Alumni Celebrations
Each year the College of Health Sciences honors five alumni at the annual Homecoming Honored Alumni Reception.
2009 Honorees
Rhiannon Avery – Master of Health Science
Immediately after graduating Rhiannon landed a one year position with the Points of Light Foundation, Serve Idaho & the Governor’s Office that worked to develop and empower youth in the communities in which they lived. This position was a perfect fit for her, as her thesis was focused on “youth voice” in rural communities.
She was then hired to be the first health educator at Boise State University. While at the University, she worked with a variety of departments across the campus to provide multiple health related programs for patients and employees. This position was the job that she dreamed about having when she was a Peer Educator at Idaho State University.
Two years into her position at Boise State University, she learned that Terry Reilly Health Services (TRHS) had been awarded a grant through the Office of Rural Health. The goal of the grant was to improve fitness and nutrition levels of 3rd and 4th graders in three rural schools in Idaho. She felt that this was a great position to blend two of her passions, health education and working with youth! With her help, the grant did achieve its goal and the results have been submitted for publication.
Terry Reilly Health Services transitioned Rhiannon to the Boise Clinic to oversee the day to day operations of the medical clinic, along with the administration of their Healthcare for Homeless Services Grant. TRHS has received funding for homeless services since 1988. Over the next two years, the Boise Clinic will be building a new facility and expanding the services that it provides! Rhiannon looks forward to continuing to meet the needs of those in our communities, while always finding a way to weave in her health education background.
While working full time, she has also been adjunct faculty for the Department of Kinesiology and Extended Studies by teaching Personal Health for the last seven semesters. This allows her to blend her text book knowledge of health and the real world lessons of health and share with Boise State students who may not necessarily have an interest in the health field as a career.
Rhiannon has felt extremely blessed to be part of Boise State’s Master’s of Health Science Program. It has opened her to new opportunities professionally and helped her find incredible, long-lasting friendships!!!
Cal Gillis, REHS – Department of Community and Environmental Health
At the age of 39, in a dead end job, Cal decided to go back to school. It had been eighteen years since he attended only 2 years at Minot State University in North Dakota immediately after high school, pursuing a degree in Biology. Due to the large number of unemployed recent grads with Biology degrees Cal decided to look for something different when he returned to school at Boise State University. Cal read about Environmental Health in the undergraduate catalog, arranged an interview with Dr. Lee Stokes, and was admitted to the Community and Environmental Health program. Cal remembers his advisors discussing how old Cal would be (43) when he graduated and that it may prove to be an impediment to finding a position. Cal was only too happy to prove them wrong, as the undergraduate degree in Environmental Health from the College of Health Sciences at Boise State opened up a myriad of job opportunities.
After serving an internship with the Bureau of Reclamation during his final semester, Cal landed a job with Idaho Power on their Water Quality crew. It was a tough job as it required spending three to four days each week in a boat on southwest Idaho reservoirs and rivers! Cal left Idaho Power to join the Ada County Highway District as a development analyst, primarily to take a position with benefits. From there he moved on to Southwest District Health Department for six years, achieving certification as a Registered Environmental Health Specialist/Registered Sanitarian from the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) and attained the position of Senior Environmental Health Specialist. Cal left the health department to take a position with Johnson Wax training customers on chemical hygiene and food safety.
In 2001, with the help of Jeff Thompson, College of Health Science alum and employee, and Dr. Stokes, Cal was hired as the Environmental Health Officer for Boise State, becoming Manager of Environmental Health & Safety in 2006. Working at Boise State has afforded Cal the opportunity to give back a little to the College of Health Sciences and the University in return for all of the opportunities the bachelor degree in Environmental Health has provided.
Cal is currently pursuing a Master of Health Science with an Environmental Health focus from the Boise State College of Health Sciences. Cal is a member of the Idaho Public Health Association, Idaho Environmental Health Association, the National Environmental Health Association and the Idaho Muzzleloader Association.
DeAnna Root, RN – Department of Nursing
DeAnna is a 2nd generation Boise native having been raised on a ranch in the Dry Creek area. One of the jobs she had after high school was working for a forward thinking pediatrician who hired full time moms as part time workers. DeAnna had her son while working for Dr. Yambura and brought Jarrell (now a Boise State Bronco football player) to work with her, keeping him under the front desk until he was 4 months old. Working for Dr. Yambura and caring for her grandmother, Dorothy Baumhoff (aka “Grandma Jelly”), gave her an interest in the medical field. As Grandma Jelly was fighting breast cancer she kept telling DeAnna that she should be a nurse but DeAnna didn’t think she was smart enough. Grandma Jelly was persistent and finally DeAnna began thinking that she wanted to be a hospice nurse.
Every teacher DeAnna had in the Associate Degree and the Bachelor Degree programs at Boise State knew what DeAnna wanted to do. Although the typical “career ladder” in nursing was to move into Hospice Care after some experience in other areas of Nursing, no one at Boise State dissuaded DeAnna, and in fact they all worked to get her rotations that would help in her quest. Upon graduation in 2001 DeAnna was interviewed by both Mercy Medical Center and St. Luke’s Hospice. Mercy wanted DeAnna to work as a nurse on the floor for two years before they would put her into hospice care but St. Luke’s was willing to give her a chance in hospice right away. She was trained by nurses with 15 years of hospice experience and an entire team that loved her enthusiasm. She told them “you need to hire me cause I want to be here, I have the passion, the empathy, and know I can learn anything….I’ve been a student for 6 years.” She has been doing Hospice ever since and still loves it.
DeAnna says that hospice isn’t about dying; it’s about living, as best as you can in your final months, weeks, day and hours. Death is just the last moment of an incredible journey. Her job is to be what the patient needs: advocate, friend, teacher and always a good listener. In the last days her patients lose vision or bladder control, but their sense of humor is almost always one of the last things to go. In her role of nurse she teaches them and their family about dying but she says that she is the one who usually learns the most. She has had patients as young as 12 and as old as 104. She knows many stories and has many wonderful memories that she would be happy to share with you if you ask her.
DeAnna does volunteer work for her patients as well as for St. Luke’s Paint the Town and collecting seeds for Fish and Game and then replanting sage and bitter brush in the spring. She is an avid supporter of Capital High School and Boise State football. She still loves to draw and write poetry, is a rock hound and the head berry picker for “Homemade by Dorothy’s”, a family owned business.
David E. Shuldes, BS, RRT – Department of Respiratory Care
Dave is the Clinical Director of Rehabilitation and Respiratory Care in Boise and Meridian for St. Luke’s Health System. He is responsible for management of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Pulmonary Function, Respiratory Therapy and Speech-Language Pathology services in a multi-hospital system with service lines that include Children’s (Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care), Heart and Vascular (Intensive and Coronary Care), Med-Surg./Emergency, Women’s, and Oncology specialties. He is accountable for setting and maintaining standards of therapy clinical practice for the entire enterprise, performance improvement, performance evaluation, hiring, disciplinary action, recruitment, retention, policy, protocols, training and competency programs. He works actively with physicians in many disciplines on protocols, clinical practice standards, and outcomes-related performance improvement.
Dave has made many contributions to St. Luke’s and to Respiratory Care in the Treasure Valley. He has been the Chair of the Professional Ladder Council for the past ten years, demonstrating improvements in recruitment and retention of professional clinical staff. He was a key figure in the implementation of the Pulmonary Treatment Protocol and Ventilator Liberation Protocol and established physician order adjustments by evidence-based algorithms to assure appropriate pulmonary care. In 1999, he was the recipient of the President’s Award at St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center.
Dave has served as the President of the Idaho Society for Respiratory Care. He is currently the Chair of the Medical Advisory Board for the Department of Respiratory Care at Boise State University, a position he has held since 2002.
Dave earned his Associate of Science Degree in Respiratory Therapy from St. Mary’s College in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and worked in Minneapolis and Seattle area hospitals for six years. After moving to Boise he became the Director of Cardiopulmonary Services at West Valley Medical Center, and then became the Critical Care Manager at St. Luke’s in 1990. He earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Respiratory Care from Boise State University in 1999 and is currently enrolled in the Boise State University Master’s of Business Administration Program.
Dave is a very strong supporter and advocate for Boise State. We appreciate all that he continues to do to further the education of our respiratory care students and for his leadership in helping to push the profession of respiratory care forward.
Drew Taylor, BS, ARRT (R) (MR) – Department of Radiologic Sciences
Drew began his career with the MRI Center of Idaho (in Boise) as the Safety/Special Projects Manager and Center Operations Manager. His responsibilities included the development of a safety manual and safety training programs, development of a technologist’s re-certification module, trouble shooting system failure and strategizing solution to decrease downtime and overseeing the center operations including two fixed magnets and 14 mobile sites.
In 2001 he moved to Vallejo, CA for a short period of time to help Comprehensive Medical Imaging Group set up a free-standing medical imaging center where he handled everything about the business including budgets, marketing, ACR accreditation, medical billing, selection of staff, set up of IT infrastructure and more.
He continued with these responsibilities when he became a partner in Advanced Open Imaging in Seattle and Boise. He also worked as a Medical Imaging consultant to help build imaging center in California and the Northwestern United States including site selection, equipment selection, project management, insurance contracting, staffing, and operations set up.
Drew is now the Director of Imaging with Saltzer Medical Group using his considerable expertise to help Saltzer building their business here in the Treasure Valley.
2008 Honorees
Joe Harris – Department of Community and Environmental Health
Joe Harris enjoys watching sports, movies, traveling and spending time with his family; Jill, his wife and Katie his daughter. He is 37 years old and first experienced symptoms of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, as known as Lou Gehrig’s disease) in the fall of 1997. He worked as a physical therapist until May of 2001. Currently, he is on medical disability, bed/wheelchair bound, dependent on others for personal hygiene, dressing, eating, toileting, writing, etc. He has no strength in his upper and lower extremities. His breathing, speech and swallowing is affected and he has a feeding tube. In March 2004, Joe underwent surgery for a tracheotomy and uses a ventilator for breathing.
About 18 months after his diagnosis, through an internship that was set up through the College of Idaho, he created a website, www.joesalsadvocacy.com. The purpose of this website was to share his experiences and knowledge in order to lessen physical and psychological burdens that someone with ALS experiences. In addition, Joe felt that he was given a chance to do something productive again.
After completing the website, Joe focused his work on something he truly believed in. During his research and development of the website, Joe found that there were very little resources available to assist individuals and families with care giving. Because spouses, and/or immediate family members, are responsible for the majorilty of a PALS (persons with ALS) care, burnout is a very real possibility. In May 2005, after many hours of research and investigation, Joe and his family started a southwestern Idaho branch of a nonprofit organization called Extra Hands for ALS exists to assit people with ALS and their families, raise public awareness of the disease, energize the ALS community and introduce young adults to community service.”
Jill Harris – Department of Community and Environmental Health
Jill Hassis enjoys gardening, traveling, and spending time with her husband, Joe and daughter, Katie. Jill assisted her husband, Joe, in bringing a non-profit organization, Extra Hands for ALS, to the Treasure valley to assist patients and families living with ALS. They became co-program managers in May 2007.
It has been Jill and Joe’s goal to be educated and informed on living with ALS. With their education and experience, they felt that together they can make a difference and lessen the burden individuals face with this disease. This is why they have dedicated much of their time and efforts assisting PALS, families, educating professionals, and advocating for individuals with disabilities.
Daniel J. Fonnesbeck – Department of Respiratory Care
Daniel Fonnesbeck has been a registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) at St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center (SLRMC) in Boise for almost 30 years. As an RRT, he presently split his time between working as a staff member in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit and as a member of Air St. Luke’s Maternal/Baby Transport Team.
As an RRT at SLRMC, Dan worked one year on the adult medical surgical floors; one year as RT night supervisor working in the Adult ICU, pediatrics, and out patient department; nine years as RT/NICU Supervisor; and about 19 years in his present position. Dan was chosen by his peers in 2003 to be honored as SLRMC’s Respiratory Therapist of the year.
Dan grew up on a small farm near American Falls, Idaho. He has been married for 31 years to his wife, Janet. They have two children: son Joel, is 28 years old and works with his wife, Adriel, as a missionary in England. They are expecting a daughter in December, Dan & Janet’s first grandchild. Their daughter, Sarah, is 25 years old and works as a Child Care Provider in Seattle. As empty nesters, Dan and Janet continue to share interests that include reading, music, camping and travel (mostly to see their children)
In 2007, the people of their church, Cole Community Church, and others sent Dan and Janet, and 13 other professionals to Senegal, Africa, for a two-week short-term, medical mission. Dan felt that he may want to go back some day, and have been preparing with self-directed language study, and on-line nursing courses.
Patricia M. Allen – Department of Radiologic Sciences
Patti Allen attended College of Southern Idaho in 1997-98 acquiring her pre-requisites for the Radiology program at BSU. She graduated from Boise State University in 1999 with an associate’s degree in Radiologic Sciences, and then received her Bachelors degree at BSU in 2004. Along with her Bachelor of Science Degree she has certifications in Radiography, Mammography, and Computed Tomography and is working on her Sonography certification. Patti was employed by Magic Valley Regional Medical Center part time during her last semester in 1999. She has been employed by Gooding County Memorial Hospital for 9.5 years and has been the Diagnostic Imaging Director for the last 6.5 years.
Some of her other accomplishments are: Re-contracting MRI and Radiology groups. Implemented computed radiography and Surgical Imaging, added a radiographic room, lung CAD and bone mineral testing for the hospital. Patti also implemented a film to PACS conversion, added week-end hours in her department, recruited excellent staff, while increasing the department volumes by 30% in the last 3 years.
She is also on the Patient Safety Committee as well as leads the Radiation Safety Committee at the hospital. Patti feels very fortunate to be involved with the design of the Imaging department 2010.
Patti has been married for 34 years, has 3 children and 6 beautiful grandchildren. Along with her active family & ranch life, Patti is very active in her community and her profession. She is currently a member of the Glenns Ferry Chamber of Commerce, and serves as secretary on the Glenns Ferry Historical Museum Board. She has held the offices of Secretary, President-elect, President and Chairman of the Idaho Society of Radiological Technologist and currently sits on the Radiologic Advisory Board at CSI. She has also represented Idaho at the ASRT House of delegates the past two years.
Patti and her husband, Buddy, own a cabin in Pine, Idaho. They spend as much time as they can there snowmobiling, golfing, four wheeling and enjoying time with family and friends.
Elke Shaw-Tulloch – Master of Health Science
Elke Shaw-Tulloch is Bureau Chief over the Bureau of Community and Environmental Health, Division of Health, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. She graduated from the Masters of Health Science Program with an emphasis in Environmental Health. She has served as Bureau Chief for 6 years and oversees a variety of programs such as: Tobacco (Project Filter), Asthma, Cancer, Diabetes, Oral Health, Heart Disease and Stroke, Physical Activity and Nutrition, Senior Fall Prevention, Senior Chronic Disease Self Management, Sexual Violence, Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention, Environmental Health Education and Assessment, Toxicology, Indoor Environment, Injury, and Coordinated School Health. She sits on the Safe and Drug Free School Advisory Board, the Idaho Council on Suicide Prevention, and represents Idaho as the Association of State and Territorial Health Officer's State Environmental Health Director. Elke is married and has two children.
Jane Smith – Department of Nursing
Jane Smith has been with the Division of Health for over 22 years. She began in 1986 as a Health Education Specialist, then moved on to become the Program Manager (Maternal and Child Health Nursing Consultant) for the Maternal and Infant Care program.
In her years with the Department, Smith has been appointed Bureau Chief for every Program in Health with the exception of Emergency Medical Services and Laboratories. In the summer of 2006 she was appointed as Division of Health Administrator, the position she still holds today.
Jane and her husband Sherm have two grown children: a daughter who is an attorney in Nevada, and a son who is a mining engineer in Utah. They also have 2 dogs and enjoy traveling, white water rafting, and fishing.
2007 Honorees
Dr. Timothy J. Klena — Department of Community & Environmental Health
Dr. Klena ran track and played football at Boise State and was a member of the 1980 national championship team. He was Academic/All Big Sky for two years as a quarterback and as a javelin thrower. His school record for the farthest javelin throw ever at 225’5” held until 2002. After earning his bachelor of science he went on to Western States Chiropractic College, graduating in 1988. In 1998, he earned his diploma in chiropractic orthopedics and in 2002 he finished his studies in integrated health services. A team chiropractor for the 2003 and 2004 Humanitarian Bowls, he was named Idaho Chiropractor of the Year in 2004.
Bruce DeLawyer — Department of Respiratory Care
Bruce DeLawyer began his career as a respiratory technician at St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center. After earning both his associate’s and bachelor’s degrees in respiratory care, he returned to Boise State to earn a second bachelor’s degree in finance. He has risen steadily through the ranks at St. Luke’s and is currently the clinical/financial outcome analyst. He also continues to work as a respiratory therapist and for the past 10 years has worked as an adjunct faculty member for Boise State.
Barbara Tomasini — Department of Radiologic Sciences
Barbara Truxal Tomasini earned her associate of science in radiologic technology in 1978 and her bachelor of science is radiologic sciences with a management emphasis in 1992. While employed as a cardiovascular interventional radiographer at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center’s cardiac catheterization lab, she has been active in local and international volunteer efforts. Her volunteer and professional efforts show that one person can made a positive difference both at home and abroad.
Cindy Howarth — Department of Nursing
After graduating from Marsing High School, Cindy Howarth went on to receive her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Boise State. She is currently the program manager for Reproductive Health Services at the Central District Health Department. Previously, she served as program manager for the Office of Immunizations in Children’s Services and International Health at CDHD. Cindy was widowed at age 32 with three young children. Nine years later she married Rob Howarth, who is the environmental health director at CDHD.
Stephen West — Master of Health Sciences
Steve West earned both his bachelor of science and master of health science degrees from Boise State. He is currently president and principal owner of CENTRA Consulting Inc., a civil and engineering firm based in Boise. Prior to joining CENTRA, he served in a number of senior executive positions in state government, including air division administrator for the Department of Environmental Quality and as bureau chief for the Bureau of Environmental Health and Safety at the Idaho Division of Health. Steve is also an adjunct faculty member at Boise State and has been a guest lecturer at universities, workshops and seminars.
2006 Honorees
Catherine “Catie” Prinzing – Department of Nursing
Catherine “Catie” Prinzing, a BSU Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing May, 1995 graduate is a Clinical Nurse Specialist, Clinical Education and Research Department, Saint Alphonsus (St. Al’s) Regional Medical Center (SARMC). Since graduating, she also gained experience as a surgical staff nurse, case manager and visiting nurse in community home health, long term care and rehabilitation nurse, nursing assistant instructor, and medical center nurse educator.
Catie’s professional activities include service as Chair, Nominating Committee of the nursing honorary organization, Sigma Theta Tau, and Treasurer, Idaho Nurses Association. Her service areas include being an advisory board member: BSU Larry G. Selland College of Applied Science & Technology; Center for Workforce Training; the Health Occupations Program of Boise City Schools; and serving in various capacities in organizations focusing on diabetes.
As a result of her master’s study (MS in Nursing, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Gonzaga University, May, 2006) focusing on diabetes, Catie has made important changes in hospital practices both at St. Al’s and, collaboratively, with St. Luke’s and St. Al’s. Importantly, she supported her son, Ben, to become a BS in Nursing graduate, 2004. Catie has consistently attended continuing education conferences/workshops and national conferences. In 2004 Catie received the March of Dimes Nurse of the Year award for the Medical-Surgical area.
Connie Petersen, MS, RT(R)(CT) – Department of Radiologic Sciences
Connie Petersen is being recognized by the Radiologic Sciences Department as the 2006 Honored Alum. Connie completed her associate and baccalaureate degree in Radiologic Sciences and went on to earn a masters degree in Instructional and Performance Technology. She has served the department as an adjunct faculty since 1992 and coauthored a sectional anatomy textbook and supporting resources with a current department faculty, Lorrie Kelley. Connie is also responsible for establishing an endowed scholarship at Boise State for CT students.
Connie Petersen is married with two children.
Linda Osgood – Department of Community and Environmental Health
Linda Osgood is an Idaho native who holds an Associates degree and Bachelor of Science degree in Health Information Management, and is currently pursuing a Masters degree in Education.
After earning an associate’s degree in Health Information Technology from Boise State University Linda was employed as the Quality Management Director at Intermountain Hospital of Boise where she was responsible for medical records, quality improvement, medical staff, utilization review, and the medical library. During those years Linda served as a clinical site supervisor for HIT students. In 1996 she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Health Information Management, and has worked as a health information consultant with an emphasis in mental health records. She began her teaching career with BSU as an adjunct faculty member in 1999, and is currently a full time faculty member in the Health Informatics and Information Management program.
Throughout her career Linda has been active in professional organizations and has held various positions within regional and state health information management associations, and has served on the Mental Health Task Force for the American Health Information Management Association. She is currently the President Elect for the Idaho Health Information Management Association, and serves as a member of the House of Delegates for AHIMA. Linda was honored in 2006 with the Distinguished Member Award by IdHIMA for her dedication and service to her profession.
Owen Seatz – Department of Respiratory Care
Owen Seatz is originally from Northern Idaho. His collegiate career started at North Idaho College. It was during his two years at NIC, that he decided to become a respiratory therapist. His options for a four-year degree in this field were limited. He had three choices: Georgia College of Medical Careers, Loma Linda University and Boise State University. Thus, he arrived on BSU’s campus in the fall of 1990.
Owen completed the requirements for graduation in the spring of 1993 and earned his Bachelor’s of Science Degree. In April of that same year, he started to work at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical as a respiratory therapist. During his tenure at Saint Alphonsus, he has been afforded the opportunity to work within all areas of adult care at the facility. In 1995, he was invited to join Life Flight. Owen continued his service with this group until 2001. In 1996, he went back to BSU and by 1999 had earned a Masters Degree in Education. In 2000, he was promoted to a shift supervisor, where he still currently serves. In 2006, he was elected to the presidency of the RT Leadership Council for the Respiratory Therapy Department. Owen has been honored by his colleagues in 1995, 2003 and 2005 as their choice for the Saint Alphonsus Respiratory Therapy Department’s Employee of the Year.
In 2001, he was invited to serve as a clinical educator for the Department of Respiratory Care at Boise State University and in 2006 was selected to teach a lecture course as well Department that embraced him 17 years ago, and served as a catalyst for all that he has become as a therapist.
Susie Schumacher, RHIA, MHS – Master of Health Science
Susie Schumacher currently is employed by Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, Idaho. Her twenty years of professional experience in healthcare encompasses health information management, hospital coding, trauma registry, management, data analysis, regulatory revenue compliance, and organizational integrity and audit services. She currently serves as the Revenue Integrity Officer for Saint Alphonsus with primary responsibility for overseeing organizational compliance with federal and state coding and billing regulations relating to healthcare.
Susie received her Associates of Science Degree in Medical Record Science from Boise State University in 1985. She completed her Bachelor of Science degree in Health Information Management in 2000, and her Master of Health Science degree in 2005.
Currently, Susie serves as the President of the Boise State University Alumni Association and is a member of Master of Health Science Advisory Board at BSU. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the Idaho Health Information Management Association.
Susie enjoys volunteering at Boise State and considers it a way to give back to the University that is a major part of her life. She is an avid Bronco fan and enjoys golfing and spending time with her family and friends.
2005 Honorees
Toni Hardesty - Department of Community and Environmental Health
Toni Hardesty, an Idaho native, holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Health. With her environmental career starting as an intern at the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Toni is now the Director of the DEQ. She was appointed to this position by Governor Kempthorne in July 2004. As director, she is responsible for leading the state’s efforts to preserve the quality of Idaho’s air, land, and water for the use and enjoyment today and in the future.
Corey Surber - Master of Health Science Program
A graduate of the Master of Health Science program, Corey is currently working for Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center as Government Relations and Community Benefit Coordinator. She has worked on various special projects, including conducting a community needs assessment as part of Saint Al’s strategic planning process and coordinating the Crap Health Awareness Booth at the Western Idaho Fair. Her interest and expertise in both research and health policy have benefited not only Saint Al’s, but the greater Treasure Valley health care community as well.
Dieuwke Spencer - Department of Nursing
Dieuwke is a graduate of Boise State with a BS in Nursing and a MS from the Masters of Health Science graduate program. Dieuwke spent many years with the Central District Health Department where she facilitated our students working with the health department. Most recently Dieuwke is employed with Health & Welfare as the Chronic Disease Prevention Section Manager for the Bureau of community and Environmental Health. Dieuwke serves on the Department of Nursing curriculum team (and has for many years) where she is an active participant giving feedback as a consumer of our graduates.
Deborah Herndon - Department of Radiologic Sciences
Deborah Herndon graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Sciences, Management Emphasis, in 2001. While employed as a cardiovascular interventional technologist, she has been active in local, state and national professional societies holding office and working tirelessly on multiple committees and task forces. Through her persistent efforts to inform the public, legislators and congressmen about the need for state licensure of medical imaging and therapy technologists Deborah has been a diligent advocate for excellence in radiologic patient care.