The UAB School of Nursing Board of Visitors, established in 1992, comprises a group of leaders whose contributions of time, knowledge and philanthropy serve as a cornerstone to sustaining excellence in undergraduate and graduate nursing education.
Board members serve in an advisory role, communicate the School's messages to the greater Birmingham area and partner with the School in strategic fundraising activities.
Board of Visitors:
- Shannon Smith, Chair
- Elizabeth Cornay, Co-Chair
- Jane Arendall
- Becky Babanats
- John Beard
- Kim Benos
- Kirby Bland, MD
- Carolyn Boone
- Bruce Burns, MD
- Mary Katherine Cabaniss**
- Harriet Chen
- Joy Deupree, PhD
- Donna Jernigan Drinkard
- Laura Finch
- Juanzetta Flowers, PhD*
- Melinda Helveston
- Tim Hennessy**
- Bill Ireland
- Robin Kidd
- Ronald King
- Terry Kirklin
- Sue Ellen Lucas*
- Jill Luckie
- Barrett MacKay*
- Christopher McCallum, DMD
- Nancy Meisler
- Eileen Meyer, DNP
- Anne Michaels
- Paula Midyette
- Pam Miller
- Phillip Morris
- Barbara O'Neal*
- Barbara Parks
- George Perdue
- Sheri Perry
- Taylor Pursell
- Henry Ray
- Donna Reddinger
- Winston Wilson Reese
- Kate Sexton
- Anita Smith
- William Somerall, Jr., MD
- Ellen Staner
- Catherine Styslinger
- Leah Taylor
- Christie Thornbrough
- R. Edward Varner, MD
- Celia Wallace
- Elizabeth Wallace*
- Nancy Watts*
- Casey Whiting
- Nancy Worthington
- John Ziegler
Emeritus:
- Zoë Cassimus
- Punky Eastwood
- Karle Falkenburg*
- Jeanie Sherlock
- Lanette Sherrill
- Rita Spencer
- Doug Tilt, MD*
- Jack Trigg, Jr., MD
In Remembrance:
- Lella Bromberg*
- John C. Carter, MD
- Minnie Gaston
- Elwynn "Chick" Hale, EdD
- Joy P. Harbert
- Arlene Henley
- Everett Holle
- Gloria Goldstein Howton
- Marie Ingalls
- Fay B. Ireland
- Joie Jones
- Margaret Kidd
- Rita Kimerling
- Rose Lee*
- Jarman Lowder
- Robert E. Luckie, Jr.
- Robert E. Luckie, III*
- Charles McCallum, Jr., DMD, MD
- Alma McMahon
- Bobbie Parsons*
- LaVona Rushton
- Carol Sandner
- Wanda Simon
- Jean Tomlinson*
- Robert S. Weatherly, Jr.
- *Former BOV Chair
- **Former JBOV Chair