Thank a Villanova Nurse

Last year, you made a gift to honor Villanova nurses and helped raise over $83,000 for the M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing during Villanova’s Thank a Villanova Nurse campaign. Your gift helped to launch a national study tracking the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers, raise money for student scholarships, enhance virtual clinical classes, and more—thank you! Your support also showed the gratitude we share for all of our Villanova nurses, their leadership and their compassion for others.

Tomorrow, May 6, we will kick off National Nurses Week with the launch of our 2021 Thank a Villanova Nurse campaign. This campaign will build upon the momentum you started last year, and donors will once again have the opportunity to name a Villanova nurse to honor with their gift. 

As a past donor, we hope you will lead the way again this year by making your gift in advance of our official launch. Be among the first to thank our Villanova nurses: https://www.givecampus.com/wowler.

We also encourage you to sign up as an advocate and encourage your family and friends to join you in supporting this campaign. Download our how-to guide to get started. Every step that you take to spread the word—an email, text message, social media post, whatever you prefer—makes a tremendous impact and helps us reach others who will be inspired by your message.

Thank you again for your support! 

Thank you for helping to make our “Thank a Villanova Nurse” campaign a huge success! In total, 306 donors raised $83,625 dollars in honor of Nova Nurses! Your gifts will have a significant impact on scholarships, technology and research that directly benefit current and future nurses. Most importantly, you have shown our Villanova nurses how grateful the Nova Nation is for their incredible work.

As you continue to show your support for Villanova nurses and all those on the frontlines of the pandemic, we encourage you to share the link to the CHAMPS study. Villanova needs participation from healthcare professionals, service workers and first responders in order to make the greatest impact through this research.

The full list of all donors and honored nurses is included below. You can also view the list on our campaign page.

Thank you again, Nova Nation. Stay well!

Gigi Allen in honor of Valerie Bankert Long, 1986

Art & Mary Alvarado in honor of Annie Alvarado, 2019

Jennifer Andra in honor of MacKenzie Andra, 2022

Anonymous (10)

Anonymous in honor of Paulina Bajet, 2018

Anonymous in honor of Barbara L Eppig

Anonymous in honor of Mikaela E Gill

Anonymous in honor of College of Nursing Faculty

Anonymous in honor of Abigail (Abby) Freitag Neff

Anonymous in honor of Gail McLaughlin, 1971

Anonymous in honor of my mother and my aunts

Leslie Arvan

Federation of Augustinians of North America

Mary Jane Austin in honor of Katie Austin, 2018

Audra Bacigalupo

Julie Bacino

Kathryn Banta in honor of Misty Conlan

Susan A Barry in honor of Kristen M Barry, 2014

Denise Bayer in honor of Konrad Bayer, 2020

Mary Bennett in honor of Brittany R Bennett, 2012 RN

Sean Bennett in honor of Clare (Kohler) Bennett, 2012

John E Bennett in honor of Clare Kohler Bennett

Carol Romano Billings

Elizabeth Blunt

Meghan Boylan 

Patricia K Bradley

Kristin S Bridgman in honor of Taylor Bridgman, 2017

Elizabeth Bruderle in honor of Spring 2020 Graduates

Dr. & Mrs. Robert Brus in honor of FCN Class of 2024

MaryLynne Buchanan in honor of Madison Buchanan, 2021

Angela Buffolino in honor of Giavanna Buffolino

Nancy Camp

Robert & Ellen Carillo in honor of Jennifer Carillo, 2016

Club of Charlotte in honor of Katie Nester, 2006 (Charlotte, NC)

Augustinian Community Chicago

Mariana and Jim Cliggett in honor of Emily Cliggett, 2019

Denise Coco in honor of Gillian Turner

George Coleman

Alisa Collins in honor of Ruth Frey, 1981

William D Confoy in honor of Joy Vroman, 1990

John L Conlan in honor of Misty L Conlan

Anne Marie Cordaro in honor of Mary Anne Cordaro, 2006

Erin Lynch Cordier

Robert B Cordier in honor of 2004

Martha B Coyle in honor of Rebecca Coyle Mueller PhD, 2007, 2017

Rebecca Coyle Mueller in honor of Jessica (Miller) Nunnally, 2007

Tim & Janet Creedon in honor of Katrina Ardire, 2007

Brian and Lynne Crider in honor of Julianna Schneider, 2019 and Meghan Scanlon, 2019

Brian C Cuddy in honor of Adrienne Cuddy

Mary Ellen Cull in honor of Maureen Major Campos

George a Cummings in honor of Britt Wyatt

Debra J Cunnane in honor of Gillian Turner

Mary Cunningham

Brian P Curley in honor of Sara Curley Whitehead, 2005

Nancy & Raymond D'Alessio in honor of Megan D'Alessio

Jack Daley in honor of Karen Festin Daley

Michael Daly in honor of Michael Daly

Pamela DeCampli in honor of Ella Julianna Swinuich 

Kathleen Kilty DelVecchio in honor of Kelly O'Neill, 2017

DeMatteis Family in honor of CON Class of 2016

Joelle L DePietro in honor of Mary DePietro, 1989; Annemarie Mooney, 1988; Rachael DePietro, 2019

Mrs. D'Eramo in honor of IHO

Anna D'Eramo in honor of Katelyn Payne, 2019

Anna D'Eramo in honor of Stephanie D'Eramo, 2015

Dominick and Karen D'Eramo in honor of Stephanie D'Eramo, 2015, BSN, RN, CCRN, SCCRN

Stephanie L D'Eramo in honor of Dr. Angelina Arcamone

Lyn Desilets in honor of Michelle Gallagher BSN, 2004

Susan Devane in honor of Alexandra Devane, 2018

Kenneth J Diminick, DDS, MS in honor of Alyssa Diminick Stiefel

Kathryn Diperna

John DiPietro

Robert F Dixon, Sr. in honor of Margaret Dixon, 2020

Jane S Dolan in honor of Katie Dolan, 2013

Peter Donohue, O.S.A.

Anne L Donovan in honor of Caroline Donovan, 2010

Janet Duffy in honor of Katie Scully, 2016

Nicole Duhamel

Judy Duroseau

Robert Dyckman in honor of Sharon Turner

Caitlin Dziublenski in honor of Kierstin Hays, 2010

Sharon Gerg Eggstein

Nancy P Ehle in honor of Allyson Ehle, 2013

J & K Einspanier in honor of Devon Kane

R Timothy Fanti in honor of Kristen Fanti Marsh

Gabrielle Faragasso in honor of Susan Markiewicz Faragasso, 1989

Annette Farley

Lisa Fendrich in honor of Nicole Fendrich, 2017

Lawrence Flannelly in honor of Elizabeth McCarthy, 2012

Martin Fox in honor of Courtney SG Fox, 2007

Lauren N Freidhof

John & Sabina Friede in honor of All my former Nursing students

Noreen Friel in honor of Kathryn “Nurse Katie” Valenzano

Meredith Fydenkevez in honor of Katherine Fydenkevez, 2020

Dawne M Galetta in honor of Kayla Galetta, 2017

Michelle Gallagher in honor of the first BSN Express Class, 2004

Amy Gallo in honor of Patty Gillin, 2007

Antonia Anastasia Garczynski in honor of Evie Lengetti, PhD, RN-BC

Christa Gardner

The Geib Family in honor of Frederick Porter and his Nurses

Jessica Gerber

Mary Alice and Mike Gownley in honor of Matthew Gownley

William J Grady in honor of Mary (McNulty) Grady BSN, 1989

Jennifer Graebe

Donna Gramkowski

Christina Marie Gutt in honor of Danielle Krywinski, 2010

Christina Marie Gutt in honor of Sarah Galvanek Legg, 2009

Mary Kate Hampton in honor of All Nova Nurses

Will Harrington in honor of Meagan Harrington McQuade, 2009, MSKCC NYC

Nancy Curran Harrington in honor of Quinn Seese Collins

Carolyn Harrington in honor of Meagan Harrington McQuade

Donna Havens in honor of All of our "Nova Nurses"

Donald E Hawk

Patricia Haynor in honor of Muriel Poulin

Shannon Herrity

Robert and Jennifer Hill

Hnatow Family in honor of Michelle M Kelly, PhD, CRNP

Benjamin Horn in honor of all nurses for their contributions!

Michael C Hughes in honor of Sheila Hughes, 2012

Kelly Jennings in honor of Clare Bennett

Stephanie Jobes in honor of Villanova Nurses 

Tamarisk Jones in honor of Austen (Ace) Jones, CON, 2019 and to all of the faculty, staff and students @ the CON!

JoEllen Jordan in honor of Jeremy and Meredith Jordan

Robert Joyce

Patrick C Keane

Michelle M Kelly

Marian Kelly in honor of Kerry Schindler, 2012

Sheila Glennon Kempf in honor of my fellow grads BSN class of 74

Kendall Family in honor of Abby Kendall, 2018

Arline M Kerrigan in honor of Tresa Zielinski, 1990

Victoria Kester in honor of Villanova Nurses class of 1992

Timothy J Kindler

Jackie King in honor of Kate Murphy, 2013

Tara Kjome in honor of Tresa Zielinski

Judith A Klimek in honor of Class of 1966

Maureen Kohler in honor of Clare Kohler Bennett, 2012

Virginia Komar in honor of James Komar, BSN, 2014 Cardiothoracic ICU Nurse at Columbia NYP

Emil Kotschneff in honor of Jennie (Kotschneff) Gilliland, 2009

Richard Kreider

Tracy Krentzman in honor of Katie Scully, 2016

Joe Lamack

Elisa J Lane in honor of All VU Nurses

Courtney S Lane in honor of Hannah E Sirois, 2014

Julia E Lanouette  

Allison LaRocca

Gerard LaRocca

Christina Larson

Michael & Nancy Lattanzi in honor of Carmen Mays Gold, 1982

Mark and Gillian Lattanzi in honor of Gillian Lattanzi, 2015

Michael & Nancy Lattanzi in honor of Gillian Turner Lattanzi, 2015

Michael & Nancy Lattanzi in honor of Karen Festin Daley, 1982

Michael & Nancy Lattanzi in honor of Marguerite Maheady Cherry, 1982

Catherine LeBlanc in honor of Allie LeBlanc, 2020

Mary Lenahan-Durnin in honor of Hannah Durnin, 2018

Evelyn Lengetti 

Andrew J Lentz

Lynne Adduci Leonard

Matthew Letendre

Stacee Leutholt in honor of Villanova nurses - Class of 1998

Andrew Lewis in honor of Elizabeth Prusiewicz Lewis

Donald E Lewis in honor of Elizabeth Prusiewicz Lewis

Joe Lingle in honor of all \\// nursing heroes!

Allison Loffredo in honor of Mary Monagle, 2017

Kevin Long

Michael and Cathy Long in honor of Christie Long, 2015

Rita Tino Longo

Julia Longo

Catherine Lovecchio

Katherine Lucatorto

Beth Ann Lumpkin in honor of Class of 1990

Peggy Lyons

Jacqueline Mackley

Elizabeth Madden in honor of John H Reilly, Jr.

Thomas M Maheady in honor of Marguerite Maheady Cherry, 1982

Lacey Mahoney in honor of Gia Palermo Tye

Lorilynn Payton Mantella in honor of Lindsey Mantella Zinck

Emily K Marbot in honor of Clare Kohler Bennett, 2012

Bette Mariani in honor of Faculty and Staff at the FCN

Bette Mariani in honor of Julianna Schneider, 2019

Susan W Markert in honor of Shannon Markert, 2015

Emily Marshall in honor of Madeleine A Wechsler, 2014

Harriet McCarter in honor of Katie McCarter, 2016

Matthew McCloskey

Thomas F McDevitt in honor of Mikaela McDevitt, 2020, Claire O'Neill, 2019, Maureen McKeever, 2015

Tim and Marie McJilton in honor of Nicole McJilton, 2016

The McKenzies in honor of Julie Enos, 2020 BSN

Samantha McKillip

Chris and Julie McMahon in honor of Mollie McMahon, 2017

Sarah McNally in honor of Kaitlyn McNally

Colleen Meakim

Karina Meiklejohn

James D Mendez in honor of M. Louise Fitzpatrick

Janell L Mensinger

Robert Messing in honor of Jonathan Messing

Susan K Meyers in honor of Susan K Meyers, 1992 (BSN), 2018 (PhD)

Kathleen Michels

Cathleen Miller 

Deborah A Mink in honor of Patrick Mink, 2018 BSN Express

Sharon A Mohr in honor of Katherine A Mohr, 2019

Conor Monaghan

Helene Moriarty in honor of Dr. Cathy Todd-Magel, an extraordinary educator at the FCN for over 30 years!

Cheryl Morris

Tom and Colleen Morris in honor of Erin Morris, 2018

Susannah Morrow

Kevin C Mullins, OSA

Brian Muscarella in honor of Cheryl Sasso Gauff, 1979

Tom & Wendy Naratil in honor of Melanie Naratil, 2018

Therese Narzikul

Kathy A Nocero

James Noel III in honor of Julia Noel, 2019

The Nolan Family in honor of Jennifer Walsh, 2020

Joan M Novelli Capolupo in honor of MaryAnn Grace Pinchock

Erin O’Connor

James O’Connor

Rose M O’Driscoll in honor of all nursing alums

Jane O’Neill in honor of Colleen O’Neill Danni, 2009

Jim O'Brien

Martha A O'Connor in honor of Research Faculty in FCN

Melissa O'Connor in honor of The AMAZING Villanova Nursing Faculty that teach the Villanova Nurses!

Patrice O'Regan Cummings in honor of Meghan O'Regan Coleman

Shelly Page in honor of Gillian Turner

Christine A Pariseault

Jaclyn Parkinson 

Chuck Parodi in honor of Kristen Parodi King, 2009

Shawn Passman

Marci Paton in honor of Katie Scully, 2016

Nathan & Kathy Patterson

Richard and Mary Eleanor Patterson in honor of Gillian Lattanzi BSN, RN

Maria Pavelsky

Lesley Perry

Gerard Petry

Meghan Petsko in honor of CRNA Students and Alumni

Meghan Petsko in honor of Dr. Marguerite Schlag; Dr. Debra Shearer; Dr. Nancy Sharts-Hopko

Jamie Plume

The Polito Family in honor of the incoming class of 2024

Heather Potts in honor of Katie Scully, 2016

Patricia Prieto in honor of 2020 Graduating Class

Anni Prochorenko 

Bingbing Qi

Stephen H Rabe in honor of Catherine Ashley Rabe, 2004

Jennifer Raby in honor of Michelle Rice

John F Reardon

Marc Reed

Rita Regan in honor of Kathleen Connor Reid

Britten C Reilly

Michael & Kathleen Remy in honor of Leslie Remy Arvan, 2012

Anna and David Roberts in honor of Kristina Roberts BSN, 2016

Anne K Roby

Maryann Rogers in honor of Kaitlin M Rogers CON, 2019

Catherine Ross in honor of Katie Scully, 2016

Charlie and Gerry Ruibal in honor of Maria A Ruibal, 1999

Annette Russo in honor of Samantha Russo, 2019

Nicholas Sampogna in honor of All Nova Nurses!

E Kevin Scanlon

Mary Scanlon in honor of Allison Leblanc Nursing, 2020

Meghan Hooley Scelfo in honor of Maureen Cannon, 2006

Marguerite K Schlag in honor of Diane Bensing Schaumann, 1968

Amy Schreiber

The Schultz Family in honor of all 2020 Seniors

Jack and Teresa Scully in honor of Katie Scully, 2016

Paul A Service 1966 in honor of Jack Sullivan, 1966

Nancy C Sharts-Hopko in honor of My students

Meredith M Short in honor of The Class of 2008

Paul Sklar in honor of Erica Sklar, 2016

Julie Anne Smith

Carrie F Smith in honor of Gillian Turner Lattanzi

Mimi Snyder in honor of the M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing

Michelle Spahn Rosato in honor of Emily Spahn 2020

Grace A Spena in memory of Grace Mary Spena

Loretta Spezio in honor of Joy Vroman

The Stadler Family in honor of Madeline Stadler, 2019

Caitlin C Stadtler

Barbara Stephen

Karen Straube

Barbara Telleri in honor of AllisonTelleri Rekuc, 2011

John & Sue Terzakis in honor of Kristina Terzakis

Rosie Marek Timko in honor of Coleen Bradley Byrnes

Cathy Toner in honor of Ann McKenzie

Tom and Diane Treacy

Leon and Linda Trevito in honor of Joseph Trevito, 2018

Sharon Patterson Turner ’82 P ’15 in honor of All Villanova Nurses

Kimberly Unanue in honor of Christine Unanue, 2017

JoEllen Urban in honor of Sheila Callaghan

Debra Van Eerde in honor of Meagan Van Eerde

Joy A Vroman in honor of Gina Friel, MSN, BSN, RN

Stephanie Walkup in honor of Aine Sheehan, 2020

Rita A Wall in honor of Katie Scully

Susan M Ward in honor of Sally A Ward, 1996

Kate Wechsler in honor of Madeleine Wechsler, 2014 FCN

Michael S and Carol Toussie Weingarten in honor of all Villanova nurses and alumni

Anne Welsh McNulty

Heather and Phil Welzant in honor of Claire Welzant, 2018

John Whealan 

Tim and Karen Wilson in honor of Lauren M Wilson, 2015

Roberta K Witte in honor of Elizabeth A Witte

Elizabeth Golden Worster in honor of Elizabeth Ann Worster, 2006

Scott & Donna Wortman in honor of Anna Wortman, 2017

Monya Wyatt in honor of Brittany Wyatt, 2015

Harold Yang in honor of Teresa Yang

Anne E Yockel in honor of Elizabeth Yockel, 2019

Karen Young

Bridget Zacharia in honor of Alexandra Fasula Lambert and Joann Mazzolla Rehert, 2007

Michael Zellman

Tresa Zielinski in honor of Susan Roan, 1990

Louisa Zullo in honor of Peggy Lyons

We are thrilled to announce that, together, we surpassed our goal of 250 donors! Because of you, an additional $25,000 challenge gift has been made to the M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing. Thank you for your support in honor of our Nova Nurses!

For those who still wish to support this initiative, the campaign will remain open through Friday, May 15.

See below for the latest list of donors and honored nurses, reflecting gifts made yesterday as we closed out National Nurses Week. We will send a final donor update on Monday, May 18, reflecting all donors and honored nurses. You can also visit our campaign page for the full list of donors and honored nurses will continue to be updated daily.  

Anonymous

Anonymous

Anonymous in honor of my mother and my aunts

Federation of Augustinians of North America

Susan A Barry in honor of Kristen M Barry

Denise Bayer in honor of Konrad Bayer, 2020

Meghan Boylan  

Augustinian Community Chicago

George Coleman

Erin Lynch Cordier

Robert B Cordier in honor of 2004

Brian and Lynne Crider in honor of Julianna Schneider, 2019 and Meghan Scanlon, 2019

Mary Ellen Cull in honor of Maureen Major Campos

George a Cummings in honor of Britt Wyatt

Michael Daly in honor of Michael Daly

Mrs. D'Eramo in honor of IHO

Anna D'Eramo in honor of Katelyn Payne, 2019

Peter Donohue, O.S.A.

Nancy P Ehle in honor of Allyson Ehle, 2013

Annette Farley

Meredith Fydenkevez in honor of Katherine Fydenkevez, 2020

Dawne M Galetta in honor of Kayla Galetta, 2017

Amy Gallo in honor of Patty Gillin, 2007

Christa Gardner

Jennifer Graebe

Nancy Curran Harrington in honor of Quinn Seese Collins

Will Harrington in honor of Meagan Harrington McQuade, 2009, MSKCC NYC

Donald E Hawk

Tamarisk Jones in honor of Austen (Ace) Jones, CON, 2019 and to all of the faculty, staff and students @ the CON!

JoEllen Jordan in honor of Jeremy and Meredith Jordan

Robert Joyce

Sheila Glennon Kempf in honor of my fellow grads BSN class of 74

Kendall Family in honor of Abby Kendall, 2018

Victoria Kester in honor of Villanova Nurses class of 1992

Catherine LeBlanc in honor of Allie LeBlanc, 2020

Mary Lenahan-Durnin in honor of Hannah Durnin, 2018

Lynne Adduci Leonard

Joe Lingle in honor of all \\// nursing heroes!

Matthew McCloskey

Anne Welsh McNulty

James D. Mendez in honor of M. Louise Fitzpatrick

Kathleen Michels

Sharon A Mohr in honor of Katherine A Mohr, 2019

Kevin C Mullins, OSA

Erin O’Connor

James O’Connor

Rose M O’Driscoll in honor of all nursing alums

The Polito Family in honor of the incoming class of 2024

Britten C Reilly

Anne K Roby

Charlie and Gerry Ruibal in honor of Maria A Ruibal, 1999

Paul A Service 1966 in honor of Jack Sullivan, 1966

Mimi Snyder in honor of the M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing

Tom and Diane Treacy

Joy A Vroman in honor of Gina Friel, MSN, BSN, RN

Rita A Wall in honor of Katie Scully

Susan M Ward in honor of Sally A Ward, 1996

Roberta K Witte in honor of Elizabeth A Witte

Karen Young

List reflects gifts made on May 12, 2020

Watch Father Peter’s message of support for all Villanova Nurses! 

Thank you to our donors for your gift and to our Nova Nurses for your commitment to serving others!

Gigi Allen in honor of Valerie Bakery Long

Art & Mary Alvarado in honor of Annie Alvarado, 2019

Anonymous in honor of Barbara L Eppig

Anonymous

Anonymous

Elizabeth Blunt

Patricia K Bradley

Elizabeth Bruderle in honor of Spring 2020 Graduates

Joan M Novelli Capolupo in honor of MaryAnn Grace Pinchock

Denise Coco in honor of Gillian Turner

William D Confoy in honor of Joy Vroman, 1990

Patrice O'Regan Cummings in honor of Meghan O'Regan Coleman

Kathleen Kilty DelVecchio in honor of Kelly O'Neill, 2017

DeMatteis Family in honor of CON Class of 2016

Joelle L DePietro in honor of Mary DePietro, 1989; Annemarie Mooney, 1988; Rachael DePietro, 2019

Anna D'Eramo in honor of Stephanie D'Eramo, 2015

Kathryn Diperna

Jane S Dolan in honor of Katie Dolan, 2013

Anne L Donovan in honor of Caroline Donovan, 2010

Lawrence Flannelly in honor of Elizabeth McCarthy, 2012

Martin Fox in honor of Courtney SG Fox, 2007

Antonia Anastasia Garczynski in honor of Evie Lengetti, PhD, RN-BC

Jessica Gerber

William J Grady in honor of Mary (McNulty) Grady BSN, 1989

Mary Kate Hampton in honor of All Nova Nurses

Carolyn Harrington in honor of Meagan Harrington McQuade

Shannon Herrity

Mary Jane Austin in honor of Katie Austin, 2018

Patrick C Keane

Michelle M Kelly

Arline M Kerrigan in honor of Tresa Zielinski, 1990

Timothy J Kindler

Jackie King in honor of Kate Murphy, 2013

Tara Kjome in honor of Tresa Zielinski

Emil Kotschneff in honor of Jennie (Kotschneff) Gilliland, 2009

Tracy Krentzman in honor of Katie Scully, 2016

Stacee Leutholt in honor of Villanova nurses - Class of 1998

Allison Loffredo in honor of Mary Monagle, 2017

Katherine Lucatorto

Beth Ann Lumpkin in honor of Class of 1990

Jacqueline Mackley

Elizabeth Madden in honor of John H Reilly, Jr.

Lacey Mahoney in honor of Gia Palermo Tye

Rosie Marek Timko in honor of Coleen Bradley Byrnes

Bette Mariani in honor of Faculty and Staff at the FCN

Janell L Mensinger

Susan K Meyers in honor of Susan K Meyers, 1992 (BSN), 2018 (PhD)

Helene Moriarty in honor of Dr. Cathy Todd-Magel, an extraordinary educator at the FCN for over 30 years!

Susannah Morrow

Chuck Parodi in honor of Kristen Parodi King, 2009

Maria Pavelsky

Meghan Petsko in honor of CRNA Students and Alumni

Meghan Petsko in honor of Dr. Marguerite Schlag; Dr. Debra Shearer; Dr. Nancy Sharts-Hopko

Patricia Prieto in honor of 2020 Graduating Class

Bingbing Qi

John F Reardon

Rita Regan in honor of Kathleen Connor Reid

Maryann Rogers in honor of Kaitlin M Rogers CON, 2019

Michelle Spahn Rosato in honor of Emily Spahn 2020

Mary Scanlon in honor of Allison Leblanc Nursing, 2020

E Kevin Scanlon

Meghan Hooley Scelfo in honor of Maureen Cannon, 2006

Marguerite K Schlag in honor of Diane Bensing Schaumann, 1968

Loretta Spezio in honor of Joy Vroman

Karen Straube

Michael S and Carol Toussie Weingarten in honor of all Villanova nurses and alumni

Harold Yang in honor of Teresa Yang

Michael Zellman

Tresa Zielinski in honor of Susan Roan, 1990

Louisa Zullo in honor of Peggy Lyons

List reflects gifts made on May 11, 2020

Donna S. Havens, PhD, RN, FAAN, Connelly Endowed Dean and Professor at the M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing, wants you to know the power of your gift. Watch her video highlighting just a few of the initiatives your contribution will support!

Thank you to our donors for your support and to our Villanova nurses for all that you do!

We need 76 more donors to reach our 250-donor goal, which will add a $25,000 challenge gift to our total! Please share the link through your networks and encourage fellow Villanovans to support this campaign. Together, we can do even more for our current and future nurses—and make a lasting impact through education and research. We’ve got this!

Jennifer Andra in honor of MacKenzie Andra, 2022

Anonymous in honor of Gail McLaughlin, 1971

Anonymous

Audra Bacigalupo

Kristin S Bridgman in honor of Taylor Bridgman, 2017

Nancy Camp

John L Conlan in honor of Misty L Conlan

Anne Marie Cordaro in honor of Mary Anne Cordaro, 2006

Tim & Janet Creedon in honor of Katrina Ardire, 2007

Brian C Cuddy in honor of Adrienne Cuddy

Debra J Cunnane in honor of Gillian Turner

Nancy & Raymond D'Alessio in honor of Megan D'Alessio

Dominick and Karen D'Eramo in honor of Stephanie D'Eramo, 2015, BSN, RN, CCRN, SCCRN

Susan Devane in honor of Alexandra Devane, 2018

Caitlin Dziublenski in honor of Kierstin Hays, 2010

J & K Einspanier in honor of Devon Kane

R Timothy Fanti in honor of Kristen Fanti Marsh

John & Sabina Friede in honor of All my former Nursing students

Michelle Gallagher in honor of the first BSN Express Class, 2004

Donna Gramkowski

Donna Havens in honor of All of our "Nova Nurses"

Judith A Klimek in honor of Class of 1966

Virginia Komar in honor of James Komar, BSN, 2014 Cardiothoracic ICU Nurse at Columbia NYP

Tracy Krentzman in honor of Katie Scully, 2016

Courtney S Lane in honor of Hannah E Sirois, 2014

Mark and Gillian Lattanzi in honor of Gillian Lattanzi, 2015

Matthew Letendre

Andrew Lewis in honor of Elizabeth Prusiewicz Lewis

Lorilynn Payton Mantella in honor of Lindsey Mantella Zinck

Susan W Markert in honor of Shannon Markert, 2015

Harriet McCarter in honor of Katie McCarter, 2016

Chris and Julie McMahon in honor of Mollie McMahon, 2017

Sarah McNally in honor of Kaitlyn McNally

Robert Messing in honor of Jonathan Messing

Deborah A Mink in honor of Patrick Mink, 2018 BSN Express

Martha A O'Connor in honor of Research Faculty in FCN

Nathan & Kathy Patterson

Richard and Mary Eleanor Patterson in honor of Gillian Lattanzi BSN, RN

Jamie Plume

Michael & Kathleen Remy in honor of Leslie Remy Arvan, 2012

Nancy C Sharts-Hopko in honor of My students

Barbara Stephen

John & Sue Terzakis in honor of Kristina Terzakis

Cathy Toner in honor of Ann McKenzie

Kimberly Unanue in honor of Christine Unanue, 2017

Debra Van Eerde in honor of Meagan Van Eerde

Stephanie Walkup in honor of Aine Sheehan, 2020

Scott & Donna Wortman in honor of Anna Wortman, 2017

Monya Wyatt in honor of Brittany Wyatt, 2015

Anne E Yockel in honor of Elizabeth Yockel, 2019

List reflects gifts made on May 8-10, 2020

Thank you to all of our donors—alumni, parents, faculty, staff, students and friends—for your incredible response to the "Thank a Villanova Nurse" campaign! Together you have contributed more than $13,800 to support scholarships, research and technology that will benefit current and future nurses.

Inspired by your generosity, an anonymous donor has pledged $50 for each of the next 100 donors who contribute to our campaign. Every gift—of any size—counts. This match will also help us reach our 250 donor goal (only 99 to go)!

We also want to thank Julia E. Lanouette ’11 for completing a match for this campaign—totaling $2,500 in support!

Wishing a Happy Mother's Day to all of our Villanova moms!

Villanova nurses are sharing powerful stories from the frontlines, including Dana Bouwman '17 BA, '19 BSN, RN, Staff nurse - Urgent Care Center, Memorial Sloane Kettering Cancer Center, New York City. 

“I certainly never imagined I would be working in an oncology emergency department during a worldwide pandemic in my first year as an RN, but I can whole-heartedly say I could not be more proud to be a nurse than I am right now.” 

Read more and meet other courageous nurses on Villanova Nursing’s website. Let’s do all that we can to raise support in their honor! 

Earlier this month, our Villanova coaches shared their gratitude for essential workers on the frontlines of the pandemic, including Villanova nurses. Let’s continue to rally behind our Nova Nurses—Please share the link to our “Thank a Villanova Nurse” campaign and help us reach 250 donors! When we do, an additional $25,000 gift will be contributed to this important initiative!

Thank you to our donors for your support and to the Villanova nurses whose work they are honoring! We encourage you to share this campaign with your family and friends as we continue to show our gratitude for all Nova Nurses. Keep an eye out for our next list of donors and honored nurses on Monday.

Anonymous in honor of College of Nursing Faculty

John E Bennett in honor of Clare Kohler Bennett

Carol Romano Billings

Angela Buffolino in honor of Giavanna Buffolino

Club of Charlotte in honor of Katie Nester, 2006 (Charlotte, NC)

Pamela DeCampli in honor of Ella Julianna Swinuich 

Lyn Desilets in honor of Michelle Gallagher BSN, 2004

Kenneth J Diminick, DDS, MS in honor of Alyssa Diminick Stiefel

Christina Marie Gutt in honor of Sarah Galvanek Legg, 2009

Patricia Haynor in honor of Muriel Poulin

Kelly Jennings in honor of Clare Bennett

Elisa J Lane in honor of All VU Nurses

Julia E Lanouette  

Michael and Cathy Long in honor of Christie Long, 2015

Catherine Lovecchio

Peggy Lyons

Tim and Marie McJilton in honor of Nicole McJilton, 2016

Colleen Meakim

Conor Monaghan

Therese Narzikul

Melissa O'Connor in honor of The AMAZING Villanova Nursing Faculty that teach the Villanova Nurses!

Christine A Pariseault

Lesley Perry

Anna and David Roberts in honor of Kristina Roberts BSN, 2016

Annette Russo in honor of Samantha Russo, 2019

Carrie F Smith in honor of Gillian Turner Lattanzi

Leon and Linda Trevito in honor of Joseph Trevito, 2018

Bridget Zacharia in honor of Alexandra Fasula Lambert and Joann Mazzolla Rehert, 2007

List reflects gifts made on May 7, 2020

We are excited to share an update about the impact of your support through the “Thank a Villanova Nurse” campaign. Your gifts support several needs and initiatives of the M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing, including the COVID-19 CHAMPS study that launched this week. This research will examine the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental, physical and social wellbeing of frontline workers, including our Nova Nurses. This major study could lead to new solutions for keeping these workers healthy. We encourage you to read about the study to learn how you are making an impact!

Villanova Press Release

Villanova University to study impact of COVID-19 on front line workers (6ABC)

Villanova to study COVID-19’s long-range toll on frontline workers

Thank you to everyone who has helped our “Thank a Villanova Nurse” campaign get off to such a great start! We are excited to share the first list of donors and honored nurses, reflecting those who supported the campaign on May 5 and 6. Watch for more updates with names of donors and nurses as our campaign continues! 

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Anonymous in honor of Paulina Bajet, 2018

Anonymous in honor of Mikaela E Gill

Anonymous in honor of Abigail (Abby) Freitag Neff

Leslie Arvan

Julie Bacino

Kathryn Banta in honor of Misty Conlan

Sean Bennett in honor of Clare (Kohler) Bennett, 2012

Mary Bennett in honor of Brittany R Bennett, 2012 RN

MaryLynne Buchanan in honor of Madison Buchanan, 2021

Robert & Ellen Carillo in honor of Jennifer Carillo, 2016

Mariana and Jim Cliggett in honor of Emily Cliggett, 2019

Alisa Collins in honor of Ruth Frey, 1981

Mary Cunningham

Brian P Curley in honor of Sara Curley Whitehead, 2005

Jack Daley in honor of Karen Festin Daley

John DiPietro

Nicole Duhamel

Judy Duroseau

Robert Dyckman in honor of Sharon Turner

Sharon Gerg Eggstein

Gabrielle Faragasso in honor of Susan Markiewicz Faragasso, 1989

Lisa Fendrich in honor of Nicole Fendrich, 2017

Lauren N Freidhof

Noreen Friel in honor of Kathryn “Nurse Katie” Valenzano

The Geib Family in honor of Frederick Porter and his Nurses

Christina Marie Gutt in honor of Danielle Krywinski, 2010

Robert and Jennifer Hill

Benjamin Horn in honor of all nurses for their contributions!

Michael C Hughes in honor of Sheila Hughes, 2012

Marian Kelly in honor of Kerry Schindler, 2012

Maureen Kohler in honor of Clare Kohler Bennett, 2012

Joe Lamack

Allison LaRocca

Gerard LaRocca

Christina Larson

Michael & Nancy Lattanzi in honor of Gillian Turner Lattanzi, 2015

Michael & Nancy Lattanzi in honor of Marguerite Maheady Cherry, 1982

Michael & Nancy Lattanzi in honor of Carmen Mays Gold, 1982

Michael & Nancy Lattanzi in honor of Karen Festin Daley, 1982

Andrew J Lentz

Donald E Lewis in honor of Elizabeth Prusiewicz Lewis

Kevin Long

Rita Tino Longo

Julia Longo

Thomas M Maheady in honor of Marguerite Maheady Cherry, 1982

Emily K Marbot in honor of Clare Kohler Bennett, 2012

Bette Mariani in honor of Julianna Schneider, 2019

Emily Marshall in honor of Madeleine A Wechsler, 2014

The McKenzies in honor of Julie Enos, 2020 BSN

Samantha McKillip

Karina Meiklejohn

Cheryl Morris

Tom and Colleen Morris in honor of Erin Morris, 2018

Brian Muscarella in honor of Cheryl Sasso Gauff, 1979

Tom & Wendy Naratil in honor of Melanie Naratil, 2018

Kathy A Nocero

James Noel III in honor of Julia Noel, 2019

The Nolan Family in honor of Jennifer Walsh, 2020

Jim O'Brien

Jane O’Neill in honor of Colleen O’Neill Danni, 2009

Shelly Page in honor of Gillian Turner

Shawn Passman

Marci Paton in honor of Katie Scully, 2016

Gerard Petry

Heather Potts in honor of Katie Scully, 2016

Stephen H Rabe in honor of Catherine Ashley Rabe, 2004

Jennifer Raby in honor of Michelle Rice

Marc Reed

Catherine Ross in honor of Katie Scully, 2016

Nicholas Sampogna in honor of All Nova Nurses!

Amy Schreiber

Jack and Teresa Scully in honor of Katie Scully, 2016

Meredith M Short in honor of The Class of 2008

Paul Sklar in honor of Erica Sklar, 2016

Julie Anne Smith

The Stadler Family in honor of Madeline Stadler, 2019

Caitlin C Stadtler

Barbara Telleri in honor of AllisonTelleri Rekuc, 2011

Kate Wechsler in honor of Madeleine Wechsler, 2014 FCN

Heather and Phil Welzant in honor of Claire Welzant, 2018

Tim and Karen Wilson in honor of Lauren M Wilson, 2015

Elizabeth Golden Worster in honor of Elizabeth Ann Worster, 2006

List reflects gifts made on May 5 and May 6, 2020

As National Nurses Week officially kicks off today, the M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing shared a video highlighting the “Faces of Courage,” featuring Villanova nurses!

Stay tuned for more "Thank a Villanova Nurse" updates, including lists recognizing our donors and honored nurses!