April 26, 2007 Benefit Luncheon

What a beautiful day it was for a luncheon! Thank you again for your contribution and/or attending our Benefit Luncheon at the Pleasant Valley Country Club. We were very pleased with the attendance of over 125. Guest speakers, Jo Ellen Ford and Randy Wilbourn provided us great insight about the care of aging family members. As brother and sister, they had to step into the lives of their parents in ways which were necessary for their long term care.

We wanted to inform you that as a result of the luncheon we raised $6,689 for programs that benefit students such as the Geriatric Nursing Summer Externship.

Thank you to all the members of the HCGNE Community Advisory Committee who worked hard to make this fundraiser a success for our program.

We would like to offer special thanks to our presenting sponsor, Baldwin & Shell Construction Company.

UAMS College of Nursing baccalaureate honors
program students and newly selected geriatric externs were able to attend the luncheon thanks to a donation by Drs. Michael and Sarah Carter.  Dr. Claudia Barone, Dean of the College of Nursing sponsored a table for master and PhD students. Also, a special thanks to our other table sponsors:

Dr. Doyne and Nancy Williams, Southridge Village at Sugarloaf, the Institute on Aging and the UAMS Foundation. Many of you asked about the beautiful flower arrangements. These  were designed by Floral Express.

- Claudia Beverly, PhD, RN, FAAN, HCGNE Director

Geriatric Nursing Summer Externship Students 

Lyle Gruby, Mark Tanner, Teresa West, Sarah Leech and Diana Tran are the geriatric externs for 2007. We are so excited to be able to offer this externship to these five bright and motivated students. The externship will last eight weeks and Dr. Claudia Beverly will be the primary mentor. The externs will also have the opportunity to work with Drs. Cornelia Beck, Kathy Richards, Elaine Souder, Leanne Lefler, and Jean McSweeny. They will be provided with geriatric nursing experiences through the Donald W. Reynolds Institute On Aging, the Arkansas Aging Initiative and the North Little Rock VA.