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This page is dedicated to our Alumni. If you have any news that you would like us to share with your fellow Alumni please send it to: Jill Ullmann and we will be happy to post it for you. We will also post any Alumni announcements here.

Alumni Focus:


Linda Tribbia, A PUC M.S. graduate and an FNP has been informed that she has passed the Illinois exam to become an anesthetist.

Bob Kepshire, RN, MS, CEN (AAS '86, BS '88, MS '91):

 
Bob is currently the Director - Emergency & Community Services at University Health Care System in Augusta, Georgia.  He as administrative responsibility for the ED, Prompt Care & Occupational Health Clinics, Weight Management Program, Breast Health Center, Mobile Mammography Program, Cancer Services and is the liaison to the community clinics.  He is a member of several professional organizations and serves on the board of directors for the Georgia Organization of Nurse Leaders.  Bob will be presenting "Men in Nursing: Past, Present and Future" at the 2006 Nursing Management Congress in Philadelphia, PA.   
 
Bob is also the editor-in-chief of the new nursing journal, Men in Nursing, published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins - Ambler, PA.  He invites Purdue University Calumet Nursing alumni who may be interested in writing an article for the journal to contact him at meninnursing@wolterskluwer.com or by calling the corporate office at 215-628-7789.

Ronald Pondo, RN, CEN, CFRN (ADN '01)

Ron moved to Phoenix, AZ in June 2003 after working as a RN in the ER at Gary, IN for the past 4 years.  Since moving, Ron has obtained his CEN and CFRN and is currently seeking to obtain his CCRN.  He is now employed as a flight nurse for Native Air Ambulance based in Mesa, AZ.(www.native-air.com).   The company is privately owned and has 14 bases throughout the state of AZ.  The fleet is comprised of 13 rotor-wing aircraft and 2 fix-wing aircraft.  The crews are pilot, nurse and paramedic.



Scott L. DeBoer, RN, MSN, CCRN, CFRN, CEN (ASN 88/MS 96) 

Scott has just published his first book entitled Emergency Newborn Care: The First Moments of LifeScott has been a flight nurse for the past 12 years for the University of Chicago Hospitals Aeromedical Network (UCAN).   In 1996, he founded Peds-R-Us Medical Education, a seminar company dedicated to “teaching better ways to care for kids.” Scott is also an international consultant for the Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal. He was chosen for this position based upon his more than 30 previously published articles and hundreds of national and international lectures on pediatric emergencies.  

For the past twelve years, Scott has worked as a neonatal/pediatric/adult flight nurse, as well as holding various other staff nurse positions in intensive care and emergency/trauma nursing.  In 1996, he also functioned as a clinical nursing instructor at Purdue University Calumet and is a member of AACN, ENA, STN, and ASTNA.  In addition, Scott serves as a legal nurse consultant to numerous nationwide law firms, offering his services as an expert witness for nursing and EMS malpractice issues. 

Scott has been a guest on multiple television and radio talk shows. In 1995, he made his acting debut on several episodes of the hit television show ER, playing the role of a flight nurse opposite Anthony Edwards & George Clooney.  

Scott holds certifications in emergency, critical care, trauma and flight nursing.  He has written extensively on pediatric and critical care topics in journals such as Neonatal Network, Critical Care Nurse, Journal of Emergency Nursing, Emergency Medical Services, Air-Medical Journal and Nursing Spectrum. In recognition of his excellence and significant contributions in medical transport journalism, Scott was honored by ASTNA (Air & Surface Transport Nurses Association) to be the recipient of the 2000 Jordan Award.  

Scott will give his first international keynote speech this September when he will travel to Christchurch in New Zealand to address neonatal nurses, flight nurses, and emergency nurses from around the globe.

Tom Frundle RN, BSN, CEN, PHRN, CFRN, NREMT-P (ASN '00/BSN '02:

Tom was hired in May as a flight nurse for Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Lifeflight air medical helicopter program in Nashville, TN. 

 
 VUMC Lifeflight is one of the top 5 flight programs in the US today and is a leader in air medical staff retention, research, treatment, and marketing.  Tom says they have 4 state of the art mobile ICU/ER helicopters and also complete transports by fixed wing and ground ambulance vehicles.  They service all of Middle Tennessee, Southern Kentucky, and Northern Alabama.  The flight nurses are dual certified as EMT's or paramedics and treat a wide variety of illnesses and traumatic injuries.  Patient population includes neonates, pediatrics, and adults.  For neonate flights, they take a neaonatal NNP with them. 
 
Tom was recently published in Air Med Journal for a Black Widow Spider bite case study he did and has authored a flight nursing core curriculum text book chapter.
 
Tom is certified in emergency and flight nursing and has his paramedic license.  He plans on continuing his education to get an MSN/MBA from Vanderbilt University.
 

Michael Seaver, RN (ADN '92):

Michael has been invited to speak at the 4th International Conference for Emergency Nurses in Sydney, Australia in September 2003.  Also, his first article on pediatric defibrillation was published in December 2002 in Pediatric Emergency Care and he has a CE article appearing in the June 30 issue of Nursing Spectrum.  Another article has been accepted by Journal of Emergency Nursing and still another has been submitted to Neonatal Network.  Currently, he's working on an article about PDAs and Emergency Nurses.

Michael has served as President-Elect (1999-2000) and President (2001-2002) of the Northwest Indiana Chapter of the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA). He is also serving as Treasurer (2002-2003) for the Indiana State Council of the ENA and serving on the EMS Workgroup of ENA.

Michael has been appointed by Governor O'Bannon to the Emergency Medical Services Commission to represent Emergency Nurses. He has been selected as a Faculty Member for the 2003 ENA Leadership Conference.

In addition to per diem work through several nursing agencies in the Chicago/NW Indiana area, Michael serves as an instructor for the ENA Trauma and Pediatric courses. He also is an instructor for "Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support" which is an internationally recognized course sponsored by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians. Michael is also an American Heart Association Instructor for BLS/AED, ACLS, and PALS.

Michael has been a presenter at the Merrillville High School Career Day and has participated in the Nursing Career Day at the Children's Museum in Indianapolis. He is also co-authoring an article on Pediatric Defibrillation.

Congratulations to Michael Seaver on his many accomplishments since leaving Purdue University Calumet. Michael and his wife Beverly live in Northwest Indiana.


Marsha King, (MS '86)

Congratulations go out to Marsha, the division director of patient care services, St. Mary Medical Center in Munster, IN, for being named a Sagamore of the Wabash.  Marsha is also a member of the Purdue University Calumet Advisory Board for the School of Nursing and president of the Indiana State Board of Nursing.   

 

 


Karen S. Yehle, MS, RN, CS (BS '82):

Karen was promoted to Clinical Associate Professor, August 2002 at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.

Congratulations on your promotion!!


Cindy Toth Adamek, BSN, RN C (ADN '82):

Cindy has been working at the Dever VA Medical Center for the past 19 years and obtained her BSN in 1992 at Regis University. She worked in MICU, NH/Hospice, Renal Dialysis, and then 10 years in Nursing Education/Orientation. For the past 2 years, she has been working as the Patient Care Coordinator for Firm B Outpatient Clinic. Cindy says it's a great mix of patient teaching/contact and running interference via phone and computer for a staff of 6 MD's and 6 NP's.

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