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Carol (Newberry) Hendry, 79Ox, 81N, is in-house counsel for a system of four nonprofit hospitals in Tampa, Fla. She received her law degree from Georgia State University in 2002.  
Dr. Tanya Sudia-Robinson, 86MN, 94PhD, was appointed director of the Administrative Office of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee for Emory University. Sudia-Robinson has held a variety of positions with Emory, including vice chair of the IRB for the past five years and most recently the research subject advocate for the IRB. She served on the School of Nursing faculty from 1989 to 2000 and helped develop the ethics course work for the nursing doctoral program. She also taught classes in clinical and research ethics for medical, public health, and theology students. Prior to Emory, Sudia-Robinson was a critical care nurse on the transport team and a clinical nurse specialist in the NICU at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta.  
   

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  From the Alumni President

he year 2005 is an exciting time for the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing. As we stand on the brink of the next 100 years, we find ourselves at a moment that will happen only once in our lifetime. Through the years, alumni have played an invaluable role in the history of our school. Now we must commit to playing an equally important role in the school’s future.
     As alumni, we have a special vantage point. We honor those who have come before us while paving the way for those who will follow in our footsteps. We know firsthand about the opportunities that await our graduates and the strength and determination it takes for them to achieve their goals.
     We are all aware of the impending crisis in the field of nursing. Predictions show that an even greater shortage of nursing professionals will impact society within a matter of years. The School of Nursing is positioned to make significant strides to combat those statistics. Being on the cutting edge is not new for our school—it is a position we have held throughout our history. It will also drive us into the next century.
     How can alumni impact the future of caring? Share your expertise with our school’s students. Get to know our current faculty and learn about their interests and contributions and be sure to keep our school abreast of your own interests. Interact with our students and know where their passions are taking them. Communicate openly with our school. Be aware that our school relies heavily on the strength of our alums. Finally, never underestimate how important you are to the continued success of the School of Nursing. We owe it to our past, and we owe it to our future. It’s a sentiment captured perfectly in our school’s Centennial theme—The Future of Caring. Now.


Jenny Williams, 96N, 01MSN/MPH
President, Nurses Alumni Association

 
 
   

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  1990s

 
Dr. Martha G. (Marti) Marquardt, 90MN, of Blue Ridge, Ga., is a psychiatric clinical nurse specialist. “I think that I am unique in that I started out as a licensed practical nurse and ended up with a PhD in nursing,” she writes. Her 32-year career in nursing has included research as well as acute and long-term care.
     “Currently, I live in the North Georgia mountains in a cabin on 14 acres that border the Chattahoochee National Forest,” she says. “I drive 22 miles to my job where I am the nurse manager for the Crossover Partial Hospitalization Program in Cherry Log, an intensive outpatient program for psychiatric patients. I find my life is perfect, as I am able to live in a remote setting and practice nursing in my area of expertise.”
     She adds, “I would not be where I am now if I had not attended Emory’s nursing school. I would love to hear from my fellow graduates and invite them to get in touch with me at
meadows@tds.net.”
 
       
    Born: To Alicia Vander Wiele Casucci, 92N, and her husband, Jeffrey M. Casucci, a daughter, Isabelle May, on June 24, 2004. She has two older brothers, and the family lives in Fairfield, Conn.

Born: To Erin Poe Ferranti, 98N, 01MSN/MPH, and her husband, Ricardo (Ricky), a son, Cole Patrick, on March 12, 2005. He joins his brother, Connor Giuseppe, born on Sept. 17, 2003. Ferranti is a community health instructor in the School of Nursing and formerly served as assistant chief nurse for the Georgia Department of Human Resources.
 
   

 
 
     
  Nursing the Loss of a Pet

r. Betty J. Carmack, 64N, goes beyond the bounds of traditional nursing. She has specialized in pet loss counseling for 25 years. “Nursing takes care of the whole person,” says Carmack. “When I make a home visit to a person grieving the death of a beloved animal, this is nursing. Nurses work with people who are having difficulty coping with the loss of family members, and these can be animal companions. We support people in a holistic manner. We are taught to do that, and we do it well.”
     Carmack edited the January 1991 issue of Holistic Nursing Practice, which focused on “The Human-Animal Bond: Implications for Professional Nursing.” In the foreword, she cited members of the nursing profession who contributed to understanding the significance of the human-animal bond.
     In 2003, Carmack published Grieving the Death of a Pet. “It is my sincere goal that this book be an instrument of healing,” she says.” I’ve had the privilege of walking the path with more than 2,000 people who were anticipating or experiencing grief for their animals. I’ve seen that grief from a pet’s death does matter, and it matters profoundly.”
     Carmack has been a facilitator for the San Francisco SPCA Pet Loss Support Group since 1982. In 2001, she was given the San Francisco SPCA Humanitarian Award. She was also honored by Sigma Theta Tau International for her work in animal-assisted therapy.
     Currently, Carmack is professor and chair of the Department of Community and Mental Health Nursing at the University of San Francisco School of Nursing. She holds a doctorate of education and certification in thanatology (the study of death) from the Association of Death Education and Counseling (ADEC). Earlier this year, she presented a talk on “Grief Related to Pet Loss: Exploring Contemporary Issues” at an ADEC conference.
     “Clearly I believe that pet loss counseling is a nursing role,” she says. “It’s a natural for nurses." —Carol Pinto

 
 
 
   


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    Married: Corinne A. Leonard, 03N, and Christopher Hatfield,
on Sept. 28, 2003, in Alpharetta, Ga. They currently reside in Greenville, N.C., where she is a staff nurse at Pitt County Memorial Hospital.

Married: Susanna Turner, 03N,
and Joseph Darr, of Chattanooga, Tenn., on Nov. 6, 2004, in Turner’s hometown of Marshallville, Ga. Turner received her MSN from Vanderbilt in August 2004. She is a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner in Chattanooga.
 
     
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Dr. Patricia Clark, associate professor in the Department of Adult and Elder Health, received the 2005 Hartford Institute Geriatric Nursing Award, which honors individuals for research that enhances the science and practice of geriatric nursing in the South.  
Dr. Colleen DiIorio received the 2004 Distinguished Scholar in Nursing Award at New York University for her significant contributions to nursing and health care. DiIorio holds a joint appointment in the School of Nursing and Rollins School of Public Health and is known for her research regarding HIV/AIDS medication adherence and HIV prevention in families.  
Dr. Kathy Parker, 77MN, holder of the Edith F. Honeycutt Chair in Nursing, has been selected to serve on the Institute of Medicine’s Committee on Sleep Medicine and Research. Serving on this committee provides Parker with an opportunity to impact National Institutes of Health funding priorities and public policy. Parker directs the Center for Research on Symptoms, Symptom Interactions, and Health Outcomes at Emory, which recently received a new three-year award of nearly $1 million from the NIH.  
Dr. Lynn Sibley will be inducted as a fellow of the American College of Nurse- Midwives in May 2005. Sibley serves as academic director of the international dual-degree major (MSN/MPH) in the Lillian Carter Center for International Nursing and as associate clinical professor.  
   

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    IN MEMORIAM  
       
  1920s  
       
    Martha C. Campbell, 29N, of Cleveland, Ga., on Oct. 12, 2003.  
   

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Norma Denard Poole, 34N, of Auburndale, Fla., of cancer on Jan. 25, 2005, at age 91. Poole was a first lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps in World War II. She is survived by a son, a daughter, and two grandchildren.

 
    Elizabeth S. Hutchins, 39N, of Jacksonville, Fla., on Sept. 2, 2004, at age 88.  
   

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    Jeanette Hancock Foley, 42N, of Durham, N.C., of cancer on July 19, 2004, at age 83. Foley was a second lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps in World War II. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, LTC (Ret.) John P. Foley, a daughter, a son, six grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

Edna M. Suberly, 44N, of Valdosta, Ga., on Feb. 24, 2004. She is survived by a son and a daughter.

Martha Woods Glisson, 45N, of Atlanta, on Nov. 13, 2004. She is survived by two sons and several grandchildren.
 
       
Merle Harvey Jensen, 46N, of Miami, on Dec. 4, 2004, of a stroke at age 79. Jensen joined Emory’s Cadet Nurse Corps in 1943, a program aimed at stemming the drastic shortage of nurses at home during World War II. Her classmate, Margaret Jennings Scott, 46N, remembers the heavy burden of “working long shifts as well as carrying a difficult academic load, so that the home front was protected.” Jensen is survived by her husband, Victor, two daughters, one son, four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.  
       
    Eleanor S. Gathright, 49N, of Darien, Ga., on Dec. 2, 2003.  
   

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    Willa D. Thornton, 56N, of Nunez, Ga., on April 24, 2004, at age 69.

Mabel Jane Senkbeil Wolfson, 57N, of West Hills, Calif., on April 12, 2004. She is survived by her husband, Ron, two daughters, two sons, and 10 grandchildren.
 
   

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    Joanne “Jo” Goodson, 65MN, of Stone Mountain, Ga., on April 19, 2004, at age 73. Goodson directed the International Nursing Program at Emory and taught nursing management to representatives from developing countries during the 1970s. She had more than 20 years’ experience in health care operations and was a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Goodson is survived by Rosemary Kriner, 69MN,
of Stone Mountain and the extended Kriner family.

Sidney C. Capshaw, 66N, of Longview, Texas, on Nov. 30, 2003. Capshaw was a psychiatric nurse.

Paula Reid Bicknell, 68N, of Conyers, Ga., on Dec. 29, 2004, at age 59 after a long illness. Bicknell was active in her nursing career until 1993. She worked at Wesley Woods Center and Emory University Hospital and served four years as a mental health nurse for Newton County. Bicknell was also a missionary in Niteroi, Brazil, and active in the Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband, James, a daughter, a son, and two grandsons.
 
   

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    Margaret A. Edmundson, 72N, of Englewood, Colo., on Nov. 4, 2004. She is survived by her husband, William E. Armstrong, and a son.

Cindy Hills Melancon, 73MN, of Amarillo, Texas, on June 4, 2003, at age 54. Melancon, a registered nurse for 33 years, was president and founder of Conversations, a newsletter for women fighting ovarian cancer. A cancer survivor herself, Melancon was a national speaker and advocate for women with ovarian cancer and served with a number of related organizations. She received many awards for her work, including the 2002 Cancer Volun-teer of the Year award from Coping magazine, the 2002 Public Service Award from the Gynecologic Cancer Foundation, and the 2003 Catherine Logan Service to Survivorship Award from the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship. Among her professional accomplishments, Melancon served as an assistant professor of nursing at Texas A&M University for 10 years. Survivors include her husband, Donald, and a daughter.

Billie Caudle Wright, 76N, of Fletcher, N.C., on Sept. 24, 2004. Wright was a clinical nursing instructor for the Blue Ridge Community College nursing program in Western North Carolina. She also worked as an RN at Pardee Hospital until retiring. Survivors include two daughters, three sons, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Barbara Jo Polkinghorn, 78N, of Snellville, Ga., on March 7, 2004, at age 62. Survivors include four children and six grandchildren.
 
   

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    Virginia Pearson Drewry of Atlanta on March 9, 2005, at age 80. Among her many activities, Drewry was a member of the Associates, which promotes the School of Nursing and provides scholarships for Emory nursing students. Survivors include her husband of 57 years, Joe S. Drewry Jr., a son, a daughter, and four grandchildren.  
       
       
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
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