Class Notes
Patricia “Patty” Yocum Bloom, HUP’56,
writes, “My years at HUP, both as a student and an employee, have helped me immensely in these oh-so-challenging ‘senior’ years. As a student, I probably had more ‘lates’ than anyone ever…so I am delighted they let me graduate! I remain forever grateful! My garden is my great joy, exercise, and therapy. My son Josh is an MRI tech, and my daughter Heidi is an orthopedic hand surgeon. I enjoy the role of neighborhood nurse, and I spend time with my twin sister, who lives in the Paoli area and has dementia. My husband Marv died three years ago from the same disease. I would love hearing from any old buddies. And we can chat about Miss Hartung reminding our patients, and now ourselves, to ‘dangle’ before bouncing out of bed!” Dorothy Moser, Nu’58, would be
interested in knowing of other graduates who live in the Newark, Del., area. She is still active, although legally blind and does not drive. She can receive email, and she can be reached at dmoser@udel.edu. She was a member of the Nursing faculty at Penn from 1967 to 1969, and then on the faculty at the University of Delaware until she retired in 1992.
Joan Segal Trachtenberg, Nu’65, GNu’81, recently celebrated her 25th year
on the nursing staff at Bryn Mawr Hospital’s psychiatry unit as the unit itself was marking its 25th year. She reports there will be no retirement yet, because the unpredictability of each day is keeping her young. She sends “kudos to Penn Nursing!” Roberta Pichini, HUP’68, was named in
The Best Lawyers in America® 2012. She is a personal injury attorney and partner with the Philadelphia law firm of Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock & Dodig LLP. President of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, she has been invited to join the American College of Trial Lawyers and the American Board of Trial Advocates and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
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Eileen Sullivan-Marx, HUP’72, Nu’76, Gr’95,
recently received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Alumni Association of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Nursing. She currently serves as associate dean for practice and community affairs and the Shearer Endowed Term Chair for Healthy Community Practices at Penn Nursing and is a professor of scholarly practice in Penn Nursing’s department of Family and Community Health. Dorette "Dee" Sugg Welk, GNu'74, was elected to serve as a member of the board of directors of Sigma Theta Tau International. She remains chair of the regional chapters’ coordinating committee, a global committee of nurse leaders who work with the 500 honor society chapters around the world. Dr. Welk is faculty emeritus, department of nursing, Bloomsburg, Pa., and resides there and in St. Croix with her husband Fran Welk who was a physical therapist and athletic trainer at Penn from 1970-1975. Nancy C. Tkacs, Nu’75, GNu’77, GNC’05, GNu’06, associate professor in the
department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences, has been appointed assistant dean for diversity and cultural affairs at Penn Nursing. (See Penn Nursing News on page 27.)
Judith L. Bachman, GNu’81, has joined Huron Consulting Group, a Chicago-based business-consulting firm, as a managing director of its Huron education practice for academic medical centers. Previously, she was senior vice president for strategic initiatives at Thomas Jefferson University. Anita Y. Kinney, GNu’85, received the
outstanding achievement award in medicine/health at the 23rd Annual YWCA Salt Lake City 2011 Leader Luncheon in September. She was honored for her work in cancer research where she is developing and testing
interventions for communicating genetic risk to individuals and families who are at increased risk for familial cancers, such as colorectal, breast, and ovarian cancer. She is a professor of epidemiology at the University of Utah; director-at-large and chair of the Cancer Survivorship Special Interest Group of the American Society of Preventive Oncology; editorial board member for two scientific journals; and scientific grant reviewer for the National Institutes of Health. Diane L. Spatz, Nu’86, GNu’89, Gr’95, has been
promoted to the rank of professor in the standing facultyclinician educator track at Penn Nursing effective July 1. She is a member of the American Academy of Nursing and has served as chair of the AAN’s expert panel on breastfeeding since 2007. She introduced Dr. Regina M. Benjamin, Surgeon General of the United States, at the AAN meeting in October. Jennifer N. Easter, Nu’87, director of the
MBA program at Lebanon Valley College, was recently appointed to the Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors. She received MBA and MPH degrees from UCLA in 1992, and then worked in medical practice management and as an adjunct instructor of quality management prior to her current position. She lives in Lebanon, Pa., with her husband Dennis and their four sons.
Heather Paul Mokotoff, Nu’91, GNu’01,
lives in Trumbull, Conn., with her husband and two children. She now works as a pediatric nurse practitioner at the Yale Pediatric Diabetes Program and would love to hear from her fellow classmates. Patricia D’Antonio, GRN’92, chair of the
Family and Community Health Department, has been named a 2012 Penn Fellow. (See Penn Nursing News on page 27.)