Announcements

FACULTY AWARDS

Jason Peter

For his exceptional leadership, JASON PETER was chosen by School of Nursing faculty as this year’s recipient 2020-21 Outstanding Faculty Award. When our students were asked to support the Hamilton County Health Department’s vaccination efforts in spring 2021, it was difficult to find a way to support the request because it required that faculty always accompany them. He volunteered to take groups of students on his own time, making a tremendous impact on the number of people who could be vaccinated.

Kristi Wick

The Outstanding Service/Outreach Award was given to KRISTI WICK for her work to make sure the elderly received the services they needed during the pandemic. In spring 2020, as COVID-19 began to race through the United States, she took the reins to make sure the elderly were receiving the services they needed. She created a philanthropic drive, collecting donations for older adults who were isolated in their homes due to virus-related quarantine. Puzzles, coloring books, decks of cards, books and games were donated to the drive and passed on to the adults. She also collected such items as adult diapers and Ensure nutritional drinks.

Tessa Mullinax Baker

Christi Denton

TESSA MULLINAX BAKER and CHRISTI DENTON are the new Mary B. Jackson Professors for 2021-23. Jackson came to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and created the School of Nursing.

Brooke Epperson

BROOKE EPPERSON is the new H. Clay Evans Johnson Professor for 2021-24. Johnson is the former chair of the Board of the UC Foundation and president of the Hamilton County Memorial Hospital Association.

Latisha Toney

Through the Bess Taylor Cofer Professional Health Care Student Advocacy Fund, LATISHA TONEY received money to attend conferences, obtain training and other professional development to enhance her skills for educating students in a health care profession.

Gary Ward

GARY WARD was named the Outstanding Graduate Student for the Nurse Anesthesia program.

Natalie Hall

NATALIE HALL, a senior in the doctor of nursing practice program, received the Outstanding DNP Student Award.

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WEDDING

Madison Collier '21 BSN married Jake Sanders on June 12, 2021. School of Nursing students and faculty celebrated the marriage.

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2021 WHITE COAT CEREMONY

Nursing students receive their white coats as they enter their clinicals.

WATCH ONLINE: utc.edu/WhiteCoat2021

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HOMETOWN HEROES

In September 2021, Chris Smith, Yasmine Key and Dawn Ford were honored as Hometown Heroes for their work to manage COVID-19 at UTC. Smith is the director of the School of Nursing, while Key is the director of University Health Services, and Ford is a member of the faculty in the Master of Public Health program and chief epidemiologist for UTC.