Homecoming Awards Celebration Honors Alumni, Faculty, Friends

The School of Nursing held its Homecoming Weekend in October, culminating with a Homecoming Awards Celebration at the Druid Hills Golf Club in Atlanta that honored alumni, faculty, and friends.

The honorees included:

Award of Honor — Carolyn Clevenger 02MSN 04N 14N

Carolyn Clevenger, DNP, RN, GNP-BC, AGPCNP-BC, FAANP, FGSA, is a professor at the School of Nursing and a gerontological nurse practitioner. She is the co-creator and clinical director of the Integrated Memory Care Clinic, a nurse-led clinic practice that fully integrates dementia and primary care.

Distinguished Nursing Achievement Award — Tim Cunningham

October 20-22, 2023

For more information:

Chelsea Shackelford, Director of Alumni cmshack@emory.edu

Tim Cunningham, DrPH, MSN, RN, FAAN, is vice president of practice and innovation at Emory Healthcare and adjunct associate professor at the School of Nursing. He also serves as the co-chief well-being officer for the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Office of Well-Being.

Distinguished Nursing Achievement Award — Mary Gullatte 81MN 95N

Mary Gullatte, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, AOCN, LSSYB, FAAN, is the corporate director of nursing research and evidence-based practice for Emory Healthcare and former vice president of patient services and chief nursing officer at Emory University Hospital Midtown. She also holds an adjunct faculty position at the School of Nursing.

Excellence in Nursing Award — Erica Ailes 07BSN

Erica Ailes, BSN, RN, CPN, is a clinical learning coordinator at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and a national leader in the field of health literacy.

Honorary Alumni Award — Roy Simpson

Roy Simpson, DNP, RN, DPNAP, FAAN, FACMI, is a professor at the School of Nursing and has more than 30 years of experience in nursing informatics and senior executive administration.

Recent Graduate Award — Chelsea Hagopian 12BSN 14MSN 18DNP

Chelsea Hagopian, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC, is an assistant professor at the School of Nursing and an American Nurses Credentialing Center boardcertified adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner.

The evening also included a recognition of School of Nursing alumni who are celebrating 30 or more years of service with Emory Healthcare:

Kara (Kwint) Botters 98MSN — Cardiology/EKG, The Emory Clinic

Laura Brannon 99MSN — Kidney Transplant Center, Emory Healthcare

Dorothy Ann Ferguson 08MSN — Orthopaedics, Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital

Jacqueline Francis 95MSN — Special Care Nursery, Emory University Hospital Midtown

Diana Harmon 19N — Emory Decatur Hospital

Angela Murphy 92MN (retired) — Cardiology Department, Emory University Hospital

Mary K. Potter 97MSN — Hematology and Medical Oncology, The Emory Clinic

Diane Teagarden 97MSN 23N — Neurology and Epilepsy Center, The Emory Clinic

Terry (Taylly) Walker 11N — Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, Emory Critical Care Center