ALUMNI MAGAZINE - Issue 4 - Fall 2022 - Passing the Torch: Year of the Nurse Educator

Sep 22, 2026

Alumni Magazine issue NO. 4 (Fall 2022) honors the Year of the Nurse Educator through editorials and features focused on nursing education’s impact and urgency. The message emphasizes that nurse educators are essential yet frequently overlooked in healthcare, connecting Florence Nightingale’s legacy with U.S. nursing education developments and the need to recruit more qualified educators. The issue also includes alumni and faculty spotlights, scholarship and donor highlights, class notes, and an in memoriam section recognizing alumni who passed.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLifestyle

FormatPDF

Pages13

Reading Time20 min

AccessFree to download

Inside this issue

Florence Nightingale: The Lady with the Lamp

Passing the Torch: Year of the Nurse Educator

The World Needs More Nurses

Alumni Spotlight

Student Spotlight

Faculty Spotlight

Scholarship Spotlight

Donor Spotlight

Alumni Class Notes

In memoriam

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Passing the Torch: Year oF the | | --- | | Nurse Educator | Pg. 12 ISSUE NO. 4 · Fall 2022 To Readers of The Lamp, In a pleasant coincidence that some may call fate, the National League for Nursing has named 2022 the Year of the Nurse Educator—just as we at St. Elizabeth School of Nursing continue to celebrate our 125th year as an institution devoted to nursing education. This issue stands as our tribute to the Year of the Nurse Educator, both for St. Elizabeth School of Nursing's proud pedigree as well as for nurse educators everywhere. This role is one of the most critical in all of healthcare but also one of the most often overlooked. The stories written in these pages aim to remedy that oversight. In "Lady with the Lamp," you'll find aretelling of Florence Nightingale's accomplishments in nursing education and how this exceptional individual revolutionized the world's approach to training competent nurses. Then, in "Passing the Torch: The Year of the Nurse Educator," you'll discover the bigger picture of how nursing education institutions have evolved in the United States, and you’ll get a look at some of the bigger figures who helped shape its trajectory. Finally, in "The World Needs More Nurses," you'll learn how recruiting more nurse educators is the key to inoculating our society against a shortage of qualified caregivers. Undoubtedly, you'll notice a common theme shared among these three editorials: an idea that we've dubbed"The Call Beyond the Call." This notion speaks to the need for experienced nurses to step up and step into the role of nurse educators, so they may pass their hard-won knowledge to nursing's next generation. As we know, The Lamp reaches St. Elizabeth alumni who have accumulated decades of experience and skill, so we hope this issue will inspire some of you to consider passing down your expertise through the classroom. As one of this issue's stories states: The world needs nurses like never before, but for that to happen, it first needs more qualified nurse educators. And who, I ask, is more qualified to pass along the gift of care than an experienced alum of St. Elizabeth School of Nursing? Sincerely, Michelle L. Gerrety, EdD, MSN, RN St. Elizabeth School of Nursing Director Focused. Proven. Connected. INSIDE THIS ISSUE | Alumni Advisory Board of Directors
Join the board today! | 04 | | --- | --- | | Congratulations, Grads!
Classes of December 2021, May 2022 and July 2022 | 05 | | --- | --- | | Florence Nightingale: The Lady with the Lamp
Celebrating Florence Nightingale’s contributions to nursing education | 06 | | --- | --- | | Student Spotlight
Carla Onken | 09 | | --- | --- | | Alumni Spotlight
Barb Parson: Class of 1975 | 10 | | --- | --- | | Faculty Spotlight
Anita Reed, MSN, RN | 11 | | --- | --- | | Passing the Torch:
Year of the Nurse Educator
Nursing education’s most notable developments | 12 | | --- | --- | | Scholarship Spotlight
Sharon Davis Haby Scholarship | 16 | | --- | --- | | Donor Spotlight
Thank you to all who have donated to our 125th anniversary campaign | 18 | | --- | --- | | The World Needs More Nurses
Solving the global shortage of quality caregivers | 20 | | --- | --- | | Alumni Class Notes
Let us know where you've been and what you've been up to | 23 | | --- | --- | In memoriam of our alumni who walked in Christ's healing footsteps. Well done, good and faithful servants. Adelaide King Passed August 2021 1945 Graduate Virginia Klinker Passed April 2022 1975 Graduate Judith Gudeman Passed December 2021 1954 Graduate Loretta Sanders Passed July 2021 1945 Graduate David Dobbin Passed January 2022 2013 Graduate Helena Castleberry Passed March 2021 1989 Graduate Dara Snip Oliver Passed March 2022 2009 Graduate Susie Hoenigman Castor Passed January 2022 1966 Graduate Brought to you by: St. Elizabeth School of Nursing is where

FAQs

What is the main theme of this Alumni Magazine issue?

The issue honors the Year of the Nurse Educator and argues that nurse educators are critical to healthcare but often overlooked.

Which feature highlights Florence Nightingale?

“Florence Nightingale: The Lady with the Lamp” celebrates her contributions to nursing education and leadership.

Why does the issue call for more nurse educators?

It links recruiting qualified nurse educators to addressing the shortage of caregivers and protecting society against workforce gaps.

Sep 22, 2026

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