In memory
October 28, 2025
Lois V. Davis, BSN ’34
J. T. Anderson, BSN ’42
Norma J. Krats, BSN ’47
Barbara J. Hanson, BSN ’48
Beverly A. Bridges, BSN ’52
Dotty A. Schmidt, BSN ’52
Rosemary A. Bukkila, BSN ’53
Barbara J. Merrill, BSN ’53
Lucy Gemlo, BSN ‘55
Elinor Kuniyo Kikugawa, BSN ’55
Verna M. Bergmann, BSN ’56
Elizabeth A. Counsell, BSN ’57
K.A. Rabie, M.ED ‘58
Nedra A. Nicholls, BSN ’60
Beverly A. Spriestersbach, BSN ’60
Darlene B. Ross, BSN ’63
Gail Comer Davis, MEd ’65
Barbara A. Peickert, BSN ’68
Bonnie S. Marsh, MS ’73
Katherine “Pam” Bailey, MS ’74, BSN ’58
Jacqueline M. Hartnett, MS ’74
Nancy Jane Swanson, BSN ’76
Betty A. Mueller, MS ’79, BSN ’77
Debra A. Clark, MS ’81
Evelyn F. Ruggiero, MS ’82, BSN ’80
Teresa H. Zaloski, BSN ’82
Rhoda T. Hooper, PhD ’94, MS ’83
Donna E. Ludford, BSN ’84
Linda M. Dickey, MS ’86
Sheryl Galarowicz, MS ’87
Renee D. Greenbard, MS ’00
Joyce M. Schowalter, BSN ’58, passed away on May 26 at the age of 91. She spent most of her life in Minneapolis where she worked as a registered nurse and as executive director of the Minnesota State Board of Nursing. She was a founding member and later President of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.
