School of Nursing Alumni & Friends Volunteer Board
Dedicated to the advancement of the School of Nursing, our Alumni & Friends Volunteer Board is composed of UConn Alumni who are friends of nursing, or graduates of pre-licensure and graduate nursing programs. We help to foster and support the ongoing relationship between our alumni and their continued involvement with UConn.
Connecting Alumni
Promoting vital networks among graduates
Supporting Students
Fostering a lifelong relationship with UConn, assisting with student scholarships and programs
Strengthening UConn
Involvement in the UConn community, supporting our university, our alumni and the School of Nursing (legislative advocacy, financial contributions, and more!)
Current Board Members:
- President: Paula McCauley
- Vice President: Ryan Massicotte
- Immediate Past President: Elaine McLeod
- Leah Goldberg
- Mary Ellen "Mell" Hobson
- Arthur Kasimer-Colon
- Kim Lipes
- Mallory Perry
- Jane Presnick-Lyon
- Pam Bouten
- Sue Ryan
- Courtney (Hurlbert) Ayer
Sanchez Collection Reception - Aug. 30, 2021
Alumna Diane Sanchez '95 MS recently donated 15 rare nursing posters from the 1910s and 1920s and over two dozen invalid feeders to the School. The artifacts will be incorporated into the School’s Dolan Collection of Nursing History and displayed in the Widmer Wing of Storrs Hall at a future date.
On Aug. 30, the School hosted a reception to welcome faculty and staff back to campus and temporarily displayed some of Sanchez’s posters in Storrs Hall. Sanchez attended the event, along with her family, and shared brief histories of each poster. Please enjoy this video of the event — we wish we could have had more of you there with us in person!
School of Nursing Stethoscope Fund
The School of Nursing Stethoscope Fund will be used to purchase stethoscopes for undergraduate nursing students. Every Nursing student is required to purchase a stethoscope prior to beginning their clinical work in the program. Each stethoscope costs $150 and our goal is to raise enough funds to provide one for every student. Not only will a gift to this fund help to provide a necessary clinical tool for each student, it will build a legacy of giving back to future UConn nurses.
For additional information:
Samantha Morris-Avery
Associate Director of Alumni Relations
The School of Nursing
Augustus Storrs Hall, Room 101C
231 Glenbrook Road
Storrs, CT 06269-4026
P: 860-486-6130
E: SMAvery@foundation.uconn.edu
If you are interested in joining the School of Nursing Alumni Board, please contact:
Samantha Morris-Avery
E: SMAvery@foundation.uconn.edu