Nursing Alumni Awards
Alumni are recognized in two categories: Outstanding Alumnus Award and the Most Supportive.
2025 award winners
About The awards
Outstanding Alumnus Award Criteria (Methodist & UTHSC)
An Outstanding Alumnus Award will be presented each based upon recommendations from UTHSC College of Nursing/Methodist Hospital School of Nursing alumni, faculty or other UTHSC College of Nursing constituents; and upon approval by the Nominating Committee of the UTHSC College of Nursing Alumni Board of Directors.
submit a nominationUTHSC College of Nursing Most Supportive Award Criteria
A Most Supportive to Nursing Award will be presented each year based upon recommendations from UTHSC College of Nursing alumni, faculty or other UTHSC College of Nursing constituents; and upon approval by the Nominating Committee of the UTHSC College of Nursing Alumni Board of Directors.
submit a nominationPast award winner BIOS
Patricia Neel “Patti” Scott, DNP, RN, PNP, NCSN-E
Wanda Jan Harrell RN, BSN, MN, FNP-BC
Rhonda Finnie, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC, ANVP-BC, ASC-BC
past alumni award winners
Outstanding Alumnus Award Recipients
2011
Peggy Ingram Veeser, EdD (Outstanding Alumnus)
Rita Kimbro Miller, BSN (Most Supportive)
2010
Betty Sue McGarvey, DSN, RN (Outstanding Alumnus)
Alice P. Nunnery, BSN, BA, MA, PhD (Most Supportive)
2009
Mona Wicks, PhD, RN (Outstanding Alumnus)
Suzanne Meeks , BSN, MSN, MA (Most Supportive)
2008
Cathy R. Taylor, DrPH, MSN, RN (Outstanding Alumnus)
Michael Briley, DNP, APN (Most Supportive)
2007
Ann Cashion, PhD (Outstanding Alumnus)
2006
Jan Young, DNSC (Outstanding Alumnus)
Nancy Smith Moss, MSN, BSN (Most Supportive)
2005
Virginia Trotter Betts, MSN, JD, RN, FAAN (Outstanding Alumnus)
Brenda C. Mills, ND (Most Supportive)
*bold italicized denotes deceased recipients
Recent Outstanding Alumnus Award Recipients
2025 Dr. Hope Ferguson
2024 Dr. Rhonda Finnie
2023 Dr. Vickie Stuart
2022 Dr. James Alberding
2021 Ms. Andrea Ruth Kilgannon
2020 Dr. Shirleatha T. Lee
2019 Dr. Todd Monroe
2018 Katherine Darling
2017 Dr. Julie Newton Bonom
2016 Dr. Mayola Rowser
Most Supportive Award Recipients
Coming soon
*bold italicized denotes deceased recipients