Alumni

Victoria M. Flores, M.S.N., RN, is a B.S.N. alumna working on her Ph.D. while employed in a non-traditional nursing role at a San Francisco biotech company. (Photo courtesy of Elisabeth Fall Photography)

The Road Less Travelled

May 23, 2017

Victoria M. Flores, who received her B.S.N. in 2013 from the School of Nursing, found her perfect match in a non-traditional nursing role with a biotech company in San Francisco.


Barbara Aranda-Naranjo, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, has served in numerous nurse leader positions locally and nationally. Her diverse experience includes participating in a health mission trip to Oaxaca in Mexico.

Fulfilling Her Mother’s Prophecy

May 23, 2017

Barbara Aranda-Naranjo, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, grew up the child of a migrant worker, but her mother knew she was destined to be a nurse.


Retired Col. Patricia A. Patrician, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, now serves as the Donna Brown Banton Endowed Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing.

Surpassing a Childhood Goal

May 23, 2017

Alumna Patricia A. Patrician, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, always wanted to be a nurse. After 26 years in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps, she continues today to fulfill her childhood dream.


Dale (from left) and Vicky Dittmar, M.S.N., RN, visit with Adelaide Emery, M.S.N., RN, who was the first scholarship recipient of the Dale and Victoria Dittmar Nursing Endowment. The couple created the endowment to honor their fathers.

Advancing Veterans’ Health Care

May 22, 2017

Assistant Professor Vicky Dittmar, M.S.N., Class of 2001, and husband Dale Dittmar chose to honor their fathers’ military service by establishing the Dale and Victoria Dittmar Nursing Endowment.


Odette V. Denisa, M.S.N., RN, ACNP-BC, is president of the School of Nursing Alumni Association.

A Message from Alumni Board President

May 12, 2017

Odette V. Denisa, M.S.N., RN, ACNP-BC, president of the School of Nursing Alumni Association, shares an update on the association’s activities and programs.


The Department of Lifelong Learning offers live and online continuing education, hosts three annual conferences, and provides an online RN Refresher Course.

Keep Learning: Department of Lifelong Learning Reaccredited

May 1, 2017

The School of Nursing’s Department of Lifelong Learning offers both live and online continuing education.