Distinguished Alumni Award
The ECU College of Nursing Hall of Fame Board recognizes the accomplishments of our exemplary nursing graduates. Selection of the Distinguished Alumni is a way for the college to publicly acknowledge and express thanks to our alumni who have reflected great credit upon our college, and is one of the highest honors bestowed by the ECU College of Nursing.
Our Distinguished Alumni
Their ECU degrees and class years are within parentheses.
- 2005 – Deitra “Dee” Leonard Lowdermilk (BSN 1966), RN, RNC, PhD, FAAN
- 2006 – Gale Adcock (BSN 1978), MSN, RN, FNP
- 2007 – Diane Adkins Poole (BSN 1981, MSN 1988), MSN, RN, CHE
- 2008 – The College of Nursing recognized the inaugural members of the Golden Lamp Society as recipients of the 2008 award.
- 2010-2011 – Phyllis N. Horns (BSN 1969), PhD, RN, FAAN
- 2012 – Helen M. Brinson (BSN 1972, MSN 1979), MSN, RN
- 2013 – Frances Eason (MSN 1979), EdD, RN,CNE, ANEF
- 2014 – Debra Wallace (MSN 1985), PhD, RN, FAAN
- 2015 – Dianne Marshburn (BSN 1977, MSN 1986, PhD 2007), PhD, RN, NE-BC
- 2016 – Wendy Leutgens (MSN 1987), RN, MSN
- 2017 – Linda D. Hofler (MSN 1987, PhD 2007), PhD, RN, FACHE, NEA-BC
- 2018 – Annette Wysocki (BSN 1978, MSN 1980), PhD, RN, FAAN
- 2019 – Sue Collier (BSN 1981, MSN 1991), RN, FABC
- 2020 – Mary Chatman (BSN 1990, MSN 1996, PhD 2012), PhD, R.N.
- 2021 – Kimberly B. Hardy (DNP 2017, MSN 2001, BSN 1991)
- 2022 – Alta W. Andrews (BSN 1974), RN, DrPH, MPH,
- 2023 – Hazel Gay Moore (BSN 1972, MRC Allied Health Sciences 1976, MSN 1979)
- 2024 – Sylvia Brown (BSN 1975, MSN 1978) EdD, RN, CNE, ANEF
- 2025 – Mark Hand (PhD 2015), PhD, RN, CNE
- 2026 – Michelle Bowie Brooks (MSN, 1992) MSN RN