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ALUMNI

News and Quotes
SHARON K. BAKER

(BS '93, MS '95)

CU Nursing alumna Sharon K. Baker
(BSN, MSN) was highlighted Aug. 28
on http://ow.ly/J6m950vZsUP. Read
about her experiences as a nurse
executive with National Jewish Health
& her impressive 40-year professional
journey. Her areas of expertise include
neuroscience, cardiovascular nursing,
pulmonary care, and oncology nursing.
She received the Colorado Governor's
Award for Short Stroke Response Time.

MEGAN CHAMPION

(MS '13)

CU Nursing's Megan Champion
appeared on 9NEWS with anchor Kim
Christiansen discussing the top four
vaccinations that older adults need.
Megan is a Nurse Practitioner with
the CU Sheridan Health Services.
Watch the interview now. https://youtu.
be/4D3ZT0UHvTY

DIANN AND HAROLD EASON (BSN '69)
CU alumni Diann and Harold Eason were
recently spotlighted by Chancellor Elliman
during an Aug. 28 Loyal Benefactor
Celebration at the Anschutz Medical
Campus. Diann, a CU Nursing grad, and
Harold, an engineering and business
grad, have been long-time supporters of
CU. Read more of their story: http://ow.ly/
whSA50w5wiN

HEATHER MENA

(MSN '18)

For the next 10 months, Heather Mena
will roam the jungles and traverse the
hills of Ecuador, learning the tricks of
the midwifery trade from native women

In Their Words

intent on saving their ancestral tradition.
Mena, a certified nurse-midwife
passionate about integrating her field
more widely in this country and theirs,
recently won the prestigious Fulbright
award for researching the practices and
traditions of the midwives of Ecuador.
She joins about 2,100 recipients
of the highly competitive Fulbright
awards who will teach, research and
provide expertise for the 2019-2020
academic year. Fulbright recipients
are selected based on academic and
professional achievement and work on
building lasting relationships with other
countries. Check out the full story:
http://ow.ly/F0VT50wESJZ

out a quality improvement project to
enhance patient outcomes. During
our advising sessions, we were able
to discern Robert's strengths, goals
and abilities that I believe provided
the foundation for his re-establishing
the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP)
Primary Care program."
Sylvester reflects on his experience
at CU Nursing: "I will forever be
grateful to the faculty at [CU], for their
guidance and constant support." Read
the full article highlighting Sylvester's
work here: https://nursing.utah.edu/
blog/2019/08/pnp-blog.php

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ROBERT SYLVESTER (MSN '13, DNP '19)
Robert Sylvester was recently named
the specialty director for the newly
re - e s t a b l i s h e d P e d i a t r i c N u r s e
Practitioner Primary Care Program
at the University of Utah College of
Nursing. The University recognized
the need for more pediatric nurse
practitioners in the Utah workforce
because of the state's high youth
population. "I was the Academic
Advisor for Robert as he entered the
final portion of his DNP program - the
development and implementation of
a scholarly project", recounts Sharon
Sables-Baus PhD, Associate Professor
of Clinical Teaching. "Robert showed
such growth as he moved from a
focus on caring for his patients as an
accomplished APRN to a leadership
role with assimilation of all of his
classes to developing and carrying

KEYSTONE SYMPOSIUM
Our faculty and staff members joined
the 2019 National Nurse Practitioner
Symposium in Keystone this past July,
where they hosted a reception for
Alumni and Friends and shared their
amazing work. Topics ranged from
antibiotic resistance in treating UTIs to
managing opioid addiction in chronic
pain patients. Learn more about the
work our faculty presented: https://
tinyurl.com/y6abvv9j

Dr. Rosario Medina
presents research
during the Keystone
Symposium.

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