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FRONTIER NURSING UNIVERSITY
Spring 2015

Volume 90

Number 1

#1 Program
Frontier Nursing University’s nurse-midwifery program
has been named the #1 program in the country
according to U.S. News & World Report

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* TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction to FNU ...............................................................................1
The Journey – Dr. Susan Stone ................................................................2
Wide Neighborhoods ..............................................................................3
Alumni Spotlight .....................................................................................5
Courier Corner ........................................................................................7
Courier Spotlight ...................................................................................11
Field Notes .............................................................................................13
Beyond the Mountains ..........................................................................18
Notes .......................................................................................................21
Wendover Report ...................................................................................22
Footprints ...............................................................................................24
In Memoriam .........................................................................................25
Tributes...................................................................................................25
Board of Directors .................................................................................26
Your Gifts at Work .................................................................................27
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Introduction to Frontier Nursing University

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ary Breckinridge spent her early years in many parts of the world — Russia, France, Switzerland and the British Isles. After the deaths of her two
children, she abandoned the homebound life expected of women of her class
to devote herself to the service of families, with a particular focus on children.
Mrs. Breckinridge founded the Frontier Nursing Service in 1925 after several
years of studying and practicing nursing and midwifery in the United States,
England, Scotland and France. It was the first organization in America to
use nurses trained as midwives collaborating with a single medical doctor,
based at their small hospital in Hyden. Originally the staff was composed
of nurse-midwives trained in England. They
Our aim has always been traveled on horseback and on foot to provide
to see ourselves surpassed, quality primary care, including maternity
care, to families in their own homes. In 1928,
and on a larger scale.”
she recruited young people to serve as Couriers
–Mary Breckinridge,
and help the Frontier staff and nurse-midwives in
Wide Neighborhoods, 1952
all manner of efforts. In 1939, Mrs. Breckinridge
established a school of nurse-midwifery. The school provided graduates, many
of whom stayed to offer care to families in Leslie County, Kentucky.

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Today, Mrs. Breckinridge’s legacy extends far beyond Eastern Kentucky through
Frontier Nursing University (FNU), which offers a Doctor of Nursing Practice
degree and a Master of Science in Nursing degree with tracks as a Nurse-Midwife,
Family Nurse Practitioner and Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioner. FNU
has students and graduates serving all 50 states and many countries.

How to Reach Us
The Office of Development and Alumni Relations: Please direct questions, comments
or updates to Denise Barrett, Director of Development, at (859) 899-2828 or send an
e-mail to development@frontier.edu.
The Wendover Bed & Breakfast Inn: The Big House, Mary Breckinridge’s home, is a
licensed Bed & Breakfast Inn located at Wendover. For reservations or to arrange a
tour, call Michael Claussen, Development Coordinator, at (859) 899-2707 or e-mail
michael.claussen@frontier.edu. Group tours can be arranged, and we are always happy
to set up tours for organizations and educational programs with an interest in nursing
history and Appalachian studies.

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the journey

F

rontier Nursing University’s nurse-midwifery program was ranked #1 in the country by U.S. News
& World Report in 2015. Frontier Nursing University
operates the largest nurse-midwifery program in the
country. What a powerful combination! We are honored
to educate nearly one-third of newly certified nurse-midwives in the United States each year. One might think this
would be the time to rest on our laurels, pat ourselves on
the back, and enjoy our success. But that is not the case
at all!
At Frontier Nursing University we will continue to strive for excellence, continue
to set the bar for advanced nursing and midwifery education, and continue to
innovate in online learning and delivery of graduate nursing education. In fact, the
U.S. News & World Report rankings only motivate us more to maintain excellence
and continually improve upon our work.
Our future growth and innovation includes development of an Associate Degree in
Nursing to Bachelor of Science in Nursing program, a psychiatric nurse-practitioner
program, and development of a Faculty Innovation Center for Online Learning.
We aim to be a leader in development of new methods of delivering didactic and
clinical education to graduate nursing students in the virtual classroom. The world
needs more advanced practice nurses and midwives, and we are proud to play a
major role in educating future generations of nurse practitioners and nurse-midwives and increasing access to care through our distance education program.
As always, we welcome your feedback and appreciate your support. I hope you
enjoy reading the latest news and achievements from Frontier Nursing University.

Susan E. Stone, DNSc, CNM, FAAN, FACNM
President

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wide neighborhoods
By Denise Barrett, Director of Development

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have had the privilege to work for Frontier Nursing University for the past nine
years. In this time I have seen our enrollment grow nearly ten-fold, seen our
nurse-midwifery program become ranked #1 in the country, welcomed more
than 100 new colleagues in faculty and staff positions, and grown more and more
excited about the future of our University! I have also been able to experience firsthand the nationwide network of Frontier nurse practitioners and nurse-midwives
that are caring for women and families.
I starting working for FNU at our office in Lexington, where I met Frontier nursemidwifery graduate, Katie Isaacs, who attended the birth of my first son. After five
years in Lexington, my family moved back to my hometown of Cleveland, Mississippi. Mississippi still desperately needs more nurses to pursue nurse-midwifery
and advanced practice nursing in order to increase access to care in the rural and
underserved areas. However, I was beaming proud when Carla Kimble Brown,
a Frontier family nurse practitioner graduate, was named the Mississippi Nurse
Practitioner of the Year.

It’s truly amazing to be part
of the Frontier community
and to feel that I have
connections and support
from fellow Frontier faculty,
staff, students, alumni,
Couriers, and supporters
everywhere I go.

In late 2014, my family once again made a
move and now reside in Durango, Colorado.
This small town in southwest Colorado is
home to less than 20,000 residents. One of
the first things I did as a new resident was to
look up our graduates. I was thrilled to discover we had 8 graduates living and working
in Durango, which didn’t even include all of
the surrounding communities where I’m sure
more are located.

I know my story is not unique at all. I’m sure every Frontier constituent who has
moved around has experienced the same feeling of connectedness to their new
communities because of Frontier. It is comforting to know that no matter where
you go, Frontier will be near. We are truly, as Mary Breckinridge envisioned,
“yielding shade and fruit to the wide neighborhoods of man.”

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Southwest Midwives is a thriving practice
whose midwives attend births at the Mercy
Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colorado. Founded by Frontier graduates Mary
Louise Walton (Class 11) and Amy Ginn
(Class 9), this practice has grown over the
years and is consistently rated the best place
to give birth in Durango! Mary Louise and
Amy began working together as labor and
delivery nurses. In 1999 they formed their
(l to r): Janna Stefanek,
private midwifery practice and now attend an
Mary Louise Walton, Amy Ginn
average of 20 births a month. The practice
has precepted Frontier students, and just last
year hired a new Frontier graduate, Janna Stefanek, to join the practice. Southwest
Midwives is successful due to the determination and passion of its founders. Mary
Louise and Amy utilized their personal resources to get the practice started, and
sacrificed their own pay in the beginning in order to pay the staff first. Their drive
to see midwifery services offered to the women of the Four Corner region, has
benefited many families and will continue to enrich families’ lives for many years.
Thank you, Southwest Midwives, for being pioneers in healthcare through your
operation of one of very few CNM owned practices in the state of Colorado!

Jane Cobb, FNP Class 93 graduate, works as a nurse practitioner
at the Student Health Center at Fort Lewis College in Durango.
The Student Health Center provides high quality medical and
behavioral health care to Fort Lewis College students supporting
their academic success and ability to participate fully in curricular
and co-curricular programs of their choosing.
The Student Health Center offers affordable and accessible health care services.
Jane and her colleagues in the health center cover most student health needs. They
offer free HIV testing on a regular basis, immunizations, and primary care needs.
Jane appreciated the supportive environment at Frontier Nursing University. After
sustaining a traumatic brain injury during a bicycling accident, Jane was forced to
take a leave of absence from her studies. Fortunately, Jane recovered well from her
injuries and returned to school to complete her degree. Frontier’s flexible program
and supportive faculty, staff and fellow students, helped Jane through this trying
time and ultimately helped her to fulfill her graduate education dreams.

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alumni spotlight

Emma Clark, CNEP Class 93

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NU alumna Emma Clark, MSN, CNM-CNEP
Class 93, graduated from FNU in 2013. She serves
as a certified nurse-midwife at the Community of
Hope Family Health and Birth Center—a birth center
in an urban, underserved community in Arlington,
Virginia. Emma began her career combining an undergraduate degree in economics with a master’s in public
health with a focus on global epidemiology and control.
Emma was
Along the way, she studied in South Africa and rural
encouraged by
Uganda, and eventually managed humanitarian health
an advisor to
programs in Baghdad, Iraq. Realizing that clinical creconsider nursing,
dentials were necessary for her to pursue goals to work in
through which
women’s health, Emma was encouraged by an advisor
she discovered
to consider nursing—through which she discovered
midwifery.
midwifery. Combining midwifery with public health
would equip Emma to pursue her goals to work with women’s health issues
globally and domestically.
Emma knew that in order to pursue a midwifery master’s degree, she could not
just “step out of life—financially or otherwise.” “Frontier,” she realized, “offered
many of the things that a more traditional program did—same degree, great
faculty, equivalent clinical experiences—and allowed me to keep working in a
job I loved and keep living in a place I loved. It just made sense in every way.”
Emma has been very pleased with her experience as a student and alumna of
FNU, observing that “throughout my time at Frontier, I marveled at the amazing
community of people I interacted with and whom I supported and received
so much support from. After graduation, I have frequently turned back to this
community to answer difficult clinical questions, get perspectives on challenging
situations, and get support that I can just generally rely on in this sometimescrazy job I’ve taken on. I love how when I meet other Frontier midwives, we have
an instant bond.”
In her current position, Emma works in a birth center offering full-scope midwifery care, where she collaborates with a prenatal navigator to build a safety net

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for mothers with Medicaid coverage. The program,
Strong Start, uses a group care model to connect
women with community programs for safe housing,
nutrition, and educational programs and involves
the women as active participants in their own care.
By helping the mothers to be more knowledgeable
about their bodies and the birth process, the mothers
are empowered and gain skills applicable in other
aspects of their lives. The program has reduced preterm and low birth weight babies, and the mothers
report high satisfaction with quality of care. The clinic
is located in a densely populated, primarily impoverished, urban area. It has achieved success with
the population of teen mothers and female headed households and by reputation now attracts women from all parts of the city, as it is only free-standing birth
center in the Washington, DC area. Emma intends eventually to return to an
international service role overseeing reproductive health programs in humanitarian crisis situations for a large non-profit organization, building on her clinical
and program experience in a successful program for mothers in an underserved
population.

FHBC BY THE NUMBERS
Our compassionate care leads to great health outcomes for our moms and babies.
FHBC Cesarean section rate: 19% | National average: 33%
FHBC babies born pre-term: 4% | National average: 11.6%

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courier corner
By Nancy Reinhart,
FNU Courier Program Coordinator

D

espite the looming mudslide over Pig Alley at Wendover, spring is in full
bloom. In an update since the last Quarterly Bulletin, we have continued to
promote the Courier Program and meet with former Couriers all over the United
States both to capture institutional history and engage people in Frontier’s exciting
present work.

Courier Program Coordinator
Nancy Reinhart promoting the
Courier Program at the University
of Cincinnati Health Fair on
Wednesday, March 11, 2015.

I spent some days in New Mexico in February meeting with Couriers Ellen Bayard and
Wendy Parker-Wood, who served in the
late 1960s. It was my first visit to the state.
I learned a bit about the serious “red” versus
“green” conflict over chile sauce choices;
enjoyed beautiful walks viewing the southwestern landscape; and most of all: loved
hearing stories of the far reaching influence
that FNS has on people’s lives and, in turn, the
world. Thank you, Mrs. Breckinridge and the
Frontier community, for this living legacy.

In other news, our 2015 Couriers have been chosen and are preparing for their
summer in Kentucky. They will arrive to Wendover in early June. Some are coming
early to participate in FNU’s Diversity Impact Weekend, which is a wonderful introduction to our school and the mission of FNU. Others will come on June 7, 2015
for the start of Courier Bound.

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It’s my pleasure to introduce you to the incoming group:
Finnie Ng, originally from Los Angeles, CA and attending school at UC
Berkeley, will be serving with the White House Clinic in McKee, Ky. Of her plans
she says, “I’m an aspiring family nurse practitioner who hopes to work with an
underserved community in the future. I decided to apply for the Courier Program
because I want to get a feel for how it’s like to work in a rural area. I was born
and raised in a low-income community but moved to a big city to attend college.
However, I’ve never had the opportunity to travel to a rural area.” Finnie will be
living with former FNS midwife Jean Fee for the summer. Learn more about White
House Clinic at www.whitehouseclinics.com.
Mariah Everett, who will be serving the ARH Mary Breckinridge Hospital
system, is from Albuquerque, NM and attends Williams College in MA. She
looks forward to volunteering at the Hyden Health and Rehabilitation Center in
addition to her time with the hospital. Mariah is interested in public health and is
excited to join the program.
Katelyn Nicewander hails from Pennsylvania, where she attends Allegheny
College. She will be serving the Hazard Clinic and Hospice of the Bluegrass
in Hazard, KY. After graduating this May as a neuroscience major and political
science minor, she says she is thinking about pursuing a career in the medical/
health field and that the Courier Program is a good next step for her. Katelyn’s
mentor at the Hazard clinic will be skilled nurse practitioner Trena Preston. Learn
more about the Hazard Clinic at www.hazardclinic.com.
Phillip Maness, of Newbury, NH attends North Carolina State University and
will be serving the ARH Mary Breckinridge Hospital system. He is currently
pursuing a master’s degree in physiology and thinks he wants to pursue
medicine as a career. Of his own interests, he says, “I am very curious to see how
the whole medical process is carried out in a rural environment. I also wish to learn
about the Hyden community. In my free time I enjoy listening to music, watching
movies, playing basketball, or just hanging out with friends.”

We’d love to have YOU come visit Wendover during their time with us, from
June 7 through July 31, and meet the 2015 Couriers in person! Please contact
me at nancy.reinhart@frontier.edu if you would like to plan a trip.

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Hannah Ritsema is from Virginia and attends William and Mary University there.
She will be serving the Lisa Ross Birth Center in Knoxville, TN and has this to say
about her plans for the future: “Everything that I’ve read tells me that being a nurse
practitioner or a nurse-midwife will be a good fit for me in the future, but nothing
beats time spent ‘on the ground’ to show you if you are truly passionate about what
you are doing.” She looks forward to being on the spot at Lisa Ross this summer!
Learn more about Lisa Ross Birth Center at www.lisarosscenter.org.
Deborah Yip, who will be serving the Little Flower Clinic in Hazard, KY, hails
from La Mirada, CA and attends UC Berkeley. Of her interest in the Courier
Program, she says “I hope to broaden my cultural experiences, nourish my thirst for
experiencing life in rural areas, gain knowledge and understanding in how the
hardy individuals and the healthcare system of rural communities thrive, and earn
lasting relationships with the amiable residents of Appalachia. Having grown up
and attended school in suburban California my whole life, I yearn to experience life
in other areas and learn from different perspectives of living, and I am very open to
embracing new environments.” Learn more about the Little Flower Clinic, a federally qualified health care for the homeless site, at www.kymha.com.
DeAnn Ryan attends Berea College in Kentucky and is considering nursemidwifery as a career. She brings a long history of community service to the Courier
Program and looks forward to the many opportunities she will have serving Red
Bird Mission in Beverly, KY this summer. She told us she couldn’t imagine a program that is a better fit for her and she looks forward to helping in any way she can.
Learn more about the extensive work of Red Bird Mission at www.rbmission.org.
Carson Barnes is a pre-med student at Duke University. Originally from South
Carolina, he is committed to learning about how to best address the challenges
of rural health care and to working with all members of a health care staff. In
thinking about the Courier Program, he says, “I hope to gain an understanding
of how healthcare is practically tailored to better serve a rural community. Rural,
and especially rural underserved communities and individuals have many unique

Did you know we have established a quarterly “e-news” bulletin just for
former Couriers? If you use an email and you haven’t heard from the
Courier Program, we probably don’t have your address. Contact us
through courier.program@frontier.edu and let us know what it is!

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attributes, which makes health care all the more challenging and rewarding. I am
excited to learn what it means to be a part of a healthcare team that cares about
and focuses on what is best for their specific community.” Formerly affiliated with
FNS, read more about today’s Manchester Memorial hospital at www.manchestermemorial.org.
A big thank you to members of the Courier Advisory Committee who assisted in the
selection process for this fine group!

Interested in reading former Couriers’ memories
that were captured after we released our new book
in April 2014, Unbridled Service: Growing Up and
Giving Back as a Frontier Nursing Service Courier?
Visit www.frontier.edu/courier/stories to view
these newly published stories.
If you have memories to contribute to the Courier
Program history—and they are all worthwhile—
contact courier.program@frontier.edu to set up an
oral interview.

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courier spotlight

LouAnne Verrier

LouAnne Roberts Verrier (pictured above with her mom) is from New York, New York
and served as a FNS Courier in 2001. An avid Frontier supporter, she has participated
in the Courier Advisory Committee for three years, since its inception. LouAnne also
serves on the FNU New York Committee, is a FNU board trustee, and has assisted with
Courier Bounds in 2012 and 2015.
Briefly introduce yourself.
I am a Family Nurse Practitioner and live and work in New York City. I graduated
from Columbia University School of Nursing with my BSN and MSN and I was
a FNS Courier during the summer of 2001. I was born and raised in Mississippi
and Tennessee. My parents have lived in Lexington,KY for the past 15 years. I have
always considered “the South” my home. I am proud to be a fourth generation
nurse and a second generation nurse practitioner. In fact, my mother, a family
nurse practitioner, introduced me to FNS.
Briefly describe your experience as a Courier.
My time as a courier was special in so many ways. I had just returned to the US
from a lengthy stint backpacking between Mexico, India, and lots of places in
between. I was ready to dig into a unique experience in what had become my
new backyard—as my parents had recently moved to Lexington, KY from Oxford,
MS. My mother introduced me to Frontier and encouraged me to apply to the
courier program. I could not have been happier that summer, waking up to new
adventures and new people each day in the cozy town of Hyden, nestled in the

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fog of the Appalachian Mountains. Shadowing health
care providers in the area was much more than met
the eye. It meant learning the backroads and wearing a
uniform which the entire community recognized
and respected. It was inspiring and humbling to witness
how people in the area were taking care of each other.

LouAnne with Barb
Gibson, former Courier
Coordinator, and current
Facilities Manager for
FNU

How did it impact you, your life and your vocational
direction?

I practice as a nurse practitioner in the city of New
York, which could not be more polar opposite from
Leslie County. But I will never forget the patience and
genuineness demonstrated by the nurses and midwives
in the care of their patients, nor will I forget the genteel and kind nature of the residents of Leslie county who were being treated. In
fact, I returned to do some of my clinicals in Hyden during my nursing education
in order to learn more from the practitioners there. I hope I emulate these same
qualities that I witnessed in Hyden now as the patient provider and forever a girl
from the South.
What is the legacy of the Courier program from your view?
The unique history of Leslie County and the mission set by Mary Breckinridge
continues to foster an invaluable experience for future couriers. It is not only an
educational experience but a cultural exchange.
Why do you remain involved?
I stay involved, not only because I want to, but because I feel I owe it to FNU.
My summer as a courier and other clinical experience Frontier gave me during
my nursing education far exceeded my expectations. I maintain my most relevant
professional relationships with clinicians I met while I was a courier. Even better,
I’ve become great friends with other former couriers I’ve met since my since my
summer experience in Hyden by staying involved.

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field notes

FNU Recognized for #1 Nurse-Midwifery
Program in the U.S. Ranked by
US News & World Report

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rontier Nursing University’s (FNU) nurse-midwifery program is ranked
as #1 in the United States by US News & World Report, according to the
recent release of the 2016 best nursing specialty programs. With 39 accredited
midwifery education programs in the country, FNU is at the top of the list and
graduates approximately 30% of the nation’s certified nurse-midwives. The U.S.
News nursing specialty program rankings are based on assessments by nursing
school deans and deans of graduate studies. FNU’s master of science in nursing degree program is also ranked in the Top 30 Best Online Graduate Nursing
Programs by US News & World Report.
Top Ten Nurse-Midwifery Programs:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Frontier Nursing University
University of Pennsylvania
Vanderbilt University
Yale University
University of Illinois - Chicago
University of California San Francisco

7. Columbia University
8. Oregon Health and Science
University
9. Emory University
10. University of Michigan Ann Arbor

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Michael Carter, Chair of the FNU Board of
Directors, receives Lifetime Achievement Award

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Michael Carter pictured with Sheila
Melander, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, FCCM,
FAANP, NONPF President

uring the annual meeting of the
National Organization of Nurse
Practitioner Faculty (NONPF), Michael
Carter was presented with the Lifetime
Achievement Award. As a nurse practitioner since 1973, Michael was an early
innovator in the nurse practitioner role,
always pushing for increased access and
opportunities for the nurse practitioners in
rural areas.

He was one of the early mavericks who
pushed to enable practice to the extent of educational preparation before state
recognition of the nurse practitioner role was in place. He got involved in nurse
practitioner education early on and saw the rapid growth of programs across the
80s and 90s. He was one of forerunners of doctoral preparation for the nurse practitioner, leading the development of one of the first practice doctorate programs at
the University of Tennessee Health Science Center where he served as Dean and
Professor from 1982-2000.
As if his work in the US was not enough, Michael shared his experience at the
international level as well. Most recently, he was a Visiting Professorial Fellow at
Curtin University and the Western Australia Department of Health Office of the
Chief of Nursing and Midwifery. There he assisted in creating Australia’s first nurse
practitioner led primary care clinic.
Michael has never shied away from taking up a challenge on behalf of nurse practitioners or in stepping up to provide leadership. He has held many prominent
positions to advance nursing education and practice, including serving in leadership roles within NONPF, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, the
Frontier Nursing University Board, the American Academy of Nursing, and many
others. Above all, though, Michael has never lost his personal touch and unlimited
willingness to mentor and assist new, experienced, and prospective nurse practitioners alike in their efforts to advance the nurse practitioner role. Congratulations
to Dr. Carter for this well-deserved honor!

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FNU and Well World Productions
Receive Five AAF Advertising Awards
The American Advertising Federation
recently honored Frontier Nursing University and Well World Productions with five
advertising awards for work completed in
2014. Frontier Nursing University (FNU)
partnered with Well World Productions, a
production and branding firm, to bring the
University’s rich story to life through comDebra Koerner (Owner of Well World
munications for FNU’s 75th Anniversary.
Productions), Brittney Edwards (FNU
FNU’s 75 year story and anniversary celDirector of Marketing & Communications),
ebration were illustrated and communicated
Susan Stone (FNU President), Julie Marfell
through a series of designs and produc(FNU Dean of Nursing)
tions led by FNU and Well World’s Debra
K., host and Executive Producer of “The Journey into Wellbeing” television show,
which is currently airing on PBS. On Feb. 27, the Lexington Chapter of American
Advertising Federation honored many of the works produced with five American
Advertising Awards. The American Advertising Awards (formerly the ADDYs) is
a program that recognizes creative excellence in the field of advertising.

FNU President Susan Stone is Keynote Speaker
at Women Leading Kentucky Event

Dr. Susan Stone with Carol Siler,
Executive Director of Women Leading
Kentucky

FNU President Dr. Susan Stone was invited
to speak at a recent luncheon event hosted by
Women Leading Kentucky with nearly 150 attendees. Women Leading Kentucky, a statewide
network of outstanding business professionals,
hosts a series of networking roundtables where
prominent Kentuckians are invited to speak
and share professional/personal challenges
and lessons learned. View Dr. Susan Stone’s
presentation at womenleadingky.com/roundtable-video-gallery.
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Leadership Council Convenes in Lexington

On April 23 members of the FNU Leadership Council convened in the Lexington
office to receive updates and news from the University as well as to share progress
made with the endowment campaign. The $10 million endowment campaign is
over 40% completed and has led to the establishment of 7 new scholarships so far.
The three main components of the campaign are scholarships, faculty positions,
and historic facilities. We are grateful to members of the Leadership Council for
their personal commitments to the campaign as well as their advice, feedback, and
hard work in garnering new supporters.
Michael Carter, Chair
Betty Brown, Louisville, Ky
Jane Campbell, Berea, Ky
Margaret Campbell, Danville, Ky
Peter Coffin, Chestnut Hill, Ma
John Foley, Lexington, Ky
Susan Graham, Amherst, Ny
Nancy Hines, Shepherdsville, Ky
Frank Hower, III, Louisville, Ky
Lindy Karns, Lexington, Ky

Fred Keller, Jr., Lexington, Ky
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