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CLASS NOTES
What have you been doing since you graduated? Send in your news
and photo and we’ll share it with your classmates through the Alumni
Class Notes section of the Harris College Magazine. (No engagements,
please.) We may need to edit for space. Remember to include your
name, address, e-mail address, degree earned and Class Year. Send to
h.ellman@tcu.edu.)
1950s
Nancy Burns ’57
is a retired professor of nursing from UTA who
has written three books: “Cancer Nursing,” “Understanding Nursing
Research”and“Practicing Nursing Research.”The last two are still being
published. She earned MSN and PHD from Texas Woman’s University.
She is now retired and serves God.
1960s
Vivian M. Littlefield ’60 (BSN)
, PhD, RN, FAAN, of
Monona, Wisc., was recently awarded the prestigious
Florence Nightingale Medal by the International
Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva for her
exemplary service to the Red Cross. Vivian was one
of five nurses who received this honor. She is a professor and dean
emerita of the School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Madison,
and is a former national chair of nursing for the American Red Cross.
Vivian also earned a Master of Science degree in nursing, certification
as a Clinical Specialist (Advanced Practice Nurse), a Doctorate of
Philosophy and is a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing
(FAAN). A recent recipient of the Ann Magnussen Award, the highest
honor of national nursing achievement in the American Red Cross, she
has served the Red Cross for 25 years, both in Wisconsin and at the
national level. She currently serves as biomedical nursing consultant,
and has recently released a nationwide program involving nursing
students and community blood donor education. Vivian revitalized
the National Nursing Committee by increasing membership diversity
and introducing nursing student members. Her dedication to Red
Cross nursing practice continues to support the growth of the nurse
network, increasing the number of states represented. In addition,
she established and continues to chair the Nursing Heritage Program
designed to reconnect with former Red Cross nurses.
Dr.
Mary Lou Bond ’62 (BSN)
has been appointed to the Fulbright
Specialist Roster for her work with universities in areas of mentorship
and academic administration. Bond is a Distinguished Teaching
Professor at the University of Texas at Arlington College of Nursing.
Karen Kubiak Schlote ’68 (BSN)
joined the Navy
Nurse Candidate program in her sophomore year
and was commissioned an Ensign in June 1968. Upon
graduation, she attended Officer Indoctrination
at Newport, R.I., and continued to her first duty
station at the Naval Hospital in Charleston, S.C. From
there, she had tours of duty in Kenitra, Morocco; recruiting duty in
Cleveland, Ohio; Naval Hospital, Jacksonville, Fla.; Glenview Naval Air
Station; and Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., where I retired in 1986 as
a Commander. She married Russell Schlote in 1973 (they met while
both were stationed in Morocco) and they recently celebrated their
40th wedding anniversary. They have two grown daughters. Karen
returned to work as a telephonic case manager in the early 1990s, and
retired from that in 2007. She keeps busy now by travelling, reading,
tutoring English to non-native English speakers, volunteering with
her church’s food pantry and working out with a personal trainer
twice weekly.
1970s
James B. Wright ’71 (BIO), ’73 (BSN), D.O.
is the associate national
medical director at VITAS Innovative Hospice Care. He travels
extensively to help mentor the clinical staff (doctors and nurses) on
hospice and palliative medical care. VITAS has almost 15,000 patients
nationwide, and James says, the fun never really stops.
Linda Franz-Ankrom ’79 (BSN)
has spent her time since graduation
raising kids, adopting kids (two from China) and working the night
shift on a medical surgical unit. Three years ago, she embarked on
a journey to attain her master’s. On May 18 she received a MSN in
nursing education from the College of St. Elizabeth, in Morristown,
N.J., with a 3.97 GPA. She said, “TCU prepared me well! I am 55 years
old. Nursing is an awesome profession. Even at my age, I am looking
for further opportunities, as nursing transcends the barriers of age and
gender. I hope to use my degree to help educate and guide nursing
students so that we may find the best fit for all people interested in
accommodating the needs of those in the health care setting.”
1980s
Debra Mathews Brown ’82
(BSN), RN, CNRN, CCRN has worked
at Texas Health Fort Worth Hospital for 30 years as a nurse. She is
currently the manager of the Graduate Nurse Residency Program.
1990s
Kenneth C Kirkland ’93 (BSN, CRNA ’06)
and wife,
Brendy Lynn Kirkland RN, are pleased to announce the
adoption of Abi (Abidiya) Lynn Kirkland, who came
home April 9, 2012, after a long adoption journey. Abi
was referred to them in December 2011, after they
had lost their first referrals, Aberash and Mamush
(twins) to death in 2011. They brought her home at 6
months old and 11 pounds. Kenneth writes, “We feel truly blessed to
be given three beautiful children, Alex, Abi and Clayton.”
At age 45,
Nancy Callier Belcher Kritser ’95 (BSN)
was the oldest
student in her class. It was her second degree from TCU, having
graduated with a BA in interior design in 1971.
Nancy practiced interior design in the DFW area from 1971 and
continues today. She was employed by Minton-Corley for 10 years,
then Boswell Foy Associates for two years, and began her own
business in 1983. A member of ASID, she has had many jobs published
and photographed throughout the years.
Nancy’s first nursing job after earning her BSN in 1995 was at Harris
Hospital, first in Rehab, then in Trauma ICU. She also worked in PACU
at the Fort Worth Surgery Center.
In 1998, Nancy remarried and moved to Amarillo. She has worked in
PACU PRN for 14 years at Panhandle Surgical Hospital, an entity of
Baptist St. Anthony Hospital system. This facility has consistently been
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