Goldie Wasman, MSN, RN, BC, (BSN 1967) has been a steadfast clinical instructor at the University of Miami School of Nursing for more than 30 years, educating thousands of Cane Nurses in maternal, child, med/surg and psychiatric nursing. Wasman, who was a student of Dorothy Smith’s, holds her students to the same standard of excellence. In 2010, she received the UM School of Nursing’s Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award. During the pandemic in 2020, she hosted “Golden Hour with Goldie,” the UM Alumni Association’s first virtual call-in program to highlight nursing faculty. The program attracted hundreds of participants and united nursing alumni during the most challenging time in recent history. Prior to Wasman’s teaching experience, she established Childbirth Associates Inc., the first private Certified Nurse Midwife practice in South Florida. She was also a founding board member of the Florida Alliance of Birth Centers between 1985 and 1995. 

David H. Penoyer Jr., BSN, RN, CRNA, (BSN 1973) entered active duty in the United States Army after graduating from the UF College of Nursing in 1973. In the Army, he served as a neuro/neuro intensive care nurse and charge nurse before attending the U.S. Army’s Program of Anesthesiology for Army Nurse Corp Officers. After graduating from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, he served as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist on active duty and in the U.S. Army reserves. After a combined 25 years, he retired as a lieutenant colonel and entered group practice and private practice. During his anesthesia experience, Penoyer was responsible for equipment procurement, staff development and education. He was the chief nurse anesthetist at Venice Regional Medical Center. Penoyer is also an active member of the UF Nursing Alumni Council, serving on the Book Awards Scholarship Committee. 

Cathy L. Campbell, PhD, RN, (BSN 1986, MSN 2000, PhD 2004) is a triple Gator Nurse, hospice nurse, Buddhist chaplain, Fulbright scholar alumna and an expert on end-of-life and palliative care in both global and domestic settings, including for rural caregivers and transgender elders. She is an associate professor and chair of the Department of Acute and Specialty Care and Department of Family, Community and Mental Health Systems at the University of Virginia School of Nursing. Campbell’s research and clinical interests are focused on hospice and palliative care decision-making and outcomes. Her program of research is focusing on end-of-life decision-making, exploring rural and ethnic/racial perspectives on patient/caregiver satisfaction with hospice services, and educating nurses in rural communities about pain management. In 2022, she received the UVA Health MLK Award for embodying Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s values and teachings of cultural competence, work to end health care disparities and contributions to environments of inclusiveness. 

Melissa D. Inglese, PhD, MSN, BSN, (BSN 2001, MSN 2002, PhD 2008) has been active in community outreach throughout her entire career. A member of the Board of Governors for the Capital Medical Society Alliance for 10 years, Inglese served as the president and past-president to support outreach activities and charitable endeavors in Tallahassee. She volunteered with Boys Town North Florida to enhance the quality and variety of care in the community for children. She also supports A Woman’s Pregnancy Center and was recently asked to join the Tallahassee Leadership Council for UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital. A triple Gator Nurse, Inglese is passionate about supporting graduate nursing students pursuing research and faculty roles. At the College of Nursing, Inglese and her husband, Marc, have established two scholarships: the Melissa and Marc Inglese Research Award and the Kathryn Keyser Inglese Memorial Scholarship.