Summer 2014); Membrane Transport Affordability Seminar. She discussed Snippet (Summer 2013); and Identity ways families can fund college as well as Crisis Snippet (Spring 2013). prepare for the academic rigors of higher Carmen Harrison, Associate education. Professor, received a Certificate in Craig K. West, Learning Specialist Faculty Online Teaching and Learning & 504 Coordinator, presented at the from the University of Missouri - Kansas American Reading Forum in December City in March, 2015. on “Reading the Common Core: Taking Linda Hayes, Dean of Enrollment Back Pedagogical Freedom Through Management, led an interactive Rhetorical Engagement with Common workshop, “You Never Asked Us What Core Standards.” In March, he We Think: Assessing the Student presented at the Critical Media Experience for Developing and Literacy Conference: “Mindcraft: Evaluating Student Affairs Programs” on Problematizing an Interactive Group Level Assessment (GLA) model Game in a Passive Medium”. at the 2014 Assessment Institute in GSC faculty held a Indianapolis. She also traveled to continuing-education symposium Washington DC this spring as a member for nurse educators in May. The of the Midwest Financial Aid topic was the College’s Administrators Association Federal experiences with the ConceptIssues Committee to lobby for financial Based Curriculum. More than 80 aid issues impacting Ohio students and people from 13 colleges across their families. Ohio attended the day-long event. All speakers were GSC faculty.
New At the College Gena Turner, BA., Assistant Director of Admissions and Financial Aid. Gena was previously Senior Financial Aid Administrator at Beckfield College. Craig K. West, M.Ed., Learning Specialist & 504 Coordinator. Craig was previously an adjunct professor at University of Cincinnati.
Teeing Off for Scholarships 40 players golfed it up in June at the 7th Annual GSC Scholarship Fund Golf Outing. The winning team of Ken Pitcher, Tom D’Agnillo, Jeff Newell, and Gary Friedhoff was awarded the Larry Schaller Memorial Trophy. $1200 was raised for the Scholarship Fund. The 2016 Outing will be held on Friday, June 16, at The Bruin Golf Center Kings Island.
Pat Zinser Koral ’68, Associate Professor, received her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree in May from Mount Saint Joseph University. Pat McMahon, Dean of Academic Affairs, received her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree in May from Mount Saint Joseph University. She also received a 2014 Graduate Student Recognition Award from the Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals (ARHP).
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Homecoming Weekend 2015 Stories of tough tests, early curfews, the Nun that you’ll never forget...These memories and more were shared by the Alumni who attended the Homecoming festivities of 2015. The weekend began with a get-together at a Hyde Park eatery on Friday night and continued on Saturday at the hospital with the Luncheon, Reunions, tours of the Cancer Center, and Mass. Alumni came from all over the US to reminisce and visit with classmates.
Class Of 1950 – 65th Anniversary Row 1: Joan Longland Klug, Rosemarie Werning Brafford Row 2: Catherine Gillich Birkle, Clara Broering Mueller, Lois Kammerer Wall, Phyllis Beiter Wintzinger
Class Of 1955 – 60th Anniversary Mary Lou Schutter Kopmeyer, Elizabeth Noppenberger Singler, Mary Rose Sunderbruch Galbraith, Mary Ann Balzer Oka, Rita Riga Cucinotta
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Class Of 1960 – 55th Anniversary Row 1: Dorothy Beck Hollenkamp, Nancy Bissmeyer Backs, Ceil Bruehl Kessler Row 2: Donna Schubeler Schlake, Peggy Konerman Grogan, Mary Ann Hofmann Albrinck, Anne Meyers Lyons Row 3 Mary Lou Amhrein Haley, Ann Sprague Weyler, Jane Dorenbusch Cassidy
Class Of 1965 – 50th Anniversary Row 1: Mary Margaret Brown, Mary Ellen Horrigan Bayer, Diane Hawthorne Motz, Barbara Janson Gruppo, Janice Jacob Copfer Row 2: Janet Roedersheimer Retzler, Linda Archibald Ruff, Marsha Brichler Mitchell, Bonnie Bouck Wheeler, Elizabeth Dodson Bennett, Pamela Emmert Hornsberger Row 3: Linda Webster Niewahner, Jeanne Fuller Riesenbeck, Vicki Andrews Smith, Regina Gallagher Soloria, Regina Colonel Boyd, Martha Hunter Hornschemeier, Marcia Pfuhl Matevia Row 4: Darlene Zerhusen Lageman, Sandra Bayless Gleeson, Mary Jean Beck Bushman, Leah Sutter Curtin, Beth Hochhausler Placke, Rosemary Kane Russo
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Class Of 1970 – 45th Anniversary Row 1: Eunice Bumiller, Sue Dreyer Palermo, Kathy Keck Durkee, Joyce Steinle Sunseri Row 2: Cynthia Johnston Hummer, Claire Casey Woycke, Margaret Battista Mcicntosh, Diana Gulley Van Gilse, Mary Heyl, Dolores Gerhardstein Meyers Row 3: Jeanette Buckholz, Pat Bishop Burnett, Virginia Schramm Brown, Claire Kettler Fedasch, Mary Jo Beechem Whelan, Bonnie Kemper
Class Of 1975 – 40th Anniversary Donna Carle Findley, Mary Morris, Patricia Amrein Bulcher, Mary Jane Toerner-Brown
Class Of 1980 – 35th Anniversary Paula Beiting Kobelt, JoAnn Bergman Sommer, Susan Brown Martin
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JUST LIKE YOU, YOUR FRIENDS ARE ALL CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT YOU’VE BEEN UP TO LATELY. NOW, ITS EASIER THAN EVER TO UPDATE US ON YOUR NEWS! Visit gscollege.edu/alumni and click on Send Us Your News for an easy online form. Send your updates to
Alumninews@email.gscollege.edu
Or, mail to: Clare Allaire,
Good Samaritan College, 375 Dixmyth Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45220.
Please include your contact information and class year with your news.
celebrated her 60th Anniversary Jubilee as a Sister of Mercy in November 2014. Sister was a nurse in Springfield, Ohio, when she entered the sisterhood. She continued her nursing ministry, serving on the faculty of the University of Cincinnati College of Nursing, and chairing the Dept. of Nursing at Mt. St. Joseph Univ. after earning her doctorate in education. She has recently been working in aging and social services ministry with Ohio hospitals and organizations. was honored with the TriHealth Nursing Directors’ Award for Excellence at the annual Nursing Recognition Celebration. Julia has become a specialist in Emergency Nursing, employee health and wound care and was cited for her pursuit of expertise in patient assessment and treatment. She also has been involved in medical trips to Mexico; is a member of the Red Cross medical assistance team, and is a relief foster care provider. recently retired in December 2014 from the GSH Hatton Oncology Research Division. Pam worked at GSH 41 years, first as an Administrative Secretary and then after
Sherri Haynes Joyce ‘88 Alumni President ‘15-’16
graduating from GSHSN and she joined the Hatton Research team. Shana Cureton McMurray is currently full-time nursing faculty at Indiana University School of Nursing and is applying for her PhD in Nursing Science. is a GSH dayshift Charge Nurse and is working on her BSN at Good Samaritan College. has received his BSN Cum Laude from Ohio University and works at the Medical University of South Carolina Hospital. He and fellow nurse Ashley Morgan were recently married at Charleston’s historic Magnolia Plantation and Garden. Mary Ann MCGrath Awards were established in memory of Mary Ann La Eace McGrath and are awarded for advancing education and nursing knowledge at GSH. Recent Alumni recipients are: Nancy Crawford Hardewig
Geriatric; Cardiac Vascular Certification has been awarded to: Good Samaritan Alumni Association 2015 Graduate Scholarship recipients are: Julie Appelmann Nieberding
In Memoriam Lucy Dusini Strohl ‘31 Elizabeth Hofmann Surkamp ‘45 Glorine Schill Rolfsen ‘46 Elizabeth Cady Feldhake ‘47 Marjorie Stern McGimsey ‘47 Maura Jean Tapke ‘SC ‘47 Amanda Beske Pratt ‘48 Lucy Suchanek Villena ‘48 Dorothy Niesen Glankler ‘49 Mary Diane Durbin Root ‘49 Cecilia Nann Duggan ‘50 Carol Braun Overberg ‘50 Jean Schaffer Hoelker ‘57 Joanne Steinmetz Raterman ‘57 Mary Yvonne Conrad, OSF ‘66 Maureen Hocter Murphy ‘62 Joan Langenbrunner Bailey ‘69 Bro. Donald Bengert, SJ ‘75
Cardiac Vascular Certifications have been awarded to: For GSC Faculty alumni news, please see Worth Noting, p.7.
I am so grateful that the professional foundation of my career was started with my learnings from the GSHSN. I am honored to be the ’15-’16 President of the Alumni. I want all my fellow alumni to know that there are a lot of fun events planned throughout the year. These activities help raise money for scholarships, technology advancement, and educational programs. I encourage you to come and try it out for yourself. Our 2015 Homecoming was held in April. The Friday night event of socializing on a private patio at Cock and Bull is a fun time with a great atmosphere. It was wonderful to see some old friends plus say hello to some of my instructors I had in the past. This year, my classmates and I decided to bring our spouses to the Friday event. We all had a great time. The Saturday lunch was perfect timing because we had plenty of time for lunch and reunions and could still make plans that again included spouses for the evening. We also had silent auctions, gift basket chances, and split the pot games. I also want to thank everyone who donated to the 2015 Annual Fund. We ended the campaign with more than $110,000 in donations that will be used for student and graduate scholarships. Last, I want to be sure everyone knows that President Morris Cohen announced his retirement this coming year. I want to personally thank him for years of support and leadership for the college and the alumni.
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Upcoming Alumni EVENTS Sept. 10-17 Sept. 16 Oct. 13 Nov. 14 Dec. 4-6 April 29, 30
Heritage Week Alumni Social Fall Seminar Young At Heart Chicago Bus Trip Homecoming 2016
Look for information on the following opportunities at gscollege.edu, your email or home mail soon. Or contact Clare Allaire, 513-862-2378, clare_allaire@trihealth.com
Fall Social Wed., Sept. 16
COCK AND BULL RESTAURANT, HYDE PARK 6-8pm Socialize with other Good Sam Alumni and enjoy a talk by Prof. Karan Singh on The Chemistry of Love!
Fall Seminar TUES., OCTOBER 13, GSH CONFERENCE CENTER, 6:30PM Speaker: Nancy Henson, MSN, RN GSC Nursing Instructor An Update on Human Trafficking 101
Young at Heart Luncheon SAT., NOVEMBER 14, GSH CONFERENCE CENTER, 11:30AM Enjoy lunch and a presentation on the Historic Inclines of Cincinnati. For all Alumni who graduated through 1968.
Christmas Shopping in Chicago Bus Trip FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4-SUNDAY DECEMBER 6 Depart 7am Friday and return Sunday evening. Embassy Suites Hotel Downtown Chicago Join us for this fun filled trip! Prices start at just $330/person. Limited Availability.
Homecoming 2016 FRIDAY APRIL 29, SATURDAY APRIL 30 Join us for reminiscing and camaraderie. Classes ending in a “6” and “1” celebrate anniversaries but ALL Alumni are encouraged to attend. Seeing classmates and friends always makes for a great time.
We Need Reunion Class Contacts to Help Make Your Reunion a Success!!! If your graduation year ends in a 6 or a 1, please become a Reunion Contact. We’ll supply you with everything you need to gather your class for the big day!
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Paula Beiting Kobelt ’80 named Distinguished Alumni At the 2015 Homecoming General Meeting on April 18, 2015, the Good Samaritan Alumni Association Board of Directors announced Paula Kobelt has been designated a Distinguished Alumni in the category of Distinguished Nursing Practice. Paula received the 2014 American Nurses Credentialing Center National Magnet Nurse of the Year Award for New Knowledge, Innovations and Improvements. She was named Ohio March of Dimes 2013 Nurse of the Year for Quality and Risk Management, Infection Control and has participated in many nursing research studies. She has published in the Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing; Pain Management Nursing; and Energy Magazine and made podium presentations at several American Society for Pain Management Nursing National Conferences. After graduating from GSHSN, Paula received her BSN and MSN from the University of Cincinnati and is Clinical Outcomes Manager, Pain Management and Complementary Therapies at OhioHealth Grant Medical Center in Columbus Ohio. Paula was nominated for the award by Joann Bergman Sommer ’80. The Board of Directors welcomes Distinguished Alumni nominations for outstanding GSHSN and GSC alumni.
Phonathon 2015—Thanks! Volunteers Make All the Difference! These Faculty and Alumni volunteers along with more than 40 students helped make our Phonathon a great Success! $15,000+ was pledged during the three-night event. Alumni Sherri Joyce ‘88 Julie Nieberding ‘88 Ed Staat ‘86 Laura Hagen ‘82
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