“THE LEGACY CONTINUES”
One Hundred Eighteen Years of Nursing Education
Saturday, May 9, 2009
1:00 p.m.
HAMPTON UNIVERSITY
Ogden Hall
Hampton, Virginia
Program
Arlene J. Montgomery, PhD, RN
Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs
Presiding
Processional .........................................................................................Mrs. Antoinette D. Langford, MS, RN
Organist
Invocation ............................................................................................Sharon A. Reece
Senior Nursing Student
Welcome................................................................................................Grey M. Obregon
Senior Nursing Student
The Occasion ........................................................................................Pamela V. Hammond, PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF
Dean, School of Nursing
Greeting ................................................................................................Mrs. Jacqueline Shillings, MBA, RN
President, Hampton University
National Nurses Alumni Association
Introduction of Speaker ....................................................................Leonna S. McCants
Senior Nursing Student
Speaker .................................................................................................Loretta Sweet-Jemmott, PhD, RN, FAAN
van Ameringen Professor Psychiatric Mental Health
Nursing and Director of the Center for Health
Disparities Research, University of Pennsylvania
School of Nursing
Recognitions ........................................................................................Pamela V. Hammond, PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF
Violin Solo ...........................................................................................James Richardson, MA
Assistant Professor
Presentation of Honorees .................................................................Mrs. Shevellanie E. Lott, MSN, RN
Chairperson, Department of Undergraduate
Nursing Education, College of Virginia Beach
Hilda M. Williamson, EdD, RN, FNP
Chairperson, Department of Undergraduate
Nursing Education, Hampton Institute
Barbara A. Cross, PhD, FNP-BC
Chairperson, Department of Graduate Nursing
Education, Graduate College
Pinning Ceremony ............................................................................Dinah J. Saunders, EdD, RN
Associate Professor
Rosalyn V. Gardiner MSN, RN
Assistant Professor
Melinda A. Barker, PhD, RN, FNP-BC
Assistant Professor
Lydia R. Figueroa PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Farewell from the Seniors ................................................................Timothy A. Campbell
Senior Nursing Student
Raven N. McGlotten
Senior Nursing Student
Benediction ..........................................................................................Gleniece C. Hobson
Senior Nursing Student
Recessional ...........................................................................................Mrs. Antoinette D. Langford
RECEPTION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING AT CLARKE HALL
MESSAGE FROM
THE DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF NURSING
Congratulations!
On behalf of the administrators, faculty,
staff, students, and alumni of the Hampton
University School of Nursing, I offer you
sincere
congratulations
on
your
accomplishments! I extend my best wishes
for your future as you complete your
transition from students to professional
nurses.
In Ecclesiastes 3:1, the bible says that “there
is a time for everything, and a season for
every activity under heaven….” This is
truly your season to shine. You can enter
this season of your life assured that you
are ready to take your place in the world’s
greatest profession: NURSING!
Tradition has served the Hampton University School of Nursing well over the
past 118 years! We will continue to build on that proud heritage as you join
the ranks of our illustrious alumni who have reached the pinnacle of nursing
practice, nursing education, and nursing research.
This is not a “Goodbye” message.
It is a message of “Welcome” to real
nursing…a message of “Welcome” to the community of the best alumni a
School of Nursing can have…a message of “Welcome” to a group of
professionals whom I will always be proud to call colleagues!
Stay in touch and visit your family at “Our Home by the Sea” often.
Sincerely,
Pamela V. Hammond, PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF
Dean and Professor
Dr. Loretta Sweet Jemmott, RN, FAAN
Class of ‘78
Dr. Loretta Sweet Jemmott is the van Ameringen Professor in Psychiatric Mental
Health Nursing and Director of the Center for Health Disparities Research at the
University of Pennsylvania - School of Nursing. Most recently, Dr. Jemmott
received the Claire M. Fagin Distinguished Researcher Award. Dr. Jemmott
received a bachelor of science degree in nursing from Hampton Institute
(Hampton University) in 1978.
She also holds secondary appointments in the University's School of Medicine
and Graduate School of Education. In 2004, Dr. Jemmott was appointed
Assistant Provost for Gender and Minority Equity Issues for the University of
Pennsylvania.
Dr. Jemmott has been involved in a number of research projects focusing on
designing and testing culturally sensitive, developmentally appropriate, and
theory-based strategies to reduce HIV risk- associated sexual behaviors among
African American, South African, and Latino youth and adults. She, along with
her husband, Dr. John B. Jemmott, III, have been funded by the American
Foundation for AIDS research (AmFAR), the National Institute of Child Heath
and Human Development, the National Institute of Mental Health, the National
Institute for Nursing Research, and the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) for a total of $92.5 million research dollars to conduct 24 HIV
risk-reduction randomized controlled trials in various settings, including schools,
community based organizations, housing developments, clinical settings, and churches.
She is one of the nation’s leaders in HIV risk reduction intervention research having one of the most consistent track
records of evidenced-based HIV risk-reduction interventions across various populations. The outcomes of her research
include: a) a reduction in HIV risk-associated sexual behavior; b) a reduction in the frequency of sexual intercourse; c) a
reduction in unprotected sexual intercourse; d) a reduction in the number of sexual partners; e) an increase in condom
use; f) a decrease in unprotected sex; and g) biological outcomes showing a reduction in the incidence rate of STD at 12month follow-ups. These finding were published in high-level journals including, Nursing Research, JAMA, and the
American Journal of Public Health.
Dr. Jemmott is a globally recognized translational nurse researcher. Three of her evidenced-based adolescent HIV riskreduction intervention curricula were selected by CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health Program entitled,
"Research to Classrooms, Program That Work!" for dissemination to schools, community based agencies, and clinics
nationally and internationally. These curricula have been culturally adapted, tailored and translated into various languages
for use in regions where HIV is at pandemic levels, including counties in Africa, South America, and the Caribbean. Her
interventions for adolescents include videos created by teens winners of her national and international HIV-prevention
essay contest titled, “The Hear Me Project”. This project is accomplished in conjunction with the Select Media Inc., and
has been featured on MTV (2006) and will be featured on HBO in 2007.
Recently her 20-minute evidenced-based HIV risk-reduction intervention for women (Sister-to-Sister) was selected by
the CDC as a national model to be disseminated for use in women health clinics as part of the DEBI Project (Diffusion of
Effective Behavioral Interventions). The purpose of DEBI is to bring science based, community-and group-level HIV
prevention interventions to community-based service providers and state and local health departments to enhance their
capacity to implement effective interventions that reduce the spread of HIV and STDs.
Dr. Jemmott has received many awards for her research and community efforts, including the Congressional Merit
Recognition Award, The Red Ribbon Award for outstanding service in the field of HIV/AIDS, and the Governor of New
Jersey's Nurse Merit Award in Advanced Nursing Practice. She is a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, a
member of the CDC's Division of HIV, STD & TB Advisory Council, and a member of the Institute of Medicine. Most
recently Dr. Jemmott received the Sigma Theta Tau International Episteme Award and the Distinguished Daughter’s of
Pennsylvania (Governor’s Award).
Mrs. Antoinette Davis Langford
Class of ‘64
Mrs. Antoinette Davis Langford, an Assistant Professor and member of the
Quarter Century Club, is an accomplished educator with more than forty years
of experience and service in the School of Nursing at Hampton University. She
received a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from Hampton Institute in
1964 and a Master of Science degree in nursing from Boston University in
1966. Mrs. Langford was the first African-American OB-GYN clinical nurse
specialist at the Medical College of Virginia.
During her career as a nurse educator, Mrs. Langford has taught courses in the
baccalaureate nursing sequence from the first course, Introduction to the
Profession of Nursing, to the last course, Senior Seminar. She has made her
focus the education of Hampton University nursing students having taught,
advised, and mentored thousands of students! Her quiet but stern demeanor
proved to be the right tempo for young students trying to decide if nursing was
really what they wanted to do. Her assignments were informative, interesting,
and fun. A scavenger hunt to identify historical points in the School of Nursing always provided a delightful and
academically challenging experience. Her broad base of expertise has resulted in the development of a series of video
tapes entitled "Computations of Drug Dosages" as well as a learning module entitled "Well-Child Health
Maintenance." Her publications include four maternity learning modules and an article on the role of the clinical nurse
specialist. She has shared her expertise through professional presentations on maternal assessment, assessment of
pregnant teenagers, and the role of the clinical nurse specialist.
Mrs. Langford has received several honors including the coveted Hampton University Lindback Distinguished
Teaching Award, Soror of the Year from the Zeta Chapter of Chi Eta Phi Sorority, and the Hampton University
School of Nursing Excellence Award for Distinguished Service. She was inducted into the Hampton University
School of Nursing Hall of Fame in 1993. Mrs. Langford has received national and regional recognition in two
bibliographies: Outstanding Young Women and Outstanding Women of the South. In 1992, Mrs. Langford was
inducted into the Hampton University Quarter Century Club. She is a
charter member and past treasurer of Delta Iota Chapter of Sigma Theta
Tau; was faculty advisor to Tau Beta Chapter, Chi Eta Phi for 12 years;
and was project staff on two federally-funded projects (Project BEST and
Talent Search for Potential Leaders in Nursing). During 2000-2005 she
served as Co-Project Director for a community partnership grant Hampton
University Pre-Entry Project (HU-Prep), which focused on promoting
interest in nursing as a career among elementary, middle, and high school
students. Activities of the project included a summer nursing course and
laboratory experiences in the School of Nursing, which included travel to
nursing communities for immersion experiences. The HU-Prep Project was
well received in local and national communities.
Mrs. Langford is married to Roy J. Langford. They are the proud parents of
Kara-Arlene. Her mother, Mrs. Arlene B. Davis, is also a nurse and lifetime
member of Chi Eta Phi Sorority Inc. Her father, Mr. Howard Davis, now
deceased, attended Hampton Institute in Carpentry (1933). We are certainly
proud to honor Mrs. Langford as she retires after more than 40 years of
service and devotion to Hampton University and the School of Nursing.
We look forward to a continued professional and personal relationship with
this consummate educator.
HONOREES
Department of Undergraduate Nursing Education
COLLEGE OF VIRGINIA BEACH
Barboza, Jennifer
Blackwell, Sheree*
Brown, Shelia*^
Campbell, Timothy
Carino, Angelica**
Carter, Nakeshia*
Dixon, Chantel*
Edney, Shan**~
Eiselstein, Nicholas
Esperanza, Sharonkay
Faustino, Jonathan**
Jones, Brenda**~
Hinkson, Angela*
Ibrahim, Satin**~
Johnson, Samantha
Johnson, Tialicka*
Jones, Brenda **
LasMarias, Elizabeth
Le, Lynne
McGee, Lilia**
Mekonnen, Marimawit**
Nowlin, Sonja**
Obregon, Grey
Peralta, Jose
Phillips, Marcia
Potts, Phyltella**
Reece, Sharon
Rodriguez, Pamela*
Smith, Fatima*
Smith, Marlene
Towe, Tanishe
Triplet, Latosha
Varias, Mary
Wetherington, Brittany
Woytowich, Kelly
Yatchak, Larry**
Department of Undergraduate Nursing Education
HAMPTON INSTITUTE
Abdul, Mary
Acevedo, Shannon*
Ahmed, Karriem
Ambrose, Erica*
Austin, Cashawna
Brittingham, Quatonya
Brown, Ashley
Brown, Dominique
Brown, Gail*^
Brown, Shaquana*
Bruce, Tanayah
Bullen, Tia
Champagne, Tamika*
Clarke, Sheryl*^
Cousin, Suzanne*
Dabney, Tamara
Duplantier, Gene*
Eanes, Porsha*
Fells, Gabriel~
LPN to BS Program ~
Finger, Sydney
Fontaine-Williams, Sherri
Gatlin, Frances
Gross, Marlin*
Gunter, Larry*
Guyton-Smith, Terry~
Hargrave, Crystal
Haye, Simone
Hobson, Gleniece*~
Hopkins, Tahjai**
Hubbard, Dona~
Jalloh, Khadijatu*
Jean-Pierre, Tarina
Johnson, Lauren
Johnson, Valerie
Jones, Brandon*
Lewis, Keeshon
Liggins, Tenisha
Lister, Geneé
RN to BS Program ^
Livingstone, Samira
Luciano, Francisco*
Marshall, Derrick*
McCants, Leonna
McGlotten, Raven
Montgomery, Destiny
Moss, Crystal
Mott, Kimberly*
Muchuchuti, Milscent
Myrick, Benita
Navarro, Tiffany**
Neal, Amber
Palmer, Erin
Peake, Pamela~
Poku, Else
Powell, Aisha*
Prioleau, Hermanda*
Robinson, Bianca*
Robinson, Brittany
Rogers, Angela
Ryan, Ashley
Smith, Erinn*
Spearman, Leah*
Sutton, Crystal*
Thompson, Ashley
Tucker, Whitney*
Walker, Audra
Walker, Shoni*
Washington, Shanté
Wettey, Elsie
Whitney, Wanda*
Williams, Antoine*
Williams, Breneé
Williams, De΄Olive*
Williams, Rosemarie
Womack, Colette
Woodley, Erica
August 2008 Graduate**
December 2008 Graduate*
HONOREES
Department of Graduate Nursing Education
GRADUATE COLLEGE
Master of Science
Amonie Ankrah*
Nebretta Blount*
Alexis Davis*
Awanya Davis*
Tiffany Davis
Katie Dunkel*
Anita Hailey*
Cimone John
Jacqueline Killian**
Karen Paradee*
Delores Paulding*
Janelle Smith*
Doctor of Philosophy
Kymia Du Ewa Nance, PhD, RN**
Dissertation Title:
Psychosocial Adjustment and Maternal Role Activities among Mothers Receiving Hemodialysis for End-stage
Renal Disease
Shelita Nicholson– Gillis, PhD, FNP-BC**
Dissertation Title:
Lived Experiences of Selected African American Grandmothers Raising Their Grandchildren
Phyllis M. Eaton, PhD, RN**
Dissertation Title:
Coping Strategies of Family Members of Hospitalized Psychiatric Patients
Michelle S. Barron, PhD, RN, FNP-BC**
Dissertation Title:
Relationship of Depression and Stress to Social Support Among Family Caregivers of Adults with
Hepatitis C Genotype 1
Crystal Cody-Conner, PhD, RN**
Dissertation Title:
Perceptions of Elder Abuse Among African American Elders and African American Family Members Patients
Carolyn P. Ramsey, PhD, ANP-BC
Dissertation Title:
Advance Directives: Young Adult African American Family Members’ Perception, Knowledge,
Attitudes, and Utilization
Melinda A. Barker, PhD, RN, FNP-BC
Dissertation Title:
Hope, Self-Care and Quality of Life in Selected Clients Diagnosed with Chronic Hepatitis C
Lydia R. Figueroa, PhD, RN
Dissertation Title:
Spiritual Perspectives and Comfort levels of African American Families and Mental Health Nurses within the
Context of Depression
August 2008 Graduate **
December 2008 Graduate *
Awards and Recognitions
Daniel and Louise Armstrong Award
The Daniel and Louise Armstrong Award is presented annually to a senior nursing
student for achieving academic excellence in nursing. The donor of the award, Mary
Armstrong Amory, is the granddaughter of General Samuel Chapman Armstrong, the
founder of Hampton University. Her father, who was for many years a university
trustee, was the son of Hampton University’s founder, General Samuel Chapman
Armstrong. The award is given in memory of Mrs. Amory’s sister who died at an
early age.
Terry Guyton-Smith
Jonathan Faustino
Hampton Institute
College of Virginia Beach
Elnora D. Daniel Leadership Award
The Elnora D. Daniel Leadership Award is given to a senior student who has
demonstrated exceptional leadership ability and has maintained high academic
standards.
Valerie Johnson
Hampton Institute
Grey Obregon
College of Virginia Beach
Fostine Glenn Riddick Award
The Fostine Glenn Riddick Award is given for high academic performance, the
development of a strong sense of professionalism, and the demonstration of leadership
abilities as a student of professional nursing at Hampton University.
Raven McGlotten
Hampton Institute
Sheree Blackwell
College of Virginia Beach
Sallie Tucker Allen Award
The Sallie Tucker Allen Award is given to high achieving graduate students who have
completed their undergraduate studies at Hampton University.
Karen Paradee
Nebretta Blount
Graduate College
Graduate College
Honors and Awards
Aliene Ewell Scholarship
Crystal Moss
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Scholarship
Sherri Fontaine
Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society
Mary Abdul
Ashley Brown
Nakeshia Carter
Tamicka Champagne
Sydney Finger
Gleniece Hobson
Geneé Lister
Lauren Johnson
Samira Livingstone
Leonna McCants
Raven McGlotten
Crystal Moss
Milscent Muchuchuti
Amber Neal
Hermanda Prioleau
Erinn Smith
De`Olive Williams
Erica Woodley
American Red Cross
Tamara Dabney, Shanté Washington
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Scholarship
Sherri Fontaine-Williams
Archie and Katie Clark Foundation
Angela Rogers
Army ROTC Scholarship
Leonna McCants
Bermuda Government Scholarship
Geneé Lister
Bermuda Healthcare Foundation Award
Erinn Smith
Bermuda Hospital Boards Scholarship Award
Erinn Smith
Bermuda Nursing Council Award
Geneé Lister
CAMcare Health Corporation Scholarship
Quatonya Brittingham
Campagna Center Scholarship
Frances Gatlin
Candidate for Presidential Award
Milscent Muchuchuti
Audra Walker
Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., Tau Beta Chapter
Quatonya Brittingham
Tamicka Champagne
Sydney Finger
Lauren Johnson
Valerie Johnson
Tenisha Liggins
Samira Livingstone
Raven McGlotten
Benita Myrick
Amber Neal
Hermanda Prioleau
Angela Rogers
Erinn Smith
Shanté Washington
De`Olive Williams
Erica Woodley
Honors and Awards
Coalition for Scholarship Students
Raven McGlotten
Dean’s List
Mary Abdul
Cashawna Austin
Sheree Blackwell
Quatonya Brittingham
Tanayah Bruce
Ashley Brown
Shaquana Brown
Shelia Brown
Tia Bullen
Nakeshia Carter
Tamicka Champagne
Suzanne Cousin
Tamara Dabney
Chantel Dixon
Gene Duplantier
Porsha Eanes
Nicholas Eiselstein
Sharonkay Esperanza
Jonathan Faustino
Gabariel Fields
Sydney Finger
Francisco Luciano
Sherri Fontaine
Marlin Gross
Larry Gunter
Crystal Hargrave
Simone Haye
Angela Hinkson
Gleniece Hobson
Dona Hubbard
Satin Ibrahim
Khadijatu Jalloh
Lauren Johnson
Tialicka Johnson
Valerie Johnson
Elizabeth LasMarias
Keeshon Lewis
Tenisha Liggins
Genèe Lister
Samira Livingstone
Derrick Marshall
Leonna McCants
Raven McGlotten
Crystal Moss
Kimberly Mott
Milscent Muchuchuti
Benita Myrick
Amber Neal
Grey Obregon
Erin Palmer
Jose Peralta
Tarina Jean-Pierre
Marcia Phillips
Hermanda Prioleau
Else Poku
Aisha Powell
Sharon Reece
Pamela Rodriguez
Ashley Ryan
Angela Rogers
Erinn Smith
Terry Guyton-Smith
Tanishe Towe
Ashley Thompson
Mary Varias
Shanté Washingtom
Antoine Williams
Breneé Williams
De`Olive Williams
Erica Woodley
Delta Iota Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau
Benita Myrick
Breneé Williams
Distinguished Military Graduate
Leonna McCants
Distinguished Nursing Student Award
Marlin Gross
First Educator’s Credit Union Scholarship
Sherri Fontaine-Williams
Gates Millennium Scholarship
Crystal Moss
General R.C. Cartwright ROTC Scholarship
Leonna McCants
Golden Key Honor Society
Mary Abdul
Sheree Blackwell
Tamicka Champagne
Suzanne Cousin
Gene Duplantier
Porsha Eanes
Sydney Finger
Terry Guyton-Smith
Gleniece Hobson
Geneé Lister
Francisco Luciano
Leonna McCants
Crystal Moss
Benita Myrick
Amber Neal
Hermada Prioleau
Erinn Smith
Audra Walker
Antoine Williams
De`Olive Williams
Hampton City Mentor/Tutorial Program
Tamara Dabney
Hampton University Academic Scholarship
Terry Guyton-Smith
Honors and Awards
Hampton University Band Scholarship
Frances Gatlin
Hampton University Honors College
Raven McGlotten
Erinn Smith
Hampton University Honor Society
Tamika Champagne
Hermanda Prioleau
Antoine Williams
De`Olive Williams
Hampton University Marching Band
Frances Gatlin
Hampton University Merit Scholarship
Lauren Johnson
Hampton University Presidential Scholarship
Raven McGlotten
Hampton University Scholarship
Mary Abdul
Ashley Brown
Tamika Champagne
Tamara Dabney
Erinn Smith
Marlin Gross
Samira Livingstone
Amber Neal
Hermanda Prioleau
Antoine Williams
De`Olive Williams
Health Resources and Services Administration Nursing Scholarship
Shanté Washington
International Honor Society
Breneé Williams
Lauren Johnson
Junior Executive Counsel-Community Service Board
Tamara Dabney
Kappa Delta Chapter of Alpha Kappa Mu
Breneé Williams
Knights Hearts, Incorporated
Shanté Washington
Lady’s Link Scholarship
Quatonya Brittingham
Leadership Institute
Sydney Finger
Mary Louise Mercy Scholarship
Quatonya Brittingham
Military Commissioning
Sherri Blackwell, U.S. Navy
Gene Duplantier, U.S. Air Force
Tialicka Johnson, U. S. Air Force
Leonna McCants, U.S. Army
Amber Neal, U.S. Navy
Antoine Williams, U.S. Army
Larry Yatchak, U.S. Navy
Honors and Awards
National Black Nurses Association
Sydney Finger
National Hampton University Alumni Association, Inc., Hampton Chapter
Jennifer Barboza
Sheree Blackwell
Ashley Brown
Chantel Dixon
Sharonkay Esperanza
Valerie Johnson
Geneé Lister
Leonna McCants
Raven McGlotten
Amber Neal
Sharon Reece
Brittany Wetherington
National Dean’s List
Quatonya Brittingham
Breneé Williams
National Student Nurses Association
Shaquanna Brown
Khadijatu Jalloh
Angela Rogers
Nakeshia Carter
Tialicka Johnson
Erinn Smith
Sharonkay Esperanza
Derrick Marshall
Terry Guyton-Smith
National Council of Negro Women
Shanté Washington
Nurse Faculty Loan Program-NFLP
Crystal Cody-Conner
Lydia Figueroa
Shelita Nicholson-Gills
Kimya Nance
Oakcrest Village Student Scholarship
Cashawna Austin
Pre-Alumni Members
Mary Abdul-Caribbean- New York
Shaquana Brown-Georgia
Tanayah Bruce-New Jersey
Tamara Dabney-Georgia
Khadijatu Jalloh-New Jersey
Tenisha Liggins-California
Benita Myrick-Virginia
Aisha Powell-New York
Ashley Ryan-Massachusetts
Ashley Thompson- Pennsylvania
Project Dream
Erin Palmer
Riverside Hospital Scholarship
Sherri Fontaine-Williams
Relay for Life/Colleges Against Cancer
Geneé Lister
Scabbard and Blade Honor Society
Leonna McCants
Sentara Tuition Assistance
Sharonkay Esperanza
Scholarship for Disadvantaged Students
Mary Abdul
Quatonya Brittingham
Tanayah Bruce
Tia Bullen
Nakeshia Carter
Chantel Dixon
Sherri Fontaine-Williams
Anita Hailey
Crystal Hargrave
Gleniece Hobson
Khadijatu Jalloh
Valerie Johnson
Tarina Jean-Pierre
Samira Livingstone
Delores Paulding
Marcia Phillips
Ashley Ryan
Erinn Smith
Janelle Smith
Tanishe Towe
Antoine Williams
Breneé Williams
Colette Womack
Honors and Awards
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Inc.
Mary Abdul
Sheree Blackwell
Quatonya Brittingham
Ashley Brown
Nakeshia Carter
Tamika Champagne
Suzanne Cousin
Sharonkay Esperanza
Marlin Gross
Jonathan Faustino
Gleniece Hobson
Tialicka Johnson
Terry Guyton-Smith
Lauren Johnson
Genèe Lister
Leonna McCants
Raven McGlotten
Crystal Moss
Milscent Muchuchuti
Amber Neal
Hermanda Prioleau
Pamela Rodriguez
Erinn Smith
Audra Walker
Antoine Williams
De΄Olive Williams
Erica Woodley
Sister II Sister
Tamara Dabney
Student Ambassador
Khadijatu Jalloh
Student Union Board
Khadijatu Jalloh
Tomorrow’s Children’s Fund
Breneé Williams
University Honors College
Lauren Johnson
Veterans Administration
Suzanne Cousin
Jose Peralta
Marcia Phillips
Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant
Sharokany Esperanza
Tialicka Johnson
Jonathan Faustino
Elizabeth LasMarias
Grey Obregon
Marlene Smith
Mary Varias
Wheeler Avenue Baptist Scholarship
Sherri Fontaine-Williams
Whitehead Scholarship
Frances Gatlin
Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities
Quatonya Brittingham
Shaquana Brown
Young Democrats
Shanté Washington
Breneé Williams
This modified version of the history was compiled from the following: Fifty Years of Nursing Excellence: The Legacy
Continues, 1944-1994; An Historical Overview of the Nursing Program at Hampton Institute by Patricia E. Sloan; History of
the Department of Nursing written under the guidance of Director and Chair Fostine G. Riddick; and the Hampton University
School of Nursing: Self-Study Report for Reaffirmation of Accreditation (2000) written under the guidance of Dean Pamela V.
Hammond.
1891
· The Kings Chapel Hospital for Colored and Indian Boys, Abbey Mae Infirmary, and the Hampton Training School for
Nurses were started on the campus of Hampton Institute. Alice Bacon was instrumental in starting the Hampton
Training School for Nurses. The school was commonly called Dixie Hospital, and its first graduate was Anna
DeCosta Banks.
1931
· Nina Gage appointed director of the Hampton Training School for Nurses.
· Students earned a diploma from a three- year program from Hampton Institute.
1934
· Ruth J. Hopper appointed director (1934-1936).
1936
· Clara G. Lewis appointed director (1936-1939).
1943
· J. Henry Suttergood, chairman of the Board of Trustees of Hampton Institute, sought approval for a nursing program.
Program and provisions were made in the 1943-44 budget.
· Mary Elizabeth Lancaster (Carnegie) appointed acting director of the Division of Nurse Education.
· She implemented the first continuous baccalaureate nursing program in the Common Wealth of Virginia.
1944
· Cecile E. Authier appointed director of the Division of Nurse Education.
· Professional nursing courses were taught on affiliations, sometimes in distant cities: St. Philip School of Nursing in
Richmond, Virginia; Brooklyn State Hospital in Brooklyn, New York; Union of the King’s Daughter’s; and the
Visiting Nurse Service, Norfolk, Virginia.
· Due to limited clinical opportunities for African Americans, clinical affiliations in public health were expanded to
Staten Island, New York; Washington DC; and Bayonne and Hackensack, New Jersey.
1946
· Five students graduated from Hampton’s Cadet Nurse Corps.
1952
· The nursing program received temporary accreditation from the National League for Nursing.
1953
· Helen M. Sellers appointed acting director of the Division of Nurse Education.
1957
· Harriet E. Broward appointed director of the Division of Nursing.
1963
· Fostine G. Riddick appointed director of the Hampton Institute Division of Nursing.
1967
· Undergraduate nursing program received full National League for Nursing accreditation.
· William Freeman Hall was designed by the nursing faculty and completed.
1968
· Registered Nurse Program received National League for Nursing accreditation.
1971
· Dr. Lois B. Sellers appointed director of the Division of Nursing. She was the first African American
nurse to serve on the State Board of Nursing.
1975
· First continuing education nursing program established at Hampton Institute.
1976
· Master’s program initiated–the first ever at a Historically Black College or University (HBCU).
· Chi Eta Phi Sorority chartered a chapter on campus.
1977
· Dr. Patricia E. Sloan established the M. Elizabeth Carnegie Nursing Archives, the first archives in the US designated
as a repository for memorabilia on minority nurses, especially African American nurses.
1978
· The first annual National Conference on the Black Family held by the Nursing Department.
1979
· Master’s program accredited by the National League for Nursing.
1980
· Dr. Elnora D. Daniel appointed dean of the School of Nursing.
· Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society of Nursing Inc., National Honor Society, established a chapter on campus.
1986
· The Hampton University Interdisciplinary Nursing Center for Health and Wellness, which was later renamed the
Nursing Center, was established.
· Dr. Elnora D. Daniel, dean of the School of Nursing, became the second African American
appointed to the Virginia State Board of Nursing and its first African American president.
1990
· The School of Nursing receives its first NIMH research grant.
· The Teagle LPN to BS initiative began.
1991
· Dr. Bertha L. Davis appointed dean of the School of Nursing.
1996
· Dr. Arlene J. Montgomery appointed interim dean of the School of Nursing.
1998
· Dr. Pamela V. Hammond appointed dean of the School of Nursing.
1999
· PhD program initiated–the first ever at a HBCU.
2001
· The School of Nursing was reaccredited for 8 years by the National League for Nursing
Accrediting Commission and for 10 years by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
2002
· School of Nursing signed articulation agreement with Bermuda College.
· Dr. Phyllis Henderson became the first student to graduate from the School of Nursing’s doctoral program.
· First graduates of Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Program–Stephanie Stephens and Charlette King
2003
· School celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the Annual Conference on the Black Family.
· The School of Nursing pioneered a new 3-year accelerated baccalaureate program at the Hampton University
College of Virginia Beach.
2004
· School celebrated the 60th Anniversary of Baccalaureate Education with a gala entitled “60 Years of Baccalaureate
Education: Caring for Families through Generations.”
· Dr. Constance S. Hendricks appointed dean of the School of Nursing.
2005
· Virginia Board Nursing visit for Main Campus and College of Virginia Beach School of Nursing Programs received
8 years of approval for both programs.
· First graduates from the College of Virginia Beach Nursing Program.
2007
· Dr. Pamela V. Hammond appointed dean of the School of Nursing.
One Hundred Eighteen Years of Nursing Education
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HAMPTON UNIVERSITY
Dr. William R. Harvey
President
Dr. Joyce M. Jarrett
Provost
Dr. Pollie S. Murphy
Assistant Provost for Academic Affairs
Dr. Pamela V. Hammond
Dean
Dr. Arlene J. Montgomery
Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs
Dr. Barbara A. Cross
Chairperson, Department of Graduate Nursing Education
Dr. Hilda M. Williamson
Chairperson, Department of Undergraduate Nursing Education
Hampton Institute
Mrs. Shevellanie E. Lott
Chairperson, Department of Undergraduate Nursing Education
College of Virginia Beach
Dr. Michelle P. Penn-Marshall
Director, Student Academic Support Services
Mrs. Antoinette D. Langford
Assistant to the Dean
Mrs. Margaret D. Martin
Director, College of Virginia Beach
FACULTY
Ms. Vincentia A. Agbah
Mrs. Mary E. Bradley-Laster
Dr. Melinda A. Barker
Mrs. Georgiana F. Bougher
Ms. Linda G. Brown
Dr. Dorothy M. Burns
Dr. Esther H. Condon
Dr. W. Lawrence Daniels
Dr. Bertha L. Davis
Dr. Lydia R. Figueroa
Ms. Rosalyn V. Gardiner
Dr. Melissa M. Gomes
Ms. Tanya Y. Hardy-Menard
Dr. Barbara S. Harrison
Mrs. Janice L. Holmgaard-Stanfield
Ms. Deirdra R. Johnson
Ms. Pamela M. Jones
Dr. Jane M. Krumlauf
Mrs. Thea B.Lettley
Ms. Jill A. Mishkel
Ms. Brenda J. Rhea
Dr. Dinah J. Saunders
Mrs. Sherri L. Saunders-Goldson
Dr. E. Jane Servonsky
Ms. Patricia T. Stevens
Ms. Twanda L. Toliver
ADJUNCT FACULTY
Ms. Patricia A. Brown
Ms. Valerie A. Carter
Ms. Evelyn Y-F Coutee
Ms. Ida B. Hill
Ms. Jacqueline D. Jones
Ms. Jacqueline F. Kelly
Ms. Hazel G. King
Ms. Frances L. Moore
Ms. Evelyn C. Newman
Ms. Carmen D. Taylor
STAFF
Mrs. Zairoon D. Asimakopoulos
Executive Secretary
Mr. Stephen D. Bridges
Systems Administrator COVB
Mrs. Theresa A. Brooks
Testing Coordinator/
Library Assistant
Mrs. Alfreada Brown-Kelly
Undergraduate Secretary
Mrs. Shontia D. Faulkner
Administrative Assistant
Ms. Deanna K. Jones
Graduate Secretary
Mrs. Aerian K. Joyner
Clinical Skills Lab Director
Ms. Darlene C. Keeton
Clinical Assistant/
Academic Counselor Assistant
Ms. Veronica Lynn
Secretary, COVB
Ms. Shené V. Owens
Director, Information Resource
Center COVB
Mr. Mauyan M. Skeete
Systems Administrator
Mrs. Karan C. Wright
Recruiter/Academic Counselor