Colleagues, friends, and family gathered September 13, 2023, to honor Vivian Taylor, EdD, who is retiring after a decade as associate dean for diversity and cultural affairs at Columbia Nursing.
Lisa Iannacci-Manasia ’77 ’89, MS, knew that when she saw a child first being born, pediatrics was what she wanted to practice — and that doing so involved striving to be at her best.
The inspiration for wanting to be a nurse began for Meghan Reading’18, PhD in her New Jersey high school, where she first read about nurses working in underserved regions of the world.
Interest in scientific research propelled Shazia Mitha ‘16 ’18 from her home in Tampa, Florida, and from the University of South Florida, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in biomedical science.
Linda Armstrong ’16 ’18 has been passionate about helping patients living with cancer and their families, ever since losing her mother to the disease at a young age.
Born and raised in Queens, New York, pediatric primary care nurse practitioner Jonathan Ringer ’16 ’18, earned his Masters of Science from Columbia Nursing.