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ACCOLADES
The Harris College Board of
Visitors heartily welcomed
Nancy Ogrod ’72 (BSN)
as
the new chair and
Andrea
Rankin
as the new vice chair
at the spring 2013 meeting. A big thank you
goes to outgoing inaugural officers
Truit
Clinnard ’68
, chair, and
Wanda Stovall ’67
,
vice chair.
Board of Visitors member
honored
Linda Pilcher Wassenich
’65
, a member of one of the
first graduating classes from
TCU’s Honors Program, was
honored this spring as the 2013 Honors
Alumna of the Year. Wassenich graduated
with Magna Cum Laude and University
Honors, earning her bachelor’s degree in
English and history, while also obtaining
teachers certification.
As a TCU student, Wassenich served as
president of Mortar Board and was named
twice to “Who’s Who Among Students.” She
chaired the Disciples Student Fellowship
at University Christian Church. She earned
her Master of Social Work degree in 1970
from the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, which became the foundation
of a lifetime of dedicated service to
the community.
Wassenich headed program development
for multiple organizations, including the
Visiting Nurse Association and the League
of Women Voters. She helped raise nearly
$15 million in grant funding to support
programs for the Metroplex, including
hospice and private care for the elderly and
disabled and Meals on Wheels.
Wassenich’s previous honors include the
Outstanding
Fundraising
Professional
Award from the Dallas chapter of the
Association of Fundraising Professionals, the
University of Texas at Arlington Social Work
Field Instructor of the Year Award and the
Lifetime Achievement in Social Work Award
from the Dallas branch of the National
Association of Social Workers.
Wassenich has served on the Harris College
of Nursing & Health Sciences Board of
Visitors since 2006. She said, “I ammotivated
by a sense of mission, that in some small
way I am making a difference in the lives
of other people and working toward social
justice in our community.”
The Nightingale Fund established
Did you know that Harris College has a new
fund?
Mary Walker ’67 (BSN)
, member
of the Harris College Board of Visitors, has
established the Nightingale Fund to assist
students in the college with emergency
financial need. Harris College thanks Mary
for her generosity and support for those
students who need the extra help at a
difficult time in their college career. If you
would like to show your support by making
a financial gift to Harris College, please
contact
DeVonna Tinney
, development
director
(d.tinney@tcu.edu)
or
Dean
Paulette Burns (p.burns@tcu.edu).
Margaret Benz honored by
St. Louis Magazine
Board of Visitors member
Margaret Benz
was one of six Saint Louis University School
of Nursing faculty members who were
honored in April by
St. Louis Magazine
for
advancing the profession and making a
positive impact on patients, students and
colleagues. Benz is an assistant professor
of nursing, teaches the next generation of
nurse practitioner students and serves on a
governor-appointed committee to improve
health care. She tied with a perfect score
as the winner in the community health
category. Engaged in community service,
she is a champion for nursing, health care
and the disenfranchised.
Benz works with students and patients and
is engaged in health policy. In addition
to teaching a distance learning course on
conducting health assessments, she works
with elderly and disabled residents in a
large public housing complex, assists in
fundraising and coordinates community
services for St. Patrick Center, where she
also is a member of the board of trustees,
and serves as the only nurse on the Missouri
HealthNet Oversight Committee.
“By examining and reflecting on the
standards of practice and policies at the local
and state levels, she strongly advocates that
nurses can really make a difference, not only
for the patients they care for, but for many
other in need in the city, across the state and
in outlying areas,”her nomination letter said.
BOARD OF VISITORS
HIGHLIGHTS
BOARD OF VISITORS
WILLADEAN BALL ’64
EMERITUS NURSING FACULTY
COL. SHIRLEY A. BECK ’68
RETIRED, U.S. ARMY NURSECORP.
MARGARET BENZ
NURSING FACULTY, SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY
DR. STEPHEN BENZ
ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON
DR. KAY BRUCE ’66
RETIRED HIGHER EDUCATION EXECUTIVE
GLENN TRUITT CLINARD ’68
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CANCER EDUCATION
& RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF TEXAS
ANNTOINETTE C. GULLETT ’08
LBSW. HUGULEY NURSING AND REHAB
DR. JAMES DAVID HARPER
ANESTHESIOLOGIST
DR. BOBBY HAWLEY ’81 (MDIV ’85)
VICE PRESIDENT, CHRISTIAN CHURCH
FOUNDATION
MIKE MACKO ’94
PHYSICAL THERAPIST MANAGER,
BEN HOGAN SPORTS THERAPY INSTITUTE
SANDRA MCGALLIARD MAHON ’68
RETIRED NURSE EXECUTIVE
SALLY POTTER MOORING ’69
CIVIC LEADER
NANCY MITCHELL OGROD ’72
RETIRED REGISTERED NURSE
PAULA PARKER ’77
REGISTERED NURSE AND CIVIC LEADER
ANDREA RANKIN
RETIRED EXECUTIVE
KAYLA SLATER ’96
HOME HEALTH CARE EXECUTIVE
WANDA WHITE STOVALL ’67
CIVIC LEADER
KAREN TENERIELLO
CIVIC LEADER
HARRIET WARING
RETIRED CRNA
LINDA PILCHER WASSENICH ’65
LMSW-AP, CIVIC LEADER
HONORARY MEMBER
COL. WARNER (TEX) RANKIN, JR. ’40
RETIRED, U.S. AIR FORCE; RETIRED
VP-FINANCIAL PLANNING CORP.
ALUMNI