Fiftieth Anniversary Commemoration of the Class of 1962 Bellevue and Mills Schools of Nursing

Fiftieth Anniversary Commemoration of the

Class of 1962 Bellevue and Mills Schools of Nursing

May 2012

New York City

Fiftieth Anniversary Commemoration of the

Class of 1962 Bellevue and Mills Schools of Nursing

May 2012

New York City

It is an honor to dedicate this book to the Class of 1962.

The cumulative accomplishments and commitment of our classmates are both noteworthy and significant. After 50 years, we have come together to be, once again, the Class of ’62. Long periods of silence have not dampened the sense of our belonging and feeling committed to a standard of excellence, no matter what road we have chosen. We also are defined by those classmates who are no longer with us, and the sense of loss is palpable. During our 3 years at Bellevue, many classmates helped shape our perception of ourselves, and it is with great joy to see their faces at this reunion and on these pages.

Contents Acknowledgments vii History of Bellevue Hospital 1 History of the Bellevue and Mills Schools of Nursing History of the Bellevue and Mills Pins 7 The Nightingale Pledge 8 Group Photos for 1959—Our First Year 9 Class of 1962 17 Additional Classmates 105 In Memoriam 107 Alma Mater 108 . . . Until 2017 109

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Acknowledgments Fifty years. “How can it be 50 years?” “I don’t feel my age, but when I see myself in the mirror….” “I look forward to the future.” These sentiments and more are expressed in responses from our classmates that you will read in this commemorative book to honor the 50th anniversary of our Bellevue and Mills Schools of Nursing Class of 1962.

This book represents the collaboration among the five enthusiastic classmates on the Reunion Committee: Ellen Donohue Barbieri, Elizabeth Calderon, Ann Carroll MacLean, Ellen O’Hara Dreyer, and Sheila Phillips Englebardt. Ellen Donohue and Liz had the wonderful idea to produce a book, and asked Ann and Ellen O’Hara to participate as art director and editor and bring their nascent idea to life. Sheila was a reviewer, but is primarily involved in maintaining an up-to-date spreadsheet for the class directory and making name tags for our reunions.

This book connects us all once more and is tangible proof of our connection. We also have intangible proof of this connection in the tireless and longstanding commitment of Ellen Donohue Barbieri to keep track of us and be a repository for all things Bellevue! Ellen updates our contact information, notes who attends reunions, records who has died, spends time with Bellevue friends, saves reunion memorabilia and articles about Bellevue, and more. No one asked her to do this, and she has embraced the role she has taken on so conscientiously.

The content of the biographies that you will read comes from questions Liz asked us to answer. The questions had to do with our marital status; number of children and grandchildren; education after Bellevue; whether we worked at Bellevue Hospital or elsewhere after graduation; our job progression; whether we worked in any field outside of nursing and a description of that experience; and where we have lived since graduation. Liz also asked us what floor we lived on and to share our favorite memory of our student days at Bellevue. Finally, Liz asked us to share our plans for this next phase of our lives.

You will find that we are scattered throughout the country and that a few of us are still working, not necessarily in nursing. Some of us are widowed; many are still married; others are happily single. We have made career changes; traveled and plan to do more; value our families and friends; are optimistic and grateful for good health, our Bellevue education, and our lives in general; and are enjoying fulfilling retirements.

We hope you enjoy reading more about this caring, compassionate, and interesting class of ours.

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History of Bellevue Hospital According to hospital historians, Bellevue is the oldest continually operating hospital in the country. It was founded in 1736 as a six-bed infirmary called the Almshouse Hospital on the site of what is now City Hall. In 1794, New York City leased Belle Vue Farm (formerly “Belle View,” part of the Kips Bay Farm) to construct a “pest house” to house patients affected by an anticipated yellow fever epidemic. The building was known as Belle Vue Hospital, and the City purchased the property in 1798.

Bellevue has always been on the forefront of innovation. In 1799, Bellevue established the first maternity ward in the country and later incorporated its own medical school, Bellevue Hospital Medical College, in 1861. Shortly thereafter, Bellevue established the first hospital-based horse and buggy ambulance service in 1869. In 1873, Bellevue established the first School of Nursing based on the Florence Nightingale philosophy.

On December 15, 2011, The New York Times reported on the 275th anniversary of Bellevue Hospital. Embedded within the article, available online, is a comprehensive timeline that records many of the “firsts” for the institution. Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia, has a somewhat more detailed timeline on its History of Bellevue Hospital site.

Our class witnessed a small part of this historical timeline, and many of us may be unaware of the changes that have occurred since our graduation. The most visible change may be the building of the new hospital and entrance. Although some of the old buildings that we remember so vividly may have disappeared, the mission of the hospital has remained unchanged. Medical care for the indigent continues as it has done from the beginning. The new entrance, designed by Pei Cobb Freed and Partners, wraps around the old Ambulatory entrance in a respectful, symbolic juxtaposition of the new and the old.

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The new Belleview Hospital

The old Psychiatric Pavilion is currently a shelter for homeless men.

“It may seem a strange principle to enunciate as the very first requirement in a hospital that it should do the sick no harm.”

—Florence Nightingale Preface, Notes on Hospitals, 1859

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History of the Bellevue and Mills Schools of Nursing The following account is a compilation of information, slightly modified, taken from the book commemorating the history of the Bellevue Alumnae Association published in 1989 by The Alumnae Association of the Bellevue School of Nursing, Inc., and from the Web site of the Foundation of New York State Nurses, Bellevue Schools of Nursing Records.

The Early Years The 1870s were a bleak time for patients in Bellevue Hospital. Nursing care was provided by women brought from Blackwell’s Island, where most had been sent as vagrants, paupers, or prisoners. At night, rats were seen scampering over the floors of Bellevue Hospital, and only a night-watchman was on duty; he was responsible for calling a young doctor if a patient was very ill or dying.

Change began to occur, however, on January 26, 1872, when a meeting was hosted by Miss Louisa Lee Schuyler and attended by a group of ladies, some of whom had worked with her during the Civil War. Miss Schuyler invited those present to join her in forming a Visiting Committee for Bellevue and other public hospitals of the City of New York.

The members of the committee, among them Mrs. William Henry Osborn, were charged with visiting Bellevue Hospital, reporting on the conditions, and suggesting needed reforms. Accompanied by the Commissioner of the Board of Charities and the Warden of the Hospital, Miss Schuyler and four other women observed the deplorable conditions that existed. After numerous visits to the hospital, the committee members concluded that conditions could not be altered “until the nursing service was radically changed, and this could only be accomplished through the establishment of a training school for nurses.” This determined group of women set the stage for the establishment of the Bellevue Training School.

The New Training School for Nurses Dr. W. Gill Wylie, a physician on staff at Bellevue who supported the plan, traveled to England at his own expense. There, he visited St. Thomas Hospital, London, hoping to consult with Florence Nightingale about the school she had founded at the hospital. Miss Nightingale, however, was ill and could not see Dr. Wylie. She wrote him a detailed letter, which the Board of Managers considered, with some modification, the Constitution of the School.

After negotiations with the Medical Board and the Commissioners of Charities and Corrections, the Visiting Committee received permission to begin a Training School for Nurses.

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Unfortunately, funding for the school was not available, and a public appeal for funds, endorsed by 34 eminent physicians, began during the fall of 1872. Within 6 weeks, more than $23,000 was subscribed and preparations for the Training School began in earnest. Realizing the benefits of a superior education for women and the far-reaching effects of this education, the founders of the school identified the following aims for The Training School for Nurses: “1. To train intelligent women to become skilled hospital nurses . . . whose standard of nurses’ duties would be rigid, thus improving hospital training, not only at Bellevue, but throughout the country.

2. To train nurses for the proper care of the sick in private families.

3. To send nurses to the sick poor in their own homes...”

However, one major hurdle stood in the way. A “Lady Superintendent,” with the qualities described by Florence Nightingale, seemed impossible to locate. With less than a month remaining until the school was scheduled to open, Sister Helen Bowdin of the All Saints’ Sisterhood and a graduate of the University College Hospital, London, visited one of the members of the Visiting Committee and offered her services. This visit, “the answer to a prayer,” paved the way for the opening of the School on May 1, 1873. The first class of six students completed the program in May 1875.

During the period between the founding of the school and the beginning of the Alumnae Association in 1889, a most illustrious group of nurses completed the program. These women went on to leave their mark and to shape the future of the nursing profession.

Early training involved only instruction in basic cleanliness, neatness, and attending to patient comfort. By the late 1870s, doctors from Bellevue Hospital began to give lectures in Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene. The Training School grew rapidly; by 1879 there were 63 enrolled students and more applicants than could be accepted. The first official building for the school, which included both classroom space and student rooms, opened in 1878 at 426 E. 26th Street. The first students in the 1870s lived at a residence at 314 E. 26th Street.

There was no established uniform in the early years of the school, but by the 1880s the blue and white striped fabric was adopted as the uniform fabric, with the style left to the discretion of the individual student. Miss Euphemia Van Rensselaer is given credit for the introduction of the blue and white striped uniform. By 1900 the style of the uniform was standardized, and the Bellevue cap had become an established part of the uniform.

The 1900s In 1909, the nursing school and the student residence moved to a new building at 440 E. 26th Street. This building continued to be used until 1954. The former school building

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at 426 E. 26th Street was attached to a new six-story structure and renamed Osborn Hall in honor of the donors, Mr. and Mrs. William Church Osborn.

Bellevue Hospital was also the home for other schools in its early years. The Bellevue School for Midwives, the first official school for midwives in the United States, opened in 1911 and remained open until 1936. The Mills Training School for Men opened in 1888 to train male nurses to work in men’s wards of hospitals. Mills closed in 1910 and reopened to students in 1920. The Mills and Bellevue Schools of Nursing merged under a single administration in 1929, becoming the “Bellevue Schools of Nursing.”

Bellevue Hospital and the nursing school felt the impact of World War I. In June 1916, the enrollment of nurses for Base Hospital No. 1 was initiated. This unit was not called up until early 1918, and on February 25, 1918, 65 graduates embarked on the S. S. Olympic under Chief Nurse Beatrice M. Bamber. Back at Bellevue, Superintendent Amy Hilliard led the school through the difficult war years, as many nurses left to serve in the Armed Forces, and the City of New York suffered through an influenza epidemic that took the lives of 11 student nurses. In the immediate aftermath of WWI, enrollment fell and the hospital suffered from a considerable shortage of nursing staff. An intensive recruitment effort paid off with a record enrollment for the entering class of 1923.

In 1929, the Department of Hospitals at Bellevue was reorganized; as part of this, the Board of Managers was relieved of the financial responsibility of running the Bellevue School of Nursing. In 1936, both the hospital and the school shifted to an 8-hour day rather than the 12-hour day that had previously been in place. Four years later, in 1940, the school’s curriculum was also reorganized, with the introduction of different stages of study and with freshman, junior, and senior years. At this time, the school established an affiliation with the Henry Street Settlement for students interested in public health nursing.

During WWII, Bellevue signed on for the Cadet Nurse Corps program and enrolled nearly 600 Cadet Nurses over the course of the program. The Mills School closed to students for WWII. With the Cadet Nurse Corps in place, Bellevue admitted and graduated four classes a year. Mills reopened to male students in 1948. The Bellevue Schools of Nursing in 1942 introduced a baccalaureate program in conjunction with New York University, whereby students who so chose could do additional coursework to graduate with a degree from NYU. With this affiliation, the governance of the Schools became tripartite—the New York City Department of Hospitals, the Board of Managers, and the New York University, College of Medicine. A few years later, in 1947, Bellevue shifted to a 40-hour, 5-day work week for both student nurses and hospital staff.

The 1950s were a time of change for the Schools of Nursing. A 12-week psychiatric nursing module was introduced to comply with new requirements issued by the New York State Education Department. Affiliation with the Willard Parker Hospital (for communicable disease) was terminated in 1952, and at that time dealing with communicable disease was integrated into the overall school curriculum. Four years later, Bellevue Hospital opened its own Communicable Disease Unit, which opened up further opportunities for student 5

experience. Students were also offered new opportunities to study in Pediatrics—the care of premature infants—and in Home Care. In 1957, Mills students were permitted to study obstetric nursing for the first time in Mills history.

In 1952, the administration of the Schools of Nursing and the Bellevue Hospital Nursing Service was split for the first time, with the creation of two new titles: “Associate Director for the Schools of Nursing” and “Associate Director for Nursing Service.” These positions remained under a single Director of the Bellevue Schools of Nursing and Nursing Service.

The “old 440” building that had contained the School of Nursing and student housing was demolished to make way for a larger, more modern structure to accommodate a larger student body; the new building opened in 1954.

The Mills school name was brought back in 1958, when the Bellevue Schools of Nursing became the “Bellevue and Mills Schools of Nursing.” In 1959, the last class eligible for a Bachelor of Science degree at NYU was admitted.

The Final Years In 1963, the curriculum was shortened from 3 years to 2 years and 9 months to enable students to take the State Board examinations in July (rather than having to wait until November). At this time, the school initiated discussions with Hunter College of the City University of New York about alternative types of nursing programs that might be possible. (NYU was approached first, given the university’s prior affiliation with Bellevue, but no agreement was reached.) Negotiations with Hunter College concluded with a contract signed in August 1967 that transferred the schools’ facilities to Hunter College, which would offer students a Baccalaureate Degree with 4 years of study. The contract became effective in September 1967, and no further students were admitted to the Bellevue and Mills Schools of Nursing after that date. The closing of the school was announced on May 19, 1967, and the final diploma class graduated in 1969.

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History of the Bellevue and Mills Pins

The Bellevue pin, which was also the seal of the School of Nursing, was designed by Tiffany and Company and adopted by the Board of Managers on February 6, 1880.

The crane was selected as the central figure for its significance of vigilance. Legend has it that while halting for the night during the migratory period, the sagacious cranes posted sentinels at strategic points to guard the flock. To ensure their watchfulness, the sentinels were required to stand on one foot and to hold a large stone in the other uplifted foot.

Should one of these sentinels drowse, the stone would drop and by its noise awaken the sleeping sentry.

Surrounding the crane is an unbroken circle of blue, bound at the bottom by the name Bellevue, signifying constancy. The whole is encircled by a wreath of poppy capsules, symbolizing the original purpose of nursing and medicine: to allay pain and bring rest to the suffering.

Thus, the pin represents a trinity of purpose: to be vigilant; to be constant; to be merciful.

The basic form of the Mills pin is the historically significant equilateral or Greek cross. A variation of this design is the cross of the Knights of Malta, that outstanding group of men who practiced nursing ages ago. Thus, the shape of the pin represents charity, compassion and brotherhood, as well as courage and selflessness.

The initials of the Mills School of Nursing are superimposed centrally on the gold pin.

Across the top of the cross, a banner carries the name Bellevue in blue to acknowledge the historic association of the two great schools and the hospital center.

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Florence Nightingale Pledge

I solemnly pledge myself before God and in the presence of this assembly, to pass my life in purity and to practice my profession faithfully. I will abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous, and will not take or knowingly administer any harmful drug. I will do all in my power to maintain and elevate the standard of my profession, and will hold in confidence all personal matters committed to my keeping and all family affairs coming to my knowledge in the practice of my calling. With loyalty will I endeavor to aid the physician in his work, and devote myself to the welfare of those committed to my care.

This modified “Hippocratic Oath� was composed in 1893 by Mrs. Lystra E. Gretter and a Committee for the Farrand Training School for Nurses, Detroit, Michigan. It was called the Florence Nightingale Pledge as a token of esteem for the founder of modern nursing.

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Group Photos for 1959 Our First Year

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Our First Presidents

Jerry Campbell

Georgia Becker

E. Calderon, L. Arce, M. Crawford, M. Davis, M. Baird, B. Braxton, D. Davoren, G. Depole, B. Blanning, M. Biggane, M. Brennan, C. Cookson, B. Betts, P. Basile, M. Bahnsen, A. Carroll, C. DePalermo, I. Colon, D. Carpa, D. Cola, J. Bahniuk, B. Aruscavage, C. Chambers

P. Barbara, V. Bostic, K. Bartlett, K. Brehm, F. Daniels, J. Carberry, B. Calland, B. Cavanagh, S. Bushing, G. Becker, P. Brouse, M. Brown, H. Colleton, D. Champagne, N. Crowe, M. Born, B. Brunner, S. Coons

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E. Donohue, B. Dowling, F. Donovan, C. Germeck, B. Fodiman, I. Fucini, C. Ferrari, C. Foulk, J. Egan, C. Egerter, M. Edghill, S. Egan, M. Fieulleteau, E. Fuchs, P. Farrell, A. Gindlesperger, L. Fitzgibbon, M. Friend, L. Frank, L. Freitag, E. Fritz, O. Di Teresa, M. Errico

C. King, N. Kouschinger, M. Hoover, M. Logan, B. Kettleman, J. Lakin, J. Leonardo, K. Kelleher, M. Laukaitis, M. Lapossy, M. Kelly, K. Keany, K. Koenig, A. Lewis, E. Koneman, A. Lawless, P. McArdle, S. Kogan, L. Lockwood, E. King, J. Kehoe, H. King

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G. Grigg, V. Hartford, B. Johnson, A. Gray, A. Gucovsky, R. Icke, M. Hackett, M. Hanrahan, P. Karpf, A. Good, J. Hanaway, E. Howley, L. Greene, P. Hurley, D. Hardekopf, B. Greene, A. Hollick, M. Hughes, R. Griesmer, S. Harris

B. Murtha, V. Negri, P. Murphy, D. Mock, L. Pailes, C. Murray, C. Nolan, M. O’Keefe, A. Perry, J. Pastore, C. Oelz, P. Nilan, M. Perkins, P. Olschewski, E. O’Hara, P. Oliver, E. Murdock, L. Mueller

A. McMillan, M. Markisch, E. Mason, D. McCormick, A. Marley, G. McBean, P. McGowan, B. Marcus, S. Martin, D. Brazenor, F. Maher, M. McEnroe, C. Marinaro, J. Meyer, J. Martin, G. Milmoe, B. McCollum, M. McGroder, E. McIntosh, M. McGuiness, J. Meszaros, T. Maikish 13

B. Raiford, J. Rowlan, D. Palai, B. Moskowitz, E. Peters, P. Sanchirico, I. Rosario, K. Ruf, S. Ramsey, R. Reiher, S. Pinkham, S. Rhyne, C. Kopp, R. Reddick, V. Saalfrank, M. Raynor, S. Phillips, J. Robins, M. Phoenix, M. Ryan, E. Quinn, E. Rubyor, J. Renda, J. Peterson

N. Sprenger, B. Schaefer, J. Sirkman, I. Steinert, C. Schramm, P. Snyder, B. Stoner, C. Serini, D. Stewart, D. Seppa, C. Tanahey, J. Solosko, E. Schade, M. Stilitino, J. Sira, J. Schiaccetano, F. Solomon, P. Sullivan, L. Stevens, M. Sullivan, I. Smith, E. Schoenfield 14

E. Teschlog, S. Westerbaan, P. Willis, G. Tippner, D. Williams, A. Williams, S. Wallace, N. Van der Raay, C. Tkac, J. Waterman, A. Thomas, C. Westerberg, L. Wilowski, S.Trimble, W. Young, J. Phillips, J. Campbell, W. Weeman, S. Thompson, W. Smith

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Louise Arce Tellalian Louise Arce Tellalian 1911 San Ysidro Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210-1520 Phone: 310-274-2272 Email: louisetlan@earthlink.net I have been married for 47 years and have two married children and three grandchildren, so far.

I attended Hunter College and Columbia Teacher’s College but did not complete a BSN. I am a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator and UCLA Certified Lactation Consultant.

After graduation from Bellevue, I worked at Bronx Municipal Hospital (OB–GYN, Perinatal Educator); White Plains, NY, Hospital (Med.–Surg. staff); and Hawthorne Cedar Knolls (residential psychiatric treatment center for children).

I have been in private practice as a Childbirth Educator and Lactation Consultant. For 22 years, I did Continuing Education for Nurses at UCLA Extension and have been a master trainer for childbirth educators and lactation consultants. Currently, I am a consultant to Zero to Three.

Since graduation from Bellevue, I have lived in New York City; Westchester County, NY; and Beverly Hills, CA. I lived on the 10th Floor West and have many good memories, especially of the people in our class. Loved having my own room for the first time in my life.

I hope to remain in reasonably good health and age gracefully, work on a consulting basis as long as I am asked to do so, enjoy my remaining days with my family, and continue to be of service to young families.

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Bernadine Aruscavage Faverzani Bernadine Aruscavage Faverzani 8 Silver Lake Drive Barnegat, NJ 08005 Phone: 609-698-6408, 609-602-7324 (cell) Email: berniefav@verizon.net I am widowed and have two sons and three grandchildren. Frank and I were married for 46 years and lived in Rego Park and Flushing before moving to North Bellmore, NY, where we lived for 32 years. In 2004, we moved to an active adult community in Barnegat, NJ. Frank died in June 2010 after a 15-year struggle with Parkinson’s disease and dementia. We had two sons. Frank and his wife, Susan, live in Ocean City, NJ, with their children, Frank 13, Nora 11, and Mark 10. Bill lives in Red Bank, NJ. My work experience has been in medicine at Bellevue and the ICU at the VA, and as head nurse at Elmhurst General Hospital from 1964 to 1966. I took a work hiatus from 1966 to 1972 to start a family, and in 1972 to 1976 I worked part time at Mercy Hospital and Belaire Nursing Home.

I attended Hunter College part time and received a BSN from Molloy College in 1978. I am certified in Gerontology and Administration. I worked the rest of my nursing career in Geriatrics as head nurse, supervisor, and ADNS and last 10 years as DNS, Rockville Nursing Center. I retired in 1999.

As for future plans, I hope to remain healthy, lead a productive life, and enjoy my grandchildren.

I’m a cofacilitator of a monthly caregiver’s support group and a volunteer for Hospice and Interfaith Services. I’m a Red Hatter and I participate in numerous club activities.

I remember life at Bellevue on the 10th floor with fondness and gratitude. Being a shy girl from a small town in Pennsylvania, I owe my awakening and maturing to my Bellevue friends and my Bellevue experiences. Thank you, Bernie.

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Juliann Bahniuk Wisnowski Juliann Bahniuk Wisnowski 2623 Nine Lake Loop Homosassa, FL 34448-8929 Phone: 352-628-1191 Email: Julieandbob2002@yahoo.com Bob and I live in Homosassa, FL. Our children and grandchildren are: Rob in Queens; Tom, Barb, Cassidy (23), and DJ (20) in Florida; Suzanne, John, Johnny (9), and Bobby (7) in Delaware; and Michele and Larry in Maryland.

I started at Bellevue in Pediatrics till 1963. Then I spent 23 years in ICUs-CCUs at Jacobi Hospital, Bronx; Union Hospital, Bronx; and St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson, LI. I also was the Cardiac Rehab Nursing Supervisor in Stony Brook, LI, for six cardiologists; the Workman’s Comp Nurse Manager for Intracorp in LI; a Hospice Nurse in Islip, LI; and a Nurse Manager for autistic adults in a group home and at their school in Smithtown, LI. I remarried in 1993 (Nursing School boyfriend) and moved to Delaware. I was a visiting nurse with the Visiting Nurses Association and transferred to the VNA in Lecanto, FL, when we moved to Crystal River in 1996. The office closed in 2000, and I became a paramedical nurse examiner for insurance companies (easiest job ever—medical history, lab work, physical exam, and EKG in their home or mine) till retirement in June 2011.

Welcome mat is always out if you’re in FL!

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Marianne Bahnsen Jovene Palazzolo Marianne Bahnsen Jovene Palazzolo 3489 East Hazeltine Way Chandler, AZ 85249-9171 Phone: 480-656-5781 (Chandler, AZ, winter) 408-226-8581 (San Jose, CA, summer) I worked in Pediatrics at Flushing Hospital until my husband, Jim, and I started our family. We raised our six children on Long Island. I was a stay-at-home mom for 13 years and enjoyed doing Cub Scouts, Brownies, Girl Scouts, Class Mother and playing with my kids. When they all finished college and left us, we moved to Arizona.

Jim died in 1998, and after his death I worked nights at a nursing home. My 6 children are all married and have produced 25 grandchildren. They live all across the country, so as a widow I travel a lot to see them.

I retired in 2005 and did volunteer work for my Church and the community. I was also a caregiver to people in Sun Lakes.

In October 2010 I met a wonderful man. We got married on July 2, 2011, and all of our families attended our Church wedding.

One of my favorite memories of Bellevue is hanging out with my friends on the fourth floor: Joan, Irene, Peggy, Agnes, Lesley and Janice. Another memory is walking that long hallway to the dining room for meals. And also on alumnae days seeing the older nurses, and now we are the older nurses.

My plans for the future involve traveling with my new husband. I am unable to attend the reunion because my grandson will be graduating from the Air Force Academy the same weekend.

Please feel free to call if you will be in my area. We reside in San Jose, CA, in the summer and Chandler, AZ, in the winter.

I hope everyone has a wonderful time on Alumnae Day, stay well and GOD BLESS.

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Kathy Bartlett Bond Kathy Bartlett Bond 676 N. 12th Street, #25 Grover Beach, CA 93433 Phone: 805-489-5181, 805-904-8469 Email: Kajog@charter.net I am married and have three children and four grandchildren. After graduation, I worked at St. Luke’s Hospital, next to St. John the Divine, where my husband Jeremy assisted. We moved from New York City to Pennsylvania in 1964 for two years, staying forty. After ten years of marriage, we’d had a fire and flood, leaving us homeless twice, with three young children.

Pennsylvania proved too exciting, so I earned a B.A. in English from Harrisburg’s Penn State campus and worked at the Dauphin Co. Library and two small galleries. In Sunbury, fifty miles from Harrisburg, I proofread and worked at two universities—Susquehanna, in Selinsgrove, as an assistant stage manager for the Dean of Fine Arts, and next as Supervisor of Stacks in Bucknell’s library. Then I worked part time as parish secretary and editor for two churches. We retired to California’s central coast, in 2004, when Susquehanna-induced asthma developed.

One Bellevue memory includes the circus coming to the hospital (see my story below), entertaining patients via three rings outside. I enjoyed eighth floor friendships.

Where Do I Park the Elephants?

1960. Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus came to New York’s City’s Madison Square Garden every year. I didn’t realize that they made other stops, such as hospitals. One sunny spring morning, they came to Bellevue. We student nurses brought our wheelchair and ambulatory patients outside in pajamas, bathrobes and slippers. The circus performed on the hospital’s back lot. Clowns, acrobats, jugglers, dogs, seals, elephants and others appeared. They entertained everyone for about 90 minutes.

I remember the adult patients enjoying it, and our pediatric ones must have loved it too. I had the time of my life. Looking back on those years and times, it stands out as a very special occasion and a wonderful thing that Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey did. They buoyed up the spirits of patients and staff alike that day, behind the old red brick buildings of a large city hospital. They brought the gifts of laughter, music and magic that blotted out pain and suffering for a little while, in that almost Dickensian setting.

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Barbara Betts Lofland Barbara Betts Lofland 711 S. Dupont Boulevard Milford, DE 19963 Phone: 302-422-7028 Email: blandblat711@msn.com I married Bobby, and we have three children—Loreen, Joetta, and Robby—and three grandchildren—Mark, Trent, and Reid.

I worked in the emergency ward and emergency admissions at Bellevue for a year after graduation and then returned to my hometown, Milford, DE. I have spent my entire career working at Milford Memorial Hospital, our local hospital, working full time and then part time depending on the ages of my children. I have worked in every department, but my heart has always belonged to Emergency Nursing. I have worked in ED as staff nurse, charge nurse, and interim nurse manager and have been a CEN since 1983. I now work part time as nursing supervisor.

I have many happy memories of my student life: watching TV (Dr. Kildare, Dr. Ben Casey); playing cards; and, as a small town girl, having Pat, Carolyn, Suellyn, and Grace show me how to hail a cab and travel by subway and buses through the city to Queens and Yonkers. They taught me so much about the “city” and the “New Yorkers,” and they made me laugh in the process.

My plans for this phase of my life are to continue to work, continue to enjoy my children, spend lots of time with my wonderful grandchildren, travel, and just do everything “slower.”

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Barbara Blanning Prisco Barbara Blanning Prisco 185 East Crisafulli Road Merritt Island, FL 32953 Phone: 321-453-5791, 321-446-6401 (cell) Email: prisceauxb@bellsouth.net I have been married to John Prisco since 1980, and we have a blended family of six kids—three mine, three John’s. We have eight grandchildren (six John’s, two mine), and I have two great-granddaughters, ages 2½ and 1½. All of them live on the West Coast. In 1974, I graduated from California State University, Sacramento, with a BA in English and an MA in English/Writing in 1975, and from Northern California School of Law in 1993 with a Juris Doctor.

I worked as charge nurse on D3 at Bellevue from September through December 1962, then in the ER as charge nurse at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Reading, PA, from January through March 1963, when I left for Active Reserves, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. I was at Madigan Army Hospital in Tacoma, WA, until December 1963, just before my first daughter was born, and I left the Army. (Went back, into Ready Reserve 26 years later in 1989–1996, during first Gulf War.) I worked for almost 40 years in California, in critical care staff nursing and directorship, education, program development, dialysis and transplant, risk management, medical-legal consulting, emergency nursing and trauma, and administrative supervision. Moved to Florida in 2003, and moved on to oncology program coordination, research, advocacy, and navigation. Taking a break from oncology, I currently work three 12hour night shifts/week in a new state-of-the-art hospital in Viera, FL, running circles around much younger colleagues who call me their hero for having done so much. I still love doing patient care the way it was taught at Bellevue.

My favorite memories at Bellevue were writing and editing “Starch and Stripes”; all the challenges that the nursing program provided; joining the Army Student Nurse Program in August 1961. I lived in the West Wing in room 602, close to the kitchen, the lounge, and the elevators.

I have always lived in a perpetual future and plans for mine include still working in nursing at the time of our 50th reunion and still taking on even more challenges in my professional life. I have always taken the most difficult positions in nursing and plan to keep right on working as long as I am physically and mentally able. I bowl in four leagues here in Florida on the days I don’t work, and I still write with the hopes of publishing fiction. Current project is a risk mismanagement mystery series featuring feisty professional nurses in their sixties, something I know more than a little bit about!

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Marge Born Mullins Marge Born Mullins 28 School Street Middleboro, MA 02346 Phone: 508-947-5147 Email: bionicmarge@verizon.net I am divorced and have one daughter and two grandchildren: Meaghan is 8 years old and Ryan is 4 years old.

After graduation, I never worked at Bellevue and worked instead at the Manhattan Veterans Hospital until 1964, when I married and moved to Massachusetts. I transferred to the Brockton VA Hospital and worked there as staff nurse and head nurse on surgical and neuro units and as night charge nurse on nursing home care units. In 1977 I transferred to the Syracuse VA in New York, where I worked until 1980.

I returned to Massachusetts and the Brockton VA, where I worked nights on chronic medical units and then 4 years on the acute respiratory unit. In 1987 I became the night supervisor until 1997, when I retired from the Veterans Administration after 33 years. I have also worked part time for 20 years in substance abuse nursing and continue to work 16 hours a week. I never have worked outside of nursing. Most of my time since graduation has been spent in Massachusetts.

My favorite memories of life on the 6th floor at Bellevue are all the good times with good friends.

Those memories never fade.

My future plans include enjoying my daughter, son-in-law, and grandkids; taking my yearly trip to Aruba; and continuing to work part time as long as possible. My feeling has always been “Once a nurse, always a nurse,� thanks to my great training at Bellevue.

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Veronica Bostic Banks Veronica Bostic Banks 283 Locust Ridge Road Moorefield, WV 26836 Phone: 304-434-2025, 304-257-0518 (cell) Email: veloba@gmail.com Upon graduation from Bellevue, my first position was at Elmhurst General Hospital as staff nurse on the Women’s Psychiatric Prison Unit and then as head nurse on the Boys Adolescent Unit.

Then, I was hired by the Queens Hospital School of Nursing, where I taught Fundamentals of Nursing, Psychiatric and Neurological Nursing until 1977.

In January 1978, I changed careers and began working for a computer company. My experiences included: teaching, advising financial managers at the hospital, and consulting with corporate financial management. Over the 20 years with this company, I was a systems analyst, an area manager, and finally the marketing consultant for the national and international groups.

I have been married for 42 years to George Banks and we have one son, Edward. In 1975, I graduated from City College of New York with a Summa Cum Laude Baccalaureate in Psychology. I continued my education at Baruch College and obtained my MBA in Computer Science.

I was born, raised, and worked in New York City my entire life, but in 2004 we left NYC for the mountains of West Virginia. We built our dream home on a mountaintop surrounded by 20 acres of forest. It is so peaceful and beautiful­­—we probably added 10 years to our lives by leaving midtown Manhattan. Now we travel extensively, and though we live the bucolic life, we must make our periodic trips to NYC to get our “city fix.”

I’ll always remember the friends I made at Bellevue and the times we shared: our first day on PQ1, “Empuja, Mama,” our modern dance performance, Caribbean Night, buying our own food supply, the tunnel and the doctors’ dining room, and the best instructors in the world at the best school in the world.

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Barbara E. Braxton Taylor Barbara E. Braxton Taylor 2904 Myrtle Oak Court Virginia Beach, VA 23453 Phone: 757-468-8323, 757-375-6645 (cell) Email: rtzee437@aol.com I am married to Herbert E. Taylor, and we have one daughter, Adrienne Michelle Taylor. I graduated from Russell Sage College, Troy, NY, in 1990 with a BS in Nursing.

Upon graduating from Bellevue, I worked on the Communicable Disease Unit. I left Bellevue in 1963 and started working at Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx, NY, where I was a staff nurse in a Psychiatric Unit. Psychiatry became a career focus for several years, and New York was my home.

In 1971, I moved to the New Jersey and Pennsylvania area and turned my attention to Substance and Medical Surgical Nursing.

In 1979, I moved to Upstate New York, married a wonderful man, and continued my career in Psychiatry and Community Health Nursing. In 1984, I became the mother of a beautiful daughter and it was back to work in 1985. Now my efforts turned to Occupational Health, Community Health, and studies at Russell Sage College. After graduation from Russell Sage, I continued working in Psychiatry and Community Health.

I am now retired and living a quiet life in Virginia Beach, VA. We plan on doing our fair share of travel while we can. I continue to be active in church affairs and community volunteer work.

My favorite memories of Bellevue are singing in the choir, dancing in the modern dance group, and Christmas in New York.

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Danielle Brazenor Schneider Danielle Brazenor Schneider 149 Limestone Springs Court Pickens, SC 29671 Phone: 864-878-3238 Email: nanniedanielle@aol.com I married Raymond K. Schneider on June 24, 1961. We have three children—Karen (Ray), Jahnna (Terry), and Damon (Emily), and seven “grands” (four girls and three boys, 5–26 years).

After graduation, I worked at Bellevue as a 3–11 float in OB and DR. I later worked at Peninsula General, Far Rockaway, in OB; worked with an MD practicing hypnosis; and worked at Central General, Plainview, in Medicine, Surgery, and Post-Partum. I saw the Lamaze movie “Naissance” and realized my life’s vocation; using Lamaze, my subsequent two labors were painless.

In April 1967, I was the first teacher from Suffolk County to be certified by ASPO (now Lamaze International). I pioneered the Lamaze Method and taught in hospitals and locations in Nassau and Suffolk Counties. (My “dads” were the first permitted at births in the majority of Nassau and Suffolk hospitals.) I also have been a La Leche League leader and a guest lecturer at colleges, universities, professional/lay organizations, and in-services and on TV. I served as President and in other capacities within ASPO’s first National Chapter, Long Island, and have been a Designated ASPO Master Teacher. As a member of the faculty at SUNY Stony Brook School of Allied Health Professions, I taught interviewing to MD, RN, MSW, PT, and DDS students. Suffolk County proclaimed July 19, 1991, as “Danielle Schneider Day.” In August 1991, we moved to South Carolina and live on 21 acres of heaven on a mountain in Upstate SC. I taught Lamaze at St. Francis Hospital in Greenville, SC, and retired after 31 years.

Taught 8,000+ women and their partners during an incredibly rewarding, satisfying, and joyous career.

I have been a professional Middle Eastern dancer for 8 years and a member of LI Ladies Soccer team for 6 seasons.

My Bellevue memories are all great memories! LOVED nursing school and nursing! Made very dear and lasting friendships. Lived on “Fabulous Fifth.”

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Margaret (Peggy) Brown O’Neill Margaret (Peggy) Brown O’Neill 3097 Kingspoint Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89120-1929 Phone: 702-871-4313 Email: frankon@cox.net I have been married for 48 years (August 24, 1963). My husband and I have three children (Mary, 47; Susan, 44; and Patrick, 41) and five grandchildren ranging in age from 10 to 18.

I earned a BS degree in 1988 from the University of Houston at Clear Lake, TX. I lived and worked in hospitals in the Bronx (1963); New Brunswick, NJ (1964–1967); Houston, TX (1967–1987); Denver, CO (1991–1993); and Las Vegas (1987–1991 and 1993–2000). I always worked in medicine–surgery.

In January 2000, I was forced to retire for medical reasons.

My favorite Bellevue memories involve gabbing with all the girls on my floor in the residence, which I enjoyed.

In my future, I hope to get healthy and enjoy my family.

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Susan A. Bushing Wilson Susan A. Bushing Wilson 204 Clermont Avenue Stroudsburg, PA 18360 Phone: 570-421-8208, 570-236-9383 (cell) Email: swilson@poconohomeservices.com I have been married for 50 years to Charles L. Wilson, and we have two children, Charles E. (47) and Catherine A. (45).

Chuck is married to Kelly. They live in Stroudsburg and are the proud parents of two sons, Kyle B. (22) and Evan C. (19), both of whom are in college. Daughter, Catherine, is a savvy career woman employed by Starbucks and living in Atlanta, GA. After marriage in November 1961, we lived in Long Beach, NY, and later moved to No. Bellmore. My first job was in the O.R. at Rockville General Hospital, Rockville Centre, NY, until the birth of our son in 1964. That year, we purchased a show-dog kennel in Mt. Pocono, PA, where we lived while breeding and showing winning Miniature Schnauzers until 1980. Meanwhile, Charlie passed the CPA exam and we added an Accounting Office to our lives. During the 70s, I ran the Private Duty Nurses Association at the then Monroe County General Hospital in E. Stroudsburg. Also, we became owners of Brookmont Nursing Center, Effort, PA, where I was DON and Charlie became the Administrator. We added 40 beds to the existing 40, and classmate and good friend Georgia Becker Santini became our patient. After an eventful 10 years, we sold to friends, who took our places as DON and NHA. Basically retired, we did some traveling in the United States. Soon, an opportunity at LaBar Rhododendron Nursery and Laurelwood Cemetery in Stroudsburg became available—our next purchase! We ran the Cemetery and developed LaBar Village—a senior townhouse and condo community on the Nursery property. We sold the kennel and Accounting practice and moved to Stroudsburg. I became Village Manager of LaBar Village, and we started Private Home Care Services with offices at the Village Center. After turning the Village over to HOA, I continued to manage the Cemetery, while Charlie started Pocono Medical Home Care, a Medicare Home Care Agency. For the past 12 years, Charlie headed the M/C Agency, while I operated Private Home Care Services, as Director of Nursing. During 2010, PA HC agencies were licensed by the state. Our first licensure survey was passed in complete compliance with all state regulations.

Celebration time…yes!

Through the 50 years of our married life, we have been richly blessed with a beautiful family, good friends, meaningful work, and many wonderful memories. When I look back on our Bellevue days, it is with great fondness and the knowledge that I would gladly do it all again! The way we were was wonderful—so young, eager, and daringly independent. As close friends go, I would say that Ellen Donohue, Bunny Dowling, and I hit it off from the start, and we did everything together. I thank God everyday for the full life I have shared with the incomparable partner I met at Bellevue, on a blind date! It was Bunny’s boyfriend at Fort Schuyler who arranged the blind date with Charlie Wilson for ME. And the rest is history!

My (our) hobby is food and wine, centered around family, friends, and church. I love photography, gardening, decorating, volunteering, and fund-raising event coordination. For 25 years, I was “What’s Cooking” columnist for the Pocono Record and am active as Worship Coordinator for our church.

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Elizabeth Calderon Elizabeth Calderon 802 President Street #2 Brooklyn, NY 11215 Phone: 202-905-3153 Email: eliz@calderonlaw.com I am currently single, but no longer “looking” because I love living alone. I have two children, Jonathan & Eve, and one grandchild.

After graduation from Bellevue, I completed my Bachelor’s degree in 1969, then completed a law degree in 1993.

I am currently an immigration attorney with my own Private Practice.

I worked at Bellevue Hospital in OB–GYN for one year after graduation, then moved to NYU Medical Center where I worked until 1970 when my first child was born there. I also lived at Bellevue Hospital in the Graduate Dorm during that first year in 1963, along with many other classmates. It was great fun.

At NYU Medical Center, I worked in Obstetrics and in the Surgical Recovery Room. I was a member of the first IV Team at NYU Medical Center. After my son was born in 1970, I followed my husband when he went into the USAF. My daughter was born at an Air Force Hospital on Langley Air Force Base, where I taught the Lamaze Method of Childbirth (this was not fondly looked upon by Air Force Obstetricians). I took time off to raise my children (and work for the Equal Rights Amendment legislation) until 1981, when I got divorced and moved to Washington, DC, to work briefly for the National Organization for Women on abortion rights.

In 1982, in Washington, DC, I went back to nursing and worked as a Nurse Recruiter until 1989, when I entered law school and worked during the day as a Nursing Administrator. I graduated from The George Washington University Law School in 1993 and worked in the General Counsel’s Office at D.C. General Hospital until 1995, when I took a government contracting job and was sent to Budapest to assist Hungarian hospitals with writing policies. In 1996, back in DC, I opened my own private law firm doing immigration law, which I continue to do today.

My favorite Bellevue memory is the Bellevue Snack Bar. I even remember what I ate for a snack every day! I loved meeting my friends at the Snack Bar and flirting with the medical students and residents. My most frightening memory is working in OB when a new father came in to kill the mother of his child and shot a doctor in the chest and a nurse right through her cap. That was a scary moment!

I lived on the Tenth Floor in the Student Dorm with a view of the East River (and Khrushchev’s ship) and loved the entire experience. I revel in my memories of living next door to my friends and spending our days learning to become nurses. My neighbors were Louise Arce and Jean Watson with Barbara Moscowitz across the hall. I look forward to working out at the gym every day; enjoying my children, grandchild, and friends; and continuing my law practice.

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Barbara Diane Calland Anderson Barbara Diane Calland Anderson 254 Oakland Park Avenue Columbus, OH 43214 Phone: 614-262-6636, 614-560-0742 (cell) For the past 20+ years I have lived at this address, and we are a stone’s throw from The Ohio State University. I have been married once and didn’t like it, so we had the marriage dissolved a long time ago. As fate would have it, we see each other frequently, enjoying holidays, birthdays, and an occasional barbeque together with the children. There are six Anderson children and eight Anderson progeny. One lives in New York, two live in Montana, and one lives in Dayton, OH. The rest are Columbusites.

My nursing career started at Flushing Hospital in Queens, NY, and ended at St. Anthony Hospital in Columbus, OH. I did a bit of everything, including OB, step-down, med/surg, and ortho nursing over the years. I also did a stint as an AF Nurse during the Vietnam War. Got assigned to Reno, NV, after asking for a large East or West Coast facility— fortunately, I never saw combat. Stead AFB was the helicopter training school for pilots going overseas. I met my former husband on base and moved around quite a bit until he retired. We lived in Reno, NV, Spokane, WA, Northern VA, and ended up retiring in Columbus, where he took a job at the University.

After leaving the Air Force and raising the two boys and four girls, I decided to get a BA in Business Administration, thinking that I would combine nursing and business. Big mistake! I hated business but did work for a large health insurance company for 18 years, progressing from customer service rep to managing the IT support department for national accounts. I also was director of a home health hospice until they merged, and I then went to work for their competitor.

I managed the “managed care” component of their home care agency until I was asked to train as a Six Sigma analyst.

Worst decision of my life! Statistics, data plotting, “Lean” were anathema to me. I retired at 65 after saving the system $3 million and stayed on for one year as a chaplain intern.

I decided to change careers at age 61 and got a Master of Art in Sacred Theology at Ohio Dominican University before plunging into a two-year residency in Clinical Pastoral Education. Best move yet. I moved to a large health system to complete my residency and have been with them ever since as a staff chaplain caring for Maternal and Neonatal Health patients. I love this job!! On call reminds me a bit of Bellevue, since we are a Level I trauma hospital located in the inner city. I see moms and their babies, minister to those who have lost infants, and enjoy an occasional trip to the OR to be with a mom who has no support.

Memories of Bellevue all revolve around my classmates on the 10th floor. I had a great view of the East River, which I couldn’t afford even in my wildest dreams today. I enjoyed watching Ben Casey in the lounge with Joan (Yockel), Barbara (Nieradka), and Diane (McCormick), especially. Our group was small but tight. Trips to the ice cream store for hot fudge sundaes were always a treat.

As long as my health and brain continue to operate on a decent level, I plan to work until I’m 70 and then retire to a condo overlooking some body of water with my NOOK. I have raised two grandchildren for the past 10 years and hope to have my grandson out of high school by then.

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Ann Carroll MacLean Ann Carroll MacLean 7604 Kane Drive Leeds, AL 35094 Phone: 205-249-9646 (cell) Email: coyotefm@windstream.net To be able to sit down and write about the events of the past 50 years seems like an extraordinary gift for all of us in this unique class. As I write, I think about the long list of the names of those who will not be with us for this reunion, and their absence magnifies how lucky we are to be together once again.

In the early years, I worked at Bellevue as Head Nurse on A4, followed by the distinct honor to work under Mary Tomaselli as Clinical Instructor. I married and enjoyed two years in Peshawar, West Pakistan. We returned to New York and I worked at Columbia Presbyterian in the ICU, which marked the end of my short nursing career. Two girl babies later, Birmingham, Alabama, wife, mother, and car-pool driver became my occupation. I returned to school to earn a BFA at the University of Alabama in Birmingham and started working in an art studio with emotionally conflicted youth. A divorce was followed by a life readjustment, tutoring Japanese families in English conversation, studying Japanese Tea Ceremony, raising a few chickens, learning a lot about myself, and living to enjoy being a granny to five beautiful children.

I am currently back with the same nonprofit art studio, full time, as Art Director. Studio By The Tracks is a very special organization that focuses on adults with autism, as well as providing art classes for young boys who have been removed from their homes by the state. I like the idea of melding art and medicine and creating a healing experience.

Rereading this summary is like trying to focus a camera lens. The distant past is sweetly furry like the background of a landscape painting, while recent events seem more sharply in focus. I hope this reunion will allow us time to see each other more clearly and to reestablish important friendships that have faded over time. My most enduring memory is how much a part of each others’ lives we were, like a family. An important saying in Tea: “ichigo ichie”…one meeting, one time.

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Cynthia Chambers Roberts Cynthia Chambers Roberts 6711 Banyan Boulevard Loxahatchee, FL 33470-3375 Phone: 561-753-9738, 718-644-1886 (cell) Email: cindyrob6@hotmail.com It seems only yesterday that we were naive young adults wondering what was in store for us at Bellevue. I was a resident of the ninth floor with Ann Carroll. During our clinical experience, we rotated on the pediatrics unit, which was one of my most memorable experiences. We graduated and went different paths, but we are united again after 50 years.

Over the span of 43 years, I was employed at Bellevue, Montefiore, Jacobi, and Beth Abraham Hospitals and Concourse Rehab & Nursing, all located in New York City. My career progressed over the years, starting out in the capacity of a staff nurse and ultimately as a nurse manager.

While employed, I attended Mercy College, majoring in Gerontology. Prior to my retirement in 2006, I worked as a Director of Medicare for 10 years.

I have been married for 49 years to my wonderful husband Newville Roberts. We are the proud parents of Newville II, Andrew, Tanikia, and Charlene. In addition, we have been blessed with nine beautiful grandchildren.

For the last 5 years, my husband and I have been residing in a remote area of West Palm Beach, Florida (which is quite a change from NYC). Happily enjoying my retirement years in life! My days are enhanced with volunteering at church and pursuing my hobbies.

May we continue to be blessed with good health and longevity with many more fulfilling years.

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Ilya Colon Giunchiglia Ilya Colon Giunchiglia Via Chiantigiana, 46B 53100 Siena, Italy Phone: 39 0577 356619 Email: Giunchy@libero.it After graduation, I shared an apartment in Manhattan with a friend and did some private duty nursing while attending Hunter College. I was going out with an Italian intern who had studied in Italy, and I decided to come here on an exchange with the Red Cross. They sent me to Rome for six months‌. My Italian boyfriend gave me the address of a classmate who was studying economics at the University of Rome. We met and started dating, and were married in 1966. We have two wonderful daughters, ages 40 and 44, and a superb grandson. We moved to Siena in 1969, and I taught English in an Italian public school for over 23 years.

Unfortunately, after a very happy life, my husband got ill. The doctors diagnosed Parkinson’s when he was 50. Things were under control until a few years ago when, due to some lumbar hernias, he began having problems walking and now uses a walker to move around. We still do a little traveling around Italy, but I don’t think we can make it to New York in May. Nonetheless, I would love to keep in touch with as many of you as I can and would love to see you if you come to Italy.

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Claire Cookson Wanebo Claire Cookson Wanebo 116 Poppasquash Road Bristol, RI 02809 Phone: 401-253-3992 Email: clairew70@verizon.net I am still married to my original husband, Harry Wanebo, for lo these past 48 years or so. (And they said it wouldn’t last.) We have three children and seven grandchildren, all healthy, happy, and successful in their chosen careers. Of course, the grandkids, ages 7–12, are working toward a career.

After the busy years of raising kids and moving several times for my husband’s career, and working in nursing jobs that varied from staff nursing to Public Health to home health care, I finally answered a call to “feed my sheep.” I wasn’t sure if this was a literal or figurative directive, so did a little of both. I went to The New Seminary in NYC, where I became an ordained Interfaith Minister. At the same time, I had started a small sheep farm at home and began raising Shetland sheep.

I am now quite involved in weaving their wool, as well as other fibers. I attend the Saunderstown Weaving School here in Rhode Island twice a week. I am not very active as a minister since I decided I didn’t want another job. My husband and I travel frequently to visit our children in California, Arizona, and Texas. Sometimes we meet in Telluride, CO, where everyone skis except me.

My most memorable Bellevue experience had to be the time one of our male students was giving an HHC to a cirrhotic patient, and the water was dripping all over the floor. He stepped out from behind the screen and called out, “Will someone call the plumber”! It was very funny but not when we were mopping up the floor!

I lived on the 7th floor; we called it 7th heaven. We were a friendly group, but not really angels! I was always a bit quiet, but enjoyed hearing all the stories of my floormates’ experiences both in and out of school.

I hope the next phase of my life will allow me to continue raising sheep, weaving, and traveling.

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Olive (Dee) Di Teresa D’Aiello Olive (Dee) Di Teresa 9429 Chicory Lane Murrells Inlet, SC 29576 Phone: 843-215-2806, 843-455-2266 (cell) Email: De9429nk@sc.rr.com I am widowed and have three children and five grandchildren. I earned a BSN in 1982 at St. Joseph College, Hartford, CT, as well as additional credits in Health Counseling.

I did not work at Bellevue after graduation and spent a few years as a surgical nurse with the VA Hospital in Connecticut. Most of my career has been in Public Health Nursing, primarily with moderate- to high-risk teens in the school system. (Seems now ALL kids are moderate to high risk!) I also have been supervisor of the school nurses for the Town of South Windsor. Nursing has been my only area of employment.

I resided in Connecticut from 1962 to 1997 and retired to South Carolina in 1997 until the present.

We 10th floor gals considered that we lived in “The Penthouse.” My connections to several fellow “cliff-dwellers” have continued since graduation, including our husbands in some of the fun times we shared. Our “elf” was Diana Mock Chin-Bow (RIP) and, although none of us knew this until graduation, Diana provided us with many sweet surprises when we needed them most! Ellen Donohue Barbieri was my next door neighbor, and I wish she still was. We do keep in touch and see each other when we move from coast to coast on vacations. My friends and classmates Diana Mock, Barbara Schaeffer, and Georgia Becker no longer have a home on this earth, but they continue to dwell in my heart. I have fond memories of us singing to Georgia’s guitar music at “Tric’s,” and arriving late at “440,” we would climb into the snack bar window!

The next phase of my life involves travel and family. My grandchildren keep me busy traveling between Tennessee, Maryland, and Connecticut. Nick and I vacationed a lot in retirement, and I continue to do the same—new places to go and new things to see both domestically and abroad.

I am actively involved in several volunteer groups that help kids, seniors, and those affected by HIV. St. Michael’s Church is the cornerstone for my spiritual life. Every now and then a Class of ’62 member vacations in Myrtle Beach, and we spend time together reminiscing.

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Ellen Donohue Barbieri Ellen Donohue Barbieri 1116 Akron Street San Diego, CA 92106-2402 Phone: 619-226-0803, 619-884-3080 (cell) Email: elsal@cox.net I married Sal Barbieri in December 1972; Bunny Dowling was our maid of honor. We have no children. I earned a BSN from Hunter College in 1969 and an MPA from John Jay College in 1975.

Nursing experience, 1959–2001: I worked on G3 male rehab; was staff nurse, head nurse, and clinician for 6 years. I worked in the In-Service Ed Department with Rita LaCouture and Rosemary Reiher for 2 years; taught rehab/neuro at School for Practical Nurses­—Metropolitan and Goldwater Hospitals with Peggiann Karpf; taught rehab at Elmhurst General Hospital; and was neuro supervisor at Jacobi Hospital and geriatric clinician at Triboro Hospital, where Nancy Lawless was my boss. After moving to San Diego in 1976, I was rehab clinical specialist at Sharp Memorial Hospital. I worked in a VA Hospital In-Service Ed Department for 5 years, was Director of Nurses at a skilled nursing facility for 3 years, and then VA clinical health nurse coordinator for 15 years. My role was case manager and discharge planner for veterans in all long-term care programs.

Wonderful memories: Friends I made at “440” are forever. I am grateful to our dedicated faculty. I remember cheerful Mr. Bellevue, Mr. Dolan, who was always outside the hospital. I still have letters, poems, and photos from patients. We took our rehab patients to Bear Mountain and the World’s Fair and every holiday made them a breakfast of bacon and eggs.

I remember all the silly escapades on the 10th floor: emptying Joan Kehoe’s room of all its furniture, sitting on the roof at night wearing pink plastic curlers, drinking vodka, eating cold cuts Luise Mueller’s father sent, lots of parties. I was scared to death during a blizzard when assigned to D3 at night to care for patients in iron lungs. I was sent off the ward because my shoe laces were dirty; I had to make up the time. The Bellevue Christmas parties were lots of fun. Many students had crushes on doctors, Charlie Hogg, Jay Grossberg, Marino Quintero. I took trips to Greenwich Village with Ann Good, Pat Davis, and Liz Calderon, and went to Columbia U and Fort Schuyler dances with Bunny and Sue Bushing. Sue and I delivered an ex-lax birthday cake to cadet friends. Maureen Hughes made wine that exploded in her closet. Pat Davis sang at a piano bar and drank green grasshoppers. We thought we were so cool. I went on vacations to Cape Cod with Petie, Kathy Bartlett, and Joanne Pastore; went skiing and to PR with Joanne; and went to FL with Pat and Liz. As a result of organizing reunions and the class address list, I became good friends with many classmates I didn’t know too well as a student. This has been a huge bonus. I am friends with Janice Waterman’s family now.

My hope for everyone is good health and that we will all make the effort to stay even closer after this our 50th reunion year. I will continue my hobbies of genealogy and traveling, and I promise to keep our address list current with help from all of you—please.

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Bernadette M. Dowling Cinguina Bernadette M. Dowling Cinguina 131 Lakeshore North Eastchester, New York 10709 Phone: 914-779-9090 Email: Cinguina@aol.com My life since Bellevue has brought me many blessings and challenges. I have been married to John for 46 years. We raised three sons and two daughters. We are proud grandparents of seven grandchildren, with our eighth having arrived in April. All of our children and their families have settled in the area, which keeps life busy, crowded, and very happy. John retired in March 2011 from his 41 years of dental practice in Scarsdale.

Before the joy and chaos of children, I worked at Bellevue on M6 for 2 years and worked on L1 as an assistant instructor for 2 years. After marrying, we lived in Riverdale, New York, before heading to Fort Sam Houston, Texas, for Army training. We then went to Fort Gordon, Georgia, for 2 years, where our first son was born. We returned to Scarsdale and now live in Eastchester.

As my children began school, I became active in the Eastchester School District, as a Parent Advocate for Special Education. In this role, I assisted parents in securing the services that were available for their child.

With early intervention, the Special Needs of these children were addressed.

One of my functions in the PTA was to bring Cultural Arts into the district. One program was called “The Body Man.” In this presentation, a man came with a tee shirt that was painted with body parts, and he had a song for each part of the body. He was a hit!

After my children completed their primary education, I worked in a doctor’s office as an office manager.

As our children grew, faith took on a larger role in our lives, and John and I brought Antioch to our parish.

It was a weekly teenage meeting which fostered discussions of morality and led to biyearly weekend retreats held in nearby schools. Sleeping was hosted by parents in the parish.

My last venture was to bring the Life Teen Mass to Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. This is a great mass for teenagers in which the message of the sermons are short and the music lively. We had a great group of high school kids in the band, and the singers were great.

Finally, we will be traveling and spending time with our grandchildren.

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Marjorie Edghill Moore Marjorie Edghill Moore 185-01 Hillside Avenue, Apt. #4D Jamaica, NY 11432 Phone: 718-262-0831 I have three children and six grandchildren; am single; and have lived in the Bronx, Queens, and Brooklyn since graduation. I have always worked in the nursing field.

I did not work at Bellevue Hospital after graduation and instead did private duty nursing and per diem at several New York City hospitals, including Terrace Heights in Holliswood, Queens. I was an original staff member of the ICU at Booth Memorial Hospital and also spent 32 years with the New York City Department of Health in clinics and in the School Health Program as Staff Nurse, Charge Nurse, and Pediatric Nurse Associate. I was a bilingual (English–Spanish) teacher and consultant for a Home Attendant Training School.

In 1975, I earned my certification as a Pediatric Nurse Associate from the NYC Department of Health/Cornell University. In 1983, I earned a BA in Community Health from St. Joseph’s College in Brooklyn, NY. My fields of interest are public health, pediatrics, and geriatrics.

My favorite memories are The Beau Parlor, trips to plays, socializing with students from local colleges, and Diet Therapy classes where we prepared different ethnic foods.

For the future, I plan to enjoy the rest of my life and continue traveling and taking care of my health.

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Joan Egan Falcone Joan Egan Falcone 828 Bentley Green Circle Winter Springs, FL 32708 Phone: 407-366-3850 Email: jfalcone2@cfl.rr.com After graduation, I returned home to Brooklyn, NY, and got my first nursing job on a private medical floor at The Brooklyn Hospital. I worked as a Charge Nurse from 1963 until 1966, when I applied for a position at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn. I worked in various positions until I retired in 1995.

Initially, I was the Charge Nurse of the center’s first Medical ICU. In 1969 I transferred to the Outpatient Department and was a floating R.N. in charge of various specialty clinics. In 1972 I became Charge Nurse OB/GYN Outpatient Department and stayed in this position until 1980, when I became Charge Nurse Outpatient Department. This position included staffing as well as nursing education and patient troubleshooting. In 1985 I became the Assistant Nursing Administrator Outpatient Department, staying in that position until I retired in 1995.

I lived in Brooklyn until 1992, when my husband and I moved to Monmouth Beach, NJ. In 1996 we moved to a condo on the beach in Daytona Beach Shores. My husband expired in 2007, and I continued living on the beach until 2010, when I moved to Winter Springs to be near family.

I received my Degree in Health Science from St. Francis College in Brooklyn and was enrolled in a master’s program when I retired.

Attending Bellevue School of Nursing was the first time I was away from home. I thoroughly enjoyed all the friendships I formed at that time. I lived on the eighth floor (808).

Presently, I am enjoying friends and family. I volunteer at my church as well as in a small local hospital.

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Carolyn Ferrari Baresich Carolyn Ferrari Baresich 24 Great Circle Drive, P.O. Box 1988 Shelter Island, NY 11964-1988 Phone: 631-749-3452 Email: carolyn.b@att.net.

I am married to Dennis, my husband of 48 years. We have three children, Dina, James and Lara, and five wonderful grandchildren, Anthony, Carolyn, James, Christopher and Peter.

I attended Dominican College, Rockland Co., NY, in the BSN program, on and off from ’94 through ’99. I was certified in Occupational Health Nursing and Workers’ Compensation.

After graduation I worked in the clinic at Bellevue until June 1963, when I married and moved to Akron, Ohio. For the next ~3 years I worked in the clinic and ER at Barberton Citizens Hospital. In February 1966 my husband’s job sent us to Kingston, Jamaica, and that March our first child was born. In mid-1967, upon our return to the U.S., we relocated to Yorktown Heights, NY. I had my second child in 1968 and my third child in 1970. In 1972 I took a job at Peekskill Community Hospital working nights in the ER and as relief supervisor. I remained at Peekskill until mid-1981.

At that time, I took a job at IBM Research in the Occupational Health Services department. For the next 10 years I worked in several different nursing positions at several IBM locations in Westchester. In 1992 after a major reorganization, I became the Nurse Manager for several NY, NJ, and CT locations. I remained in this position, working through many changes and reorgs until 1999. At that time, I took the position as Manager for the Safety and Industrial Hygiene Departments at the Research labs in Yorktown, NY, and Almaden, CA. This provided a real challenge, was very interesting and kept me on my toes until I retired in 2005.

I lived on the 7th floor, Pat Farrell on one side and Mercedes Fieulleteau on the other. Down the hall was Suellyn Westerbaan, Barbara Betts and Maggie Errico.

One outstanding memory for me is working nights in the nursery, getting at least one newborn admission every night and listening to Nat King Cole on the radio singing “Rambling Rose” as we changed or bathed the babies. The nights just flew by.

I spend my time now between our apartment in Riverdale and our house on the East End of LI. When I am able, I do try to help out with my grandchildren. During summer, my children and grandchildren spend time at our house. Gotta get in some beach time.

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Linda Anne Frank Frey Linda Anne Frank Frey 15320 NW 25th Terrace Gainesville, FL 32609 Phone: 386-462-7514 (home), 352-260-7501 (cell) Email: msdosgator@gmail.com My life so far: After graduation I married Frederick Frey in October 1962. I worked mostly in corrections; as a visiting nurse; and in the ER, ICU, CCU, and OR in New York. We adopted a son, Gregg, in 1969, and a daughter, Stacey, in 1971.

We moved to Ft. Lauderdale, FL, in 1972, and I worked in ICU, CCU, Home Care, and Primary Care Clinics in Broward County, FL. I gave birth to a son, Jason, in 1976. In 1981 we moved to Gainesville, FL, where I worked in home care, pacemaker testing, inspecting health care facilities for the State of Florida, and adult health day care. I gave birth to a daughter, Krista, in 1982. I earned my BS in Health Care Administration. I retired in 2007 and went back to work in home health care 2 months later in 2007! I “retired” again in 2010 (worked one to two days a week in home care) to care for my sister (deceased, February 2011). Currently, I am self-employed as a medical consultant.

My children: Gregg—single, 43 years old, alarm technician; Jason—married with two children, 35 years old, biomedical technician; Krista—single, 29 years old, teacher; Stacey—deceased, 1973.

My age: 71 years young! I have participated in medical mission trips to Haiti annually since 2009.

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Lynn Freitag Jordan Lynn Freitag Jordan 3 Country Club Court Mount Sinai, NY 11766 Phone: 631-473-1639 Email: lynnjordanrn@aol.com I have been a widow since April 10, 1999, when my husband, Douglas Jordan, died suddenly. We were married in September 1961. My student days at Bellevue were extended to September 1962 for medical reasons, and in December 1962, Douglas and I moved into our first home in Port Jefferson Station, NY. We remained there until July 1975 when we moved to Mount Sinai, NY, where I continue to live. I have three daughters—Phyllis, 48; Katherine, 36; and Elizabeth, 34—and one granddaughter, Emily, who turned 3 the day after Christmas 2011.

I did not go to college but continued my education via CEUs at conferences and online. I have been published in the “AJN” and “Camping Magazine.”

After graduation, I did not work at Bellevue. In 1962–1963, I worked at John T. Mather Memorial Hospital, Port Jefferson, NY, as an ER nurse (job share). This ER had only one nurse on duty, a floating aide, and outside doctors on call.

During the summers of 1968–1970, I was Camp Nurse for 200+ campers and staff at Baiting Hollow Scout Camp, Suffolk Country Council of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). I taught First Aid courses to staff and campers, and lived at the camp with my family. At the request of the National Council BSA, I designed a Health Log Book for use in the infirmary.

This was published by the National Council and is still in use at all BSA camps throughout the U.S.A. In the early 1970s, I was Substitute School Nurse in Comsewogue School District, Port Jefferson Station, NY. In September 1984–1990, I was Substitute School Nurse in elementary and junior high schools in Mount Sinai School District, Mount Sinai, NY, and from August 1987 through March 1988 was the fulltime leave replacement School Nurse at the junior high. From September 1990 until I retired in September 2006, I was the School Nurse at the middle school. In summers 2003 and 2004, I was Camp Health Director for a new summer camp at Knox School in St. James, NY. I developed procedures and policies and designed all forms and a filing system.

We have a family business—Sky Wave Assoc., LTD. We install, maintain, and repair telecommunications systems and fire alarm systems and have been a cable television consultant for the Town of Brookhaven for more than 20 years.

As a Bellevue student, I appreciated the willingness of doctors to answer questions and teach. I learned a great deal from the doctors on all the services, and they allowed me to participate in numerous procedures. In the residence, I lived on the 6th floor west.

The next phase of my life is a continuation of my past and that is as a volunteer. I am a First Aid Instructor for the American Red Cross and have been for more than 25 years. I am involved with the Girl Scouts as Troop Leader all three levels.

I have had various other positions, including with the PTA as founding member of the Norwood Ave. PTA and two terms as President and also President of the Port Jefferson Station Council of PTAs. With the Boy Scouts, I joined Douglas in work on numerous projects for Suffolk County BSA. I was the recipient of the Silver Beaver Award, the highest award a council can give in recognition of service to boys. With the Mount Sinai School District, I have served for 30 years on numerous committees and was founding President of the Friends of the Arts. I have been a Trustee on the Board of Education since 2007, as well as a Mt. Sinai Congregational Church Trustee since 2007. And the beat goes on.

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Margaret Friend Carlson Margaret Friend Carlson 204 Montalvo Drive Bakersfield, CA 93309-2226 Phone: 661-837-0650 (home), 661-809-1433 (cell) Email: mcarlson@bak.rr.com Where to start? Things I remember from the 5th floor, 507, at “440”—“man on the floor”; making cinnamon toast under the broiler in the kitchen; everyone jamming into the lounge to watch “Ben Casey”; and Miss Finklestein’s “food must be nutritious, delicious, and colorful, too.”

A nurse was all I ever wanted to be—from putting band-aids on my dolls to patching up my own skinned knees—AND I was going to Bellevue!!! As we all know, I did go to Bellevue. It served me well over the years.

After graduation, I worked at Bellevue for almost a year in the surgical buildings, L&M, sometimes the only nurse covering four units on the night shift. SCARY! Nursing was my career and offered many varied opportunities over the years, from being a Head Nurse in Albuquerque, NM, to nights in Labor and Delivery when the children were little, to Home Health in Arkansas, and ending as a Nurse Liaison for an Acute Rehabilitation Hospital, where one of our Physiatrists did his residency at Rusk Institute. My Bellevue career came full circle. I have now retired my license.

I have been married to my husband Nils for 44 years. We have two adopted daughters and each has given us one grandchild, a girl in Colorado and a boy in Oregon. We have lived in every area of the U.S.A.—in New York, New Mexico, South Dakota, North Carolina, Arkansas, and for the past 20 years, California. College professors move as much as military! I have been licensed and have worked in each of these states. My one regret is that, in spite of taking many courses, I was never able to complete my BSN. Life intervened.

As for the future, I value my health and my genes (my Mother lived to be 98). My husband and I like to travel. We make it a point to see each daughter once a year, spend time in our condo in Florida, and keep making our way around the world. Last year was Iceland.

My Bellevue education provided me with the foundation to deal with the challenges of life. Maybe it was my first return demonstration, over in the hospital, when I had to make a pillow covering out of a draw sheet— ADAPT AND IMPROVISE!!!

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Elizabeth Ann Fritz Wortman Elizabeth Ann Fritz Wortman 125 Biddle Street Warren, PA 16365 Phone: 814-723-4779, 814-730-6156 (cell) Email: ajwortman@atlanticbb.net I have been married for 46 years to Jerry Wortman. We have 5 children and 19 grandchildren.

I never did any formal continuing education. I worked at Bellevue for 3 years after graduation, in the ER for a short while, then I transferred to L1 as staff nurse and then as head nurse. I worked at Bellefonte Hospital in Pennsylvania for a year after marriage and took a hiatus when raising a family. Returned to nursing in the ER at Warren General Hospital, transferred to the OR (which I grew to LOVE), and became head nurse. I worked in the OR for 20 years. I retired in 2006, then worked per diem in a freestanding surgical setting for 2 years.

I am now fully retired from nursing and find myself busy with the care of my 97-year-old father, as coordinator of our church’s weekly soup kitchen program which feeds 100/week, and spoiling my grandchildren. Not a very colorful career, but I found my education to be of great value in many aspects of my life. I am most grateful to have had the opportunity to study, work, and play at Bellevue. They were some of the best years of my life.

Since leaving NYC in 1965, I have lived only in Pennsylvania­­—46 years here in Warren, PA. In the Dorm, I lived on the 5th floor, room 508, just across from the phone booths!! And close to the BR!!! The instructors, labs, lectures, beau parlors, cafeteria food, weekend fun group, mail room, my mother’s fudge, dances, blind dates, and so much more come to mind when I think of those years. Remember the term PROBIE??? My most personal memory is the first time someone called me “nurse”!!! It happened on a medical floor. I was emptying a bedpan, and a patient came up to me and asked me a question, but first he addressed me as “Nurse”!!! Who Me??? It was a warm feeling.

As for the next phase of life, I just hope to stay healthy so that I can live, love, and laugh with family and friends. And I want to continue volunteering in a cause that I feel is worthy of my time and effort. And, finally, I want to spend as much time as possible with those I love, especially the grandchildren, and pass on our family’s legacy.

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Carole Germeck Pipolo Carole Germeck Pipolo 53-24 63rd Street Maspeth, NY 11378 Phone: 917-699-9104 (cell), 718-779-3936 (home) Email: carolepip2010@gmail.com After Bellevue, I never left New York. A “country girl” raised in rural Long Island, my family’s roots were in the Big Apple, and that is where my husband, Tony Pipolo, and I have lived and worked since marrying in 1969. Our only child, Isabel, born in 1974, now lives in Peekskill, an hour north of the city, with her husband and our grandson, Max (born in February 2009).

Although Tony and I are both retired, we both continue our work: Tony, a retired CUNY college professor, is a psychoanalyst and writer. I am a bookkeeper specializing in small business accounting and work two days a week.

I am still in touch with several of our classmates, particularly several who lived on the fourth floor with me (Room 404). I have such fond memories of our “water fights” and holiday parties, particularly when our late, great Vi Pasternak Bursack lit her Menorah candles each year.

Tony and I spend our time at the movies, opera, concerts, and restaurants. Besides Tony, our daughter, and Max, my biggest passion is COOKING—if you don’t believe me, just check out my Facebook page!

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Sheila Harris Yolch Sheila Harris Yolch 6102 Westover Drive Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 Phone: 717-691-5985 Email: sdy1@comcast.net My work progression in nursing after graduation from Bellevue took me to the VAMC in West Haven, CT, as staff nurse; Stuttgart, Germany, as school nurse and again as Health Clinic nurse; Clinton, CT, as staff nurse in a nursing home; the VMAC in Washington, DC, as staff nurse; Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA, as staff nurse; and the VAMC in Lebanon, PA, as charge nurse evening tour. I retired from nursing in 2006. I am a widow and have two children and one grandchild.

Since graduation I have lived in Connecticut, Germany three times, Virginia twice, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania. In addition to having nursing positions in some of these states, I have been a file clerk in Munich, Germany; a real estate agent in Greenville, SC; an H&R Block tax preparer in Clarksville, TN; and a military librarian and used-book salesman in Stuttgart, Germany. I also have owned and operated a Montessori School in Clarksville, TN. My further education has been in miscellaneous subjects of interest at Southern Connecticut State College, University of Maryland Munich Branch, Furman University in Greenville, SC, and Georgetown University.

My favorite Bellevue memories are trying to conquer the New York City subway system, sitting on the floor in the hallway (6th floor west) talking about everything, Christmas caroling in Psych (scary), so many wonderful memories of companionship, love, humor, and caring.

My future plans include a move to Virginia, travel, music, and books.

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Alzbeth (Betty) Hollick Lamonea Alzbeth (Betty) Hollick Lamonea 2803 Waters Edge Lane Suffolk, VA 23435 Phone: 757-686-8316 (home), 732-740-5740 (cell) Email: Al3903@yahoo.com After graduation I worked at Bellevue for several years, initially in General Medicine and then as Charge Nurse in Urology. In 1966, I married Al Lamonea and moved to New Jersey.

As much as I loved nursing, my family has always been my first priority. Al and I have two sons— Kenneth who has Down Syndrome and lives with us, and Michael who has two beautiful daughters, Jocelyn age 7 and Jadyn age 5. My nursing career included hospital nursing, geriatrics, and my true passion, home health care. My jobs always revolved around my family schedule. The most rewarding of all was the impact upon patients and staff while employed in various positions by VNA of Central Jersey.

Al and I are both retired, and we moved to Virginia in 2008 to be closer to Michael and his family.

Much of our time is spent with our granddaughters, volunteer activities at our Church, involvement in Special Olympics, and activities for mentally challenged adults.

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Eleanor Howley Richards Eleanor Howley Richards 18 Ungava Drive New City, NY 10956 Phone: 845-634-2243 Email: rich007@optonline.net I am a widow of nearly 10 years. My husband died in 2002 with a diagnosis of ALS. I have one daughter, Jennifer, and two granddaughters, Jessica, 11, and Jacqueline, 8. I earned my BSN from Dominican College, MSN from Lehman College, and PhD in Nursing from Adelphi University.

After graduation from Bellevue, I worked in Bellevue prison psych and medical ER for one year. My career was mostly in academia teaching upper division and master’s level nursing. I retired in 2010 with Professor Emeritus status after serving as Department Chair at the State University of New York College at New Paltz. I am a native New Yorker and have lived in New York all my life.

My favorite memories from Bellevue are hanging out with “Fritzie” (Ann Fritz); we still keep in touch. Who could forget being in Miss Becerril’s clinical group!

I plan to enjoy retirement and spend time with the lights of my life, my granddaughters Jessica and Jacqueline. I also plan to travel.

Happy 50th to all my Bellevue classmates!

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Rosemarie (Ricke) Icke Sankowsky Rosemarie (Ricke) Icke Sankowsky 3 Barnbridge Circle Framingham, MA 01701 Phone: 508-877-5345, 508-314-7709 (cell) Email: ricke11@verizon.net I am married with three children, two daughters and a son, each with two children of his or her own.

Armed with my Bellevue education and an extra dose of youthful optimism, I started on A2, a male medical unit. After a year, I was ready to broaden my horizons. As a native New Yorker, I’ve always loved cities. Europe beckoned, I aced the TWA interviews and soon was off “to see the world.” For the next three years, I enjoyed my weekly visits to London, Paris, Rome, etc., as an on line supervisor of cabin attendants, all while working private duty at Bellevue. At one point, during an airline strike, I supported my roommates for two months, with my nursing salary.

Although I did not set out with a distinct career track, my interests and positions show a clear evolution from traditional medical/surgical nursing to post-hospitalization care. During the past 30 years, I’ve had such titles as Continuing Care Nurse, Discharge Planning Supervisor, and RN Case Manager. The position has many names, but the focus remains on the assessment and planning of care following a hospitalization or changes in capabilities.

I’ve enjoyed working with patients and their families, as well as collaborating with other nurses, doctors, and other health care team members. I have been very involved in my respective specialties, as past president of Boston Regional Continuing Care Nurses, and Massachusetts Case Management Association. I deepened my focus by becoming ANA certified in Gerontology and Case Management Society of America certified in case management.

I retired three years ago. Looking back, I realize that except for the year of my eldest daughter’s birth, I’ve worked continuously in nursing. I feel so lucky to have had a career I loved. And now I can pass the baton to my son, who recently joined our proud profession, as an RN at Stony Point Surgery Center in Richmond, Virginia.

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Peggiann Karpf Nuccio Sneddon Peggiann Karpf Nuccio Sneddon 20 Oaktree Lane Manhasset, NY 11030 Phone: 516-627-3027 Email: panbob84@hotmail.com It’s really hard to believe that it’s 50 years since our student days at Bellevue. (That is, until I look in the mirror in the morning.)

I’m married for the second time, almost 28 years, which is also hard to believe. I got married the first time in 1966 and was widowed in 1978. I have one son, now 37, and not married, so no grandchildren.

After graduation, I worked in Bellevue Psych. until January 1963, then went to the University of Rochester for my B.S. While there, I did private duty nursing at Strong Memorial Hospital. I can still remember how impressed I was with the amount of linen and other supplies. Until I graduated, June 1965, I did per diems in the summers at Bellevue. After graduation, I worked as the charge nurse at a psychiatric day hospital unit at Queens General for a couple of years, then as an instructor at Central School for Practical Nursing. I left there in 1972 to get an M.A. in Adult Psych. Nursing at N.Y.U. My longest professional affiliation was with a community mental health center in Nassau County, where I’d moved in 1976. I was there for 26 years, the last 16 as the director of a continuing day treatment program. I retired from full-time employment in 2008, and now work two days a week as a wellness coordinator in a housing agency for people with psychiatric diagnoses. I also volunteer at a program of equine therapy, where handicapped people ride horses.

I lived, initially, on the mezzanine floor and later on the 10th. It’s hard to say what my favorite memory is, but when I look back, it’s the things I laugh over that I think of most, pranks and jokes, as well as situations which didn’t always seem amusing at the time, but do now.

For the future, I guess I’ll stop working altogether, and I would love to travel more, though that, of course, depends on finances. I’ve been a scuba diver for 20 years (should have done it sooner!), and there are a lot of places I’d really like to get to. I’d also like to do more volunteer work.

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Kathleen (Kaye) Kelleher Flanagan Kathleen (Kaye) Kelleher Flanagan P.O. Box 447 Manchester, ME 04351 Phone: 207-724-2042 (home), 207-242-6330 (cell) Email: kayeflan@aol.com I remained at Bellevue after graduation and worked in Psychiatry, 1962–1970. I was Staff Nurse on the children’s service (PQ6), Assistant Clinical Instructor on the female service then on the children’s service, Nurse Clinician on a medical-psychiatric service (P4), and Clinical Nursing Supervisor, Psychiatry.

I moved to Maine in 1970 and earned a BA degree in history from the University of Southern Maine. While finishing college courses, I was hired to establish a coordinated homemaker–home health aide program in Portland, Maine, through a joint employment with a community health agency and a Catholic Charities social service agency. The program evolved from supportive care and teaching for low-income families, to home care for the frail elderly, disabled, and chronically mentally ill. I had positions as coordinator, then started a Respite Care Program for families with a disabled child, and eventually became the director of the social services agency, a position I held for 8 years.

I married David Flanagan in 1974, and we have no children. In 1990 my husband’s career necessitated moving to the Augusta, Maine, area, and I became active on various boards of directors of a hospital, The Children’s Center (a pre-school program for children with special needs), and statewide Catholic Charities.

My husband and I co-chaired a countywide United Way annual campaign and a major capital campaign ($1.4 million) for The Children’s Center.

Recognitions I was awarded include the Paul Harris medal from the Augusta Rotary, and the Deborah Morton Society award for community service from the University of New England.

My fondest memories of Bellevue are the good friends I made. I especially want to recognize Maureen Hughes and Mary Kelly, who died too young.

We are living in Portland, Maine, during the week to be close to David’s work, giving me an opportunity to take courses at the Senior College at the University of Southern Maine. So nice to not have to take tests or prepare term papers, yet continue learning new information!

David and I both enjoy travel to unusual places. We have been to Bulgaria very frequently, other Eastern European countries, Yugoslavia, Turkey, Greece, and the five “stans” in Central Asia. There are other faraway places with strange sounding names calling to us, so we’ll continue on to Africa and China, with any kind of luck.

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Elizabeth King Jordan Elizabeth King Jordan 104 Brown Avenue Lavallette, NJ 08735 Phone: 732-793-3836 Email: eajordan@optonline.net I have been widowed since 1981 and have two grown children, Catherine and Russ, and two grandchildren (from Russ), Sarah (7) and Jane (2).

I continued my education over the years, obtaining a BSN from Hunter College; an MSN from the Graduate School of Nursing, New York Medical College; and an MEd from Teacher’s College, Columbia University.

I didn’t work at Bellevue, but I remained in nursing and education for most of my professional life.

I was a staff nurse and then head nurse at Jacobi Hospital (Bronx Municipal Hospital) and a clinical specialist at Bronx Veterans Administration Hospital. I was also a school nurse at Charlotte Country Day School, in Charlotte, NC, and a faculty member at Helene Fuld School of Nursing in NYC. Towards the end of my career, I was Director of the Nursing Program and then Dean of the Division of Science and Health at Bergen Community College in Paramus, NJ. After retirement from Bergen Community College in 2001, I was a realtor for about 4 years.

I have lived in the Bronx, the Upper West Side of Manhattan, Greenwich, CT, Charlotte, NC, Mahwah, NJ, and Lavallette, NJ. One of my favorite memories of living on the 8th floor of 440 was scheduling shower time as a group for a while after seeing the Alfred Hitchcock movie “Psycho” for 25 cents at the residence.

Right now, I enjoy spending time with my granddaughters, family, and friends; gardening; birding; reading; and knitting.

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Helen King Mahony Helen King Mahony 16558 Antero Circle Broomfield, CO 80023 Phone: 303-421-6296 Email: hmahony90@hotmail.com After graduation I went to work at Jacobi Hospital in the Bronx. I was on a medical unit, first as a staff nurse, then head nurse and a clinician for a total of 8 years. During that time I got my B.S. in nursing education at Fairleigh Dickinson University.

In 1970 I married and moved to Broomfield, CO, where our three children were born. I worked at Lutheran Medical Center for 31 years in critical care as a staff nurse. In 2004 I retired and was enjoying traveling (especially cruises), my grandchild and pursuing my much loved xstitch, crafting and learning to line dance. I also took a part-time job in retail for 5 years.

Three years ago we moved to an active retirement community, where my passion has become pickleball and line dancing. I am an “Anthem Wranglerette” and can be seen on YouTube! Our performing team dances at senior centers, nursing homes and assisted living places. We took two gold medals last year at the senior Greeley games. We make some of our own costumes, have lots of fun and have made great friendships. I continue to travel (recently we went on an African safari) and am amazed by my 4- and 8-year-old grandsons. I hope to keep up this good life for many more years to come.

My fondest memories are many—my friends with whom I am still in touch, the nightly trips to the kitchen for “tea,” the song “Oh to be in Doonaree,” watching the Dr. Casey show, the fire extinguisher incident on the 8th floor, taking a shower after watching the movie “Psycho” and of course the $9.20 we made every month! I will never forget those wonderful years.

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Christy Kopp Romaine Farber Christy Kopp Romaine Farber 1253 SW 25th Avenue Deerfield Beach, FL 33442-6009 Phone: 954-429-1580 Email: cluckylion@aol.com Graduation year was quite hectic: November 20th and 21st were state boards, the 22nd was Thanksgiving, the 23rd was dress rehearsal, and the 24th I got married! We spent a delightful month skiing. We moved to Port Jefferson, L. I., where we bought a home. I worked at L.I. Jewish Hospital for a while and was offered a position as assistant to the director of education there. I had to refuse due to pregnancy. (Big mistake to refuse.) I had three children 16 and 17 months apart. My husband became a police officer and that was the beginning of the end. The marriage was dissolved in 1972, and I got the kids.

While in N.Y. I worked in the E.R. (total 12 years, including a few in Florida). I developed a program and taught nursing (LPN) at Wilson Tech in Huntington for Farmingdale University, and also developed and taught an HHA program for the Patchogue–Medford school district. I worked for the Suffolk County Health Department, St. Charles Hospital, and Brookhaven Memorial Hospital. I even did some private duty.

I moved to Florida in April 1975 and was engaged to be married to a pharmacist. That didn’t work out, and I could not afford to move back to N.Y. As it turned out that was a blessing. Here in Florida I worked in Home Health and for several hospitals on the I.V. team (that is my specialty now).

In the late 70s I tried to get out of nursing. I got my insurance license and sold insurance. Then I opened a sales business, CARE Resources, and had several corporations under that corporation. In 1980 the economy was so terrible that I closed up shop and went back to nursing.

I remarried in 1984, which didn’t work out either and ended in 1986. (I think I will stay single!) My two sons live in Florida, fairly close to me. Both are single and are electricians. One is part owner of an art gallery and also is an artist. My daughter lives in New Hampshire and has two boys. One is married and living in New Mexico; the other is 14 years old and lives with his mom.

Currently, I am working as an independent contractor in Home Health. I am the Director of Nursing for an I.V. infusion company (18 years) and became a Certified Legal Consultant 7 years ago.

I developed lung cancer in 2007 and had a R. lower lobectomy. It was just discovered that I have another lesion in my left lung, which the doctors believe is treatable with radiation. Meanwhile I am on oxygen for the most part; however, I feel really good and am looking forward to our reunion.

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Mary Ann Laukaitis Fedor Mary Ann Laukaitis Fedor 16045 Hillsboro Road Purcellville, VA 20132 Phone: 540-668-7113 (home), 703-727-1068 (cell) Email: fedor44@aol.com My husband, Steve, and I were married 1 month after graduation. We have been married for 49 years and have four children: Mark, wife Vicki, and their children, Steph (19) and Craig (17); Sandi, hubby Ken, and their children, Katie (17) and Steve (8); Donna and hubby Dan; and Debra, hubby Mark, and their children, Alex (4) and Luke (3).We lived in Yonkers, NY, where my husband was a Yonkers Police Officer, and moved in 1968 to Stony Point, Rockland County, NY. I did not work at Bellevue but worked at Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville, NY, for 6 years and then at Ramapo General Hospital, at Elmwood Manor Nursing Home, and for a private duty agency.

We stayed in one place and raised our children. We then moved to Dunedin, FL, in 1993, and also lived in San Antonio, FL (north of Tampa). I worked at the Hospice of the Florida Suncoast in Largo (west coast). I finally retired after 34 years in nursing and have been retired ever since!

We moved to Purcellville, VA, in November 2000 to be near our son Mark. We bought a house next to his and have been here ever since! I never worked in any field outside of nursing except now—we are harvesting and crushing grapes and bottling wine for North Gate Vineyard, our son and daughter-in-law’s business. They have a new tasting room on Route 690 in Purcellville, VA. Check it out online!

In Bellevue, I lived on the fifth floor and loved the single rooms (but not too roomy). I dated my husband the whole 3 years while in school. I had wonderful friends: Kathleen Kelleher, Maureen Hughes, and Mary Kelly. Kathleen and Maureen were in my wedding party. Sorry guys that I didn’t keep in touch. Well, it’s never too late!

I was not fond of the open, old hospital wards and the cockroaches all over! Remember the saying, “If all the roaches walked one way, they would walk away with I&K!” Remember all the buildings, A&B, C&D, F&G, I&K, L&M....Well, there’s good and bad in looking back!

My plans for the next phase of my life: Continue to attend daily mass with my hubby, Steve, and thank God for all His blessings! Continue to visit my other daughters in Georgia and California. Continue to stay young and in good shape so I can get on the floor and play with my youngest grandkids, Alex and Luke. Continue to crush, harvest, and bottle at the winery and plan to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary on October 6, 2012! I will be 70 years old and my hubby will be 75. I know that my Nursing career has taught me a lot about life and how precious every day is! Thanks for reading my story.

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Anne F. Lawless Anne F. Lawless 58-16 81st Street Middle Village, NY 11379 Phone: 718-672-8233 Email: nancymddlvllg@verizon.net I worked at Bellevue for 2 years after graduation, then a nursing home in Manhattan for a year, followed by a community hospital in Queens for 6 years. I returned to New York City employment in Queens in 1971 with the NYC Health & Hospitals Corporation. I advanced in job titles to Director of Nursing at one of the hospitals, as nursing service was my field of interest. I retired from the NYC Health & Hospitals Corporation after 25 years and took a position at another community hospital for 8 years focusing on Care Management.

I earned a B.S. in Nursing from Hunter College and an M.A. in Nursing Service Administration from Columbia University.

In 1999, I bought a small house in Queens. Currently, I take care of my mother, who lives with me.

She was 93 years old in February. I am single and have never worked outside of nursing or lived anywhere but NYC. At Bellevue, I lived on the fifth floor, AKA “Fabulous Fifth.” Some of my warm memories relate to the five of us who became friends: Alzbeth Hollick, Paula Oliver, Susan Martin, and Agnes Marley.

These memories include studying together, bringing in dinner from the deli or “The Snack Bar” (with stripes under trench coat), and Susan and Agnes in their Christmas elf costumes.

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Joan Leonardo Rottas Joan Leonardo Rottas 72 Cherry Drive West Plainview, NY 11803 Email: pjrottas@optimum.net I am married to the same guy for almost 50 years. We have three children, Christine, Michael, and Matthew, and two granddaughters, Vanessa and Isabella. They are 6 and 3, and we love them so much. They keep us on our toes and make us laugh.

I worked at Bellevue for a year after graduation on a Pediatrics floor. After my husband and I married in 1963 and moved to Long Island, I worked in peds. until the children were born. I stayed home for a few years but always worked part time in Nursing. In 1975 I started at the Nassau County Medical Center (NCMC) in Pediatrics. It always reminded me of Bellevue, being the only county hospital on the Island. It also had those scary basement hallways we always walked. I soon became the Coordinator of the Child Development Center, which served all children with neurodevelopmental disabilities. We had lots of autistic children and children born with Spina Bifida and neuromuscular problems. I loved the children and became very close with the parents.

I obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in the late seventies. It was difficult with a family and working full time, but I finally did it. I always volunteered with the Spina Bifida Association, March of Dimes, and Make-A-Wish Foundation. I received the Nurse of the Year at NCMC Award and also the Nassau County Nurse of the Year Award from the March of Dimes Association. I finally retired after 30-plus years at NCMC. I still do some volunteer work at my Church and taught religion for 18 years to CCD kids. Now I work in our Food Pantry 1 day a week and go to Jazzercise 1 day a week—lots of dancing and exercise.

I really don’t have a favorite memory at Bellevue, but if I had to pick something I guess it was those little surprises we used to get outside our door on special holidays. I have fond memories of growing up on the 4th floor, meeting close friends, and sharing things with those girls. It wasn’t till graduation that we found out that our secret person on the 4th floor was Janice Waterman. Sadly, Janice passed away last year after a long illness. Yes, we remained friends all these years. It is a big loss.

I guess my plans for the future are to continue my life with my family and friends. We went to Alaska a few years ago. Last summer we went to Italy with my cousins and had a great time. Starting to think about this coming summer. That’s about it. I will never forget my 3 years at Bellevue, and I guess it’s what made me be me. Hope to see you all in May. Now we are all those old ladies we used to look at when we were younger.

Still love being a Bellevue Nurse and will never forget all my friends and classmates.

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Agnes Lewis Agnes Lewis 154 Princeton Drive Hartsdale, NY 10530 Phone: 914-287-0520, 914-320-0520 (cell) Email: Alewis42@optonline.net I am single, an aunt to four, and a greataunt to five. I received a BSN in 1968 from Teacher’s College, Columbia University, NY; an MSN in 1972 from the University of Colorado at Denver Medical Center, Denver, CO; and an Executive MBA in 1992 from Baruch College, The City University of New York, NY. Among the positions I held in my nursing career are staff nurse, assistant head nurse, head nurse, inservice education instructor, supervisor of medical nursing units, clinical instructor surgical units, nurse clinician in medicine, home care nurse, supervising public health nurse, assistant director of nursing, director of nursing, and quality improvement coordinator. My areas of nursing work were hospital, nursing school, certified home care agency, nursing home, and long-term home health care agency.

I worked in Bellevue pediatrics for 4 months; Montefiore Hospital, Bronx, NY, for 5 years; Jacobi Hospital; Bronx Municipal Hospital Center; Misericordia School of Nursing, Bronx, NY, for 1 year; and Misericordia Hospital for 2 years. I also worked for the Associated Visiting Nurse Service in Westchester County, a certified home health agency for 7 years, and the Frances Schervier Home and Hospital for Aged in Bronx, NY, for 5 years. I was Director of the Long Term Home Health Care Program at the Jewish Home and Hospital for Aged (JHHA) in Manhattan for 6 years, then Administrative Director of the programs of both Manhattan and Bronx divisions of JHHA for 11 years. I also worked at Hebrew Home for Aged in the Bronx as well as at Comprehensive Care Management, a home care program at Beth Abraham in the Bronx. I fully retired in June 2010.

When I went to school in Colorado I thought I would stay out west. But I discovered I was an eastern girl at heart and returned to New York, living in Westchester County from 1973 to the present.

I lived on the fourth floor at Bellevue. I remember only happy times, especially the long-term friendships that endure to this day. A favorite picture evokes the sense of friendship and camaraderie present. It was taken from my doorway and all you see are legs—my legs sticking out from sitting across the bed, and feet crossed at the ankles as someone relaxed in my chair. The shared experiences of the day, the reports of weekends home, the shared food from home, etc. evoke the happy memories, and if there were negatives they now seem nonexistent in memory.

I anticipate travel and volunteer work to define my future retirement years. I intend to be a volunteer to assist children to learn to read. I want to do more travel across the USA, enjoy my garden, read, and complete the many craft projects I have—knit, crochet, embroidery, needlepoint.

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Lesley Lockwood Kasper Lesley Lockwood Kasper 2448 E. Grand Tour Drive Hayden Lake, ID 83835 Phone: 208-772-7339 Email: garthshouse@yahoo.com I am married to Fred, my husband of 48 years. We have a son, two daughters, and seven grandchildren.

My college career started in California, where I attended community colleges. I completed a BSN in Nursing in Idaho at Lewis and Clark State College.

Since a few years after graduation, I have worked in Critical Care. I did work at Bellevue for a time and Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx. After marriage, I worked on Long Island in Med-Surg and began my career in Critical Care. After moving to California, I continued in coronary and intensive care nursing at an Anaheim hospital. In 1983, we moved to Hayden, Idaho. My last place of employment was in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, at Kootenai Medical Center. In 2004, I retired.

We live on 10 wooded acres outside of town with lots of wildlife. We enjoy the lakes and woods here in Idaho, with a winter break somewhere sunny and warm. We also take trips to visit our children and grandchildren in Washington, California, and Texas. Looking forward to our 50th celebration!

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Terry (Theresa) Maikish Kohn Terry (Theresa) Maikish Kohn 49 Curtiss Place Maplewood, NJ 07040 Email: tk49curt@hotmail.com I am married to a wonderful man, Jonathan Kohn, and we have been married for 40 years this coming July. We have three children: two boys and one girl. Our oldest, Matthew, is married and has two children, both boys. He lives with his family in Albany, NY, and has a PhD in Molecular Biology. Our daughter, Nancy, has just returned from 3 years in France, where she was doing research. She has a PhD in Environmental Biology and is looking for a job and living at home with us. Our youngest, Jason, who was a surprise package when we were both a little older and told we could not have any more children, has just returned from Kazakhstan, where he was teaching English for the Peace Crops. He also lives with us.

I realized while in nursing school that I did not really like nursing. However, I stayed in school because I had won a New York State Regents Scholarship, which paid the tuition, and I did not know what else I wanted to do. But 3 days after we finished nursing school, I started college. While attending CCNY as a matriculated student at night, I worked full time as a nurse on F5, pediatrics. I became an ACI in pediatrics in March 1964 and worked on F5 until Bellevue Nursing School closed. I obtained my degree from CCNY, a BA in Economics, in June 1968, and in September I started working on a master’s at NYU–GBA. When the nursing school closed, I transferred to Staff Education and worked there for a year and a half. Rosemary Reiher Dunn, our classmate, made the job bearable and I am eternally grateful to her for that year and a half of her companionship.

At the same time, I looked for a job that would use my college degree and the master’s I was working on. I found a job at AT&T Long Lines. I started there in January 1970 as a staff statistician, doing market research on AT&T customers who made longdistance phone calls. I was shortly promoted to Statistical Staff Supervisor. It was through a friend at AT&T that I met and eventually married my husband. I loved my job and it was the early 70s, the time of the women’s rights movement; I felt could do everything and anything. After my first child was born, I quickly returned to work. I worked for 2 years and then realized I had made a mistake. My son was calling my husband Daddy and me, Terry. I stopped working and stayed home to raise my children.

As an at-home mom I became involved in everything and was a Cub Scout leader, Girl Scout leader, PTA president. Finally, after our third child was born, my husband urged me to go back to work. It had been years since I left market research and the field had changed so much I decided to try something completely different. One of my children has a learning disability and being an advocate for that child had made me interested in the field. I went back to school for my teacher certification in Special Ed. I eventually got a second master’s in Reading Specialization and have been working as a teacher for the last 14 years.

At Bellevue I lived on the 6th floor next to Christy Kopp. Many of the girls I worked with the first year left, some being as unhappy as I was with nursing. I think I was closest to those I worked with in Pediatrics in the years after graduation.

I take art lessons and have been taking art classes for about 15 years. I draw pictures and do water colors and am a juried artist and member of the Exhibitor’s Co op. I have sold a few pieces. I also swim in my free time and used to swim at our pool at Bellevue several times a week. My love of swimming has remained with me, and it is my principal form of exercise.

I am thinking of retiring, maybe in June 2013. After staying home for many years with my children, I like working and find my teaching job rewarding.

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Catherine Marinaro Simone Catherine Marinaro Simone 41-07 170th Street Flushing, NY 11358 Phone: 718-961-4683 (home), 917-848-5715 (cell) Email: xcmsimone@aol.com I married James Simone—the guy Christy Kopp introduced me to our first year of nursing school. We dated on and off and married in July 1963. We had two daughters, Catherine and Carolyn, and after several years we moved from our apartment in Astoria, NY, to a house in Flushing, where I currently reside. Unfortunately, I was widowed in 1992 and have not remarried.

After graduation from Bellevue, I worked at the hospital for 2½ years. I was a charge nurse in the Medical/Surgical clinic and also did an evening a week in the Arthritis clinic. I left to have my first child in October 1964 and, fortunately, I was able to stay home and enjoyed being “MOM.” My second bundle of joy came into our life in March 1968, and I remained home for 2 more years. Then, as most of us found out, raising a family required lots of extras.

I went back to work per diem as a Med/Surg nurse in a small local hospital, Boulevard Hospital in Astoria. I met many wonderful people there who are still in my life today and formed many great friendships. While there, I also did a lot of work with a urologist who was performing sex change operations. I eventually had an article published, “Nursing Care of Transexuals,” and also addressed the American Urological Association on the same subject. When the hospital closed, I did group private duty, another interesting, fulfilling, and well-paid job for a mother interested in working while raising children.

I also taught basic nursing arts in a clinical site to home health aides, by far one of the most interesting, as well as challenging, jobs I have ever had. I found myself being strict and a perfectionist and demanding “perfection” from my students.

Sometimes my days of clinicals on the A & B wards with Kay Vetter came to mind, and I wondered if my students were as afraid of me as I had been of her in those early days. I then decided it was a good thing if they were!!!

When my husband had his second stoke in the early 90s, I looked for full-time work. I had a very interesting career working for a urologist I had previously worked part time for, as my Bellevue education gave me the necessary background to jump in and “do it all.” I remained there until 2008, when I retired.

Looking back on my student days at Bellevue bring back so many great memories and friendships that still exist today.

Among my favorite memories is my first day unpacking and trying to set up my room, when I met Christy Kopp as she moved in across the hall. We bonded instantly, and our days with our “6th floor Family” became some of the best times ever. How much fun we had flirting across First Avenue with the NYU Dental students, or bringing coffee to NYC’s finest guarding 25th St. when Khrushchev was visiting NYC. We shared lots of escapades, making coffee all night as we studied together for tests, running down to the mezzanine to see who was ringing our buzzers, or who was going out with whom.

Panicking when we weren’t prepared for or on time for a class or trying to stay awake in Mrs. Freda’s class.

Now, I truly love being retired and enjoying my five granddaughters, my hobbies, and my many friends and family. I look forward to grabbing tight to my future and to begin to TRAVEL and experience new adventures to add to my scrapbook of life. I am ready to enjoy my 50th reunion. Remember when we went to our 5th reunion and those ladies celebrating their 50th seemed so “ancient”? We are now here, and I feel full of life—not ancient! God bless us all!

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Agnes Marley Sobol Agnes Marley Sobol 2045 Longs Peak Avenue Longmont, CO 80501 Mailing address: P.O. Box 20790 Boulder, CO 80308 In my nursing career, I worked in Pediatrics and Med/Surg in Connecticut hospitals, was a hospital supervisor at Clarion Hospital in Pennsylvania, and worked in the ICU/CCU and Emergency Room for 5 years in Denver and Boulder, CO. I pursued a second career in real estate and earned my license in 1979. In 2009, I took a nursing refresher course and worked as a Visiting Nurse for 6 months but remembered why I left nursing (underpaid and overworked!!).

I have been a Real Estate Broker from 1982 to the present and earned various Real Estate designations: ABR, Accredited Buyer Representative; CRS, Certified Residential Specialist; GRI (Graduate, RealtorÂŽ Institute, 96 classroom hours); and SRES, Seniors Real Estate Specialist.

I lived in Connecticut until 1979 and then moved with my first husband and four children to Boulder, CO. I later owned homes in Oil City, PA (with my second husband, whom I later divorced), and Homosassa, FL, and Scottsdale, AZ. I have been in Colorado for 32 years and am a widow. I have 11 grandchildren ages 1–21.

My most memorable moment at Bellevue was with a patient who had a drug overdose. We became good friends, and she made me an apron out of scraps of material provided by the Salvation Army.

It is hand sewn, and I still have it. It is displayed in my living room with favorite antiques. Her next admission to the hospital was due to an overdose that was fatal.

I lived on the 6th floor with many wonderful friends.

For my next phase of life, I will continue to sell real estate, travel, and enjoy my family.

Love you all!

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Joan Martin McCarthy Joan Martin McCarthy 1420 Thames Drive Plano, TX 75075 Phone: 972-422-7478 Email: mccarthykj@tx.rr.com 50 years in 200 words? Let’s see . . .

After graduation, I worked at Bellevue, L-6, for several months. Kev and I were married in October 1962 while he was in the Army. I joined him in Hawaii and worked at a local hospital. Returning to New York in 1964, I continued working in hospital nursing. In 1978 we moved to Massapequa, Long Island, where I worked as a School Nurse. Good hours, lots of holiday and vacation time, and I could walk to work. A job transfer in 1988 resulted in our reluctant relocation to Plano, a suburb of Dallas. I worked in Managed Care doing Utilization Review and Case Management and lastly as an Instructor training new R.N.s Kev and I are retired now and still live in Plano. Our older daughter Kathleen lives nearby with her husband Brad and daughter Jessica. Maureen, our younger daughter, lives in the Boston area with her husband Mike and children Sarah, Hailey, and Matthew.

I remember my years at Bellevue as exciting, challenging, stressful, and lots of fun with good friends.

A fond hello to all and a special hello to Agnes, Susan, Chickie, Edie, and Nancy.

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Susan Martin Driscoll Susan Martin Driscoll 311 Old Tote Road Mountainside, NJ 07092 Phone: 908-232-6725 Email: sued@pipeline.com After graduation, all starched, buttoned, with cap, I stepped onto the train of life for a relatively smooth ride. I worked at Bellevue for a year and a half in charge of Peds Surgical on evenings.

Laughable memory: Surgical resident not pleased, demanding I report myself to my supervisor, silly guy! I slammed the treatment room door as I went out with no intention of obeying. Alas, my finger got caught in the doorway and pain forced me to return to request treatment. Whoops!

Then came marriage, and a charge evening nurse position in Peds Med-Surg at Howard Park General in Queens. Two babies later and a brief stint of Med-Surg per diem, and the train crossed the Hudson and stopped in Westfield, NJ. Who knew I would spend my nursing career nearby in Pediatric Rehab at Children’s Specialized Hospital as Staff Nurse, Assistant Nurse Manager, Nurse Manager, Coordinator of a Day Hospital Program, Clinical Education Specialist, and currently per diem in Community Education. When my passion for this dies, I’ll sever the ties and jump on the train again!

I married in 1963 to Walt. Two girls, one boy, and six grandchildren later, we are still rolling along together. I also earned a BS in Healthcare Administration from St. Joseph’s College in Maine.

Memories of Bellevue remain indelibly fixed in my mind as if yesterday: Beau Parlors; Wards; a friend arriving in a room we congregated in, only to discover an hour or so later, with horror, that the entire ward med tickets were still in her pocket!

Can’t be 50 years!

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Eleanor H. Mason Eleanor H. Mason 174 Eagle Glen Drive Woodstock, GA 30189 Phone: 770-517-8890 Email: elliemason@gmail.com What an opportunity for reflection, amazement, and gratitude! Some of the hopeful dreams for the future I had as a young, eager student nurse materialized. But, mostly, my life has been filled with people and events I never could have imagined.

I feel so thankful that I received what I regard as the very best nursing education basics. This education prepared me to delve confidently into a varied and exciting career that included ICU/CCU, Public Health/ Home Health, Workers’ Comp.

I married the young man I met at one of the frat parties a group of us went to. We had three daughters and adopted a son. Ten of the 14 years we were married I spent being an at-home mom. I re-entered nursing easily and when we moved to Guam, I discovered Public Health Nursing. After my divorce, my children and I moved to California, where I augmented my education at Sonoma State and discovered the challenges of ICU/CCU nursing.

A second marriage brought me to Reno, and for 10 years I was a business woman running a watch/clock and personalized jewelry store where my creative juices blossomed. Our Bellevue admonishments to “improvise, improvise” often came to mind and served me well.

California beckoned when the marriage ended 12 years later. My children were grown, and I was a single woman, dating in the disco era! Nursing had changed remarkably, so with a great deal more brushing up I returned to nursing. I soon discovered Home Health Nursing, which remains my fondest professional experience. When the company went out of business, I found a new interest in Workers’ Compensation Case Management and was able to wear “real clothes” to work!

As retirement neared I decided to join my son in Georgia. I am now able to be involved with my two youngest grandchildren, with occasional visits from my three other CA-based teenaged grandchildren. I paint and decorate fun items, like tables and tea pots, and love to work with pastels. I garden, read, enjoy lunches with friends, and am kept company by the Love of my Life—my 10-lb. Cockapoo, Nugget. I am fortunate to enjoy excellent health only slightly limited by a back injury (incurred while lifting a tree to plant!) and am as happy, content, and stimulated as I could possibly wish for.

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Grace McBean Emanuel Rev. Grace McBean Emanuel 10A Broun Place Bronx, NY 10475 Phone: 718-671-8053 Email: gmemanuel@optonline.net I worked at Bellevue Psychiatry for approximately 2½ years after graduation, resigning during my second pregnancy. In the following years, I worked at multiple hospitals, mainly in the Bronx, and on nights while raising my two sons. My usual areas were medical-surgical units, and I spent much time in ICU-SICU. I have held hospital positions from per diem to assistant head nurse.

In 1983 I began working with the New York Blood Center and moved from phlebotomist to Assistant Director of Nursing. In preparation for Y2K, I was asked to aid in establishing the center’s comprehensive computer system for blood collection and processing. I remained in that area, writing programs and user manuals and training end-users. In 2008 I retired from the company.

While “officially” retired, I do maintain my New York State license. During my professional nursing career I have kept up continuing education, certification and inservice classes but never felt the desire to acquire a degree in nursing.

In the 1980s I gave my life to Christ and have continued my education in the area of Christian ministry since then. I have completed a Master’s degree with emphasis in Pastoral Care and am certified in Pastoral Care. I am an ordained minister and serve as Executive Minister and as Minister of Christian Education at the Co-Op City Baptist Church in the Bronx, NY. I am separated and have two sons, Brian and Peter, and two grandchildren, Nicole and Omar.

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Margaret McEnroe Kaminsky Margaret McEnroe Kaminsky 2041 N. Evelyn Avenue Tucson, AZ 85715 Phone: 520-885-3170 Email: momchum@yahoo.com After graduation, I worked on the maternity floor at Bellevue until my marriage in May 1963. Then I worked in the OR at Morrisania Hospital in the Bronx. In 1967, we moved to Yorktown Heights, NY, and our family continued to grow to five wonderful children. While raising the family, I worked part time at Westledge ECF in Peekskill, NY, until the big move to Tucson, AZ, in 1978.

I started my thirty-one year employment at Tucson Medical Center. Initially I worked on an oncology unit, then twenty years in cardiac critical care, retiring last year from the hospice inpatient unit. During this time, I returned to school, receiving my BSN in 1986 and Master of Counseling in 1997 from the University of Phoenix. I was divorced in 1986. The children continued to grow and mature through college, military, career and marriage. They live all across the country and have blessed me with thirteen grandchildren.

I am so very grateful for my Bellevue experience. It has served me well all these years. As I embark on the retirement phase of my life, I hope to be open to new possibilities and adventures. I will continue to volunteer, study, travel and spend time with my children and grandchildren.

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Patti Mc Gowan Pink Patti Mc Gowan Pink 1926 Folsom Ranch Drive #205 Folsom, CA 95630 Email: pattipink@comcast.net I have worked with many wonderful fellow nurses, physicians, families and patients over the years in all parts of the country. I worked on Norwegian Cruise Ships in the Caribbean and enjoyed caring for the international crew and passengers. My main focus was Emergency Medical Care, and I worked in hospitals all over the USA. I started after graduation on Staten Island at Marine Hospital, then back to NYC and Cornell Medical Center, then off to Long Island and Hempstead General Hospital and Deepdale General Hospital. Next to Miami, Florida, and Jackson Memorial Hospital. But Chicago called to me, and I found employment at Rush Presbyterian Medical Center. The snow and wind proved a bit too much, and after my year in the Caribbean I migrated to Northern California, where I worked at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Redwood City. I moved just a bit north to Folsom, CA, where I now reside.

In 1975 I earned a Nurse Practitioner Certificate from the Adult University of Miami, Miami, FL, and in 1988 a BSN, Adult Nurse Practitioner Certificate, Specialty in Geriatrics, from U.C. San Francisco. In March 2012 I retired from Nursing and am continuing to travel around the world and volunteer with local charities at home. I remain divorced but have four greatnephews and one greatniece that I love to spoil.

Folsom is an hour outside of Sacramento, the capital of our state, in the foothills of the Sierra Mountains, with lots of rivers and lakes, hiking and biking, and outdoor fun. The city was founded after the Gold Rush in 1849 and so has lots of history, a great place to retire. Come and visit if you are in the area.

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Carolyn Murray Elmorea Carolyn Murray Elmore 16675 SW 25th Terrace Road Ocala, FL 34473 Phone: 352-207-8900 Email: carelm7@Aol.com I have been married to William “Billy” Elmore Sr. for 46 years. We have two children, William “B.J.” Jr. and Christopher; two grandchildren, Billy III and Crystal; and one great-grandchild, Dorrell, age 1½ years.

After graduation, I worked as a scrub nurse in the Bellevue OR, 1962–64, and attended Hunter College at the same time. I studied anesthesia in 1964–66 and then worked as a staff anesthetist at Memorial-Sloan Kettering, 1966–68; at St. John’s Hospital, Yonkers, 1968–78; and at Yonkers General Hospital, 1978–88.

During this time, I also functioned as Chief Anesthetist in several Ambulatory clinics. I remained in these positions until we moved to Florida in 1994.

After taking a staff anesthetist position in Leesburg Regional, I found conditions unsatisfactory, so I commuted to Miami, where I took a staff position at Baptist Health Care Systems and a Chief Anesthetist position at Doctors Hospital in Coral Gables, FL. I stayed in these positions until my oldest boy was paralyzed in a surgical mishap, and I felt I might need to care for him. He decided to remain in New Jersey, where he has the benefit of Kessler Institute for ongoing rehabilitation. From that time I incorporated, and to the present I work as an independent contractor.

Favorite Memories: Maggie Phoenix, Imanell Smith, and Pat Hackett (class of 57) are friends for life; the ninth floor and all of my floor mates; and the many reunions we have attended!

Future Plans: As an Advanced Nurse Practitioner with a specialty in Anesthesia, I will be required to repeat my Board Exams in 2015. After that, I will be required to advance from Master’s preparation to a PhD, so I must evaluate if the cost-benefit ratio is realistic. The money involved would greatly interfere with the ongoing project started by my uncle, who asked us to forgo an inheritance so that he could send poor, homeless, and fatherless boys to college. He educated nine boys until his demise. With the help of my sisters Dr.Tardola-Carter and Dr. Murray-Bachmann, we will continue to devote our funds and lives to education and health care for the poor and senior citizens of our communities!

Addendum: The integration of Western and Eastern health care modalities requires much attention. The utilization of surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, acupuncture, and herbs has my husband cancer-free 3½ years after he was given a short time to live.

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Vita (Josie) Negri Padrone Vita J. Negri Padrone 52 Plymouth Road Plandome, NY 11030 Phone: 516-627-1324 Email: vitajp1@aol.com My years at the Bellevue School of Nursing influenced me more positively than any other life experience, to date, giving me pride, confidence and knowledge.

After graduation I worked 1 year as a Bellevue staff nurse in Neurology and then 2 years as an assistant clinical instructor in Medicine (A4, where Ann Carroll was Head Nurse), and lived at Bellevue with classmates. In 1965 I married Frank Padrone (Gerry Nestor, Maureen Ryan and Eileen Quinn were in our bridal party) and moved to Oklahoma. I worked in a university hospital as a staff nurse and Assistant DON while Frank completed his PhD in Clinical Psychology. When we returned to NYC, and for the next 25 years, I worked at Booth Memorial Medical Center in Flushing as an instructor, infection control practitioner and Assistant DON (with Kathy Keany). My bachelor’s degree is in Health Sciences, and my master’s degree is in Public/Healthcare Administration.

Since 1994 I’ve worked in six different facilities, always doing infection control, for which I am certified. I’m now at Queens Hospital Center (formerly Queens General) in Jamaica, chosen for a NYC pension. I’ve been able to “buy-back” my years at Bellevue (no pension for RNs when we were there); very expensive since interest is charged for each year, but I will retire with a pension. I have enjoyed being back in the NYC system, now known as the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation.

I have remained a member of ANA and NYSNA (non-union) all these years and am very active in the Long Island chapter of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control (APIC).

In 1968 Frank started work at NYU’s Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation and is still there! He also has a private practice in Manhattan and Roslyn. In 1973 our daughter, Jennifer Jo, was born.

Jenn earned her PsyD and works on L.I. in private practice as a Clinical Psychologist. We have one granddaughter, Sofia Padrone Gurtman, born October 8, 2011 (I am totally smitten!). We talk about retirement but have no firm plans at this time.

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Geraldine A. Nestor Geraldine A. Nestor 2502 E. Parris Drive Wilmington, DE 19808 Phone: 302-636-0132 Email: gnestor1@verizon.net After graduation, I lived and worked in many states. I worked as a Staff Nurse at Bellevue in 1962– 1966 and at Montefiore Hospital in 1966–1967. In Delaware, I worked as an Inservice Instructor in 1968–1973 at St. Francis Hospital in Wilmington. In Michigan, I also was an Inservice Instructor in 1973–1974 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Ann Arbor. Again in Delaware, and in Wilmington, I was a Staff Nurse with the Visiting Nurse Association in 1976–1978 and at St. Francis Hospital in 1978–1980.

In Pennsylvania, I was an Instructor in 1980–2002 at the Frankford School of Nursing in Philadelphia and at the Abbington Hospital School of Nursing in Abbington in 2002–2003. In Florida, I was a Staff Nurse in the Public Health Department in Sarasota in 2004, and a Nursing Lab Coordinator at Keiser College in Sarasota in 2005. I returned to Delaware and have been an Instructor at Delaware Technical & Community College in Newark since 2006.

I earned a BSN in 1980 from Neumann College, Aston, PA; an MSN in 1984 from Villanova University, Villanova, PA; and Post Master’s Certification, as an Adult Nurse Practitioner, in 1997 from LaSalle University, Philadelphia, PA. I am divorced and have no children.

I lived on the 8th floor of the school, and my fondest memory is of sitting in the kitchen in the evenings eating cinnamon toast and talking with good friends. I will be retiring in June 2012 and hope to do some traveling and visit family who live at a distance.

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Carol Lynne Nolan Panlilio Carol Lynne Nolan Panlilio 1117 Glenn Ridge Drive Leesburg, FL 34748 Phone: 352-460-0076, 352-459-5120 (cell) Email: clpan23@yahoo.com Nursing has given me great flexibility in my career choices. After graduation, I got my BS from St. Joseph’s College in Maine. My home base is Florida. I have been an OR/recovery/surgical nurse, health department nurse, insurance consultant, MDS coordinator, and travel nurse.

I have raised horses (Appaloosas), cows, chickens, etc., while owning a farm (that was a great time for the kids). I have also been a real estate broker, which segued into an antiques dealer (after I sold a home to one). I had a store in Winter Park, Florida, for several years. Then I retired in 1998 but got bored, so I went back into nursing. I retired again in 2009.

My best achievement is four wonderful children (all successful) and eight grandchildren. Although divorced, I am still friends with my ex. Through the years I have gone wet caving in Mexico, rode in an atomic submarine in Hawaii (one son is a naval sub captain), and have climbed a waterfall in the Dominican Republic, among other adventures.

I love to travel (I will be in Italy in March) and try new and different things. I look forward to seeing my grandchildren graduate from college (first one has entered Georgia Tech).

I plan to continue to travel, do yoga, garden, read, go to Curves (always fighting weight), fish, and enjoy retirement in general.

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Ellen O’Hara Dreyer Ellen O’Hara Dreyer 424 Greenbrier Drive Silver Spring, MD 20910 Phone: 301-565-2306 Email: ecdreyer@hotmail.com Bellevue was my home for a while after graduation. I worked evenings on Ground B, happy to know that Maureen Ryan and Eileen Quinn were upstairs. Heading to Pippin’s on Second Avenue together, along with Phyllis Sanchirico, to unwind over delicious blueberry pancakes often ended (actually began) the day. I later was head nurse on B3 (if memory serves) and also worked in the student infirmary. Away from Bellevue, I worked in the Health Care Unit at Mt. Sinai Hospital in NYC and was a camp nurse in Connecticut and a nurse in a women’s reproductive health clinic in NYC. Although I liked Bellevue and the exciting environment of such a large and busy hospital, I recognized that nursing was not a good match. I pursued other areas in school and earned a B.A. in Anthropology (in Mexico City, following on the heels of Cathy Tkac and Maydene O’Keefe), an M.S. in Special Education (Yeshiva University, NYC), and a certificate from the Publication Specialist Program at George Washington University (Washington, DC). I have been an editor for some years and am now managing editor with a firm in North Bethesda, MD, on a contract with the federal Center for Substance Abuse Prevention.

I was able to use my medical background and my growing interest in the editorial area at Public Citizen Health Research Group in Washington, DC. In 1988, we published “Worst Pills, Best Pills,” a book written for older adults about the most frequently prescribed medications for this group that described their benefits, side effects, and adverse effects when used in combination with other drugs. The book soon sold 1 million copies; we were thrilled, as well as shocked, with such a positive response!

I met my husband in Haiti, where he was working, and after we married in 1972 we lived in Turkey, Vietnam, and Bangladesh. I was able to work in Saigon and also in Dacca as the nurse–nutritionist at the American International School.

I worked with 3 wonderful cooks to prepare lunch for children and staff from at least 18 countries. A change in my husband’s work brought us to Washington, DC, and we’ve been in the area since 1977.

Many memories have come back as I’ve thought of what to write. I lived on the 6th floor west of our beautiful new residence and was surrounded by wonderful friends (Chris Oelz, Cathy Marinaro, Maydene O’Keefe, Lynn Fitzgibbon, for starters), laughter, high spirits and high jinks, and talking and studying late into the night. I remember leaving “440” with Chris Oelz on a snowy day to go to 14th Street to S. Klein to buy boots. The driver of a city ambulance just leaving the hospital offered us a ride! And going to Lucy’s on Second Avenue well after dinner to buy delicious, thick hero sandwiches and bring them back to the dorm. Premier Khrushchev and his boat, Baltika, that docked steps away from “440” and all of the security everywhere caused a stir, and of course the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus that came to Bellevue was always a highlight—elephants with polka dots and all!

The next phase will be retirement, and I look forward to being productive as a volunteer, keeping my hand in editing, spending more time with family and friends, and being active.

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Maydene Ellen O’Keefe Kapen Maydene Ellen O’Keefe Kapen 8620 Old Bardstown Road Louisville, KY 40291 Phone: 502-239-0827, 502-724-2247 (cell) Email: www.royaltonkennels.com, royalton@earthlink.net I am a widow and was married almost 40 years to my husband, Harold, who died March 29, 2009. I have a son, Alan, who has two boys that are 4½ years and 26 months. They live in Santa Monica, CA, and I usually go out there twice a year to visit them and my sister and her husband, who live in Valley Glen in the San Fernando Valley.

After graduation, I worked in the Bellevue OR for about 10 months and then went to Europe for several months with Cathy Tkac from our class. I returned to New York and worked in the Bellevue OR in the heart room. I went to Europe again but by myself, as I was visiting my brother who was in the Army and stationed in Nuremburg, Germany. I stayed with him on the Army base and traveled to several countries. While in Italy with teachers from the base, I was in a car accident and landed in the Army hospital in Nuremburg. I returned home to Long Island, recovered, and went back to work in the Bellevue OR. I became a head nurse and was promoted to OR instructor, so I was busy with Bellevue and NYU med students.

When working at Bellevue I attended evening classes at Hunter College, taking one course each semester. In 1966, I went to Mexico City with Ellen O’Hara from our class, enrolled in the University of the Americas, and majored in Anthropology. I transferred to Adelphi University, Long Island, in January 1969 so that I would be closer to Harold.

We were married shortly after I returned. I enrolled in a nursing program at CW Post College, but we moved to Palos Verdes, CA, before I could graduate.

We moved to Louisville, KY, in 1988 and bought a run-down boarding kennel. We had Rhodesian Ridgebacks and showed our dogs at dog shows, including Westminster. In 1990, we had the #1 Rhodesian Ridgeback in the country!

Over the years, we built up our boarding business from nothing to a successful business. Our first major holiday was July 4, 1988, and we had a kennel full of dogs. It reminded me of the medical wards in the A & B building. I remember taking care of a ward full of patients when I was 19 and 20 years old. If I could do that I thought, I certainly could take care of a bunch of barking dogs! Pushing the food cart full of dog bowls down the aisle of the kennel reminded me of pushing those big metal carts down the middle of the ward and serving lunch and dinner to the patients.

One vivid memory of Bellevue I have occurred while I was a senior working nights on M5. As I was getting a 2-gallon bottle of Metzmeier Formula out of the refrigerator for the 1 AM feedings, the whole bottom third of the bottle cracked and fell to the floor. I was soaked to the skin from the waist down in green goop. I sloshed to the desk, leaving a trail of pale lime-green liquid behind me, and called the supervisor, who sent me to the residence to change. I came back and finished the shift, smelling like peas. The Metzmeier stench stayed with me awhile, as it took a long time to get the smell completely out of my shoes.

I am still working at Royalton Kennels except now I do office work only. I hope to retire soon and move out to Los Angeles to be closer to my family.

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Diana Palai Rezaee Diana Palai Rezaee 9670 Metcalf Road Waite Hill, OH 44094 Phone: 440-256-8898 Email: dianarez@sbcglobal.net I have been married to Hassan Rezaee for 44½ years, 42 of which we have called the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio, home. We have three grown children. Our oldest daughter is an Obstetrician/Gynecologist, our son is an ENT physician whose specialty is head/neck cancer surgery, and our youngest daughter is an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney. Fortunately, they all live and work near us. I am kept busy with my four grandchildren (one girl and three boys)!

After graduating from Bellevue Nursing School, I worked on M3 (Maternity) as a staff nurse, then head nurse of Postpartum, followed by assistant clinical instructor of Postpartum and Nursery. I obtained a childbirth educator certification at Cleveland State University. Before my husband retired, I worked as the office manager in his OB/GYN practice on and off for 18 years.

My special interest is antiques. I was an antiques dealer for over 10 years at a shop in Chardon, Ohio, but have now retired. But, a dealer is never truly retired! I still attend many shows.

I have a very fond memory of a group of us staying very quiet in someone’s room late at night (after curfew) as the night supervisor made her nightly rounds. Remember the ping of the elevator?!? I also remember our early morning call-outs down the hall to see who was ready to go to breakfast!

A not so fond memory is from the hospital. As a senior on nights in Medicine A&B, I had 20 preps for the morning tests—and no aides. My responsibility was to prep all, give A.M. care to all, collect filled bedpans from 60 patients, and get ready to give out breakfast from the metal hot truck. In my haste to collect all the bedpans, one slipped off the bottom of the rack. Its contents splashed all the way up and underneath my uniform (already smelling of everything else from the night) and on my stockings and shoes. I called the supervisor and ran back to the dorm, changed, and ran back to the hospital. When I saw Miss Becerril, I was ready to quit. I was literally ready to walk off and quit. This was August of 1962!

In the next phase of my life, I will hopefully continue to be healthy, continue to travel, and continue to enjoy my wonderful family.

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Joan Peterson Lewis Joan Peterson Lewis 744 Seven Pines Drive Saddlebrooke, MO 65630 Phone: 417-443-1942 (home), 714-328-0199 Email: jhlewis@centurylink.net I have been married since September 14, 1963 (almost half a century). Lew and I have three daughters and one son: Dawne, Tara-jene, Deborah, and Christopher. We have six grandchildren: Ryan, Damon, Evan, Paul, Arden, and Katherine, 14–18 years old.

I love to learn, and taking one evening course a week for 14 years was perfect (and easy to Ace). When Lew and I moved to Irvine, CA, I completed enough credits for an Associate of Science and General Business Degree from Irvine Valley College. After retiring from my full-time job and following a 3-year illness, I attended Saddleback Valley College and earned credits to enter Cal-State Fullerton as a Junior majoring in History and General Studies. Moving to Missouri in 2009, however, interrupted my educational goal. There is a Bachelor’s Degree waiting for me in the wings at MSU! My work history in New York includes a year at Bellevue Hospital in September 1962–1963 until I married; Jacobi Hospital (Bronx) in 1963–1965 in Communicable Disease/NB nursery; and Park Chester General, part time, as Charge Nurse in a med/surg unit. In Westerly, RI, in 1974–1979 I did Private Duty at Westerly Hospital, Westerly Nursing Home, and in-home care. In 1981–1986, I was Assistant Administrator at Westerly Adult Day Care Center. In Irvine, CA, in 1987–1997 I was Business Development Specialist at Tri-Con Capital-FINOVA, offering financial services for capital equipment to 501c3 hospitals. I retired in 1997 due to illness.

Lew and I have lived in Park Chester in the Bronx; Red Hill and East Hartland, CT; Westerly, RI (16 years); Irvine, CA (16 years); and Laguna Hills, CA (4 years). In 2009 and wanting to live closer to all our children and grandchildren, we were encouraged to tour a beautiful new community in Saddlebrooke, MO, between Springfield and Branson. It took a year for us to build our new home. We have been living here for a year and a half, appreciating the people, deer, rabbits, horses, etc., and the Midwestern style of life. Our girls are equi-close to us in CA, MN, and RI, and Chris is nearby in Ozark, MO. You are invited for a visit here in pastoral Saddlebrooke next door to lively Branson.

Bellevue Memories: Living on the Penthouse floor of a brand-new, beautifully designed Nursing School with hall telephones and all of us writing notes on doors from callers; our own room; a kitchen with bread and butter to spare; and a maid to clean up once a week, which was awesome to a girl from the Projects in Queens. Beau Parlors; Madrigal singers; religious group meetings; swimming pool; movie theatre; Weekend Fun Group activities; dances and tennis courts; wise, starched instructors and caring Desk Mothers—all fond memories of a different era.

Next Phase: A trip to Italy this year (never been abroad); fine-tune my Mary Kay business; be more frugal with money; be available to explore new opportunities; offer my energy and talents for a worthy cause; get that Bachelor’s degree; and regularly express my love and gratitude for my family, friends, and the blessings of hope, courage, fortitude, and faith God has provided these past ??? years! Enjoying the journey!

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John R. Phillips John R. Phillips 103 Copper Beech Drive, Apt. D Radford, VA 24141 Phone: 540-639-6930 Email: johninrad@verizon.net Since my educational process and work experience occupied much of my time, I never felt the need to seek a partner. I could not envision myself living with someone since I relished living alone, being able to come and go as I pleased, and doing the things I enjoyed. Thus, I’m single with no children.

My pursuit of further education began shortly after graduating from Bellevue. While working at Bellevue Hospital, I graduated in 1968 from Hunter College–Bellevue School of Nursing with a BSN and an MA in nursing from New York University, School of Education, Health, Nursing, and Arts Professions (SEHNAP) in 1970. While working at Hunter College, I completed my PhD from New York University (SEHNAP) in 1976.

My work experience was stable with only three jobs during my nursing career. From 1962 to 1970 I worked at Bellevue Hospital in the A&B Building, progressing from staff nurse, head nurse, to supervisor. As evening supervisor I was responsible for student nurses. A lot of stories can be told about my work experiences at Bellevue Hospital. My faculty experiences at Hunter College from 1970 to 1977 began as a lecturer with students in the clinical setting, then as a classroom teacher of medicalsurgical nursing, and finally teaching medical-surgical nursing in the master’s program and as chair of this program.

During my tenure at NYU (1977–2003; retired 2003), I began teaching in the BS program in the clinical setting, moved to teaching core courses of the master’s program, and then teaching primarily in the doctoral program, which I chaired for two years. I had the privilege of serving as chair and member of over 100 doctoral dissertation committees. During my NYU student days and as a faculty member I was fortunate to have Martha E. Rogers, a preeminent nurse scholar, as a teacher, head of the nursing program, and friend. In recognition of her creation of the Science of Unitary Human Beings, I was one of the founders of the Society of Rogerian Scholars. While teaching I had the opportunity to publish multiple articles, primarily in “Nursing Science Quarterly” and chapters in books. NYU gave me the opportunity to give presentations at local, national, and international levels.

My professional colleagues were kind to me. Over the years, I received the Distinguished Alumnus Award, Division of Nursing, NYU (2001); the Rose and George Doval Education Award, Division of Nursing, NYU (1997); the Martha E. Rogers Award, NLN (1997); the Amanda Silvers Distinguished Service Award, The New York Counties Registered Nurses Association (1983); the Professor of the Year Award, SEHNAP, NYU (1983); and a National Service Award, Sigma Theta Tau (1981).

My favorite memory of Bellevue was the opportunity to participate in the activities offered by the school, some of which were different for me since I came from a farm in Virginia. I lived on the 6th floor of the East Building (Mills dorm). Upon graduating I lived for a time in a room with a cot on the 7th floor of the psych building (doctor’s on-call room). When I could afford it I moved to an apartment on 24th Street and 2nd Avenue. When I started teaching at NYU I lived in their faculty housing. After retirement I moved to Jersey City and lived for five years in a high-rise apartment on the water facing NYC. Now I have returned to my roots, Radford, Virginia, a college town.

My plans for the present are simple: Live the Life of Riley, reading, attending cultural events, going to flea markets and auctions, and doing things with my family and community.

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Sheila Phillips Englebardt Sheila Phillips Englebardt 21820 Chapel Way Cornelius, NC 28031 Phone: 704-439-0978 (home), 919-698-6311 (cell) Art and I have been married for 50 years (after getting married in the Bellevue Hospital Jewish Chapel). We have two children (Eric and Ellen) and five grandchildren (Aaron, Max, and Jana; Carson and Nicholas).

I was the last graduate of the NYU–Bellevue School of Nursing’s 5-year degree program and received a BS in Nursing from NYU when we graduated in 1962. In 1976 I received an MEd from the University of North Carolina in Charlotte, NC, and in 1993 I received a PhD in Nursing Administration from the Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, VA. After graduation, I worked at Bellevue from 1962 to 1963, first as a staff nurse on L5 and then as a Clinical Instructor in Urology. We moved a lot for Art’s job when our children were small, first from NYC to Piscataway, NJ, and then in 1969 to Minneapolis, MN, where I was a night supervisor in a Nursing Home. When Art was transferred to Atlanta, GA, in 1970, I worked part time as a night supervisor at Northside Hospital. In 1971 we moved to Charlotte, NC, where we lived for 9 years. I worked part time at Charlotte Memorial Hospital as a staff nurse in ICU and ER, then as an instructor in Advanced Med/Surg Nursing and Leadership in the Associate Degree program at Central Piedmont Community College. In 1978 I became Director of Nursing at Charlotte Community Hospital. In 1981 I took the position of Clinical Director for Maternal/Child Nursing (then Assistant Administrator for Nursing Resources) at the Moses Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro, NC. In 1988 I left my position to enroll in the PhD program in Nursing Administration at Virginia Commonwealth University, and we moved to Chapel Hill, NC. While in school, I taught Nursing Management part time in the School of Nursing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC. After I received my degree in 1993, I accepted a full-time position in the Graduate Program in Health Care Systems in the school (and as Director of the Center for Instructional Technology) from 1993 until I retired in 2003. In 2008 we moved to Cornelius, NC (just north of Charlotte), to be closer to our children and grandchildren.

I have been active in our state nurses association and the American Nurses Association throughout my career. I also have been involved in nurse credentialing since 1989 (Nursing Administration certification, Magnet Recognition Program, Pathway to Excellence Recognition program) and have worked as an Appraiser/Team Leader for the Magnet Recognition Program since 2002.

My favorite memory of the 9th floor started with the surprise that it was the first time I had ever had my own room! But the most important memory of 440 is the life-long friends that I made through working, playing, and sharing together as student nurses.

Since we retired, we have been most passionate about two things: our grandchildren and travel. We celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary in 2011 with a family celebration at a fabulous log house in the North Carolina mountains hosted by our children, and by taking an amazing River Cruise from Budapest to Prague. We often combine our two passions by traveling with our grandchildren (in the U.S., Ireland, and Mexico). We love living closer to our children and enjoy all family activities and holiday celebrations. Our plans are to stay active, take good care of our health, and continue to enjoy life to its fullest.

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Sharon Pinkham Hollick Sharon Pinkham Hollick 21 Van Riper Avenue Pompton Plains, NJ 07444 Phone: 973-839-9468 Email: sharhollick@Verizon.net I remember my Bellevue days fondly. It was a great time. The training I received was invaluable throughout my career.

Following graduation, I worked at Bellevue on the TB floor. I then had various work experiences, including in a pediatrics office, on a post-op surgical unit, and as a public health nurse for the township of Pequannock, where I live. In 1982 I started my 22-year career in Nephrology. I worked at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, a hospital very much like Bellevue. I started as a staff nurse in hemodialysis working part time. Next, I became a self-care instructor. When my youngest child, Chris, left for college, I went to a full-time position as the Assistant Nurse Manager. I then became certified in Nephrology and became the Nurse Manager.

I married my husband Paul in 1962, so we will be celebrating 50 years in 2012. We have three children—Martin, Susan, and Christine. We have six grandchildren—Charlotte, Sidney, Zachary, Scott, and twins Samuel and Lilah.

Paul and I are both retired and are very busy with volunteer work in our community and church.

My favorite memories are the great times spent with my friends on the ninth floor.

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Pam Quirk Pam Quirk 112 Corson Place Ithaca, NY 14850 Phone: 607-257-0600 (home), 607-279-3202 (cell) Email: Pamquirk@aol.com Before entering Bellevue School of Nursing, I attended Cornell but left and never returned. I lived on the 8th floor of the residence.

After graduation, I worked evenings in L&M for 6 months, then moved to Bridgeport, CT. I spent 3 years working in the Emergency Room before being asked to run a surgeon’s office.

After 12+ years there, I moved to Las Vegas in 1977 to be near my brother, who had just married a woman with two children. Ted is my only family, and he wanted me to know his new family. I am single and have never married. I did ER nursing for a year and then purchased a small lingerie store with my sister-in-law. I ran the business mostly by myself for several years.

Although I love to visit Las Vegas, I am not a city person. In 1985 I moved back east to Ithaca, where I had grown up. For several years I did outside sales, and in 1990 I got my Real Estate license. I am still in Real Estate and enjoy it; have a house I love, a shih tzu (I also love), and many friends; and feel blessed to be healthy and active.

I plan to stay in Real Estate for as long as I can remember how to get around the area and still find my way back home!

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Betty Raiford Neal Betty Raiford Neal 108 Turkey Pointe Circle Columbia, SC 29223 Phone: 803-736-4101 I am married to James P. Neal, Jr., and have two stepchildren: James P. Neal III and Monica Neal.

After graduation I remained at Bellevue for two years, working in the neonatal unit. I moved to East Orange, NJ, and worked at Orange Memorial Hospital in Pediatrics and Medical/Surgical for twelve years, becoming head nurse. I later worked at Presbyterian Hospital in Newark, NJ, in neonatology, visiting nurse, and the outpatient department for sixteen years. I also worked in a surgical office in East Orange for three years. I have always worked in nursing.

My most favorable memory of student life at Bellevue was my participation as a cheerleader for the basketball team.

I am happily retired spending most of my time with my hubby, golfing, and my lifelong interest in decorating and shopping therapy.

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Marleigh A. Raynor Swalina Marleigh A. Raynor Swalina 329 Brooklyn Mountain Road Hopatcong, NJ 07843 Phone: 973-398-7933 I worked at Bellevue as a staff nurse and then head nurse from graduation to December 1970.

During this time, I attended Hunter College part time for 1 year at night but quit because I was working 3–11 and had no days off.

In 1971 I got married, and we lived in Kearny, NJ, until 1973, when we bought a new house in Hopatcong, NJ. Our son was born in 1974 (what fun!). I was a stay-at-home mom, and worked at three part-time jobs starting in 1980 (greeting cards, food demos, and at an ice rink). I am now widowed.

From the time we first entered school, I lived on 7 West right across the hall from the jolliest person I have ever known. Every morning I would open my door and there was Mercedes standing there with a smile saying, “Good morning, Marleigh!” Recently I found out she was the “elf.”

My future plan is to move into a small ranch home and do some traveling, especially to Rockport, MA. I want to spend time visiting my son, Chet, and his wife, Lisa, and also my sister, Fran (Bellevue ’65), and her husband, Mike.

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Judith Rowlan Thompson Judith Rowlan Thompson 5300 Holmes Run Parkway, Apt. 507 Alexandria, VA 22304 Phone: 703-370-0457 Email: stuart666@verizon.net My husband, Stuart (Mills ’62), passed away in 2009 after 46 years of marriage. We had two sons and one daughter, and I now have five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

After graduation, I worked nights at Bellevue for 8 months and moved in 1963 to the Bronx, where Stuart was a cardiac perfusionist for 30+ years. I worked per diem at Jacobi Hospital in the newborn nursery until 1969 and then was a stay-at-home mom. I later volunteered at the school and babysat.

We moved to Brooklyn in 1975, and I took a refresher course at Beth Israel in NYC in 1984, where I returned to part-time nights in the newborn nursery. I received a lactation certification in 1993, which helped when we became a mother–baby unit.

In 1998 we moved to Alexandria, VA, just prior to the birth of our granddaughter. I worked parttime nights at Alexandria Hospital until December 2009, when I retired. I watched my two granddaughters during these years.

I have fond memories of my years at Bellevue, the education I received and the special friendships (including meeting my husband!). Bellevue was a very happy period of my life.

Next phase—stay healthy, travel, and enjoy!

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Edith Rubyor Edith Rubyor 2121 Paulding Avenue #8P Bronx, NY 10462 Phone: 718-863-4639 Bellevue Hospital was where I first worked as a nurse, on a surgical unit in 1962–64. I then worked at Allergy Testing Lab in NYC in 1964–66; in NY area hospitals as a private duty nurse in 1965– 68; at Misericordia Hospital in NY as assistant head nurse in OB/GYN in 1968–71; and at Union Hospital in NY at two different times, as night supervisor in 1971–73 and in the Pediatrics Clinic in 1990–98. I also worked at the Kennedy Home for Children in NY as staff nurse in 1973–77 and at the Jewish Care Association in NY as staff nurse in 1977–90.

Most recently, from 1998 to the present, I have worked at St. Dominic’s Home in the Bronx. I was a staff nurse in the clinic for eight years and am now the school nurse in the pre-K special education school.

I graduated from Mercy College in 1986 with a B.S. (Summa Cum Laude) in Behavioral Science/ Community Health and was a member of the National Honor Society–Alpha Chi. I was born and raised in the Bronx, where I continue to live and work. I am single and have no children.

I lived on 5 West and have wonderful memories of Bellevue and all the girls.

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Kathleen Ruf McCabe Kathleen Ruf McCabe 33 Fremont Avenue Park Ridge, NJ 07656 Phone: 201-391-6367 (home), 201-693-1644 (cell) Email: janedoe544@aol.com I have been married for 44 years and have six children and four grandchildren. I lived in Leominster, MA, for 2 years while my husband was stationed at Fort Devins and have resided at my present address since 1970.

I remained at Bellevue for 5 years after graduation, worked 12–8 in L&M, and was Head Nurse on L1. Later, I worked in the CCU at Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn; as an office nurse for an internist in Leominster, MA; in the ICU/CCU at Pascack Valley Hospital, Westwood, NJ; at Ingleside Care Center, Old Tappan, NJ; and as a School Nurse at Our Lady of Mercy Academy, Park Ridge, NJ. I attended St. Joseph College in North Windham, ME (external degree), and earned ANCC (American Nurses Credentialing Center) certification.

My memories of Bellevue include cramming for exams, Neumann Club dances, cheerleading, swapping clothes with Ricky Icke, attempts to sneak past the front desk after curfew, and Friday afternoon grand rounds at Walsh’s after graduation.

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Concetta (Connie) Russo Wadsworth Concetta (Connie) Russo Wadsworth 10135 NW 43rd Street Coral Springs, FL 33065 Phone: 954-344-3735 Email: cwadsworth118@aol.com I married Lester Wadsworth in August 1962, and we lived in New York before moving to Florida.

We have two sons, one daughter, and three grandchildren, all boys whom I adore. Our older son is a Homicide Detective in Hollywood, FL, and has three sons—one in college, one in high school, and one in elementary school. Our second son is a Lawyer with his own firm in Miami, FL. Our daughter is a Math/Science Teacher in middle school and is planning to pursue a nursing career.

We moved to Florida in 1976 and opened a Carvel Ice Cream Store. I was the cake decorator but worked in an SNF as well.

After graduation from nursing school, I worked at Parsons Hospital on a Med/Surg floor per diem for a few months and then took a position in the OR as scrub nurse (in those days only an RN could scrub). When my first baby was due, we moved out to Commack, Long Island, where I worked at Syosset Hospital part-time nights and weekends in L&D for 9 years. We moved to Lake Grove, and I had several part-time jobs, as the kids were in school. I worked in Home Health and as a School Nurse, taught LPN students in high school, and worked nights in L&D at St. Charles Hospital.

My career focus changed when we moved to Florida. I became DON at an SNF for 4 years, an administrator for an HHA for 3 years (that’s when I discovered I was pregnant with my third child, 16 years after my second), and a Night Supervisor in a small community hospital. During this time, I worked as a consultant for the state agency that supports people with developmental disabilities. I am now the Medical Case Manager for the state Agency for Persons with Disabilities and enjoy my work. I oversee 200 group homes and 6 ICFs (nursing homes) in Broward County and make sure that the clients are receiving proper treatment and health care.

My favorite memory as a student is ice skating on the roof outside our windows and flirting with the Dental Students across the way. I lived on the fourth floor of the residence, right next to the john and was able to tell who showered and who didn’t!

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Maureen Ryan Maureen Ryan 11701 Spindrift Loop Hudson, FL 34557-5589 Phone: 727-819-8870 I’ve been living in Hudson, Florida, since 2004. One of my sisters and her husband live next door.

I have enjoyed watching my four nieces and two nephews grow up. They are all married now, and I have been told that I am keeping the tradition of “great aunt” going with my 10 greatnieces and greatnephews.

After graduating from nursing school, I became a Classroom Instructor, Lab. Supervisor, Assistant Clinical Instructor, and Medical-Surgical Instructor. I also worked at Cornell University School of Nursing as Coordinator of Clinical Services and as Instructor in the Geriatric Nurse Practitioner Program. In 1976–79 I was the Project Director at the Burke Rehabilitation Center in White Plains, and in 1980 I was the Project Director, Access to Community Physicians for the Westchester Community Service Council. I returned to Burke Rehabilitation Center in 1981 as the Assistant Director, Assessment for Continuing Care, and in 1987–93, I was the Director of Clinical Review at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx.

I received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Hunter College in 1968. I later received a Master of Science in Nursing from Adelphi University in 1974. I have coauthored several pieces in nursing and medical journals throughout the years.

My favorite memories of my days at Bellevue are the many people I met both socially and professionally and those long nights and days. My plan for the future is to “Laugh often and live well.”

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Virginia (Ginnie) Lee Saalfrank Stonesifer Virginia Lee Saalfrank Stonesifer 15207 SE Oatfield Road Oak Grove, OR 97267 Phone: 503-998-2387 (cell) Email: algin919@msn.com My husband, Alan Stonesifer, and I have three children, five grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. We have lived in the Portland, OR, area since 1976.

After graduation I worked at Bellevue Hospital in the Recovery Room, specialing and per diem, from 1962 to 1966. At the Bronx Municipal Hospital (Jacobi), I worked in the Surgical ICU and Burn Unit and the Cath Lab. from 1966 to 1976. In Oregon, I have worked in Inservice Education, Intensive Care Unit, Hospital and Home Infusion, Organ Procurement, and Case Management (workers compensation) from 1997 to the present.

I earned a B.A. in Physical Sciences in 1976 from the College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY. In 1982 I earned an M.S.T in Health Education from Portland State University, Portland, OR. In nursing school, I moved from the Mezzanine to the 10th floor, to an end room with a window that faced the VA . . . need I say more?

I appreciate my husband, family, and life!

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Ellen Schoenfield Taylor Ellen Schoenfield Taylor 1407 Lincoln Avenue Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Phone: 734-998-1383 Email: cosmoem@sbcglobal.net After Bellevue, I worked at Jacobi and Montefiore Hospitals in the Bronx, in Neurology, Pediatrics, and Med-Surg. I was a staff nurse at Jacobi, then head nurse of a medical floor at Montefiore. During those years of work, I went to Hunter College, evenings, taking six credits a term for five and a half years. I loved it. Ann Carroll and I used to meet at the Hunter cafeteria for dinner before class. Ann ate a real dinner. I had two Milky Ways and two containers of milk (two Milky Ways for dinner . . . that was the life).

Here’s a funny story about Hunter College. Ann and I had just had dinner. Ann went to class, but my class didn’t start for a little while. I went to the library to study. It was dark. The lights in the library went out and stayed out. OK, I thought, just be patient. No big deal. A blackout. The lights will come on shortly. But no.

Someone who was near the window called out to everyone in the library in a loud voice, THE WHOLE CITY IS DARK. Sure enough, as far as the eye could see, there was only creepy darkness. Some students stayed put. I joined the people who went to the staircase. Down we went, pitch black, flights and flights of stairs, 8 stories at least. I was one of the last allowed “out” on the ground floor. Behind me, someone in authority was saying everyone should go to the auditorium.

But I was right at the door, so I left the building. I walked to Mickey’s parents’ apartment on 53rd Street, climbed up the 10 floors, and. . . lived happily ever after. But it was very scary, going down those 8 flights of stairs at Hunter in the pitch dark. That’s the story of being at Hunter College and the blackout of 1965.

Not that it comes up in conversation every day, but from time to time, over the years, I’ve told about climbing down those 8 flights of stairs. So what’s the funny part? Well 3 years ago, Mickey and I were in the city, walking and walking, thinking isn’t it great to be in the city, and we found ourselves at 68th Street—HUNTER COLLEGE. We saw all the new buildings and noticed the OLD building. Really, we said, that’s the old building? It was (is) only FOUR stories high. All these years I have been saying 8 stories. How can that be? I really don’t know. But I do know this: Who can trust any of my so-called memories? How can I write my “story” when I barely know what I’m talking about? I’ll stick to the big picture, how about that.

I married Mickey in June 1963; Christopher was born in January 1967; Andrew was born in December 1968. Mickey was in the Navy from 1969 to 1971 and assigned to the Oakland Naval Base during the war. After we returned to New York, I stayed at home with the kids till Andrew was in first grade. I did school nursing while they were little. The hours were great, but I missed the hospital. We moved to Illinois in 1976, and I worked in Med-Surg and Occupational Health/ ER. We then moved to Ann Arbor, MI, in 2000, and I worked for Hospice.

I have enjoyed pretty much a lifetime of nursing, thanks to the super-duper education I had from Bellevue and Hunter College. I am forever grateful. I have since taken up quilting, go to lectures, and do childcare for the grandkids. I think that’s about it. I am so looking forward to our coming reunion. I can’t wait.

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Caroline (Caddie) Schramm Halupa Caroline (Caddie) Schramm Halupa 491 Sebec Lake Road Willimantic, ME 04443-4321 Phone: 207-997-3245 Email: loonatix@live.com I lived in Queens until 2006, when my husband, Richard, passed away in July 2006. I moved to Connecticut to stay with my daughter and son-in-law until I moved to Maine in June 2007. I have two children, Kim Halupa Koopmann and Mark Halupa, and two grandchildren, T.J. (Tabitha Jane) Halupa (10½) and Jonathan Halupa (8).

In my nursing career I have done hospital nursing and industrial nursing. After graduation from nursing school, I remained at Bellevue and worked evenings in the I&K building in the trauma ward and casting room for 10 months. I went on maternity leave and resigned a year later to be home with the kids until Mark was 2½. I went back to work per diem evenings at Astoria General Hospital and progressed from staff nurse to head nurse in the ER. I left the hospital to do industrial nursing at American Chicle in Long Island City (I continued working per diem in the ER at Astoria General). When American Chicle moved out of New York, I went to work at Barton’s Candy in Brooklyn. Due to added responsibility and lack of help (not only was I the nurse, I also became the personnel department and safety coordinator), I left after 10 months. I then went to work at Eagle Electric in Long Island City, working there for 24 years until I retired when the company moved out of New York.

I enjoyed living in the dorm (9 West?) because I had no sisters growing up. I made several lasting friendships. I remember eating at the different ethnic restaurants in the area.

I’m already in the next phase of my life, enjoying my peaceful life in rural Maine.

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Jocelyn Sirkman Adelaar Jocelyn Sirkman Adelaar 15 Fenimore Road Scarsdale, NY 10583 Phone: 914-725-0933 (home), 914-806-3353 (mobile) Email: jocelyn@hopewellcapital.com My husband, Richard, and I married in 1967 and lived in Manhattan until 1975, at which time we moved to Scarsdale, NY, where we have lived about 35+ years. My husband is retired and was a partner in an investment firm all our married years. We have two children and three grandchildren.

Our daughter, Robyn, who is 40 years old, attended Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC. She received a BS in Psychology and married her college sweetheart in 1996. They have three kids—12, 10, and 9—and live in Roanoke, VA. Robyn established a day spa, “Spa Va,” which she ran for 12 years. She sold that but retained the gym where she and her husband train and counsel their clients.

Our son, Jesse, who is 37 years old, also attended Wake Forest University, receiving a BS in Business. He is single and lives and works in NYC, where he is a financial analyst and partner in his firm.

I initially worked in Bellevue in the Admitting, Ambulance Receiving Dept. for 3 years. I also worked in the chest clinic and arthritis clinic, did private duty, and then joined a research team associated with the NYC Blood Bank. I followed post-op cardiac patients who had multiple transfusions. I visited them in their homes, checked them, and obtained blood samples. They were checked for the purpose of determining if they developed hepatitis. As the NY Blood Bank received most donations from city people who often had questionable health issues, the rate of hepatitis was high. Some 30% of my patients developed it. Our study was successful in devising a test to screen bloods for contaminants before they were transfused.

I also worked in the UPS Medical Department doing pre-employment physicals—blood work and EKGs. I then retired to raise my kids. I took a refresher course in 1990 at Pace, resumed nursing as a camp nurse in Barbados, then went to work in a geriatric facility. Finally, I took some classes in electrolysis and permanent make-up. I opened my own office in 1993, practiced about 7 years, and finally retired for good.

I’m a Johnny Mathis “groupie” and go to his concerts often. I’m also a very avid antique doll collector and attend conventions yearly. I restore dolls for the joy of it. I also paint portraits.

I have been in contact with two close friends from training—Cathy Tkac Herrera, who lives in Florida, and Bunny Dowling Cinguina, who lives nearby and whose husband, John, has been my dentist for 30+ years. My other close friends, Kathy Keany and Sue Kogan, have expired.

All in all, I’ve had a very blessed life, for which I am eternally grateful.

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Imanell Smith Ross Imanell Smith Ross 101 Whirlwind Circle Huntsville, AL 35811-8666 Phone: 256-859-0990 Email: sirroco@bellsouth.net After graduating from Bellevue I attended Hunter College, where I studied political science. I remained at Bellevue in the O.R., where I progressed from staff nurse to supervisor. Several years later, I got married and after the birth of my oldest daughter, I left Bellevue to become a stay-athome mother. In the late 1970s, I began working at a highly-acclaimed nursing facility, where I remained for 30 years. During my tenure there, I advanced to Assistant Director of Nursing (ADNS).

My husband and I have been married for over 44 years. We divide our time between our homes in Queens, NY, and Huntsville, AL. Our three daughters have given us two granddaughters, ages 16 and 12, and one grandson, age 4.

My memories of Bellevue are abundant and remain very close to my heart. I fondly recall one event in particular­­—our graduation day. When they pinned the red carnation onto my crisp, pristine-white “Bellevue uniform,” I felt a strong sense of purpose, dignity, and pride. Standing tall with my fellow graduates, fresh-faced and buoyant, I felt excitement to begin my nursing career.

Looking back on my time at Bellevue is bittersweet; all at once I am overwhelmed with nostalgia and happiness. My training at Bellevue enabled me to forge lifelong friendships and paved the way for a rewarding career.

In the future, I will continue what has become a daily endeavor—strengthening my faith and increasing my knowledge of God. I also intend to travel more and to continue spending time with my family.

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Florence Solomon Krigger Florence Solomon Krigger 441 Lindbergh Bay, P.O. Box 32 St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, USA 00804 Phone: 340-775-1799, 516-567-4487 (cell) Email: lindbay41@juno.com I have been married for almost 50 years to the same man, Alaric Krigger. We have a son, Alaric Jr., and a daughter, Leah Nathalia. We have two grandsons, Elijah, 13, and Micah, 9.

After graduation I worked a year at Bellevue. When Alaric and I married, we moved to the Bronx and I worked at Jacobi Hospital in the recovery room, full time, until my son was born. When I returned to work, it was part time, in the newborn nursery and later in the neonatal ICU. In 1971, with two children, we moved to Long Island, Amityville to be exact, and I started working still part time in med-surg at Brunswick Hospital. I was there as staff nurse in med-surg and ICU. In 1979, the nurses went on strike for many reasons. When the strike was over, I needed a job. I was employed at Hempstead General for the next 15 years. I started as staff nurse and progressed to assistant head nurse, head nurse, and unit director. In 1982, I earned my BSN from SUNY Stony Brook. When I left Hempstead General, I went to work for United Health Care and later Health Care Partners as a case manager.

My husband had retired and wanted to return to his home in the U.S. Virgin Islands. When I retired, we moved to St. Thomas, but I spend summers in New York with my children and grandsons. I volunteer with United Way, and I am active in my church and enjoy tai chi. I am thankful for my career in nursing, family, and friends, and I look forward to traveling, something I have always enjoyed.

In nursing school, I was on the fifth floor. I remember we had parties that were fun, and I remember Bellevue had Caribbean night, which was fun as well. My memories of Bellevue are all good.

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Joan Solosko Weinberg Joan Solosko Weinberg 9707 Asti Lane Lake Worth, FL 33467 Phone: 561-357-9424 Email: joanwnbrg85@gmail.com I am married to Harold (Hal) Weinberg. I have three children by my first marriage to Fredric Solomon (Shari, Judy, and Ellen, who are twins) and four stepchildren (Karen, Marc, Ronald, and Fran). I have 11 grandchildren: Sarah, Kayla, Tamara, and Tali (parents are Shari and Charles); Jordan and Evan (parents are Judy and Adam); Lindsay, Ashley, and Zachary (parents are Ellen and Ira); and twins Zachary and Emma (parents are Ronald and Barbara).

After graduation from Bellevue, I worked at Bellevue Hospital for a while on the Acute Medical Floor for infants under 2 and then worked at Kew Gardens General Hospital in Queens, NY. I later worked briefly for a couple of doctors and then did private duty nursing in the home for several ALS patients, and long term for Steven McDonald, a high-quad, the most seriously injured New York City policeman ever to survive. After moving to Florida, I briefly did per diem nursing at local hospitals and then retired.

At Bellevue, I was close friends with Nancy Van Der Raay and I remember Susan Wallace. I remember us all gathered and singing our Alma Mater, it’s my favorite memory. I also remember making friends with the mice while working nights on neurology at the old Bellevue during training!

Hal and I live in southern Florida in an active adult community. We enjoy the activities here, visits with our children and grandchildren, our many friends, card playing, cruising, and eating out.

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Mary Sullivan Coleman Mary Sullivan Coleman 36 Waters Edge Congers, NY 10920 Phone: 845-268-7689 Email: MaryJean998@yahoo.com I am happily married to James Coleman for 47 years, and we have 5 children (3 sons and 2 daughters) and 10 grandchildren.

My nursing career has been extensive but mixed with other experiences. In September 1962–September 1963, I worked in the Bellevue Hospital Recovery Room and left to work at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in the Open Heart Unit in September 1963–April 1964. In May 1964–June 1966, I was a Recovery Room Nurse at Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn. In September 1968–April 1973, I was a Per Diem Nurse at Nyack Hospital, Nyack, NY, in the Intensive Care Unit, and in January 1977–November 1979 I was a Relief Nurse there for ICU, CCU, and ER. In November 1979–July 1981, I was Charge Nurse in Nyack Manor Nursing Home Valley Cottage, NY, and had Relief Supervisor duties for the night shift.

But in July 1981–March 1990, I was owner–operator of the South Broadway Deli in Nyack, where I managed all facets of a successful family-owned business. I returned to nursing in December 1989–October 2002 and was Supervisor at the St. Agatha Home of the New York Foundling in Nanuet, NY. I later supervised and implemented health care needs of nineteen consumers with developmental disabilities in October 2002–June 2010 at ARC of Rockland, Congers, NY, as Day Treatment Nurse for Adults with Developmental Disabilities.

I have many wonderful, happy memories living on the 10th floor penthouse, always sharing daily experiences with my best friend Lynne Wilowski (now deceased).

Now I am retired from nursing, enjoying life with my family and grandchildren, Senior Citizens RED HATS, and traveling. Life is very rewarding. BEST WISHES TO ALL!

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Anita Thomas Anita Thomas 340 75th Street North Bergen, NJ 07047 Phone: 201 861-7684 After graduation I started as a staff nurse in Pediatrics on G-8, the infant unit, and was promoted to Head Nurse of the older children unit, F-6, within 3 years. As Head Nurse I worked every other weekend, and once a month or so took a turn covering the Pediatrics service as well (fun times). I attended Marymount Manhattan College in the evenings and graduated in 1974 with a B.S. I was promoted to Supervisor Maternal/Child and cross covered OB/GYN. I transferred to Supervisor GYN, but continued to cross cover Peds and OB. I transferred from a supervisory position to become Breastfeeding Coordinator as part of a breastfeeding initiative. The director of the initiative retired, and I was promoted to that position and supervised the breastfeeding program at all of the City Hospitals.

When the position of ADN (Assistant Director of Nursing) of Maternal/Child at Bellevue Hospital became available I applied, was accepted, and returned home. I now covered Maternal/Child, and on every fourth to fifth weekend I was in charge of the hospital (scary).

After many years in Maternal/Child I was transferred to Nursing Recruitment and Retention—not a good fit. I transferred back to Pediatrics, this time as a staff nurse in the Pediatrics Clinic, and retired from this position. I retired in 2006 after working 44 years for the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC). I worked at HHC headquarters briefly, for approximately 3 years, and worked only at Bellevue Hospital during my nursing career.

I lived in Manhattan across from Bellevue from 1962 to 1997. In 1997 Mercedes Fieulleteau, my sister, and I bought a three-family house in New Jersey. My mother; my son, Justin; Mercedes; and I live in New Jersey but still have strong ties to New York.

My favorite memory of student life is what I call jam sessions, where a bunch of us crammed into one room just to gab—enjoyed the camaraderie.

Plans for the future are to stay positive and take periodic trips when I can get away (love Foxwoods).

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Nancy Thompson Lee Rev. Nancy Thompson Lee 7603 Jaywick Avenue Fort Washington, MD 20744 Phone: 301-248-2759, 301-742-4248 (cell) Email: leesoven@aol.com I have been married for 44 years (to Orlando) and have two sons (Anthony and Bill), who are ordained ministers. I graduated from Bowie State College in 1988 with a B.S. in Public Administration, from Marymount University in 1991 with an M.A. in Human Resource Development, from Howard University School of Divinity in 1999 with an M.A. in Religious Studies, and from Howard University in 2008 with a Ph.D. in Organization/Health Communication.

In my nursing career, I worked in the District of Columbia and Maryland in hospitals, clinics, home health agencies, the federal and district governments, and nursing schools. My job titles have been Faculty, Graduate/Teaching Assistant, State Surveyor, Director of Staff Development, Director of Nursing, Project Coordinator/Director, and School Nurse.

In my non-nursing experience, I have been Administrative Secretary, 1978–79, in the American Consulate, Adana, Turkey, during the overseas assignment of my husband, and Executive Minister with two sons at an AME church, founded by my elder son. Since graduation from nursing school, I have resided in the District of Columbia and Maryland.

I lived on the third floor at Bellevue. My favorite memory is observing my first autopsy with other classmates and watching the pathologist measure and pour the cadaver’s blood into buckets, with a ladle. Then going to lunch with classmates and seeing the cook serve (you guessed it) tomato soup, with a soup ladle. MASS EXODUS! One plan for the next phase of my life is to establish a Caregiver Respite Center to include teaching caregiving/coping skills, counseling, and social activities. Another plan is to author a second book on the African American caregiver.

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Catherine Tkac Herrera Catherine Tkac Herrera 1942 Santa Barbara Boulevard Cape Coral, FL 33991 Phone: 843-290-1129 Email: cathytkac@yahoo.com I worked at Bellevue in pediatrics for four years, after which I was Head Nurse in the Student Infirmary until 1967. I left to attend a university in Mexico City and study Spanish, and I met my husband there. We lived in Mexico City until 1975, when we moved to El Paso, Texas, where my primary residence is located. I have since divorced. I have five children, including one set of fraternal twins, and seven grandchildren, all of whom are dispersed throughout the U.S. While in El Paso, I attended the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and received a B.A. in Political Science and a B.S. in Secondary Education. I went on to earn an M.Ed. in 1984.

My nursing career ended in 1967, but my teaching experience began that same year. I worked for the Mexican government teaching ESOL. In the El Paso area, I taught in the public schools, in a private school, at two community colleges, and at UTEP. I even did a stint as a teacher at the Federal Correctional Institute–La Tuna for five years. In 2001, I relocated to Hilton Head, SC, close to my only daughter, where I taught at the middle school until my retirement in 2008. I’ve been here in Florida since then with two of my sons, traveling occasionally up to South Carolina and to the Southwest to visit my other two sons.

I guess my favorite memories of being at Bellevue would have to be lining up outside and eating in the cafeteria with my buddies, especially at the end of the day, and also the infamous buzzers in the rooms signaling those vital phone calls. Unfortunately, the close friends are all deceased except for Peggy Brown O’Neill and Jocelyn Sirkman Adelaar, who has never given up on me and whom I see occasionally. I lived in 722 and would find it emotional to visit “440.” I have corresponded with and seen some of you over and through the years, keeping up with everything thanks to Ellen Donohue Barbieri. Isn’t she wonderful!

When I learned of the deaths of my four special friends, Kathy Keany, Sue Kogan Jacobson, Janice Waterman Miller, and Fran Maher Moran, my heart was extremely heavy. We’re fortunate to have those of us who are still around! I do plan on attending the fiftieth, God willing. Bless you all!

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Anne Weissman Starr Anne Weissman Starr 2259 Rockwood Avenue #706 St. Paul, MN 55116-3125 Phone: 615-698-5905 Email: ashaynakat@aol.com After graduation I worked in the OR at Bellevue for a little over a year. We then moved to Smithtown when I found out I was pregnant with my daughter Susan. She was only a few months old when we moved to the Hudson Valley. We lived there for most of my life, and I went on to have three more children and gain a lot of weight. Then, my marriage fell apart, and so did I to a certain degree. This is when I returned to work, in the OR at St. Luke’s Hospital in Newburgh, NY. I later hurt my back and was unable to work after that; I had many back surgeries. After a few years, my life turned around. I changed my eating habits and lost 90 pounds, which I still keep off, and exercised regularly. I got involved with an organization that cleaned up the Hudson, was happy in my life, and thought I would never move.

My second daughter, Linda (who is now 43), got a scholarship to Hamline Law School in St. Paul, MN, and decided to go there. My older daughter, who was living in Boise, ID, got a job there and decided to move to Minneapolis. My son walked from Georgia to Maine and decided to move to be near his sisters. Two years later my youngest also moved to Minnesota.

I knew I wanted to be near my children, so I moved to St. Paul and then to Eagan. It was good to be here with children, and then grandchildren started to come. I now have five grandchildren: Henry, 7½; Gregory, 7; Benjamin, 5; Erin, 4½; and Sara, 4.

My life is very full. For the first time in my life, I am very active in my Temple. MN has been good for me (except the weather), and I am happy here.

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Suellyn Adri Westerbaan Russo Suellyn Adri Westerbaan Russo 18 Hilltop Avenue Mount Sinai, NY 11766-1715 Email: suellynrusso@yahoo.com I remember leaving the residence with a feeling of sadness, anticipation, and looking forward to my first job, marriage, and motherhood.

My first job was at Yonkers General Hospital in pediatrics. Seven years later, I moved to Queens and worked at Physicians Hospital in various positions, ending up as the 3–11 change nurse in the newborn nursery. After our first child was born, we moved to Long Island, where I stayed home for a while. I had three children—two boys and a girl. When I returned to work, it was in a nursing home, where I stayed for twelve years. Later I worked at a nursing home in Smithtown for twelve years as a unit manager and supervisor.

In 2003 I retired shortly after my husband, Frank, passed away. I later moved to Ridge, NY, to an adult community, where I joined various clubs and became the chairperson for the Entertainment Commitee, planning all of the events for the community. I also volunteer at Calverton National Cemetery. I love to travel and go on cruises.

I still think of the eventful times at school, especially our group on the seventh floor, watching TV and having coffee. As for my future, I plan to just continue to enjoy life.

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Patricia Willis-Henry Patricia Willis-Henry 593 Vanderbilt Avenue #117 Brooklyn, NY 11238 Phone: 609-339-6901 Email: reveal45@hotmail.com Can you believe it? We have gone from fresh-faced, freckle-faced ingénues to obvious maturity! We are, however, still beautiful and still going strong.

After graduation I worked at Bellevue in Psychiatry for a short three months. We were sheltered and mentored as students, and all of a sudden I realized what the career of a working nurse could be all about. I wore keys that hung around my neck and were bigger then my head! I gave out meds all day long and decided that there had to be more to my career than that.

So I quit, and worked in other city hospitals and in different settings.

For example, I worked for 10 years at Brooklyn Hospital, in drug addiction, in the inpatient, outpatient methadone treatment program. When the program closed, I continued at the hospital on the Neurology Med-Surg floor. I later worked for an organization called the Community Family Planning Council, a women’s health consortium that focused on prenatal, natal, postnatal, child birth, and AIDS counseling and care. I also was an ER nurse at Methodist Hospital and worked as the head nurse in the ER at Cumberland Hospital. I worked for Columbia Presbyterian Hospital out-patient and urgent care department. I’ve been the nurse at the Julliard School of Music and the on-call nurse for the Metropolitan Opera House. I was assigned as one of the nurses in the federal court to watch over the families during the Pan Am 103 trials (I wrote an article about my experience for “Spectrum Magazine,” April 1, 2001). I worked in homeless shelters that housed pregnant drug- and alcohol-addicted females. I worked on several street vans that provided medical screenings. Many times I was the only nurse on the van!

Along the way, in between and while nursing, I worked for the family bridal business; worked in jewelry design and sales; and worked for a local fashion magazine as the magazine editor and scene selector.

As a nurse, I considered myself to be a healer on many different levels. I am a great green-medicine advocate and have studied many holistic modalities, such as energy healing, yoga, Reiki, herbology, aromatherapy, weight and pain management, and hypnotherapy as an adjunct to smoking cessation. My Certified Natural Health Professionals certificate is a lead into naturopathic studies and licensing.

Since graduation, I have lived in the greater New York area. I was married, then divorced. I have one daughter, Lisa, who is also an RN; she is in corporate nursing. She has two beautiful children, a girl, 5, and a boy, 1 year old—the lights of my life.

Bellevue was a hallmark experience in my life! I lived on the 7th floor west. Geraldine Tippner was my best friend. Caribbean nights stand out in my mind, which I developed as event planner. Balmy nights, steel band playing under the stars, soft danceable music, and good Caribbean food. Great fun! They always ended too soon!

I have many plans for the future, such as write a book on nursing; develop a reading room in NYC with lecture and discussion areas for nurses; and continue with the wounded warrior program I am involved in, my watercolor painting and amateur photography, and singing with the Brooklyn contemporary chorus. I also want to help rear my grandchildren, as well as strengthen my sense of spirit and my faith and develop a closer walk with God!

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Additional Classmates Micaela Baird Patricia Barbara Patsy Brouse Barbara Brunner Sylvia Coons Florita Daniels Frances Donovan Sherry Egan Margaret Errico Mercedes Fieulleteau Elsie Fuchs Irene Fucini Ann Gindlesperger Ann Gray Lucille Green Abby Gucovsky Marion Hackett Madeline Hanrahan Patricia Hurley Barbara Johnson Joan Kehoe Ellinor Klose

Kathy Koenig Eleanor Koneman Jeanne Lakin Maxine Logan Barbara McCollum Diane McCormick Maureen McGroder Marie McGuiness Joanne Meszaros Judy Meyer Barbara Moskowitz Patricia O’Brien Christine Oelz Paula Oliver Leslie Pailes Joanne Pastore Elaine Peters Maggie Phoenix Eileen Quinn Rosemary Reiher Iris Rosario Phyllis Sanchirico

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Janet Schiaccetano Dorothy Seppa Carol Serini Walter G. Smith Patricia Snyder Nancy Sprenger Inge Steinert Lori Stevens Diane Stewart Barbara Stoner Clare Tanahey Margaret Tanski Eileen Teschlog Geraldine Tippner Sandra Trimble Nancy van der Raay Susan Wallace Jean Watson Carolyn Westerberg Hattie Williams William Young

In Memoriam Georgia Becker Santini 1998 Marianne Brennan Bolger 2007 Beatrice (Bonnie) Cavanagh Bonner 2010 Diana Cola Donahue 1987 Marion Patricia Davis Johnson 2007 Patricia Farrell Kenville 1994 Carolyn Ferrari Baresich 2012 Ellen Lynn Fitzgibbon Duggan 2005 Ann Good McNally 1982 Jayne Hanaway Altobello 2003 Maureen T. Hughes 2001 Kathleen Josephine Keany 2007 Mary Kelly Laminsky 2002 Susan Kogan Jacobson 1988 Margaret (Margo) Lapossy 2002 Frances Maher Moran 1989 Eileen K. McIntosh 1997 Diana Mock Chin-Bow 2011 Luise Mueller 2003 Violetta (Vi) Pasternak Bursack 1989 Josephine (Jo) Renda Marchese 1977 Judith A. Robins 1991 Barbara Schaeffer Daws 2011 Stuart G. Thompson 2009 Janice Waterman Miller 2009 Walter Russell Weeman Jr. 1972 Alice Williams Steinberg 2008 Dorothy Diane Williams 2003 Lynne Wilowski Pruger 1998 Dr. Arthur Weider 2010

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Alma Mater Mother stayed on rock eternal Crowned and set upon a height Glorified by Light supernal In thy radiance we see light.

Torch, thy children’s lamps to kindle Beacon star to cheer and guide Stand Bellevue! Alma Mater Through the storms of time abide.

Honor, love, and veneration Crown for evermore thy brow Many a grateful generation Hail thee as we hail thee now!

Till the lordly river seaward Cease to roll its heaving tide Stand Bellevue! Alma Mater Through the storms of time abide.

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. . . Until 2017

Saying goodbye is a bittersweet experience—so let’s not.

Your Reunion Committee hopes that we, as a class, will continue to keep in touch with each other. The reunion is a tribute to the importance of our school in our lives and to the affection we feel for each other after all these years.

Sheila Phillips Englebardt has created a special Bellevue Facebook page on the Internet, which can be accessed only by members of our class. For more information about joining our group, please contact Sheila to continue to enjoy catching up with classmates. Ellen Donohue Barbieri has lovingly kept many of us together and regularly updates our contact information. We hope you will honor her efforts by staying in touch. And, we look forward to seeing you in 2017!

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This commemorative book was desktop published

by Jack Caddell in Birmingham, AL, and printed

by SVECONWAY in Silver Spring, MD.

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