1966 nursing grads Marilyn Thomas, left and Martye Barnard, right, make the School's banquet an annual get-together.
1969 nursing classmates and roommates Ruth Bax Edwards, left, and Carrie Pike, right, reconnected at the banquet.
Steve and Sally Richardson were presented with the School's Distinguished Friends award by Dean Judith Fitzgerald Miller.
After receiving the Outstanding PhD Student Award, Yaowarat Matchim (holding plaque) is surrounded by friends and supporters. From left: Sirinat Sriumporn, Robin Shook, Jennifer Dine, Jane Armer, Yaowarat Matchim, Bob Stewart and Ausanne Wanchai.
A Night of Promise
UM System President Gary Forsee and his wife Sherry join Dean Miller and the Richardson family - Sally, Molly and Steve - at this year's banquet.
The School recognized the excellence of its students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends for the 19th consecutive year on April 24.
Those attending also welcomed the School’s newest dean, Judith Fitzgerald Miller, to Mizzou and to Missouri.
“Judy hasn’t looked back once since becoming a Tiger even when her previous employer, Marquette University, played Mizzou in the Elite Eight championship in March,” said Provost Brian Foster during his welcoming remarks. “Her drive and energy are perfect for leading the school to build on the impressive statistics it receives on an annual basis.”
A list of this year’s nominees and award recipients (recipients listed in bold) are listed below. To read the complete biography on the award recipients and peruse the photographs, please go to
nursing.missouri.edu/magazine.
- RN-BSN nominees:
Tiffany Armes, Tiffany Greiman and Patrick O’Dell - Accelerated BSN nominees:
Justin Bedford, Carol Murphy and Teyoni Wilson - 5th-semester nominees:
Brittany Dickemann, Kayla Hartman and Sarah Roos - 6th-semester nominees:
Becky Arand, Amanda Duessel and Kirstin Novosel - 7th-semester nominees:
Sadie Jones, Sarah Ward and Andrea Winberg - 8th-semester nominees:
Ashley Jones, Stephanie Oetting and Christine Wagner - Master’s nominees:
Mary Creger, Melissa Pickett and Abigail Schulte - PhD nominees:
Laurel Despins, Yaowarat Matchim and Leesa McBroom - SON Staff nominees:
Brenda Dudley, Gayle Epple, Tracy Feller, Laura Mackey, Jessica Mueller and Todd Winterbower - Interdisciplinary Faculty recipient:
Norma Fisk - Faculty Teaching nominees:
Greg Alexander, Gretchen Gregory and Sara Revelle - Clinical and Community Preceptor recipients:
Tony Cook and Nancy Hoeman - Faculty Research nominees:
Lorraine Phillips and Lori Popejoy - Faculty Service nominees:
Denice Mendenhall and Marilyn Rantz - Betty Crim Faculty nominees:
Nicole Bartow, Gretchen Gregory, Anne Heine and Donna Otto - Alumni Awards
- Sherri Homan: Alumnae of the Year
- Ardith Harmon: Alumni Achievement
- Ginger Robinson: Humanitarian
- Susan Taylor: Honorary Alumnae
- Mary Beck: Citation of Merit
- Friends of the School
Sally and Steve Richardson