In 2015, eight students made SU history when they graduated from the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, the institution’s first doctoral program. Dr. Kathryn Fiddler, one of the members of the inaugural cohort and three-time SU graduate, has maintained close ties to her Alma Mater. She works as the vice president of Population Health at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury and also serves as chair of the College of Health and Human Services Advisory Board. Fiddler came to SU as a nontraditional student after beginning her service in the military. By the time she earned her Master of Science in Nursing and entered SU’s D.N.P. Program, she was married with children and working earnestly to complete her degree. Knowing that many graduate students have similar circumstances, going through school while working full time or trying to raise a family, she and her husband had decided to give back. “Our class is a phenomenal group of people,” Fiddler said. “I presented the idea of a D.N.P. scholarship to them, and they jumped on it without hesitation.” Together, Drs. Kimberly Allen, Annette Barnes, Kathryn Fiddler, Stacey Kram, Aaron Sebach, Amy Stafford, Lisa Tayman and Heather Westerfield made pledges and raised more than $57,000 to endow the D.N.P. Inaugural Class of 2015 Scholarship. The scholarship will be awarded each year to SU students who have completed their first year of the D.N.P. program. Preference will be given to students from the Delmarva Peninsula. The graduates have expressed their commitment to making a difference in the Salisbury community by supporting the future of the nursing profession in the area.
To learn more about creating a class gift or group funded gift, contact Stefanie Rider at skrider@salisbury.edu. |
