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IN THIS ISSUE PAGE 2 Memoriam/Memorial Gifts Donations PAGE 3 Greetings from Denise PAGE 4 Banquet Photos PAGE 5 Scholarship Awards Class of 1974 PAGE 6 IMSN Display Update PAGE 7 Reunion Weekend Continued
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2023 Reunion Weekend Hello to my fellow IMSN Alumni! Fall is in the air—sort of—at the very least, we have allergens and shorter days! On August 26th, IMSN Alumni Board had the pleasure of celebrating a special day with the class of 1973—Our Honored Guests! We gathered in the Education and Research Center to begin our day with a breakfast buffet, provided for us by the UnityPoint Health Foundation. IMSN Board member Janice Rostenbach McCullough, class of 1983 and Caleb Hegna, Foundation support for our Board, guided the morning event. While we ate, we learned from Katie Fortune, M.A., CCC-SLP, a Speech-Language Pathologist about all the advances in adult rehab regarding video swallows and assessing swallowing in our adult population—post stroke, after injury or for surgery recovery. We learned about the models of assessment and the pyramids for aligning the correct viscosity and level of safe swallowing for adult patients. Our guest speaker certainly knew her stuff! We then tapped into video tours of different departments. Just enough expertise was present from our Board to answer all the great questions our IMSN alumni members had! The video tours included: • Younker Rehabilitation • Central Monitoring Unit • Pediatric Therapy • NICU Following a brief break, some “hardy” members took a walking tour within the
hospital itself. We often highlight the Emergency Room area, including the plaque honoring the IMSN School of Nursing, Light Flight, NICU, the bronzed cap and our beloved IMSN RN pin. Others viewed our new display cases and our memorabilia in the Medical Library. Still others walked the hall of class photos. Around 11 am, the class of 1973, our 50-year honorees, were able to meet for a light and tasty lunch. Alumni Board members Sherri Hanson Miller, class of 1972 and Dawn McGilvrey Kirkman, class of 1976 welcomed them. This special luncheon is hosted by the UnityPoint Nursing Administration. I’m sure there was much laughter and memory sharing! I also know there may have been some “arm twisting” to get a class speaker to share thoughts and memories from the class of 1973! We all returned in the evening for the highlight of the day—the Reunion Banquet. All told, we had about 75 attendees at the banquet. That 75 represented 22 different classes from IMSN. Of course, the 50-year class from 1973 was the largest contingency with 21 class members and several spouses. The class of 1955, 68 years since graduation, had a table full and the class of 1968, 55 years since graduation, also had a nice group! Many of us were the lone representative from their class—like me, from 1980. We were honored to have Denise Cundy, Chief Nursing Executive for UnityPoint Health Des Moines attend the Banquet and give a current update as to where we are in healthcare and nursing. She offered work to anyone from the class of 1973
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