College of Fine and Applied Arts

Mary Lewis Wyche is considered the pioneer of organized nursing in North Carolina. She founded the N.C. Nurses Association, which was responsible for passage of the first nurse registration law in the country. Information such as this will be available through a Web site on the history of nursing in the state being created at Appalachian State University.

Belk Library and Information Commons at Appalachian State University has received a $12,000 Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) planning grant from the State Library of North Carolina, a Division of the Department of Cultural Resources. The award is made possible by LSTA grant funding from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), a federal grant making agency.

The grant will fund the planning process for a Web site devoted to the history of nursing in North Carolina. Grant funds will be used to identify significant materials for the digital collection, such as photographs, archival records, periodicals and oral histories. The planning process will involve partnering with other institutions and organizations throughout the state to survey collections and build collaboration in preparation for a North Carolina Exploring Cultural Heritage Online Digitization Grant in 2010.

“This will be a wonderful collection of primary resources for everyone interested in the history of nursing in North Carolina,” said University Librarian, Dr. Mary Reichel. “Appalachian State University is making plans to build a new College of Health Sciences and Allied Professions and this project will bring public awareness to the university’s health care efforts.”

The idea for a portal about the history of nursing in North Carolina originated with Dr. Phoebe Pollitt, assistant professor of nursing at Appalachian. “The history of nursing in North Carolina is an important but under researched area of scholarship,” Pollitt said. “I have wanted to build a Web site dedicated to this topic for several years. The librarians at Belk Library and Information Commons have really made my dream come true. I can work on researching and collecting the content, but I could never have done the digitization and the technical end. This is a wonderful collaboration.”

By Lisa Surby, RN, RN to BSN student

Appalachian’s Department of Nursing participated in the annual North Carolina Nurses’ Association (NCNA) Day at the Legislature March 18. The Department of Nursing co-sponsored the event with NCNA and six other colleges and universities.

Department chair Wanda Stutts and faculty members Debbie Cody, Wendy Miller and Karen Reesman along with a dozen RN to BSN nursing students in the Nursing Leadership and Management course from the Catawba Cohort made the trip to Raleigh. All attended the morning program and heard NCNA President Eileen Kohlenberg, PhD, RN, NEA, BC; Executive Director of NCNA Tina Gordon, MPA, CAE ; President and Chief Executive Officer of WakeMed William Atkinson II, PhD, MPH, MPA; and NCNA Lobbyist Joanne Stevens, MSN, RN, address topics on how to “Find Your Inner Political Geek,” “The Role of Public Policy in Healthcare” and “Hot Topics Impacting Nursing (You) at the N.C. General Assembly.”

After lunch, the 750 attendees walked to the Legislative Building where a Nurse Rally on the Legislative Lawn took place followed by visits to senators and legislative representatives in their home areas and school regions. The nursing faculty and students educated legislators that students in Appalachian’s current program are already RNs and voters who are informed on health and nursing issues. The visitors also spoke about nursing’s stand on issues such as smoking in public places and about Nurse Practitioners. The legislators were encouraged to call on Appalachian’s nursing faculty and students if they have questions on healthcare and/or nursing issues.

Reesman and students visited Sen. Austin M. Allran (R- District 42), Rep. Wil Neumann (R - District 108), Rep. Sarah Stevens’ (R - District 90) Legislative Assistant and Rep. Ray Warren (D - District 88). Cody visited the legislative assistant for Sen. Steve Goss (D - District 45). Stutts visited Rep. Grey Mills (R - District 95). Stutts and Miller visited Rep. Cullie M. Tarleton (D - District 93).

In addition to visits to individual senators and representatives, the faculty and two students attended an afternoon General Session along with Appalachian’s Chief of Staff Lorin Baumhover.

Appalachian Nursing Professor, Phoebe Pollitt, has been invited to speak at the Nursing Section of the North Carolina Public Health Association in October. The association is celebrating its 100 year anniversary, and Pollitt will be speaking about “100 years of Public Health Nursing in North Carolina.”

Pollitt also has had several articles accepted for publication. Her article “Mary Lewis Wyche” appeared in the January-March 2009 the journal of the North Carolina Nurse Association, Tar Heel Journal. “Mary Mills-Pioneer Nursing Ambassador to the World” will be published in the Summer 2009 edition of Minority Nurse, and Pollitt’s article about the first Eastern Band Cherokee Nurse in the United States, Lula Owl Gloyne, will be published in the Fall 2009 edition of Minority Nurse.

Students in the College of Fine and Applied Arts receiving scholarships were recognized Tuesday evening at the College’s annual Scholarship Reception at the Broyhill Inn and Conference Center.

In addition, donors who have established scholarships were recognized. Dr. Glenda Treadaway, interim dean for the College, welcomed those in attendance and announced the scholarship recipients. Also speaking were Dr. Dave P. Haney, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education; Jeff Hendrix of Sports Source Ortho, donor representative; and M. Hugh Owings, Furniture and Product Design major and scholarship recipient.

Donors in attendance are featured below with their scholarship recipient(s). All scholarship recipients in attendance are pictured below with their department. A full list of scholarship recipients follows the photos.

Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff Annual Scholarship: Tyler R. Scott, recipient, and Joseph Miller, donor representative.

Roger Thomas Memorial Scholarship: Cameron McCarthy, recipient, and Ellie T. Bevington, donor.

Ron Kanoy Scholarship: Christen Mushinski, recipient, and Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Kanoy, donors.

Sports Source Ortho Scholarship: Christen Mushinski, recipient, and Tim Ledwine (left) and Jeff Hendrix (right), donors.

Bill Hanner Furnishings Design Scholarship: Anatevka Arguezo Cabrero, recipient, and Eric Reighard, donor representative.

David A. Rigsby Scholarship: Tiffany Toups, recipient, and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Sebastian, donor representatives.

Debra Edwards Scholarship: Marcellus Johnson, recipient, and Eric Reighard, donor representative.

Enterline and Russell Builders, Inc., Scholarship: Timothy Bayless, recipient, and Tom Enterline, donor.

Eric F. Reighard Scholarship: Chad Garn, recipient, and Eric Reighard, donor.

PICA Scholarship: Jillian Surber and Laura Palmieri, recipients, and Jeff Stoudt, donor representative.

Department of Art Scholarship Recipients

Department of Communication Scholarship Recipients

Department of Family and Consumer Sciences Scholarship Recipients

Department of Health, Leisure and Exercise Science Scholarship Recipients

Military Science and Leadership Scholarship Recipients

Department of Nursing Scholarship Recipients

Department of Technology Scholarship Recipients

Department of Theatre and Dance Scholarship Recipients

Art Department

Patricia Cooke, Studio Art, College of Fine & Applied Arts Scholarship

Rosy Kirby, Studio Art, College of Fine & Applied Arts Scholarship

Tyler R. Scott, Graphic Design, College of Fine & Applied Arts Scholarship

Abigail Samelak, Graphic Design, College of Fine & Applied Arts Scholarship

Elizabeth Kohler, Studio Art, Appalachian South/PSI Scholarship

Kimberly Kaplan, Graphic Design, Art Mart Scholarship

Hannah Ferrara, Studio Art, Art Mart Gift Certificate Scholarship

Tyler R. Scott, Graphic Design, Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff Annual Scholarship

Caroline Cheek, Studio Art, Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff Senior Studio Scholarship

Tiffany Weitzen, Art Education K-12, Eva H. Burress Memorial Scholarship

Heather Graham, Studio Art, Jaroslav & Jarmelia Kabatnik Memorial Scholarship

Hannah Pertalion, Studio Art, Jaroslav & Jarmelia Kabatnik Memorial Scholarship

Chelsea Schroeder, Studio Art, Jaroslav & Jarmelia Kabatnik Memorial Scholarship

Caroline Cheek, Studio Art, Martin & Doris Rosen Scholarship

Zachary Lindley, Studio Art, Petschauer-Polson-Penland Scholarship

Alyse Egan, Graphic Design, Randolph A. Johnson Scholarship

Allison Croft, Graphic Design, Randolph A. Johnson Scholarship

Anthony Deal, Studio Art, Sherry Edwards Memorial Scholarship

Laura Hersey McCabe, Art Education, K-12, Steele-Reese Penland Scholarship

Communication Department

Zachary M. Brown, Public Relations, College of Fine & Applied Arts Scholarship

Kelly Ferrell, Public Relations, College of Fine & Applied Arts Scholarship

Kirsten Horger, Communication Studies, College of Fine & Applied Arts Scholarship

Quinn M. Kelley, Public Relations, College of Fine & Applied Arts Scholarship

Gillian Medford, Elec. Media/Broadcasting, College of Fine & Applied Arts Scholarship

Dorothy Samuel, Advertising, College of Fine & Applied Arts Scholarship

Joseph Shook, Elec. Media/Broadcasting, College of Fine & Applied Arts Scholarship

Andrew J. Highsmith, Organizational/Public/IPC, Carol J. Hughes Memorial Scholarship

Brett J. Peterson, Organizational/Public/IPC, Charles E. Porterfield Scholarship

Zachary M. Brown, Public Relations, David H. Matthews Scholarship

Brandon Dickson, Electronic Media/Broadcasting, George G. Beasley Scholarship

Daniel Earney, Electronic Media/Broadcasting, George G. Beasley Scholarship

Travis Frye, Electronic Media/Broadcasting, George G. Beasley Scholarship

Gretchen Rosenberger, Electronic Media/Broadcasting, George G. Beasley Scholarship

Kimberly Forren, Organizational/Public/IPC, Golden & Stella Choi Scholarship

Carolina Zapata, Public Relations, Joe S. Epley Scholarship

Bryce Johnson, Electronic Media/Broadcasting, SNB Memorial Scholarship

Family and Consumer Sciences Department

Alicia Begany, Child Development, College of Fine & Applied Arts Scholarship

Emily Fawcett, FCS Secondary Education, College of Fine & Applied Arts Scholarship

Karolyn Huffman, Foods and Nutrition, College of Fine & Applied Arts Scholarship

Leigh Ann Pless, FCS Secondary Education, College of Fine & Applied Arts Scholarship

Lindsey Woock, Apparel and Textiles, College of Fine & Applied Arts Scholarship

Caitlin Garn, Apparel and Textiles, Annie Dougherty Rufty Scholarship

Jasmine Cummings, Foods & Nutrition, Betty Conley Lyerly Scholarship

Heather Holloway, Apparel and Textiles, Brown, Perry, & Scoggins Scholarship

Jamie Price, Apparel and Textiles, Celia Roten Scholarship

Kristen Brown, Foods and Nutrition, John and Vivian Welborn Scholarship

Anna N. Martin, Foods and Nutrition, John and Vivian Welborn Scholarship

Meghan Megargee, FCS, Secondary Education, John and Vivian Welborn Scholarship

Courtney Rickenberg, FCS, Secondary Education, John and Vivian Welborn Scholarship

Donna Bumgarner, Child Development, B-K, Karen McNamara Memorial Scholarship

Stacy Kraft, Child Development, B-K, Karen McNamara Memorial Scholarship

Chasity Lowman, Apparels and Textiles, Karen McNamara Memorial Scholarship

Nancy Jolly, Child Development, B-K, Madge Rhyne Scholarship

Lauren Sprowl, Foods and Nutrition, Mary Hoffman Farthing Scholarship

Sherrie Fisher, Child Development, B-K, Terry Scholarship

Health, Leisure and Exercise Science Department

Kristen Campbell, Exercise Science, College of Fine & Applied Arts Scholarship

Jennifer Cissna, Athletic Training, College of Fine & Applied Arts Scholarship

Eric Dendy, Recreation Management, College of Fine & Applied Arts Scholarship

Sara Hammersly, Exercise Science, College of Fine & Applied Arts Scholarship

Rachel Harris, Exercise Science, College of Fine & Applied Arts Scholarship

Arick Johnson, Exercise Science, College of Fine & Applied Arts Scholarship

Rebecca C. Sparks, Athletic Training, College of Fine & Applied Arts Scholarship

Amanda Hannon, Health Promotion, Cleone Hayes Hodges Scholarship

Amanda Hannon, Health Promotion, Dr. John H. Williams Memorial Scholarship

Erica Mask, Health Education, Secondary Education, Dr. Ed Turner Scholarship

Erica Mask, Health Education, Second. Ed., Eric DeGroat Memorial Scholarship

Jennifer Mixter, Exercise Science, Eric DeGroat Memorial Scholarship

Dori Littman, Recreation Management, Rec. Management Assoc. Scholarship

Cynthia Bare, Recreation Management Rec., Management Assoc. Scholarship

Cameron McCarthy, Physical Education, K-12, Roger Thomas Memorial Scholarship

Christen Mushinski, Athletic Training, Ron Kanoy Scholarship

Christen Mushinski, Athletic Training, Sports Source Ortho Scholarship

Military Science and Leadership

Jeremy O. Coviello, Psychology, College of Fine & Applied Arts Scholarship

Barrett B. Foster, History, College of Fine & Applied Arts Scholarship

Samantha E. Ramirez, Criminal Justice, Brig. General Adams Scholarship

Kala M. Robertson, Criminal Justice, Brig. General Adams Scholarship

Daniel W. Cooper, History, Secondary Ed., Col. John G. Collins for ROTC Scholarship

Jonathan C. Austin, Philosophy and Religion, Larry J. Bauguess Memorial Scholarship

Christopher M. Greene, Criminal Justice, Michael M. Petersen Scholarship

Michael P. Hoffman, Political Science, Michael M. Petersen Scholarship

Nicholas C. Mack, Criminal Justice, Michael M. Petersen Scholarship

Nursing Department

Jason Tolbert, R.N. to B.S.N., Carolie Paulus White Scholarship

Sheila Acheson, R.N. to B.S.N., Dickson Foundation Scholarship

Teresa Jones, R.N. to B.S.N., Dickson Foundation Scholarship

Kymberly Kelley, R.N. to B.S.N., Dickson Foundation Scholarship

Heather Landis, R.N. to B.S.N., Dickson Foundation Scholarship

May Lee, R.N. to B.S.N., Dickson Foundation Scholarship

Angela Proffit, R.N. to B.S.N., Dickson Foundation Scholarship

Amy Rollins, R.N. to B.S.N., Dickson Foundation Scholarship

Lisa Surby, R.N. to B.S.N., Dickson Foundation Scholarship

Lori Todd, R.N. to B.S.N., Dickson Foundation Scholarship

Nicole Williams, R.N. to B.S.N., Dickson Foundation Scholarship

Jackie Dugger, R.N. to B.S.N., Dickson Foundation Scholarship

Cindy Buchanan, R.N. to B.S.N., Marcus E. & Carole M. Archer Family Memorial

Technology Department

Jonathan Hand, Graphic Arts. Imaging Tec., College of Fine & Applied Arts Scholarship

Tyler Laminack, Appropriate Technology, College of Fine & Applied Arts Scholarship

Rachel Witmer, Technical Photography, College of Fine & Applied Arts Scholarship

Bradley Wright, Building Sciences, College of Fine & Applied Arts Scholarship

Warren Lackey, Furniture Design/Management, American Home Furnishings Alliance

Hannah Maxwell, Furniture Design/Management, American Home Furnishings Alliance

Anatevka Arguezo Cabrero, Product Design, Bernhardt Scholarship

Hannah Maxwell, Furniture Design/Management, Bernice Bienenstock Scholarship

Anatevka Arguezo Cabrero, Product Design, Bill Hanner Furnishings Design Scholarship

Christopher Brooten, Furniture Design, Celia Moh Scholarship

M. Hugh Owings, Furniture Design, Celia Moh Scholarship

Joel Valente, Furniture Design, Celia Moh Scholarship

Katherine Watts, Interior Design, Celia Moh Scholarship

Tiffany Toups, Product Design, David A. Rigsby Scholarship

Marcellus Johnson, Product Design, Debra Edwards Scholarship

Lee Collins Smith, Graphic Arts Imaging Tech., Dr. Robert A. Banzhaff Scholarship

Timothy Bayless, Building Sciences, Enterline & Russell Builders Inc. Scholarship

Chad Garn, Product Design, Eric F. Reichard Scholarship

Hannah Reeves, Interior Design, Hastings Design Scholarship

Matthew Fedorko, Industrial Technology, Jean J. Wey Graduate Scholarship

Christopher R. Starr, Graphic Arts Imaging Tech., Joe E. Minor’s Printing Scholarship

Thomas Holden, Graphic Arts Imaging Tech., John R. Gordon Scholarship

Kristen D. Weaver, Graphic Arts Imaging Tech., John E. Thomas Scholarship

Marcellus Johnson, Product Design., NAPCO Scholarship

Laura Palmieri, Graphic Arts Imagining Tech., PICA Scholarship

Jillian Surber, Graphic Arts Imaging Tech., PICA Scholarship

Kristen D. Weaver, Graphic Arts Imagining Tech., PICA Scholarship

Danielle Adams, Interior Design, NC Foam Scholarship

Megan Marks, Interior Design, NC Foam Scholarship

Tiffany Toups, Product Design, Warren Smith (Furniture Manufacture) Scholarship

Jimmy Williams, Building Sciences, William E. White Memorial Scholarship

Todd E. Melott, Graphic Arts Imaging Tech., William Marvin Reese Scholarship

Ian P. Murray, Graphic Arts Imaging Tech., William Marvin Reese Scholarship

Courtney P. Triplett, Graphic Arts Imaging Tech., William Marvin Reese Scholarship

Claire J. Walker, Graphic Arts Imaging Tech., William Marvin Reese Scholarship

Theatre and Dance Department

Lisa Bledsoe, Theatre Design/Tech., College of Fine & Applied Arts Scholarship

Katie Mebane, Dance Studies, College of Fine & Applied Arts Scholarship

Amanda McNeice, Performance, Alpha Psi Omega Scholarship

Allison Paige Senger, Teaching Theatre Arts, K-12, Betty Dowling Memorial Scholarship

Jordan Elizabeth Fleming, Theatre Design/Tech., Christina E. Early Memorial Scholarship

Meredith Hunter, Teaching Theatre Arts, K-12, Cratis D. Williams Memorial Scholarship

Catherine Ledford, Performance, David H. Matthews Scholarship

Lindsay H. David, Performance, Ed & Pat Pilkington Scholarship

Brian Seagroves, Performance, Jenny Walton Memorial Scholarship

Caitlin Cashman, Teaching Theatre Arts, K-12, Susan Cole/Alpha Psi Omega Scholarship

Anneliese Moffit, General Theatre, Theatre Faculty Scholarship

by Josh Jarman, Public Relations Intern, College of Fine and Applied Arts

Dr. Karen Reesman, an associate professor in the Nursing Department at Appalachian State University, has recently been elected to the Board of the International Council on Women’s Health Issues (ICOWHI).

ICOWHI is an international nonprofit association dedicated to the goal of promoting health, health care, and well-being of women throughout the world through participation, empowerment, advocacy, education and research. The board consists of a multidisciplinary network of women’s health providers, planers, and advocates from all over the globe.

To obtain a position on the board, candidates must first be nominated and approved by the council prior to the election. Reesman decided to run for the position and was elected in August. Afaf Meleis, dean of the University Of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, extended an invitation to Reesman to join the board.

“It is a tremendous privilege and honor to serve on this Board,” said Reesman. “We all recognize how critical it is to improve the health and well-being of women throughout the world.”

As a board member, Reesman will help organize ICOWHI’s 2010 Congress. The Congress is held every two years and is conducted primarily to raise awareness of womens’ health care and to disseminate research. The 2008 Congress took place in July and was located in Gaborone, Botswana.

“As a council member and as a board member I think it is my duty to spread the wealth, and, hopefully, increase our membership,” said Reesman. “ICOWHI has nominal dues and a student rate as well.”

Reesman encourages anyone who is interested to visit the ICOWHI website at www.ICOWHI.org. For more information on the Department of Nursing, visit www.nursing.appstate.edu.