Welcome to the Upstate Nursing Alumni Association! 

We serve over 3,000 alumni living and working coast-to-coast across the US 

Mission

To enhance educational excellence for Upstate's nursing students, support the professional development of alumni, students and faculty in order to positively influence the health of our community. We accomplish this by supporting scholarships, continuing education events/clinical skills workshops, student professional enrichment, and other needs of the College of Nursing and our alumni. 

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Giving

Thank you for considering a gift to the College of Nursing Annual Fund. Your gift will make a difference for the College and our students through scholarships, faculty enrichment, equipment, and other needs.                                     

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Thank You For Making The 2025 Whitney Lecture a Success!

We’re in the process of gathering links and resources from the discussion—stay tuned for updates!

The 2025 Whitney Lecture was held on February 5th. Keep an eye out for your follow up emails giving you information about how to claum your Continuing Nursing Education Credits if you qualify.

If you have any photos from the event you would like to share, please feel free to email them to NursAlum@upstate.edu, or you can send them via message on Facebook or Instagram @UpstateNursingAlumni

 


White Coat and Scholarship Awards Ceremony

 

On October 16th, the Upstate College of Nursing’s 2024 White Coat Ceremony and Scholarship Awards was held in the Central NY Biotech Accelerator. It was an inspiring celebration of both new and continuing nursing students as they advance their journeys in healthcare, and it was an unforgettable evening. 

Click here to see the highlights and explore our event photo gallery!

 


2024 Scholarship Recipients

The Alumni Association is an important source of funding for student scholarships, which are only possible through the loyal and generous support of alumni across the decades. In the years since its first scholarship in 1995, the association has awarded nearly 575 scholarships to Upstate's Nursing students.

The scholoarship application process is now closed and will reopen in the spring of 2025. 

Congratulations 2024 Nursing Alumni Scholarship Recipients!

Scott Andrew Anderson
Nursing Alumni General Scholarship

Rhea Justine Bowen
Melanie Kalman, PhD, CNS, RN, Endowed Nursing Scholarship

Kayla Butler
Jorge Grimes Nursing Scholarship Endowment
Virginia B. Byers, PhD Nursing Scholarship Fund
Omicron Alpha Endowed Nursing Scholarship

Brooke Campbell
Nancy A. Lyon Endowed Nursing Scholarship Fund
Gene & Cindy Szigeti Scholarship Endowment

Heather Dailor
Edgar & Josephine Olson Parental Nursing Scholarship Endowment
Carol Scheel Gavan, EdD, RN Endowed Nursing Scholarship
Bonnie S. Andres / Barbara Maloy Kane Nursing Scholarship Endowment

Breanna Angela Lopez
Lt. Col. Julia F. Gawarecki Nursing Scholarship Endowment
Clive R. Jones Memorial Scholarship Endowment
Kenneth L. Barker, PhD, Endowment

Anna Mary Marx Smith
Bess Buser, RN, MSHE, CPNP Endowed Scholarship Fund

Zachary Matuk
Dean Elvira Szigeti Endowed Scholarship
Eugene & Alice G. Szigeti Nursing Scholarship Endowment

Asia McBride
College of Nursing Bachelor's Program Scholarship Endowment
John X. and Veronica A. Deyermond Endowed Scholarship

Rebecca Meyers
Carol E. Dawson, PNP, Scholarship Endowment for Advanced Practice Nursing
J.S. Ferris Scholarship Endowment for Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

Jane Ogunsede
Suzanne Spaulding-Gehrke Nursing Scholarship Endowment
SACON Scholarship Endowment

Kateryna Onufriychuk
Eastwood Rotary Club Nursing Scholarship Endowment

Megan Rowland
Nursing Alumni General Scholarship Endowment

Daronda Shepard
Nursing Alumni General Scholarship Endowment

Emily Smith
Nursing Alumni Association Founders Endowment
Colleen O'Leary, MD, Endowed Scholarship
Virginia Szigeti Nursing Scholarship Endowment

Matthew West
Nursing Alumni General Scholarship Endowment

Emily Wright
Dean M. Janice Nelson Nursing Scholarship Endowment
Jesse Bergstrom RN / Robert Burtch, MD Endowed Nursing Educational Fund

Sundus Imam
The Barbara Brady Orr Memorial Endowed Nursing Scholarship
Bonnie Miner Seitz Nursing Scholarship