Alumni Association
The Alumni Association Mission
The Alumni Association of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Board is an organization of alumni committed to supporting the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, through assistance with development, alumni relations, student relations, and community relations. Its goals are to support the School's fundraising goals, to establish and maintain a strong alumni network, to foster positive student interactions with administration, faculty, and alumni, and to increase the community's awareness of the roles of advanced practice nursing.
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Membership in the Alumni Association begins at the August Pinning Ceremony. There are no membership dues or fees.
VUSN Alumni Association Board of Directors
The Alumni Association Board of Directors meets twice a year.
Alumni Association Board of Directors
Betsy H. Perky, M.S.N. '04 - President
Whitney Simmons Wormer, M.S.N. '03
Immediate Past President
Loretta Adair, M.S.N. '96
Doug Arrington, M.S.N. '88
Mary Elizabeth Barry, M.S.N. '05
Traci Turner Boswell, M.S.N. '03
Deborah Kelley Critz, M.S.N. '92
Jane Dempster, B.S.N. '78
Sharon Wilson Dowdy, M.S.N. '85, Ph.D. '99
Frances M. Edwards, B.S.N. '53, M.S.N. '76
Erin Long Ellington, M.S.N. '03
Susan Ficken, M.S.N. '97
Chris Skinner Fox, B.S.N. '80
Virginia M. George, B.S.N.'47
Chris Kennedy, M.S.N. '08
Renee F. Kilgore, B.S.N. '82
Andrea Johnson Kilkenny, B.S.N. '81
Carol Bruno Komara, B.S.N. '62
Nancy Schaffer Lodding, B.S.N. '83
Becky Marks Evenson, B.S.N. '84
Sue Anderson Morgan, B.S.N. '71, M.S.N. '72, Ph.D. '87
President Elect
Kim Dishman Parham, B.S.N. '85
Emily Ferrell Pope, M.S.N. '04
Ada Trice Smith, B.S.N.'47
Tommy Lewis Thompson Jr., M.S.N. '08
Tammie "Kitty" Wadlinger, M.S.N. '03
Cynthia Gregory Waller, M.S.N. '97
Karen Simonsen Ward, B.S.N. '70, M.S.N. '72
Ty Williams, M.S.N. '03

