In memory

Cathryn Balek, BSN ’45
Alice Derry, BSN ’46
Patricia Koenig, BSN ’48
Beverly Dorsey, BSN ’53
Kay Acton, BSN ’55
Nancy Leaf, BSN ’56
Alice Brown, BSN ’57
Ruth Morehead, BSN ’58
Saralou O’Brien, BSN ’58
Jane Harding Filerman, BSN ’59
Lynda Jones, BSN ’59
Darlene Dommel, BSN ’63
Margaret Sorensen, BSN ’70
Patricia Melby, BSN ’71
Arlene Sargent, MSN ’72
Bernadette Neis, BSN ’76
Denise Konicek, BSN ’78
Joanne Fletcher, BSN ’81
Michael Mech, BSN ’81
Laurie Hovis, BSN ’82
Stephen O’Connor, MSN ’82
Karin Norgaard, BSN ’86
Judith Nelson, MSN ’90
Robin Galambos, BSN ’93
Jean Humphries, MSN ’93

Patricia “Trish” Tomlinson, BSN ’57, was a professor at the school, championing new theoretical insights of health and had a leading influence on nursing clinical practice with families in perinatal care, critical care and end-of-life care. She fostered international collaboration with scholars in Scandinavia and Southeast Asia.

Betty Lia-Hoagberg, MSN ’66, BSN ’61, was a renowned public health nurse with an unwavering commitment to education, improved care for women, mothers, children, families, and communities through a lifetime of research and practice. She taught generations of future public health nurses as an associate professor at the School of Nursing and the School of Public Health, where she was beloved by colleagues and students.

Margaret A. “Peggy” Plumbo, MSN ’78, was a cherished practitioner and educator who guided generations of nurse-midwives. In practice and as an educator, Plumbo impacted the lives of mothers, babies, students, and colleagues at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Group Health, HCMC, and HealthEast for 39 years. Named one of the school’s Distinguished Faculty Alumni, Plumbo helped to establish nurse practitioners in women’s health care in Minnesota and played a vital role in the school’s achieving international prominence in nurse-midwifery. Plumbo’s legacy at the School of Nursing endures through the Margaret A. Plumbo Nurse-Midwifery Scholarship.

John “Jack” Spillane Jr., was a longtime advocate and supporter for nursing education and health care. His work with the school began with the establishment of the Elva Walker Spillane Leadership and Innovation Fund in honor of his late wife, a nurse and school alumna. Bringing decades of entrepreneurial experience as a national business executive, Spillane’s philanthropic leadership with the University of Minnesota School of Nursing Foundation Board included co-chairing the Empowering Health campaign.