Featured Alumni
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Advice from the First Graduating Class: An Interview with Eve Larsen
Eve Larsen (BS ‘56) is a member of the first graduating class from the BYU College of Nursing. At almost 91 years old, her legacy has inspired dozens of her family members to join the nursing profession. We sat down with Eve and asked her some questions about her time at BYU and her nursing career to capture her memories for the generations to come!
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Graduate Spotlight: Kelby Sosa
Growing up, Kelby Sosa wanted to be a paramedic so he could help others on what might be their worst day. Now as a recent graduate, he is excited to work in an ICU for a few years before moving on to either work in the catheterization lab assisting doctors in inserting a thin tube into the heart through a blood vessel or study to become a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA).
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Graduate Spotlight: Kate Blaine
Kate Blaine’s experience in BYU College of Nursing is different than the average student. Beyond training to be a nurse, she is also a member of the Army National Guard. She had to balance military training on the weekend with nursing classes during each week and made the most of both!
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Graduate Spotlight: Garett Ferrero
Navigating life as a college student wasn’t easy for Garett. As a first-generation graduate, he’s had to blaze the trail forward since the moment he began applying to BYU. Despite this step into unfamiliar territory, events in his life have prepared and led him to a fulfilling education in the nursing program.
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Graduate Spotlight: Ambar Cortez
Ambar Cortez, a recent graduate from BYU College of Nursing shares stories about how her time in clinicals helping a child with Down syndrome and caring for a patient in the ICU shaped her view of nursing and taught her the Healer's art.
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Graduate Spotlight: Kelsey Parker
Recent College of Nursing graduate Kelsey Parker was able to make the most of her time in the program, gaining a love for nursing through the research she conducted and the many tender experiences she had.
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Preparing to Be Healer’s: Nursing Alumni and Students Assemble Health Kits Together
The fourth floor of the Kimball tower was abuzz with students and alumni from the BYU College of Nursing putting diapers, toothpaste, socks, and even soccer balls into kits. These supplies will be sent with the students on their Global & Population Health Nursing Clinical Practicums this coming spring and distributed to the people they will serve.
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Graduate Spotlight: Nicole Scheurman
Nicole Scheurman is one of BYU College of Nursing's newest alums! Read about how she overcame challenges during her studies.
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Graduate Spotlight: Calvin Reed
Calvin Reed fell in love with emergency medicine and emergency preparedness after volunteering as an EMT. His time in BYU College of Nursing gave him opportunities to expound on his passion through orchestrating multiple Mass Casualty Drills, research, etc. As a recent graduate from the program, he is excited to continue and grow a career based in emergency nursing.
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Graduate Spotlight: Bronté Preece
Read about recent College of Nursing graduate Bronté Preece and the growth she experienced during her time in the nursing program
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Graduate Spotlight: Shane Burt
Recent College of Nursing graduate Shane Burt had many powerful experiences during his time at BYU. Read about the lessons he learned in the program and the great work he'll be doing as an RN.
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Your Whole Heart: Alumna Julia Dushku Wins DAISY Award
Julia Dushku, a BYU Nursing alumni working at Primary Children’s, found herself assigned to help a patient needing end-of-life care. Since she works as a floating nurse throughout the hospital, she is used to these types of shifts. What she didn’t know was that this experience would be one of the most memorable of her career.
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The Nature of Healing
"Nurses Heal Patients, but Who Heals Nurses?" Kris Boyer responds in her emotionally moving symposium address
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An Eye on Excellence: The Values in Action Scholarship
The College of Nursing recently introduced the Values in Action scholarship to celebrate students who exemplify the college's values. Three winners, Garrett, Easton, and Laura, are highlighted in this article.
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Alumni Spotlight: Jacob Nunnery
Meet Jacob Nunnery, a BYU College of Nursing alumni! Since graduating, Jacob has had various successful careers ranging from working in the telemetry unit to cardiovascular ICU, and currently works at St. Lukes in Boise, Idaho as a surgical ICU nurse. When he isn’t at the hospital, he enjoys spending time with his family and gardening.
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Featured Alumni: Laurel Nunnery
Laurel Nunnery graduated from the BYU College of Nursing in 2004 along with her sister-in-law Jeanette Nunnery. Laurel and Jeanette each married a College of Nursing graduate, Jacob Nunnery and Joshua Nunnery, who are brothers.
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Featured Alumni: John Killpack
John Killpack graduated from BYU in August 1993. He worked in the float pool at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center (UVRMC) following graduation. He was then commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force Nurse Corps in April 1994 and was stationed at Wilford Hall Medical Center on Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas in the Coronary Care Unit. While stationed in Texas, he also taught Basic and Advanced EKG Interpretation, Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Course and Critical Care Course and was an ACLS Instructor.
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Featured Alumni: Barbara Kay Reeder Wright
After graduation from the College of Nursing in 1971, Wright worked for a year-and-a-half, and then took a 16-year break to raise her eleven children – the youngest one now in pre-nursing classes at BYU. She returned to nursing after taking a RN refresher course and has worked at Cottonwood Hospital, Alta View Hospital and the University of Utah. She and her husband decided to join forces to build and run an assisted living center in Sandy, Utah. Her husband, a contractor, built the facility and she still currently runs CountryCare Homes, LLC. Most of their eleven children have worked at the assisted living center and have all gained an ability to interact with the elderly while experiencing the joys of service.
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Featured Alumni: Allison Varga James
Allison Varga James graduated from BYU in August 1993. She worked at Tuscon Medical Center in the pediatrics department for 1 year prior to serving in the New York Utica mission from 1994-1996. Upon returning from her mission, she worked in the Intensive Care Nursery at Phoenix Children's Hospital (Phoenix, AZ) from 1996-2001 and became a bereavement counselor, providing follow-up to families whose babies had died in the nursery.
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Featured Alumni: Nancy Pulsipher
CON Alumni Nancy Pulsipher started her BYU education in 1966 as a pre-med student. She then changed her major to French and minor to Spanish. After completing most of the requirements for this major, she became puzzled on what to do for a career. She took two years from school to think about her future, coming back with the intent of becoming a nurse. She knew this is what she wanted to do after working briefly as a CNA in a skilled nursing facility.
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