FNU Quarterly Bulletin Winter 2019 Volume 93, Number 4

FRONTIER NURSING UNIVERSITY | VOL. 93, NUMBER 4 | WINTER 2019

QUARTERLY BULLETIN

Celebrating Precepting and Other Gifts from the Heart

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Your Gifts at Work Building the Vision: Frontier Nursing University Capital Campaign for the new Versailles Campus We officially launched our capital campaign to support the renovation and building of our new campus in Versailles, Ky. We would like to recognize these generous supporters who have helped launch this campaign.

Current gifts and pledges to naming opportunities: 1. Birthing simulation room: Patsy and Bob Lawrence 2. Birthing simulation room: Barbara and Donald Jonas 3. Fireplace in dining hall: Pam and Bill Davis 4. Alumni Hall of Fame: Phyllis Leppert 5. Faculty House room - Wally and Jane Campbell 6. Classroom Academic Center - Mr. and Mrs. Fred Keller, Jr. 7. Dormitory rooms (3) - Margaret Voorhies Haggin Trust 8. Exam Room - Nancy and Jim Woods 9. Flower Bed - Van Sloun Foundation 10. President’s House - Michael and Sarah Carter Total: $355,000 Please join us in thanking these generous supporters for whose gifts will help frame the future of Frontier Nursing University. To learn more about how you can join these efforts, please visit Frontier.edu/FNUFootprints. Thank you!

Precepting: A Gift from the Heart

Susan Stone, DNSc, CNM, FAAN, FACNM President Joan Slager, CNM, DNP, FACNM Dean of Nursing Maria Valentin-Welch, DNP, MPH, CDP, CNM, FACNM Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Rachel Mack, PhD, DNP, APRN, C-FNP, CNE Associate Dean of Academic Affairs Tonya Nicholson, DNP, CNM, WHNP-BC, CNE, FACNM Associate Dean of Midwifery and Women’s Health Lisa Chappell, PhD, FNP-BC Associate Dean of Family Nursing Jess Calohan, DNP, PMHNP-BC Director, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program Deborah Karsnitz, DNP, CNM, FACNM Interim DNP Director Jacquelyne Brooks, DNP, MS ADN-MSN Bridge Director Michael Steinmetz, CPA, CMA, CSCA Executive Vice President for Finance and Facilities Shelley Aldridge, BA Chief Operations Officer Denise Barrett, MBA, CFRE Chief Advancement Officer

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Contents

From the President Dear Friends,

Features From the President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Precepting: A Gift from the Heart . . . . . 2-5 More Gifts from the Heart . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8

Susan Stone, FNU President

Alumni Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11 Courier Corner and Spotlight . . . . . . . . . . 12 News and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-15 Wendover Bed & Breakfast and Retreat Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-17 In Memoriam/Tributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Trustees / Board of Directors . . . . . . . . . . 19 Ways to Give . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Views from Versailles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

As we celebrate Valentine’s Day this month, there is a great deal of talk about love. We celebrate our love for our spouses, families, and those closest to us. We often express that love through gifts or acts of kindness.

As the saying goes, it’s the thought that counts. When you take the time to think about someone else and do something to better their days or their lives, that’s a true gift from the heart.

At Frontier, we see gifts from the heart every day. We see them from our friends and donors, who help support our mission and our students. We see them from our students and alumni, who make a difference every day, caring for those in their communities. We see them from our faculty, staff, and Board of Directors, who support our mission through their hard work as well as their own financial contributions. We see them through our preceptors, who willingly share their time and expertise to help train our students and to produce more highly qualified FNU graduates every year.

This issue of the FNU Quarterly Bulletin is dedicated to these gifts from the heart. We hope you enjoy our special look at precepting, the value of being a preceptor, the impact it has on our students, and how those of you in position to do so can become a preceptor.

We also hope you will take the time read about the impact of our students, faculty, alumni, couriers, volunteers and staff who represent FNU with their heartfelt work every day.

In short, if you love Frontier Nursing University, this is the issue for you. As always, we thank you for being a vital part of the FNU community. We thank you for believing in our mission, your support, your dedication, and your invaluable gifts from the heart.

Sincerely,

P.O. Box 528 • 195 School Street Hyden, KY 41749 FNU@frontier.edu • 606.672.2312

Susan Stone, Stone, CNM, DNSc, FAAN, FACNM Susan CNM, DNSc., FACNM, FAAN

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Precepting: A Gift from the Heart Precepting by the Numbers • In the last two years, over 400 FNU alumni have given a gift from the heart by precepting FNU students. In total, FNU students have benefited from the guidance of nearly 4,000 individuals who have served as preceptors during that time.

• Clinical Requirements per program: FNU requires that MSN students complete a minimum 675 hours of clinical and postgraduate certificate students complete a minimum 540 hours.

For each program, there are also experience requirements that must be met.

Precepting 101 Why become a preceptor for FNU students?

Preceptor = Teacher, Mentor, Role Model A key element of FNU’s mission (you can read the full mission statement on the back cover of this issue) includes an emphasis on serving diverse, rural, and underserved populations. Access to healthcare is lacking in many parts of our country. FNU’s distance education model helps address those healthcare gaps by allowing our students to continue to work in the communities in which they live while they continue their education. Students complete required experiences in clinical sites in their own communities.

This would not be possible without the army of clinical preceptors; experienced clinicians who serve as teachers, role models and mentors to our students across the country.

Our distance model includes regional clinical faculty (RCFs) who instruct and guide students during their clinical experience, provide support to the preceptors and complete clinical site visits.

Preceptors are truly gift givers. They are busy healthcare professionals who share their time and expertise with our students. We are so grateful for the thousands of preceptors who have guided our students in this capacity and ask that others of you join their ranks. There are healthcare shortages across the country which must be filled by welltrained healthcare professionals. Nurse-midwife and nurse practitioner students are vital to the future of helping to fill those gaps, but they need preceptors to help them make their dream a reality and, hopefully, one day become preceptors themselves.

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• Promote your profession through the education and guidance of your future peers • Help expand access to quality, compassionate care, to rural and underserved populations • Earn an honorarium based on the percentage of time spent precepting students • Gain access to FREE CEUs including sessions on pharmacology and other exciting topics.

• Receive support throughout the precepting process from regional clinical faculty • Participate in free online training courses for new and experienced preceptors - “The Gift of Precepting” and “The Master Preceptor” (.2 CEUs each)

Susy Furr, FNP, (left) with preceptee Beth Morrell, FNP, Class 106

• Earn a 10% discount on all non-matriculating courses at FNU

• Obtain documentation of hours spent precepting for recertification purposes • Become a part of the Frontier community and our rich legacy

Ready to become a preceptor?

FNU Preceptor Qualifications: • National certification in specialty area • At least one year of relevant experience in an advanced practice role • Master’s Degree or higher in nursing related field (we do allow Post-Baccalaureate for Midwives with significant experience; MSN is preferred) • MDs and DOs may precept for varying amounts of time based on the student’s program.

For more information about becoming a preceptor, please visit: Frontier.edu/GiftFromTheHeart

Voices of Precepting: The Student Experience “Ellen provided encouragement, nudges, laughs, and advice while smoothing out my rough student-midwife edges. She was a sister, friend, teacher and peer knowing when to wear what hat in any given moment.” -- Tiffani Hughson on learning from preceptor Ellen Solis, CNM “Susy guides her students in understanding why they are performing each plan of care... teaches her students how to form strong bonds with their patients.” -- Beth Morrell on learning from her preceptor Susy Furr, FNP “I have learned so much more than skills... I am learning true patient-centered care,” -- Michelle Gragg on working with preceptor Cheyenne Brown, CNM “She was very professional, nurturing respectful, and she allowed me to grow in the experience. She was an ideal and model preceptor.” -- Charlie Davis on learning from preceptor Dr. Evon McGuire “She provides suggestions for improvement. She’s willing to give us our wings while providing a soft landing place if we fall.”

-- Amanda Dozier talking about preceptor Dr. Cherese Severson “She was a patient teacher who always took the time to answer my questions and help guide me during my pediatric clinicals.”

-- Marziyeh Viverette on preceptor Erin Crone, FNP

Preceptor Maggie Hughes, CRNP (left) with Kathleen Harvey, FNP, Class 124

Sandi Hayes, APRN, CNP (left) with preceptee Kelly Papesh, DNP Class 26

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Precepting: A Gift from the Heart Voices of Precepting: The Precepter Perspective “And you think to yourself, ‘I’m not that person.’ But you are that person. You just have to step out there and do it.” -- Susan Clapp, CNM, Class 81, and preceptor at the Dept. of Defense at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Ft. Hood, Texas.

Jana Sund, CNM, (left) helps Debbie Miller, Bridge 135, celebrate her 24th birth.

“I prefer Frontier students. They are well prepared and ready to hit the ground running day one!” -- Estella Wetzel, FNP, Class 78, Beavercreek Family Physicians, Dayton, Ohio “I would encourage anyone who is considering being a preceptor to go for it. You have nothing to lose, you have everything to gain. The friendships that you will build with the new generation of midwives, the fact that you’ll be learning along with your students, and the fact that you’re giving back to the midwifery community is just invaluable.” -- Nephthalie Hypolite, CNM “I chose to start precepting for Frontier because I wouldn’t be who I am as a midwife if I didn’t have someone who took me under their wings in order to teach me the trade and teach me how to put everything I learned in the books into action. I want to be able to provide that and influence the next generation of nurse-midwives.” - Vikki Bennett, ARNP, CNM, Class 62 “Who better to teach our other nurse-midwives than FNU Grads themselves?” -- Cindy McCullough, ARNP, CNM, DNP, Companion DNP 1

Michelle Gragg, DNP, Class 29 (left) with preceptor Cheyenne Brown, APRN, CNM

“I think it’s essential that you give back to reinforce the future of our program, the future of nurse practitioners in the United States.” - Devin Whitehead, APRN, MSN, FNP-C, Bridge 100 “Preceptors provide not only valuable information in terms of how to take care of the patient, but also a professional role model of how they will act in their future career.” -- Kelly Wilhite, DNP, Class 104 “I can’t say enough good things about the quality of students that Frontier produces.” -- Danny Webb, FNP, Class 81

Amanda Dozier (left) with preceptor Dr. Cherese Severson

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Mercer Workforce Strategy and Analytics projects that nurse practitioners are one of six healthcare jobs projected to experience supply gaps in the U.S. by 2025, with an estimated NP shortage of 29,400.

Message from Kitty Ernst I learned that midwifery was not obstetrics at the Frontier Nursing Service (FNS), six decades ago, from the nursemidwives attending the birth of a strong mountain woman, in her simple home surroundings, taking full responsibility for her birth. I realized then that midwifery was not only not the same as obstetrics but that it was an essential missing component in our plan for the care of women and childbearing families. I have spent the better part of my life since that “ah ha” experience working to bring the services of nurse-midwives into the mainstream of healthcare delivery. When I completed my midwifery education, there were only three identifiable services employing nurse-midwives: FNS in Kentucky, Maternity Center Association in New York and the Catholic Maternity Institute in New Mexico. Although there are over 2,000 practice sites listed by the American College of Nurse-Midwives and 12,000 certified midwives presently listed by the American Midwifery Certification Board, it is estimated that we need to educate 30,000 new midwives in the next two decades if we are to be part of the solution for meeting the challenges we face in delivering affordable, quality healthcare to all of our citizens. This is a critical role for Frontier, a role that will carry the mission of Mary Breckinridge to the ever widening neighborhoods of unmet human need.

Today, “evidence-based practice” is the professional and legislative platform on which affordable, quality care for all our people is being built. That growing body of evidence is supporting a team approach to care that includes not only collaboration between midwifery and obstetrics, but advanced practice nursing and medicine in general.

Nursing, for some time, has been gearing up to help meet the primary care needs of a growing and diverse population.

Frontier continues to contribute to this need by educating growing numbers of nurse practitioners and nurse-midwives together and balancing the enrollment in midwifery and family nursing education so that they learn how best to work together on the healthcare team.

If we cannot produce the nurse-midwives and nurse practitioners, we cannot be part of the solution to provide the quality, affordable, primary care needed by all women and childbearing families.

If we cannot produce the nurse-midwives and nurse practitioners, we cannot be part of the solution to provide the quality, affordable, primary care needed by all women and childbearing families. But the Frontier Nursing Service has never been just about midwifery or the care of the mother in childbirth. In the only known recording of the voice of Mary Breckinridge, from a 1963 radio interview, she clearly and concisely states her mission for the service plan: “... the focus of everything should be on the life of the young child ... now the young child is not alone ... In the first place you’ve got to conserve his mother before he is born ... you’ve got to see him safely through childbirth ...

Then what is the use of taking care of him in the early years of life – which are all important to his health, to his emotional life and his loving heart ... what is the use of taking care of him if you let his father die of appendicitis?

You’ve got to have a hospital and a surgeon within reach to save the life of his father ... The child is also a part of a neighborhood ... you’ve got to clean up the neighborhood ... diphtheria, typhoid ... worms ... You can’t let a child suffer from harm in his neighborhood ... If you focus on the child, you find it leads you into broad, preventive, public health programs – into families – and every kind of situation.”

This continues to be Frontier’s wide neighborhoods mission. Will you help us grow to fulfill it?

Kitty Ernst Mary Breckinridge Chair

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More Gifts from the Heart FNU Employees Give Back!

Genny Little, Associate Director of Development and Alumni Relations, ran the Derby Half Marathon in February to support Every Mother Counts.

“I had a very stressful pregnancy and my son was admitted into the NICU. If it hadn’t been for our midwife and the neonatal team, it could have turned out differently. Every mother deserves the same care that I was offered,” Little said.

In 2018, a total of 91 FNU faculty and staff donated a total of more than $35,000 to FNU. All staff and faculty who donate receive an “I Give Back” t-shirt.

We are proud and thankful that so many of our team members give back to the university and support our mission not only through their daily work, but also through their paychecks.

This is just another example of the FNU community living the mission through their deeds, thoughts and actions.

FNU Employees “Walk the Walk” to Support Charities Throughout the Year Frontier Nursing University employees are talking the talk and walking the walk for health – literally. In addition to educating the next nurse practitioners and nurse-midwives, FNU’s faculty and staff show their dedication to personal wellness and charitable service. Through the Walk the Walk initiative at FNU, employees are moving their bodies to support various causes.

In 2018, 23 employees walked or ran over 130 miles for those causes through Walk the Walk. The races or events supported a wide spectrum of charities, from humane societies, to ALS, to Forever Nursing and many more! A few examples:

Michael Steinmetz, Executive Vice President for Finance and Facilities, walked in the Woodford Wag 2k Dog Walk for the Woodford County Humane Society in June. Stephanie Boyd, Social Media and Communications Manager ran the Pistol Ultra 50km “I Run 4 Michael” race in April for her running buddy Jessica, who has Rett Syndrome.

“Jessica is now in her 20s but cannot talk, walk, or complete daily activities of living on her own. I run for Jessica because she cannot and I dedicate all of my running miles to her,” said Boyd.

FNU Staff Member Advocates for Maternal Health Via Marathon Run FNU is so proud of staff member Stephanie Boyd, who ran in the TCS New York City Marathon on November 4th as a part of Team Every Mother Counts to spread the word about the maternal mortality crisis in this country. As a maternal health advocate and avid runner, the Team was a perfect fit to combine both of her passions and run in the largest and one of the most prestigious races in the world to inspire others and create change.

“Her energy, dedication, and efforts are helping to make pregnancy and childbirth safe for every mother, everywhere,” said Steph Michaels, running and fitness manager for Every Mother Counts.

Photo courtesy Scott Utterback, Louisville Courier-Journal

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Woodford Lakes Golfers Give Back to FNU Golfers at the Woodford Lakes Golf Club, located on FNU’s new Versailles campus, love golf, and they gave a gift from the heart by giving back to the university every time they played this fall. For every round of golf played, $1 goes to FNU’s scholarship fund.

In October alone, 588 rounds of golf were played on the course, resulting in a $588 donation to FNU. Woodford Lakes Golf Club is located at 2260 Lexington Road in Versailles, Ky. Tee times may be reserved by calling 859-300-3733 or online at woodfordlakesgolfclub.com.

and a fellow 2013 graduate of FNU’s midwifery program. I was ecstatic! I was able to spend time with Beth during my clinical rotation learning and growing from her teaching and experiences. Upon completion of my rotation, I didn’t ever expect for our paths to cross again.

In February 2018, I found out that our IVF cycle was successful and we were happily expecting our second child. There was no doubt in my mind of having my care managed by the same midwifery clinic that I was blessed to learn from.

Midwifery care is phenomenal and the experience with all the midwives in this clinic was no different. They are exceptional. I knew there was a chance that Beth would be able to deliver my baby, but it all depended on the call schedule and when my little baby would make his/ her appearance.

I learned in August that Beth had accepted a new job and would no longer be working as a midwife delivering babies; instead she would be making home visits and educating new mothers in their new role. She would be working through September and I knew that she wouldn’t be able to deliver my baby since I was due the end of October.

Two Alumni and Three Lives Collide Because of FNU

My little girl decided to come on Sept. 23, 2018, five weeks prior to her due date. When I called the midwifery office, I found out Beth was on call! What a wonderful experience to be able to be cared for by a fellow preceptor, a fellow graduate of the school I have come to love, and also an amazing midwife.

Swayzee Ramage, FNP-C, Class 31, recently shared the following amazing story with us:

Not only was this a special circumstance, but it was also extremely special that my little baby was Beth’s last delivery and her first ever Frontier baby.

I began my nurse practitioner program through Frontier Nursing University in the fall of 2015. There are very few FNU alumni where I live in rural New Mexico.

Frontier brought two people together -- first in a preceptorship and then in an amazing birth.

At the beginning of this year, I was blessed to do a clinical rotation in my town at San Juan Women’s Health and Midwifery where I met Beth Carter, MSN, Bridge 129, a nurse-midwife

I will cherish this memory forever. Thank you Frontier Nursing University for educating amazing nurse practitioners and nursemidwives, and for literally changing lives.

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More Gifts from the Heart FNU Awards $250,000 in Scholarships in 2018, Funding Student Success FNU is privileged to receive financial support for student scholarships from individuals, grants and foundations. In 2018, FNU awarded $250,000 in scholarship funding to 74 deserving students. Scholarship support assists students with tuition costs, travel, and other educational and living expenses.

“I live in a very rural and isolated town that requires me to travel 180 miles a day to meet my clinical requirements.

This scholarship will help with my travel expenses.

I plan to practice and -Megan Makelky, RN BS serve rural and isolated CFNP Class 158 communities in the Breckinridge Capital Advisors state of Wyoming. This Scholarship Recipient scholarship has relieved a financial burden for my family that allows me to focus on my clinical hours without juggling odd working shifts. Thank you for investing in the future of healthcare and believing in the power of advancing nurse’s education through Frontier Nursing University. This school has forever changed my life in addition to all of the lives I will one day care for as patients. Thank you for your kindness and generosity.”

-Wesley Davenport MSN/FNP Class 152 Marvin Breckinridge Patterson Scholarship Recipient

“This scholarship has helped tremendously with monthly expenses, specifically my health insurance. Since I began my clinical rotation, I have had to cut my working hours to PRN. Because of that, I lost my health insurance and had to get an individual health plan. This scholarship has helped to pay for my health insurance. My plans following graduation are to take my boards and begin looking for a job, most likely in primary care. I am definitely open to any and every opportunity, but I think at this point, I would like to get my

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feet wet in primary care. I believe this will allow me to build a foundation of practice that will benefit me years to come.

“Thank you so much, Frontier Scholarship Committee for your generous contribution to my education. You have helped in so many ways to help fund my education and ease the burden I am feeling with extraordinary expenses since I began my clinical rotation. On behalf of myself and other students that you provide assistance to, thank you so much for your continued efforts to help me and the students of Frontier Nursing University continue in our efforts to achieve our ultimate goals.”

-Katrina Kemp, RN BSN CNEP Class 155 Margaret Ferguson Scholarship Recipient

“I am doing my clinicals two hours away from my home and family. This scholarship helps relieve some of the financial stress of having to frequently stay in a hotel. After graduation, I plan on getting some experience and then my husband and I plan to either start or join a nonprofit that provides women’s healthcare and teaches preventative healthcare in East Africa. Thank you so much donating in order to relieve some of the financial burden graduate school has on students like me. I greatly appreciate it!”

These scholarships are made possible through the generous support of donors. You can establish a new, endowed scholarship, named in you or a loved one’s honor, with a gift of $25,000. Donations of any size to the FNU Student Scholarship Fund also support annual support for students. For more information, please visit: frontier.edu/how-to-donate/ or contact development@frontier.edu.

Alumni Notes Alumni spotlight: Tayler Johnston When FNU alumni Tayler Johnston, DNP, CNM, WHNPBC, CNEP Class 128 answered the call to help underserved women, it led her from a small town in Tennessee all the way to the Caribbean.

Johnston graduated in 2017 and is now the director of a non-profit outpatient clinic in rural Haiti, serving lower- to middle-class women and families. Respire Haiti’s Love+1 Medical Clinic is located in the small town of Gressier, Haiti, about 10 miles outside of Port-au-Prince.

As clinic director, Johnston oversees all maternal and women’s health-related programs at the clinic. Many women in the Gressier community have no prenatal care, and give birth at home, some unassisted. Most patients lack many basic resources and wouldn’t have the option to seek medical care elsewhere. Johnston and her fellow nurses are working to provide more options to improve pregnancy and birth outcomes for the women in the community.

She made the decision to become a nurse-midwife while in nursing school.

Johnston’s obstetrics/gynecology clinicals sparked initial interest in midwifery, but watching nurse-midwives attend births during her next clinical rotation sealed the deal for her..

“I immediately knew that’s what I wanted to do for the rest of my life,” she said.

Meanwhile, she already knew she wanted to dedicate her life to improving outcomes for women and children in the most desperate circumstances.

Johnston pursued the Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP) as well to increase her practice skills in primary care and gynecological issues. She moved to Haiti right after she achieved the WHNP. “I wanted to be the best practitioner I can possibly be and provide the best care to my patients, as well as be the best employee and asset to the healthcare community,” she said.

She completed a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) while in Haiti in late 2017 to further equip her for whatever primary care challenges she would face.

The choice to attend Frontier was twofold: The top-ranked institution fit exactly what Johnston was looking for, and the distance education program allowed her to work full-time and avoid taking out a single student loan. Though her education was online and in the midst of a full-time job, Johnston took full advantage of the Frontier community.

Several of her former classmates have become good friends and resources.

“We often turn to each other for advice or with questions,” she said. “It’s so great to have that community and support system.”

Katie Duerr Joins Women’s Health Team at Winona Health Katie Duerr, MSN, Nurse-Midwifery, Class106 joined the Women’s Health team at Winona Health in Winona, Minn. Duerr provides care for women during normal pregnancy, labor, delivery and postpartum as well as a wide range of routine gynecological, preconception and birth control counseling and education.

Tina King Joins Granite Falls Health Tina King, CNM, Class 104, recently joined Granite Falls Health in Granite Falls, Minn. King offers a wide range of services for her patients including family planning and education, preconception care, prenatal care, and postpartum care.

“Women are empowered when they are given the opportunity to make their own choices in life, especially with their healthcare needs,” King told the Granite Falls News.

Jennifer Finger Joins Western OB/GYN Jennifer Finger, CNM, MSN, Class 143, has joined Western OB/ GYN, a Division of Ridgeview Clinics in December, and sees patients at its Waconia and Chaska clinic locations in Minnesota.

Finger is a board-certified nurse-midwife with a special interest in well-woman care from adolescence through menopause, water births, holistic care and integrative therapies.

“My approach to patient care was greatly influenced by the positive, caring and intuitive support I received during the birth of my own children,” Finger told the Chaska Herald. “With each birth, my midwife worked with me to implement a birthing plan that honored my choices and was by my side throughout the birthing process. I offer that same personalized care for my own patients today.”

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Alumni Notes Alumni Cruise & CE Opportunity in March 2019 FNU’s first-ever alumni cruise is now just months away! If you haven’t already done so, please make your plans now to join us on the Carnival Liberty March 24-28, 2019 for a 4-Night Bahamas Cruise from Port Canaveral with visits to Nassau & Freeport.

In addition to all the fun and adventure of a cruise, this trip will feature terrific bonding and networking opportunities as well as two pharmacology CE sessions for a total of four credit hours.

The first day on the cruise, we will be offering the opportunity to participate in a CE session and the chance to network among fellow Fronter friends! We will have prizes, Alumni swag items for purchase, and all things fun in the sun related.

The cruise will depart from Port Canaveral in Orlando, Fla. All Frontier friends, alumni and guests are welcome.

To make your reservation, please visit https://mybookinggenie.com/frontiernursing-university-alumni-cruise/.

We plan to enjoy the day out on sea with friends and family. Don’t forget, friends and family can join you! Until we hit the next stop, Nassau in the Bahamas! This is where the fun really begins, we plan on taking a fun group excursion on a

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catamaran tour that is reserved specifically for Frontier Alumni and Friends! Seats are limited, so make sure you make your reservations quickly. This fun excursion will include: 3 hours of private sailing, captain, crew, snorkeling gear, snorkeling instructor, and rum punch.

There are several other group activities planned for the Alumni and Friends Cruise, or if you’re looking to have a nice relaxing vacation, you’re welcome to come aboard as well. There is something for everyone and we would love to have you circle up on the high seas!

Cost: Rates are subject to change, for more information please contact Tiffany Zinckgraf at 813-732-0497 or by email at Tiffany@TravelBookVacations.com.

Winter Term at a Glance In these pages, you read about the many successes of our students, faculty and alumni. We are so proud of these stories and eager to see the next line of success stories develop.

Each quarter, we welcome new students aspiring to make a difference in healthcare in their communities.

To give you an idea of FNU’s ongoing impact, here’s a snapshot of the admissions for the 2019 Winter term: Total applicants: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 879 Offered admission: . . . . . . . . . . . . 391 Accepted admission: . . . . . . . . . . 343

Admission by degree path: Family Nurse Practitioner: . . . . . . . . 57 Nurse-Midwifery: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 ADN-MSN Bridge: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Doctor of Nursing Practice: . . . . . . . 95 Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioner: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Total: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

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Courier Corner and Spotlight Vlogs Showcase the Gifts of the Courier Experience Each summer, FNU welcomes qualified, motivated students to Hyden, Ky., to participate in the eight-week Courier Program, originally established by Mary Breckinridge in 1928. Though the program has continued over nine decades, its goal remains the same: To recruit young people for a service-learning experience among the communities of Eastern Kentucky.

Since its beginning, over 1,600 Couriers have served this noble cause. Two years ago, FNU introduced the Courier Coffee vlog series, videos showcasing present and former Frontier Couriers and how their experiences have impacted their lives today.

In the most recent episodes, two Couriers who served in summer of 2016 shared how their time in service has given them a better understanding of the needs and culture of underserved populations.

Jonathan Allotey, BA explained that his relationships with people in Hyden and surrounding areas as a Courier shaped his future as a healthcare provider.

A Ghana native, Allotey is now earning his MS in Physiology from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.

Upon acceptance to the Courier program in 2016, he was nervous about being accepted by the Appalachian community as a black immigrant, but left with a “cultural humility” that helps him see every person in the same light.

“Frontier Nursing University and the people of eastern Kentucky warmly welcomed me,” Allotey said. He emphasized that living and working alongside practitioners in an underserved area helped him break down the walls between him and people that come from different backgrounds.

Allotey was also inspired by watching healthcare providers in those rural areas shift the thinking of a whole population through community-based care, such as support groups and health clinics.

“Every student who considers going into healthcare should strongly consider applying and participating in the Courier program,” he said. “I thoroughly enjoyed my time here as a Courier.”

Also in these recent episodes of Courier Coffee, May Congdon discussed why the Courier program is one she recommends for others.

Congdon works at a reproductive health clinic. Her service as a Courier in 2016 showed her the joy of treating her current patients authentically and holistically.

Congdon split her time between a faith-based health clinic and a hospice, where she said she experienced diversity amongst patients’ backgrounds and religious beliefs.

“The Courier Program has inspired me to be a dedicated public servant and to approach each patient interaction free of judgment or stereotype,” she said.

Congdon has stayed connected with Frontier by joining the Courier Advisory

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Committee, helping lead the future of the Courier Program.

“It was a joy to be here,” she said. “Seeing this program continue and become stronger is very rewarding for me.”

The Courier Coffee vlog series can be found on FNU’s YouTube channel or in the FNU blog at frontier.edu/news/.

Apply to Be a Courier Applications are currently being accepted for the summer 2019 Courier Program! Please visit portal.frontier.edu/web/fnu/ courier-program for more information or address questions to courier.program@frontier.edu.

In order to successfully apply, applicants must submit a completed application and all supporting materials by Sunday, February 17, 2019 at 5 PM EDT. In addition to the completed application, applicants must submit the following to Courier.Applicants@frontier.edu: • Copy of unofficial transcript • Copy of valid driver’s license • Up to three letters of recommendation with the applicant’s name listed as the subject line.

Once your application is submitted, you are required to send a confirmation email to courier.program@frontier.edu.

News and Notes FNU Names Jess Calohan PMHNP Program Director Jess Calohan, DNP, PMHNP-BC, has been named the new director of FNU’s PsychiatricMental Health Nurse Practitioner program.

Calohan comes to FNU from George Washington University School of Nursing, where he was an assistant professor. He also is the owner and PMHNP at ClincWorksConsulting, a Telepsychiatry Company, in Potomac Falls, Va. and has served on the Distance Education and Accreditation Council in Washington, D.C., since 2013.

“We are excited to welcome Dr. Calohan as the new director of our PsychiatricMental Health Nurse Practitioner Program,” said FNU President Susan Stone, DNSc, CNM, FACM, FAAN. “He brings a wealth of experience that will allow the program to proceed on the path of excellence as it continues to develop, grow and ultimately provide clinicians who will serve those most in need of mental health services. ” A retired Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army, Calohan served the military in a variety of medical positions for 20 years. Most recently, he was the Program Chair and Assistant Professor of the PMHNP program in the Graduate School of Nursing at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., from 2013-2017. His distinguished military record includes a long list of awards, including a Bronze Star, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, two Meritorious Service Medals, and eight Army Commendation Medals.

Calohan’s professional activities include memberships in the American Association for Men in Nursing, the American Psychiatric Nurses’ Association,

and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. He is also a member of the editorial board of the Journal of American Psychiatric Nurses’ Association.

“I am honored to accept the PMHNP director position at FNU,” Dr. Calohan said. “I have long been impressed by FNU’s organizational values, model, and the success of its programs. I am excited to lead this program and continue FNU’s legacy of preparing outstanding students to provide excellent healthcare in their communities.”

FNU’s PMHNP program is further strengthened by the naming of Irma Jordan, DNP, APRN, FNP/PMHNPBC, FAANP, as the permanent PMHNP Clinical Director effective in the 2019 spring term. Jordan has been serving a dual role as both the PMHNP Clinical Director and the Family Nurse Practitioner program Clinical Director but will focus her attention entirely on the rapidly growing PMHNP program moving forward.

FNU’s PMHNP program launched in January 2017. A PMHNP is an advanced practice nurse that seeks to improve mental health care and the overall health status of communities. With a focus on lifetime care for individuals, PMHNPs are committed to promoting mental health through assessment, diagnosis and treatment of behavioral problems, mental disorders and comorbid conditions.

Post-graduate WHNP student selected as member of NPWH Student Leadership Program FNU student Gina Kristiansen, RN, CWHCNP, Class 169, was selected as a member of the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) Student Leadership Program at the 21st Annual NPWH Premier

Women’s Healthcare Conference, Oct. 10-13, in San Antonio, Texas.

The Student Leadership Program is designed to build a community of WHNP students and give them the opportunity to connect with expert WHNPs. Kristiansen also received a scholarship to attend the NPWH National Conference for free.

Student selected for SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program Adriana Hernandez, MSN, RN, CNM, PMHNP, Class 173, was selected as a 2018 fellow of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Minority Fellowship Program. The purpose of the Minority Fellowship Program is to reduce health disparities and improve behavioral health care outcomes for racial and ethnic populations.

DNP student receives IHI scholarship Margaret Galvez, MSN, MPH, APRN, FNP-C, APHN-BC and DNP student, Class 29, was selected to receive a full scholarship for the fall 2018 Institute for Healthcare Improvement Open School Leadership and Organizing for Change course. The nine-week virtual course is designed to help health professionals learn to apply skills and knowledge in leadership, community organizing, population health and the science of improvement.

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News and Notes FNU Associate Professor Dr. Diane John Uses Community Education to Improve Broward County Health Outcomes FNU Associate Professor Dr. Diane Y. John, PhD, ARNP, FNP-BC, is improving the health outcomes of residents of Broward County, Fla., through a new project to reduce the risk of heart disease.

Diane Y. John PhD, ARNP, Dr. John and a group FNP-BC of nurse practitioners, supported by the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation (NPFH)/Astellas Promoting Heart Health Across the Age Span Award Program, attend community health events and talk with attendees to help them make positive health changes.

Dr. John’s clinical practice as an FNP includes working with populations across the lifespan, as well as community work with diverse populations. Sixteen percent of the people Dr. John serves are 65 and older; 51% are female; 30% are Black or African American; 29% are Hispanic or Latino, and many are of other minority ethnicities. This population also has a small percentage of persons living without health insurance under the age of 65, with a disability and/or in poverty.

Her project, “Nurse Practitioners’ Influence on Heart Healthy Behaviors,” will integrate motivational interviewing into a community education initiative to help patients change behaviors associated with heart disease.

FNU Student and Alumni on Chicago Radio to Discuss Reproductive Justice Nurse-midwifery student Jeanine Valrie Logan, MPH, CLS, CNEP, Class 146,

WBEZ host Amy I. Catania, Jeanine Valrie Logan, MPH, CLS and Stephanie Martinez CLC, CNM

and graduate Stephanie Martinez, CLC, CNM, Class 148, were recently interviewed on NPR’s WBEZ in Chicago.

They discussed how they are fighting for fair and equal access for reproductive care for vulnerable communities in the Chicago area.

JaDuan Rawls Receives Black Nurses Rock Scholarship Nurse-midwifery student JaDuan Rawls, RN, Class 172, is the recipient of a 2018 Black Nurses Rock scholarship. Each year, in addition to recognition awards, Black Nurses Rock presents scholarships to active Black Nurses Rock members on the basis of academic achievement, financial need, and community involvement. Rawls was one of three students awarded one of these scholarships this year. Since its founding in 2014, Black Nurses Rock has awarded over $70,000 in scholarship/ grant funds.

Students and Faculty Emphasize Diversity Through Conferences and Research AAPINA Conference The 15th annual Asian American/Pacific Islander Nurses Association (AAPINA)

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Dr. Maria Valentin-Welch and Karen Ojeda at 2018 AAPINA Conference

conference was held in Durham, N.C., from Sept. 22-23, 2018. FNU Diversity Impact Student Ambassador Karen Ojeda, along with Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Dr. Maria ValentinWelch, attended the conference and represented the university with information on FNU’s distance education and specialty tracks.

The conference theme, “Local to Global: Future Directions for Research on Health Disparities,” embraced the overall goals that AAPINA has to provide a supportive and inclusive atmosphere, including current statistics and national information on the health status of Asian American/ Pacific Islanders (AAPIs).

FNU provided a visible platform at the conference to inform prospective students of FNU’s specialty programs and its diversity initiatives. AAPINA continues to serve as an organization with a mission to increase visibility and diverse collaborations for Asian American and Pacific Islander nurses within the healthcare profession.

AAMN Annual Meeting & Exhibit The 43rd American Assembly for Men in Nursing (AAMN) annual meeting and exhibit was held in Milwaukee, Wis., on Oct. 4-6, 2018. FNU PRIDE members and students Steve Carver and Jason

Hone represented FNU as winners of the annual Student Ambassador essay contest hosted by the FNU Diversity Impact Program. The essay contest is a writing initiative aimed at fostering studentleadership, academic retention, and professional development within nursing education.

Rates, and How It’s Affecting the Medical Community.”

The AAMN conference supports the professional growth of men in nursing.

Sessions centered on increasing gender diversity in healthcare, and to bring awareness on discrimination towards men in the nursing field.

FNU received interest from prospective students for FNU’s new PsychiatricMental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) specialty program, among other programs. The conference also provided a platform to inform students of FNU’s Diversity Impact student organization. Nurse practitioner students Jean Volm and Rachel Sixberry volunteered to represent FNU at the exhibit booth.

“Having experienced discrimination, it

Citing the fact that suicide is one of the biggest killers of men between ages 20-49, St. Clair’s presentation focused on some of the challenges men face with mental health when trying to seek help.

“Working at the FNU booth with other students was great,” said Hone. “Meeting them, hearing their stories, and engaging conference patrons with them was a highlight for me at this event.”

FNU Diversity Impact Program students at 2018 AAMN Annual Meeting & Exhibit

was heartening to know that I was not alone and that efforts are being made to improve these disparities,” said Hone.

Group discussions also focused on innovative solutions to combat the opioid crisis across the nation. “This event has enhanced my desire to specialize in addiction medicine and to become an active participant in decreasing this [opioid] epidemic and saving lives,” said Carver.

FNU Diversity Impact Program member and doctoral student, Homecia St. Clair, presented a poster entitled, “Don’t Push Me! I’m Close to the Edge! A Prospective Study of Depression in Men, Suicide

The networking opportunities at the AAMN annual conference continue to serve as a platform to increase FNU’s visibility and diversity initiatives with the organization.

“This event has enhanced my desire to earn a DNP from Frontier Nursing University in order to make a difference in my community,” said Carver.

GLMA Nursing Summit

Holly Howell and Bethney Seifert at 2018 GLMA Nursing Summit

individuals. Conference workshops focused on healthcare issues facing LGBTQ nurses and marginalized LGBTQ populations.

Discussions included research related to health equity, awareness of workplace policies for LGBTQ employees, sexual violence among LGBTQ identifying persons, trans-inclusive healthcare, and shared experiences of LGBTQ nursing students during their clinical and educational studies. Attendees were encouraged by Keynote Speaker, Dr. TaMara Griffin, Sacred Soul SEXucator and Holistic Healer, to practice self-care and to heal old traumas.

FNU student Holly Howell CNEP, Class 158, and graduate Bethney Seifert, DNP, Class 27, volunteered to represent the university at GLMA with information on FNU’s distance education and specialty tracks.

The goal of the 36th annual Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA) Nursing Summit that took place in Las Vegas, Nev., on Oct. 10-13, 2018, was to build an inclusive home that promotes capacity building for LGBTQ nurses, nurse allies and nurse supporters.

The summit provided a forum for mentorship, support, and networking to develop and refine skills necessary to promote health equity for LGBTQ

Our students, grads and faculty had a blast at the 2018 IHI: Institute for Healthcare Improvement National Forum in December in Orlando.

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Wendover Bed & Breakfast and Retreat Center Report

Wendover Hosts Community Holiday Dinner Honored guests and friends of FNU gathered for a holiday celebration in the historic Wendover Bed & Breakfast and Retreat Center on Thursday, December 13.

Thirty-two guests were welcomed to Wendover for the annual community holiday dinner. As is tradition, each was greeted with steaming hot cider and a crackling fireplace.

Guests included Hyden, Ky., Mayor Carol Joseph; Hyden City Commissioner, Bill Napier; Leslie Co. Sheriff elect, Billy Michael Collett; Leslie Co. Court Clerk elect, Onzie Sizemore; and Director of Kentucky School of Bluegrass & Traditional Music, Dean Osborne.

As guests arrived, FNU Development Officer Michael Claussen conducted tours of the refurbished Big House, originally built in 1925. FNU President Dr. Susan Stone welcomed everyone for the annual event, highlighting this year’s special charity focus.

Before dinner was served, Janet Scott, a Chautauqua with the Kentucky Humanities Council, presented as Mary Breckinridge, entertaining guests with stories of the first Wendover Christmas.

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Guests Sandra Napier and son Jonathan – School Nurse for Leslie Co. schools, Wendover Advisory Committee, Leslie Co. Saddle Club Dean & Sarah Osborne, and daughter Royce – FNU Trustee, Director of Kentucky School of Bluegrass and Traditional Music Janet Scott – Mary Breckinridge Chautauqua character with the Kentucky Humanities Council Debbie Gross – Hyden City Clerk Carol Joseph – Mayor of Hyden Billy Michael & Lida Collett – Leslie Co. Sheriff elect The menu of garden salad, roast turkey with dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, glazed carrots, yeast rolls was paired with amiable conversation. Guests topped off the satisfying dinner with a slice of coal miners cake and ice cream.

Amy Brudnicki – Former Leslie Co. resident, 2018 Wendover Advisory Committee Member Onzie Sizemore – Leslie Co. Court Clerk elect Bill Napier – Hyden City Commissioner

Everyone enjoyed food, socializing, sharing stories, listening to holiday music, enjoying decorations and warmth of the fireplace under Mrs. Breckinridge’s portrait.

Michelle Wilson – Teacher at Leslie Co. schools

We thank the wonderful cooks that made this meal possible: Vickie Mosley, Samantha Joseph, Debbie Sizemore and Kymber Osborne. Thank you!

Diane Whitehead – Manager of Stinnett Area Community Center

Debbie Farler – Teacher at LKLP Early Start head start program Patrick Smith – Writer for Leslie Co. Newspaper

Rita Collett Shirley Collett Burgess Collett

Baby Caps, Scarves and Quilts Needed

The following list is those who recently sent handmade items to Wendover.

We continue to receive handmade baby caps, scarves and lap quilts that we give to our Frontier students. As our university continues to grow, we will need more and more of these precious items. The size needed for lap quilts is approximately 40 by 42 inches. Yarn should be worsted weight. Please send your donated items to: Michael Claussen 132 FNS Drive Wendover, KY 41775

Prayer Shawl group at Beaumont Presbyterian Church Catherine Dodds Maryann Gibeily Susan Johnson Ede Kramer

These items are given to each Frontier student who then passes them on to a patient. When students present the baby caps, scarves or lap blankets to their patients, they tell them the story of Mary Breckinridge and the Frontier Nursing Service. It is a very special time for them to share the story and explain why they have chosen to become a nurse-midwife or nurse practitioner and attend Frontier Nursing University. We appreciate everyone who helps continue this wonderful tradition!

Nancy Kramer Harriet Palmer Jeanne Sherman Women’s Knitting Group at the Maryland Correctional Institute for Women

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In Memoriam / Tributes Martha Estelle Morrison Martha Estelle Morrison was born on July 2, 1922 in Dorchester, Mass., daughter of Malcolm and Josephine Morrison. She died at the age of 96 on October 28, 2018, at Saint Helena Hospital.

Martha grew up on King Cove, in North Weymouth, Mass. She graduated as a registered nurse from Mt. Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Mass., in 1945, and joined the Cadet Nurse Corps at the end of WWII. A few years after graduation, she joined the Frontier Nursing Service in 1949 and spent several years as a nurse midwife-on-horseback in rural Kentucky. In a Jeep or riding her favorite horse, Doc, Martha forded rivers and creeks to deliver babies for the families she served. She sang as she rode, a necessary precaution because of mountain feuds. “We were always told not to ride quietly, to make noise,” she said. “ I was a singer; they always knew when I was coming.”

In 1952, Martha returned to Boston where she joined the staff at Boston Lying-In Hospital. Later, in a nursing career that spanned more than 40 years and included a stint as president of the Providence Association of Medical Assistants, she joined a Rhode Island medical practice. Following her retirement in 1986, she cared for her mother, who lived to 104, and her aunt.

She was a skilled gardener, an artist, a doting dog-owner, and an active member and choir soloist at her Baptist Church.

She was known for her loving kindness, steady gentle nature, and appreciation for the simple things of life. She was always there for her family, friends, and anyone in need.

She moved to Woodbridge Village in Saint Helena, Calif., in 2004, with her sister Eloise to be close to her sister’s children. A life-long painter, Martha was painting and sketching up to the day she died. She was active in a Rianda House painting club, and had an exhibition of her work at the Saint Helena Public Library. She was also active in the First Presbyterian Church of Saint Helena.

She is survived by her sister Eloise Peña (husband, Cesareo Peña, deceased); nephew Arthur Peña; niece Heather Peña and her sons Ryan Searl and Jack Searl (fiancé Jessie); grandnephew Beck Henderer-Peña (son of Elita Peña, deceased) and wife Myste and their two children, Hudson and Emma; and cousin Wendy Longo.

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The following people gave contributions in memory of their friends or loved ones.

The names in bold are the deceased.

Jewel Sizemore

Ruth Beeman

Peter Talbot

Barbara Thompson Sandra T Bernasek

Steven Bernasek Dr. Robert L Bradley

Christina Guy Bill Friel

Stephen and Linda Longstreth

Nina Sowiski Judy and Newt Stammer

Suzie Stammer Jane Cheever Talbot Ann Woodin

Andrew Rush The following people gave contributions in honor of their friends or loved ones. The names in bold are the honorees.

FNS Courier Joseph Coleman Carter III

Erica Burkhart

Joseph Coleman Carter IV

Cathy Collins-Fulea

Susan N. Frode

Laura Gusba

Anonymous Donors

FNS Courier Carlyle Carter

Kate Ireland

Joseph Coleman Carter IV

Dorothy Treft

Kitty Ernst

Jane H. Hope

Bruce and Barbara Haldeman

Mairi Breen Rothman Richard and Abby Geyer

Mary Ellen Houston

Jeff Feltner

John McDougall Mary Elizabeth Yundt Kilbourn

Mary Kilbourn-Huey John Robert Longfellow

Stephen and Linda Longstreth Gertrude and Ed Longstreth

Stephen and Linda Longstreth Ruth and Ernie Longstreth

Stephen and Linda Longstreth George Mead

Marianna Mead O’Brien Martha E. Morrison

Arthur Pena Elizabeth Moore

Susan Brodesser Alabam Morgan

Judy Morgan Juanetta Morgan

Judy Morgan Diana Morgan Olcott

Karen Gordon Jane Leigh Powell

Robert Phipps

Leslie Tervo

Wanda Feltner Elizabeth Leggett Peggy Foiles

Stephen and Linda Longstreth Beverly Friel

Stephen and Linda Longstreth The Jones Family

M Sageheart Sally Laliberte

Rachel Laliberte Kathleen Lewis

Elizabeth Leggett Patricia Perrin Lawrence

Frances Keene Stephen and Linda Longstreth

Marilyn Wright Eddie and Selma Owens

Harvie and Nellie Wilkinson Dr. Greg Pawlson

Jean Johnson Marilyn Wright

Stephen and Linda Longstreth

Trustees / Board of Directors TRUSTEES:

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mrs. Tia Andrew, Hamilton Parish, Bermuda

Mrs. Henry Ledford, Big Creek, KY

Ms. Sarah Bacon, Brooklyn, NY

Mrs. Marian Leibold, Cincinnati, OH

Mrs. Andrea Begley, Hyden, KY Mrs. Heather Bernard, Hamilton, NY Gov. Steven Beshear, Lexington, KY Mrs. Betty Brown, Louisville, KY Mrs. Amy Pennington Brudnicki, Richmond, KY Dr. Timothy Bukowski, Chapel Hill, NC

Dr. Ruth Lubic, Washington, DC Mr. William Lubic, Washington DC Mr. Robert Montague, JD, Urbanna, VA Mr. Wade Mountz, Louisville, KY Ms. Judy Myers, PhD, RN, New Albany, IN Ms. Sandra Napier, Hyden, KY

Miss Anna Carey, Hyden, KY

Dr. Spencer Noe, Lexington, KY

Mrs. Jean Chapin, Oldwick, NJ

Mrs. Frank O’Brien, Boston, MA

Dr. Holly Cheever, Voorheesville, NY

Mr. Dean Osborne, Hyden, KY

Mrs. Lois Cheston, Topsfield, MA

Mrs. John Richardson, Washington, DC

Mrs. John Dete, West Liberty, OH Mrs. Selby Ehrlich, Bedford, NY Mrs. Robert Estill, Raleigh, NC Mrs. Angela Feltner, Hyden, KY Mrs. Noel Smith Fernandez, Pomona, NY

Vice Chair Michael T. Rust, Louisville, KY Secretary Wallace Campbell, PhD, Berea, KY Treasurer Della Deerfield, CPA, Richmond, KY

Ms. Barbara Napier, Irvine, KY

Dr. Wallace Campbell, Berea, KY

Mrs. Julia Breckinridge Davis, Winston-Salem, NC

Chair Michael Carter, DNSc, DNP, Tumbling Shoals, AR

Mrs. Helen Rentch, Midway, KY

Board Members

Mrs. Linda Roach, Lexington, KY

Carlyle Carter, Evanston, IL

Mrs. Georgia Rodes, Lexington, KY

Peter Coffin, Chair, Frontier Nursing Service, Inc. Foundation Chestnut Hill, MA

Mrs. Sandra Schreiber, Louisville, KY

Eunice (Kitty) Ernst, CNM, MPH, Perkiomenville, PA

Mrs. Sherrie Rice Smith, Franklin, WI Mrs. Austin Smithers, Lyme, NH

Nancy Hines, Shepherdsville, KY Jean Johnson, PhD, RN, FAAN, Cabin John, MD Phyllis Leppert, RN, CNM, MD, PhD, FACNM, Salt Lake City, UT

Mr. John Grandin, Chestnut Hill, MA

Mrs. Robert Steck, Arlington, MA

Dr. Joyce Fortney Hamberg, Southgate, KY

Mrs. Mary Clay Stites, Louisville, KY

Dr. Horace Henriques, Lyme, NH

Mr. Richard Sturgill, Paris, KY

Mr. & Mrs. John Hodge, Berwyn, PA

Ms. Mary Frazier Vaughan, Lexington, KY

Mrs. Robin Frentz Isaacs, Lincoln, MA

Mrs. LouAnne Roberts Verrier, Austin, TX

Mrs. Rosemary Johnson, Versailles, KY

Dr. Patience White, Bethesda, MD

May Wykle, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA, Cleveland, OH

Mrs. Mary Carol Joseph, Mayor, City of Hyden

Mr. Harvie Wilkinson, Lexington, KY

Board Members Emeritus

Ms. Deborah M. King, Westport, MA

Ms. Vaughda Wooten, Hyden, KY

Mrs. Patricia Lawrence, Westwood, MA

Emma Metcalf, RN, MSN, CPHQ, Louisville, KY Marcus Osborne, MBA, Bentonville, AR Kerri Schuiling, PhD, CNM, FAAN, FACNM, Marquette, MI Peter A. Schwartz, MD, Wyomissing, PA Nancy Fugate Woods, PhD, RN, FAAN, Seattle, WA

John Foley, Lexington, KY Marion McCartney, CNM, FACNM, Washington, DC Kenneth J. Tuggle, JD, Louisville, KY

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Ways to Give: A Lasting Investment Your investment in Frontier Nursing University is an investment in quality healthcare for all.

There are many ways you can support FNU. Gifts ranging from donations for operations to trust instruments to testamentary gifts each provide much-needed support for our work. Some of the more common methods are: Annual Fund Donation Gifts may be made by check or credit card and can support the general operations of FNU, or be restricted to particular programs. You can use the enclosed remittance envelope or make a gift online at www.frontier.edu/ online-giving.

Charitable Remainder Trusts These gift instruments allow you and/or your loved ones to benefit from monies placed in the trust during your/their lifetime. Upon the death of the named beneficiary, the remaining balance in the trust is transferred to FNU.

Stock Gifts You can donate your appreciated stock directly to FNU. Please call the Office of Development for instructions.

Perpetual Income Trusts These gift instruments allow the income from monies you place in trust to benefit FNU in perpetuity.

The principal of your gift remains intact for the life of the trust, and the income it generates is transferred periodically to FNU.

Life Insurance You can name FNU as the beneficiary of your life insurance policy, or transfer ownership of the policy directly to FNU. Charitable Gift Annuity You can give a one-time gift to FNU in exchange for fixed, recurring payments over the balance of your life. Upon your death, the balance of your original gift is maintained by FNU for its general use.

Testamentary Gifts You may make provision in your will to provide a specific bequest to FNU, or provide for some or all of your remaining estate to be given to FNU upon your death.

Each of these gifts has specific tax implications. Please contact your attorney or financial advisor for further information. For additional information on making a gift to FNU, please call 859-251-4612 or email Denise Barrett, Chief Advancement Officer, at denise.barrett@frontier.edu.

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IRA Distributions You can satisfy your required minimum distribution (RMD) while also saving taxes The IRA Charitable Rollover provides you with an opportunity to make a gift during your lifetime from an asset that would be subject to multiple levels of taxation if it remained in your taxable estate.

Among the details to keep in mind: • Your plan provider must issue the donation directly to the charity.

Funds withdrawn and personally sent by you to the charity do not qualify.

• Your donation can be used to satisfy your Minimum Required Distribution (MRD).

• Your gift can be any amount up to $100,000.

• The gift can be excluded from your gross income for federal tax purposes.

Views from Versailles Construction and renovation continues on the new campus in Versailles as we work towards our opening of the campus in 2020. Here are a few images of the campus taken in January 2019.

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Frontier.edu Our mission is to provide accessible nurse-midwifery and nurse practitioner education to prepare competent, entrepreneurial, ethical, and compassionate leaders in primary care to serve all individuals with an emphasis on women and families in diverse, rural, and underserved populations.

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