Student Spotlight: Am<strong>and</strong>a BirdStudent Awards<strong>and</strong> ScholarshipsCentral Florida Kidney CenterAnnual Scholarship FundMonica CollumQuibulah GrahamFrida Igweta JonesHolly TaylorCentral Florida Navy Nurse ScholarshipIn April 2003, Am<strong>and</strong>a Bird washonored at UCF’s Founders Day asOutst<strong>and</strong>ing Student in the <strong>College</strong><strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Affairs</strong>.Bird graduated in May 2003 in the<strong>to</strong>p five percent <strong>of</strong> her class. She wasnominated for the award for herexceptional record <strong>of</strong> volunteer activitiesat UCF <strong>and</strong> in varied communityagencies. She was the leader <strong>of</strong> the UCF“Get Carded” Program, which fostersorgan <strong>and</strong> tissue donation awarenessamong college students. The programwas started at UCF <strong>and</strong> is a modelprogram <strong>to</strong> promote organ donation.Bird sat on the Board <strong>of</strong> Direc<strong>to</strong>rs forVolunteer UCF <strong>and</strong> was acknowledgedas Outst<strong>and</strong>ing Board Member in both2002 <strong>and</strong> 2003.She was also active in numerous sororityactivities for Kappa Delta <strong>and</strong> served onthe UCF Sorority Recruitment Board.As part <strong>of</strong> her clinical assignments, Birdworked in the Apopka CommunityNursing Center. She collaborated withfellow students <strong>to</strong> develop a programcalled, “Project Empower.” Thisprogram facilitates health-care education<strong>and</strong> access for individuals at the Loaves<strong>and</strong> Fishes Food Pantry in Apopka.Am<strong>and</strong>a said the goal <strong>of</strong> this project“is <strong>to</strong> enable clients <strong>to</strong> manage theirhealth <strong>and</strong> disease better, <strong>and</strong> accesscommunity resources.”Kimberly RedmondKelley Timmons<strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Affairs</strong>Outst<strong>and</strong>ing StudentAm<strong>and</strong>a BirdFish Foundation RN <strong>to</strong> B.S.N. ScholarshipMary DavisReatha EllisRosalie McClainFish Foundation RN <strong>to</strong> M.S.N. ScholarshipDebra DiChiaraDonna PeachFlorida League for NursingClinical <strong>Excellence</strong> AwardJeremy BentHeather Scaglione EndowedMemorial ScholarshipChristina AllenUCF Student GovernmentAssociation Top 100 ScholarshipCaptain Thomas WeichartVivian <strong>and</strong> Barry WoodsEducational EndowmentSarah MullinsWinter Park Memorial Hospital ScholarshipLynda AllenBridget Mulrooney16
Alumni1981 - 20021981Rosemary George (Mahoney), B.S.N.,is a psychiatric triage nurse at Winter Park MemorialHospital in Winter Park, Fla.Heidi Jonas (Haefely), B.S.N.,is an RN (registered nurse) at MemorialHospital in Jacksonville, Fla.Rosemary Notaran<strong>to</strong>nio, B.S.N,is the vice president <strong>of</strong> nursing operations at<strong>Health</strong>care Corporation <strong>of</strong> America (HCA)in Fort Pierce, Fla. She earned her M.S.N.at Barry University.Lynn P. Schwarz, B.S.N., is an RN forDr. Lawrence Kelley in Longwood, Fla.1982Patricia Caulfield (Hanvey), B.S.N.,is an RN for Seminole County <strong>Public</strong> Schools inSanford, Fla. She passed the National CertiÞcationExam for School Nurses in June 2002. She ismarried <strong>and</strong> has three children.Kathe Lesure Hypes, B.S.N.,is an ARNP (advanced registered nurse practitioner)at CFP Physicians Group in Casselberry, Fla. In 1988,she made the “Who’s Who in American Nursing” list.In 1991, she was named the S<strong>and</strong> Lake Hospital (inOrl<strong>and</strong>o, Fla.) Employee <strong>of</strong> the Month. In 1997, sheearned her ANCC (American Nurses CredentialingCenter) certiÞcation in geriatrics. She earned herM.S.N. in 1991.Miriam Rafferty (Damora), B.S.N., currently lives inOrl<strong>and</strong>o, Fla. She earned her M.P.H. in 1991.1983Yvonne Baker, B.S.N., is a staff RN at the Veterans’Administration Clinic in Viera, Fla.Ellarea A. Farwell (Broderick), B.S.N., is the programmanager for the Orange County Government inOrl<strong>and</strong>o, Fla.Kathy Ferguson (Murphy), B.S.N., is the clinicalmanager at Jupiter Medical Center in Jupiter,Fla. She is certiÞed in inpatient obstetrics. She hasbeen married for almost 20 years <strong>and</strong> has twosons (12 <strong>and</strong> 16 years old).Joyce Sconiers, B.S.N., is the nurse manager atGreys<strong>to</strong>ne, Inc. in Rockledge, Fla. She iscurrently in the process <strong>of</strong> completing her M.B.A.1984Debra Lucas Harris, B.S.N., M.P.H. (University <strong>of</strong>South Florida ’91), J.D. (Stetson University’96), sole-authored a review article in the FloridaJournal <strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong> in 1991. She alsoconducted hearings as an arbitra<strong>to</strong>r for juvenileservices in the 13th Judicial Circuit inHillsborough County, Fla., from 1991 <strong>to</strong> 1993.She is currently looking for a new job.S<strong>and</strong>ra Mason Cable, B.S.N., is an RN in the NICU(neonatal intensive care unit) at LutheranHospital <strong>of</strong> Indiana in Fort Wayne, Ind. She hasfour sons <strong>and</strong> is “enjoying watching them growin<strong>to</strong> young men,” she writes. She stayed homefrom work after her third son was born, but shereturned <strong>to</strong> hospital nursing in November 2001.“I thoroughly love working in the NICU,” she writes.Patti Cantillo-Kodzis, B.S.N., is an outreach<strong>and</strong> wellness coordina<strong>to</strong>r at Senior ResourceAlliance in Orl<strong>and</strong>o, Fla. She writes: “Nursing allowsvariety. I’ve been able <strong>to</strong> change the direction <strong>of</strong> mycareer as needed. You get what you give.”Nancy K. Lawson, B.S.N., is a pediatric home healthnurse for Addus <strong>Health</strong>care in Tampa, Fla. She hasmade the “Who’s Who Among American BusinessWomen” <strong>and</strong> “Who’s Who Among Medical Pr<strong>of</strong>essionals”lists. In 2001, she won the Nurse <strong>of</strong> the Month atMaxim <strong>Health</strong>care <strong>and</strong> an Honorary Award for GreatNurse at Addus <strong>Health</strong>care.1985Carol L. Hawk, B.S.N., is an instruc<strong>to</strong>r for the LakeCounty school system in Eustis, Fla., whereshe was Lake Technical Center’s 2002–2003 Teacher<strong>of</strong> the Year. She is a lifetime member <strong>of</strong><strong>Health</strong> Occupations Students <strong>of</strong> America.1987Loretta Kris<strong>to</strong>fek (Marino), B.S.N., is a clinical servicerepresentative at Coram <strong>Health</strong>care inOrl<strong>and</strong>o, Fla., where she h<strong>and</strong>les two patientinformation lines. She assisted the charge nurseday shift in moving pediatric patients <strong>to</strong> Arnold PalmerHospital on opening day. She is married <strong>and</strong> has twochildren – Delaney <strong>and</strong> Jacob.Elyse A. Nutter (Kantzler), B.S.N., entered a criticalcare internship program at Mor<strong>to</strong>n Plant Hospital inClearwater, Fla., after her graduation. She later traveled<strong>to</strong> Denver, Colo., <strong>and</strong> became a managerial staff memberin the University <strong>of</strong> Colorado hospital system. Shegot married in 1991, <strong>and</strong> in 1994, she <strong>and</strong> her husb<strong>and</strong>moved back <strong>to</strong> Florida <strong>to</strong> have their Þrst baby. She thendecided <strong>to</strong> leave her position in the open-heart surgicalunit <strong>and</strong> recovery room at Sarasota Memorial Hospital<strong>to</strong> have two more children. She is now consideringre-entering the work force.Holly Siverson (Freeman), B.S.N.,is a pharmacist at Walgreens <strong>Health</strong>care Plus in Orl<strong>and</strong>o,Fla. She graduated from the University <strong>of</strong> Florida– <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> Pharmacy in 1991. She has been married<strong>to</strong> her husb<strong>and</strong>, Scott, since 1992, <strong>and</strong> they have threechildren – Katie, 9; Kurt, 3; <strong>and</strong> Meredith, 1.Anne Stuart Thrasher Southwood, B.S.N., helpedwith the organization <strong>and</strong> start-up <strong>of</strong> a newhospital <strong>and</strong> outpatient surgical center. Shecurrently has two small children is working perdiem for Martin Memorial Medical CenterOutpatient Surgical Center in Stuart, Fla.Misti Tuppeny (Langs<strong>to</strong>n), B.S.N.,is a CNS (clinical nurse specialist) in neurology atFlorida Hospital in Orl<strong>and</strong>o. She has been married <strong>to</strong>her husb<strong>and</strong>, Peter, since 1988, <strong>and</strong> they havea 7-year-old daughter, Lindsey Erin. She earnedher M.S.N. in 2001.1988Louise Barwick (Johns), B.S.N., is a nurseadministra<strong>to</strong>r at Thomasville Surgery Center inThomasville, Ga.Kay Boka, B.S.N., is the direc<strong>to</strong>r <strong>of</strong> nursing atRobinson Creek Homecare <strong>and</strong> Hospicein Austin, Texas.Carol A. Winters, B.S.N., is a charge nurse atLutheran Hospital <strong>of</strong> Indiana in Fort Wayne. Shespent 10 years in emergency nursing at the samehospital <strong>and</strong> Þve years in critical care/telemetry/ER atHillcrest Hospital in PittsÞeld, Mass.1989Jamie D. Moscovitz, B.S.N., is a roundingnurse at Vascular Specialists <strong>of</strong> Central Florida inOrl<strong>and</strong>o. She is also a CNOR (certiÞed nurse operatingroom) <strong>and</strong> RNFA (registered nurse Þrst assistant).17
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