The UAB School of Nursing honors and celebrates our alumni who are Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).

Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing

• Marsha Adams (BSN 1977, MSN 1983, PhD 1992)
• Azita Amiri (BSN 2010, MSN 2012, PhD 2014)
• Kathleen Andreoli* (DSN 1979)
• Dawn Aycock (PhD 2012)
• Natalie Baker (BSN 1985, MSN 1990, DNP 2010)
• Connie Barden (MSN 1982)
• Lazelle Benefield (MSN 1978)
• Deidre Blank (PhD 1982)
• Eileen Chasens (PhD 2000)
• Joyce Clifford* (MSN 1969)
• Susan Cohen* (PhD 1983)
• Norma Cuellar (PhD 1997)
• Sheila Davis (MSN 1984)
• Martha Dawson (BSN 1974, MSN 1986)
• Mary de Chesnay (PhD 1982)
• Joy Deupree (BSN 1994, MSN 1997)
• Joanne Disch (MSN 1976)
• Elizabeth Downes (DNP 2013)
• Charles Downs (BSN 1999, MSN 2003)
• Sandra Dunbar (PhD 1982)
• Joan Engel (MSN 1981)
• Pamela Stewart Fahs (PhD 1991)
• James Fain (MSN 1979)
• Melissa Faulkner (PhD 1991)
• L. Ellen Fineout-Overholt (MSN 1985)
• Rebecca Gary (MSN 1979)
• Susan Gaskins (PhD 1990)
• Anna Gawlinski (MSN 1978)
• Susan Gennaro (PhD 1983)
• Teresa Gore (DNP 2009)
• Kelly Goudreau (PhD 2000)
• Lucinda Graven (PhD 2014)
• Sarah Gueldner* (PhD 1983)
• Melanie G. Hallman (BSN 1983, MSN 1990, MSN 1995, DNP 2012)
• Marguerite K. Handlin (BSN 1961, MSN 1967)
• Pandora Hardtman (DNP 2012)
• James Harris (MSN 1982, PhD 1986)
• Karen Heaton (BSN 1981)
• Kristi Henderson (DNP 2010)
• Constance Hendricks (BSN 1974, MSN 1981)
• Cristina Hendrix (MSN 1996)
• Alice Hill (MSN 1975)
• Ashley Hodges (MSN 1997, PhD 2008)
• Aimee Holland (DNP 2012)
• Sharon Holley (MSN 1996)
• Marcia Holstad (PhD 1996)
• Phyllis Horns (PhD 1980)
• R. Victoria Hughes (MSN 1994)
• Carolynn T. Jones (BSN 1986, DNP 2013)
• Emily Jones (PhD 2010)
• Jean Kelley* (BSN 1956)
• Candace Knight (BSN 1997, PhD 2013)
• Priscilla Koeplin* (DSN 1991)
• Wipada Kunaviktikul (PhD 1994)
• Martha Lavender (MSN 1984, PhD 1988)
• Judith Lott (PhD 1992)
• Alfred Lupien (MSN 1989)
• Nancy McCain (DSN 1983)
• Sheila Melander (PhD 1990)
• Rita Monsen (PhD 1988)
• Karen Morin (PhD 1987)
• Lisa Muirhead (DNP 2009)
• Yeow Chye Ng (PhD 2013)
• Linda Norman (DSN 2001)
• Marie O’Koren* (MSN 1958)
• JoAnn Oliver (MSN 2001)
• Darrell Owens (DNP 2010)
• James Pace (PhD 1986)
• Pamela Pieper (MSN 1983)
• Janet Pierce (MSN 1985, PhD 1987)
• Bonnie Pilon (PhD 1988)
• Shea Polancich (MSN 1996)
• James Raper (PhD 1994)
• Linda Roussel (PhD 1990)
• Cathy Rozmus (PhD 1990)
• Nena Sanders (BSN 1976, MSN 1979, PhD 1985)
• Cynthia Selleck (PhD 1987)
• Shyang-Yun Shiao (MSN 1988)
• Larry Slater (BSN 2008, PhD 2011)
• Marcia Stanhope (PhD 1981)
• Karen Stanley (BSN 1983)
• Patricia Starck (PhD 1979)
• Richard Steeves (MSN 1983)
• Michele Talley (MSN 2005, PhD 2015)
• Rhigel A. Tan (MSN 2010)
• Surpora Thomas* (BSN 1985)
• Patricia Thompson (MSN 1971)
• Anne Turner-Henson (PhD 1992)
• Mary Grace Umlauf (MSN 2003)
• Claudette Varricchio (PhD 1983)
• Joan Vitello-Cicciu (MSN 1982)
• Diane Von Ah (PhD 2003)
• Penni Watts (PhD 2015)
• Jane White (MSN 1977)
• Connie White-Williams (MSN 1991, PhD 2009)
• Bryan Wilbanks (DNP 2012, PhD 2016)
• Karen Winters (MSN 1985)
• Kelly Wolgast (DNP 2012)
• Kathryn Wood (MSN 1984)
• Ying Wu (MSN 1998)
• Sharon Wyatt* (MSN 1971)
• Connie Yarbro (Honorary Alumna)

Fellows of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners

• Kristi A. Acker (DNP 2009)
• Julie A. Adkins (DNP 2011)
• Natalie R. Baker (BSN 1985, MSN 1990, DNP 2010)
• Thomas W. Barkley, Jr. (PhD 1994)
• Kala K. Blakely (MSN 2010, DNP 2013)
• Penelope M. Bosarge (MSN 1984)
• Richard D. Brown (BSN 1994, MSN 1997)
• Leanne C. Busby* (PhD 1999)
• Cindy C. Cooke (DNP 2013)
• Virginia L. Cora* (DSN 1985)
• Tearsanee C. Davis (DNP 2010)
• Elizabeth A. Downes (DNP 2013)
• Pamela N. Fordham (MSN 1976, PhD 1989)
• Linda G. Gibson-Young (MSN 2003, PhD 2011)
• Donna L. Gullette (PhD 1998)
• Melanie G. Hallman (BSN 1983, MSN 1990, MSN 1995, DNP 2012)
• Shelley Y. Hawkins (BSN 1982, MSN 1987, PhD 1993)
• Rhonda D. Hensley (DNP 2011)
• Ashley L. Hodges (MSN 1997, PhD 2008)
• Aimee C. Holland (DNP 2012)
• Marcia K. Holstad (PhD 1996)
• Jean B. Ivey (BSN 1969, PhD 1991)
• Heather J. Jackson (BSN 2003)
• Cathy R. Kessenich (PhD 1996)
• Cynthia H. Luther (PhD 2003)
• Sheila D. Melander (PhD 1990)
• Jenifer Meno (DNP 2016)
• Lisa B. Muirhead (DNP 2009)
• Yeow Chye Ng (PhD 2013)
• Anne Norman (DNP 2010)
• Louise C. O'Keefe (PhD 2013)
• James C. Pace (PhD 1986)
• Pamela Pieper (MSN 1983)
• James L. Raper (PhD 1994)
• Kathleen S. Rhodes (BSN 1982)
• D’Ann W. Somerall (BSN 1995, MSN 1999, DNP 2011)
• Vicky Stone-Gale (DNP 2011)
• Michele H. Talley (MSN 2005, PhD 2015)
• Theresa M. Wadas (MSN 1989)
• Linda M. Watkins (DNP 2012)
• S. Brian Widmar (BSN 2003, MSN 2005)
• Kathleen P. Wilson (MSN 1980, PhD 1992)
• Janet S. Wyatt (MSN 1974)
• Geraldine Q. Young (DNP 2010)

*Deceased