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The year 2020 brings the 50 reunion of the Class of 1970. Class
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members gathered memories and updates to share with all alumni

(embedded are snapshots from a Class of 1970 video tribute):

Sandra Hammer Bryan continues a career. Gayle received a BSN in have been asked to serve on the
to work at University of Maryland 1984 from CSULA. While living in Hopkins Nursing Advisory Board.
St. Joseph Medical Center in the California, she worked as a docent
PACU. Sandie is now the oldest at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Eileen Timms Doll lives with her
nurse in her department, a Library, a volunteer job she really husband and nine (yes, 9!) cats
dubious honor! Previously, she loved. Now Gayle enjoys ballroom in Maryland. She completed her
worked in the shock trauma dancing, biking, travel, and BS in 1994. Eileen worked at JHH
unit and cancer center ICU at studying Spanish. until 1979, then went into long-
ALUMNI UPDATE Maryland for many years. She and Karen Combs lives in Grand term care, ending her career in
her husband live in Freeland, MD;
2010 as a consultant to nursing
JANE W. BALL, DRPH, MPH, RN they have two children and seven Junction, CO with her spouse, homes and SNFs. She specialized
grandchildren. Sandie enjoys
in clinical reimbursement and
Lynn. She earned a BS and MS
camping, hiking, gardening, and from Northern Illinois University informatics. Her current interests
Dear Alumni, us in person. This year with Alumni Weekend, being a National Park Service and and an MBA from Washington include felines and wildlife
44 we were able to engage a broader group of local library volunteer. She resists University. After working in conservation. 45
Just like Hopkins Nurses, this year has been alumni spanning across all decades—and retirement as she does not want community nursing, as well as
unique. We had to adjust our traditional not just reunion years. During our trivia to lose the satisfaction that comes a short stint in banking and Patricia (Trish) Dorgan had a varied
programming and adapt to new methods of night, we had alumni participating from the with being a nurse. advertising, she retired after 23 career with certifications as an
interaction. While COVID-19 has forced the Class of 1958 through 2018. I am grateful years with Epic, a health care EMT, childbirth educator, massage
JHNAA to launch into virtual programming that technology has made these interactions Gayle Corbett Chaney retired in software company. Her most therapist, and Reiki practitioner.
more quickly than anticipated, when faced possible. This has been one of the bright 2016 after 25 years as a staff nurse notable sale was to Johns Hopkins! She retired in 2015 after 15 years
with this challenge and opportunity, we spots in our new normal. in outpatient surgery. She and her Traveling internationally was a as a surveyor for LTC facilities. She
formed the Alumni Engagement Committee. husband, David, live in Oregon. passion until this year; she and lives in New Market, MD within
Over the past six months, JHNAA has hosted Adapting to this new territory, other Alumni Gayle has three adult children, two Lynn are now focused on travel miles of her two sons and two
several virtual coffee chats and intimate Weekend events included a “Nurse Practitioner of whom have chosen nursing as in the West. She is honored to granddaughters; her daughter
JHSON alumni conversations. Members of Led Telehealth” presentation that provided
our Alumni Engagement Committee are continuing education credits; a panel
JOHNS HOPKINS NURSING FALL/WINTER 2020
participating in planning by identifying topics, discussion of “Hopkins Nurses in Pandemics”
conversation leaders, and questions to pose. with John M. Barry, Jason Farley, Devon
Everson, and Deborah Baker; and finally, the JOHNS HOPKINS Cunningham, ’58 Helen Tappan Hine, ’46
While not what we had anticipated, this Johns Hopkins Nurses’ Alumni Association IN MEMORIAM Carolyn McHenry David, ’47 Anne Boyle Ifert, ’62
year’s virtual Alumni Weekend events allowed Business Meeting and Dean’s Address. Charlotte M. DeOgburn, ’57 Merolyn “Jean” Howell Kimmel, ’47
Patricia Walker Kirkland, ’52
Jean Arline Mumma Drew, ’46
us to connect with more alumni—many who Rebecca McMahon Adelman, ’14 Ann Rae Timanus Erickson, ’55 Jeanette Smith Klein, ’55
otherwise would not have been able to join A silver lining with the COVID-19 Carolyn Elizabeth Hodges Balcom, ’58 Anne Michelle Fayer, ’99 Helena G. Lu-Affatt Kurban, ’47
pandemic has been the increased access Kathryn Smith Burr, ’55 Carol Trible Folio, ’56 Mary Cathleen Williams Mark, ’65
Emily Bentley Campbell, ’53
and convenience of remote interaction. Shirley Jean Repass Catterton, ’55 Charlotte Agnus Gossens, ’60 Gertrude Wooddy Mitchell, ’45
Get Our E-Newsletters I encourage you to make the most of our Nancy Reese Choate, ’59 Sallie Mathes Graham, ’60 Patricia Griffin Moulis, ’48 MAGAZINE.NURSING.JHU.EDU
Stay in touch! Update your email address now to receive the quarterly situation and engage in these alumni Esther Rosa Moore Clement, ’51 Gary Andrew Erik Graber, ’05 Nancy Doudna Mullady, ’56
Melinda Faye Segunda Pritchett, ’12
Peggy Case Harvie, ’48
Alumni E-newsletter and annual Dean’s Update. Send a message to conversations and virtual programming. ◼ Marguerite “Peggy” Ankenbrandt
JHNAA@jhu.edu. Ann Deibert Henry, ’54 Ann Melvin Schmeisser, ’56