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• School of Nursing Alumna Named a 2009 Legacy Laureate
• 2009 Distinguished Alumni and Honorary Alumni Profiles

The Nursing Alumni Society Earns Gold!

The Nursing Alumni Society maintained Gold Banner Status for 2009 as part of the Pitt Alumni Association’s Banner Program.  This recognition comes with a $500 scholarship award and requires that the Society meet criteria in the areas of financial strength, communications, student involvement and partnerships.  The Nursing Alumni Society first earned ‘gold’ in 2007. 

The University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing proudly salutes its
2009 Distinguished Alumni Awardees

Linda R. Phillips, BSN ’69, MN ’73

Linda R. Phillips, RN, PhD, FGSA, FAAN, is a professor at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Nursing where she holds the Audrienne H. Moseley Endowed Chair in Nursing and is the director of UCLA’s Center for the Advancement of Gerontological Nursing Science. 

Considered a trailblazer in gerontological nursing, she has led pioneering research exploring the lives of caregivers that has changed nursing and medicine’s approach to this group of unsung heroes.  Her research into the quality of life, family conflicts and burden among caregivers is considered cutting edge, as well as her contributions to increased understanding of elder mistreatment in long term care. 

Phillips has authored over 100 publications, is a sought after speaker nationally and internationally and is committed to mentoring the future of the profession.  Elected to fellowship by the American Academy of Nursing and the Gerontological Society of America, she has been recognized with many awards including the Pathfinder Award from the Friends of the National Institute for Nursing Research and the Doris Schwarz Award for Gerontological Nursing Research from the Gerontological Society of America.

Kathleen Srsic-Stoehr, BSN ’72

Kathleen Srsic-Stoehr, MSN, MS, RN, NEA-BC, is senior director, evidence-based practice and quality at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC and a retired colonel of the United States Army Nurse Corps.

An undergraduate honor student and a Class Keeper of the Light, Srsic-Stoehr also excelled  academically in the military.  She was cited as the Distinguished Honor Graduate at the National Defense University Industrial College of the Armed Forces - an elite honor for an Army nurse - and was selected as a Management Fellow in the office of the Chief, Army Nurse Corps, a highly coveted and competitive fellowship.  

Throughout a 30-year career in the Army Nurse Corps, Srsic-Stoehr demonstrated expert clinical knowledge and leadership in a number of roles, including positions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and as chief nurse executive at the Great Plains Regional Medical Command.  

Srsic-Stoehr is considered an expert clinician, administrator, researcher, educator and mentor.  She has published and presented extensively on topics that include the role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist and nursing practice models.  A member of multiple professional organizations, Srsic-Stoehr has received professional and community recognition for her expertise and service.

2009 Honorary Alumni Awardee

Richard J. Schubert, Esq.

Richard J. Schubert of AlpernSchubert P.C. Attorneys at Law in Pittsburgh is a certified civil trial specialist and husband of School of Nursing Associate Director of Recruitment (and registered nurse), Mary Rodgers Schubert.  He is a graduate of Duquesne University’s School of Law and also earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at Duquesne University.   

A long-time supporter of the nursing profession, Schubert has developed an extraordinary commitment to the School of Nursing at the University of Pittsburgh.  His high regard for the caliber of the program and its students, as well as the expertise of its faculty and the cutting edge research they lead, has enhanced his affinity to Pitt Nursing.      

Schubert and his law office have been consistent sponsors and donors to the School’s annual Nancy Glunt Hoffman Memorial Golf Outing since 2006.  He has personally sent solicitation letters to friends and colleagues, successfully engaging them to support this most worthy cause.  Recognizing the significance of continuing education to nurse professionals, Schubert has also been a Nursing Horizons Conference sponsor.

The School of Nursing is a better place because of Richard J. Schubert and is proud to designate him with honorary alumnus status. 

For more information, please contact the Nursing Alumni Office at 412-624-2404