Advancement

ENSURING A BRIGHT FUTURE

While this past year has been filled with many challenges, I am hopeful.

Advances in health science have provided protection from COVID-19.

Innovative teaching methods using simulation are helping address healthcare disparities (see p. 16). Research from UCF faculty and nursing students are improving patient care.

While UCF has received transformational funding, there is still great need at the college level. In fact, this last year the college awarded $30,000 in emergency funding – the most ever. Thanks to the Gertrude Skelly Charitable Foundation, Carrie Daanen ’92 and the Vyas family, our students facing financial hardships have been able to stay in school to pursue their dream and care for our communities as Knight nurses.

There are also many more healthcare challenges to address by our faculty experts and highachieving students. More innovations to be made. More valuable research to be conducted.

With your help, we will continue to “Charge On!” and change lives in Central Florida and around the world. Together we will ensure a bright and healthy future for all.

85%

COLLEGE FACULTY AND STAFF GIVING

$14.5M

UNMET SCHOLARSHIP NEED

KATIE KORKOSZ ’04 ’06MS

SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR ADVANCEMENT

CONTINUING A LEGACY

With gifts and pledge commitments from alumni and friends, the Joyce DeGennaro Memorial Scholarship

has reached endowment. The endowed scholarship will now be able to impact more nursing students for years to come, starting with the first scholarship award in the 2022-23 academic year.

You can help this scholarship make an even greater impact and continue Joyce’s legacy and passion for educating the next generation of Knight nurses by donating at nursing.ucf.edu/mrsD.

Funding the Future

Dean Mary Lou Sole

established the endowed Dr. Mary Lou Sole Family Reach for the Stars Scholarship to support PhD students.

“We need more nurse scientists, and I want to help encourage future generations of Knight nurses to pursue a PhD to generate scientific knowledge to advance nursing practice and improve patient outcomes.”

Faculty member Leslee D’Amato-Kubiet ’13PhD established the D’Amato-Kubiet Family Endowed Scholarship to support nursing students who have a family member or parent who is a member of law enforcement. D’Amato-Kubiet was inspired by her family, which includes nurses, police officers, firefighters and K-9 dogs.

Retired faculty member

Liz Ramey

established the Ramey Family Endowed Scholarship to support first-generation nursing students.

After losing his wife who was a nurse in 2019, Dr. Richard Atkinson of Vero Beach chose to honor her legacy by establishing the Patricia Atkinson Memorial Endowed Scholarship to support BSN students planning to work at the bedside after graduation. Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and researcher Marie SmithEast ’20PhD established the Dr. Marie Smith-East Family Endowed Scholarship for nursing doctoral students pursuing research and careers in mental health.

GIVE TODAY SCHOLARSHIP IMPACT

Help UCF Nursing “Charge On!”

Student Emergency Assistance Fund to keep students experiencing financial hardships in school

Nursing Student Scholarships help future generations of Knight nurses Simulation Initiatives Fund to expand and enhance student simulation training and education Faculty Research Funding to aid advancements in patient care and nursing science

$173,000

Awarded to 81 Students*

46

Undergraduates across 3 campuses

29

Graduate students

*2021-22 Academic Year

Knightingale Society Members

Donors who supported the college with a gift of $1,000 or more from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021.

AdventHealth | North Region AdventHealth | Orlando Mr. Douglas D. Akbari Mr. Wade S. Alliance Ms. Anna Allred ’19 Mr. Wayne E. ’87 and Dr. Kelly D. ’07

Allred Dr. Mindi A. and Mr. Tim Anderson Anonymous Mr. Richard and Mrs. Deborah

Baumgartner Dr. Christopher Blackwell ’00 ’01 ’05 Gary L. Blackwell Charitable

Foundation Blezoo Ms. Kimberly S. Bogers ’18 ’20 Mrs. Donna A. Breit ’10 Mr. Jody and Mrs. Roslyn Burttram Mr. John R. and Dr. Angeline A.

Bushy Mrs. Patricia Celano ’10 Central Florida Pediatrics Dr. Susan K. Chase Mr. Steve and Mrs. Karen S. Cochran Dr. Norma E. and Mr. Joe Conner Dr. Janel J. Cosby ’04 Dr. Joseph L. and Dr. Maureen M.

Covelli CVS Health Foundation Ms. Carrie Daanen ’92 Mrs. Christine W. Deatrick ’94 ’09 ’13 Ms. Kimberly Dever Dr. Desiree Diaz ’21 Dr. Kenneth Dion ’91 Mr. Michael V. and Mrs. Bari-Ann

DiPietro Mr. Daren ’06 and Mrs. Katherine

Dorminy ’06 ’10 Mr. Paul Dorsay Dr. Kelly A. Carlson Eberbach ’15 ’17 Dr. Candace F. Eden ’15 Ms. Andrea Eliscu Mr. Franke and Mrs. Kim Elliott Ms. Michele Fackler ’00 ’12 Florida Blue Foundation Florida Navy Nurse Corps

Association Focus Forward Skilled Care Dr. Sandra Galura ’05 ’12 Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation Mr. Kenneth Goedeker Mr. Adam and Mrs. Geri Goldstein Mr. Ivan ’09 ’12 and Mrs. Christina

Gonzalez Dr. Laura N. Gonzalez ’08 Dr. Frank Guido-Sanz ’18 Mr. Todd Guiley ’91 Mr. Christian A. ’17 and Mrs. Shannon

L. ’16 ’21 Harville Health First Heart of Volusia Dr. Linda Hennig ’96 Mrs. Judy L. Housel ’98 ’99 Dr. Erica E. Hoyt ’93 ’19 Mr. Michael Hsu Dr. Frances E. Iacobellis Ms. Renee M. Keller Dr. Elizabeth V. Kinchen Mr. Joseph F. and Dr. Kate ’79 ’83

Kinsley The Honorable Phyllis A. and

Dr. David R. Klock Mr. Todd J. ’04 ’05 and Mrs. Katie ’04 ’05 Korkosz Dr. Leslee A. D’Amato-Kubiet ’13 Laerdal Medical Mr. Anthony ’93 and Dr. Jacqueline ’13 LaManna Mr. Richard Lambert ’86 Ms. Abbygail P. Lapinski ’19 Dr. Valerie Lapp ’99 ’09 ’16 Ms. Amanda W. Leyva ’18 LIFE at UCF Mr. Steven C. ’87 ’92 and Dr. Victoria

W. ’07 Loerzel The Honorable John S. and

Mrs. Carolyn T. Lord MGN Family Foundation Mr. Gerard and Mrs. Debra ’01 ’03 ’10

Michaud Dr. Vicki L. Montoya ’83 ’01 ’13 Glenda G. Morgan Charitable

Foundation Dr. Donna F. Neff Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida The Northrop Grumman Foundation Mrs. Rosemary G. Notarantonio ’81 Nurses First Solutions Orlando Health Ochsner Health System Parrish Medical Center Ms. Virginia Partain Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Mr. Kenneth and Mrs. Anne Peach Dr. Heather Peralta PNC Foundation Dr. Susan Quelly ’07 ’12 Mrs. Mary E. Ramey Ms. Amanda Schultz ’17 Dr. Melanie Shatzer The Gertrude E. Skelly Charitable

Foundation Mrs. Jan T. Smith Dr. Marie A. Smith-East ’20 Dr. Mary Lou and Mr. Robert Sole Spartanburg Regional Healthcare

System The Swift Family Foundation Dr. Deborah Tedesco ’93 ’18 Sigma Nursing: Theta Epsilon

Chapter TLC Engineering Solutions Mrs. Jane E. Traynor Dr. Dawn Turnage ’11 ’13 ’15 ’18 ’19 UCF Lake Nona Medical Center UnitedHealthcare of Florida Ms. Elizabeth K. Vieira Mr. Robin K. Vieira ’93 Dr. Julie Vincent ’16 Dr. Zabunnissa Vyas and

Mr. Suryakant Vyas Dr. Nora Warshawsky Mrs. Linda A. and Dr. Gregory F.

Welch Wells Fargo Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Mrs. Carole W. Williams ’92 The Diane and Larry Wink Fund The Woods Trust Ms. Paula Younger

We apologize if there are any inadvertent errors or omissions.