Alumni Society
Overview
Originally founded in 1900, the U-M School of Nursing Alumni Society supports the School in its mission and work through coordinating key initiatives and facilitating communication between alumni.
Current Alumni Society activities include:
- Participates in annual reunion for graduation anniversaries (open to all alumni)
- Emeritus class recognition of 50-year graduates as U-M Emeriti Club
- Scholarship opportunities (see Alumni Society Scholarships for full details)
- Mentorship Program matching current students with alumni mentors
- Advocates alumni interests
- Helps advance the mission and goals of the U-M School of Nursing
For more detailed information about alumni activities, Board of Governors service opportunities, scholarship support, or active membership in the Alumni Society, please contact the Office of Development and External Relations at nursingalum@umich.edu or (734) 763-9710.
Board of Governors
The Alumni Society is currently led by an enthusiastic and dynamic Board of Governors which provides support to the School of Nursing. The Board meets in Ann Arbor twice a year and via conference call on an as-needed basis. Officers are elected by the Board to serve two-year terms of office.
Board of Governors, 2012
| President | Barbara Ruppal Medvec, BSN '77 |
| Vice-President | Linda Zoeller, BSN '71, MPH '74 |
| Treasurer | Nancy Gillette, BSN '64 |
| Board Secretary | Christine Garry, BSN '74 |
| Louise Bedard, MBA '95, MS '95 | |
| Margaret Buchholz, Diploma Nursing '44 | |
| Patricia Butler, BSN '59, PhD | |
| Scholarship Committee Chair | Elizabeth Carlson, DNSc, BSN '73 |
| Membership Committee Chair | Mary Hunter, BSN '59, MS '73 |
| Shelley Savage, MSN '90 | |
| Leslie Simons, MS '96 |
Ex-Officio Members
| Curriculum Committee Representative | Yvonne Small, MSN '93 |
Roster
Ending in 2012 | Louise Bedard, Judy Waterston |
Ending in 2013 | Patricia Butler, Nancy Gillette, Mary Hunter, Linda Zoeller |
Ending in 2014 | Christine Garry, Leslie Simons |
Ending in 2015 | Elizabeth Carlson, Barb Medvec |
Honorary | Margaret Buchholz |