Alumni

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.

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.

Alumni Profile: Scott and Cassandra Leune
November 28, 2016
Scott Leune, D.D.S., and Cassandra Leune, B.S.D.H., both Class of 2005, strive to find a healthy balance between their national company and their growing family.

Alumni Profile: Mario and Elva Rapanotti
November 28, 2016
Mario Rapanotti, D.D.S., Class of 1983, and Elva Rapanotti, D.D.S., Class of 1988, share a marriage, dental practice, and belief in giving back to the community.

Alumnus Profile: Never Forgetting His Roots
November 28, 2016
Ray Scott, D.D.S., Class of 1983, credits the School of Dentistry for giving him the opportunity to become a dentist. Now he helps current students.

Alumnus Profile: Following a Family Tradition
November 28, 2016
Warren B. Branch, D.D.S., Class of 1981, continues his family’s legacy of volunteering locally and globally. He also believes in supporting his alma mater.

Generations of extraordinary alumni impact lives
May 18, 2016
For one of Bexar County’s civil court judges, a nursing education from the School of Nursing at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio laid the groundwork and foundation upon which she built her career. Judge Stephani Walsh uses the communication skills she was taught during her first semester at the Health Science Center daily along with […]

Your legacy, our future
May 18, 2016
“Creating an endowment in our School of Nursing means I can continue to make a difference in the school’s success even after I’m gone. I couldn’t think of a better way to make this happen than through a legacy gift.” —Kay Avant, Ph.D., RN, FNI, FAAN Dr. Kay Avant treasured her career in the Department of […]

Alumni and faculty research improves infant health care
May 17, 2016
At 9 p.m. on a Friday, many young professionals are unwinding, preparing to enjoy the beginning of a weekend away from the office. Not Kelly McGlothen. This is when the 26-year-old nurse comes to life as she heads expeditiously toward the Biobehavioral Research Laboratory in the School of Nursing at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. In her arms […]

Nurses connect research, resources to ensure patient safety
May 16, 2016
The whir of the ventilators.
The web of wires and tubes that wind across the walls.
The flashing of lights and the constant buzzing and beeping of monitors by the patient’s bedside.
These sights and sounds are standard in any hospital Intensive Care Unit (ICU).