SCHOOL UPDATE New Faculty Megan Beach, MS, RN, RNC-OB, C-EFM Assistant Lecturer
The last eight years since I graduated I have been working with Women and Children’s Services at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. I mainly specialize in Labor & Delivery, but also work on Postpartum, Pediatrics, and Nursery. I spent the last four years working as a charge nurse for all these units; it was helping new nurses that made me want to go back to school for my masters in nursing education. I have helped out the last two semesters since graduating with my masters, working as adjunct faculty leading OB and medical clinical rotations for nursing students. I also love traveling and being outdoors. Shannon Schneider, MS, RN Assistant Lecturer
I am not a traditional nurse. What drew me to nursing was lived experiences and having to figure out what the best path would be for me. It was not a direct path, but a path of twists and turns that finally lead me to nursing. I can say now, five years later, I really enjoy being a nurse! I graduated with my BSN from Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences (BRCN), Quincy, IL in 2016. In 2020, I received my MSN-Education from BRCN. I have worked in the hospital, public health, and community health settings. I enjoy the teaching aspects of nursing and I think that helped guide me in the direction of becoming a nurse educator. When I am not nursing, I am with my family traveling, outdoors, or working on some type of renovation project. I am looking forward to my new role as a faculty member at UW! Sherra St Clair, DNP, PMHNPBC, MFA McMurry Chair of Mental Health Clinical Assistant Professor
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Retired Faculty
Marilyn Hall, MSN, RN
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Kimberly Raska-Miller, MS, RN
Candace Tull, PhD, WHCNP, RN
Faculty/Staff Awards: Outstanding Teacher and Outstanding Staff Member Congratulations to Nursing Faculty member Candy Stidolph and Nursing Staff member Dawn Carver. Both were recognized at the College of Health Sciences annual Faculty & Staff Awards Celebration on April 29, 2021 through a first-time ZOOM event. Stidolph received the “Outstanding Teacher” award in recognition for excellence in classroom and clinical teaching in the College of Health Sciences. Carver received the “Outstanding Staff Member” award, which recognizes an outstanding staff member within the College of Health Sciences who has made significant contributions early in their career. Candy Stidolph: Outstanding Teacher
Stidolph was recognized “for consistently going above and beyond to ensure excellence in clinical education” for the UW Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) family nurse practitioner students. A sophisticated and diverse skill set is need by such students, so Stidolph recruits and arranges quality clinical experiences with clinical preceptors and agencies across Wyoming and bordering states. Additionally, she assures each student has mastered necessary clinical skills for the provision of primary care prior to embarking on their clinical journey. Students are well-prepared and highly sought-after graduates, who make sure to give credit to Stidolph in their exit-interviews for her efforts in individualized clinical instruction. Fellow faculty as well as current and former students contributed to the nomination packet. Following are representative comments: • “Candy Stidolph has an unfailing commitment to excellence in every sphere of graduate and undergraduate education. She is clearly one of the finest, most well-prepared and natural teachers I have had the pleasure of working with at the academic nursing level.” • “Seeing [Candy] in practice inspired me to pursue nursing myself…when it came to pick a program for my DNP I knew I wanted to learn from NPs I loved and respected, so it was clear I wanted to be a part of any program Candy was part of!” • “Candy has been one instructor I have always felt I could approach. She has been nothing but kind, compassionate, and supportive. I was
