Record Accession Number: 1407

First UVA program NURS Second UVA program
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Home town Henrico County Home state VA
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Home town classification Suburb
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High school classification Public
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Was your high school co-ed? Yes
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Did you come directly from high school to UVA? No
Comments if not directly from high school Mary Washington, 2 years
Important activities before coming to UVA
Comments on important activities Friends, church, family
If married, was it before, during, or after UVA? After
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Was your spouse associated with UVA? No
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Mother's first degree Mother's first college
Mother's second college Mother's second degree
Mother's third college Mother's third degree
Father's first degree Father's first college
Father's second college Father's second degree
Father's third school Father's third degree
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First sister's level of schooling Second sister's level of schooling
Third sister's level of schooling First brother's level of schooling
Second brother's level of schooling Third brother's level of schooling
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Family members at UVA
Comments on family members at UVA 2 sons-in-law - CLAS - one in Public Administration, one in History
Mother's first occupation Mother's second occupation
Mother's third occupation Father's first occupation
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Date entered UVA Date left UVA
First other college First other concentration
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Comments on college experiences
Why did you choose UVA?
Comments on choice to attend UVA I felt like I could get the best nursing education at U.Va.
How did you finance UVA?
Comments on financing parents
Why did you choose your UVA concentration(s)?
Comments on choice of concentration I always wanted to be a nurse, but I wanted to go to college, too.
Description of UVA classroom experiences
Comments on classroom experiences Excellent
Description of UVA professor interactions
Comments on professor interactions excellent
Who impacted your life at UVA?
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Most memorable UVA educational experience
Comments on memorable educational experience Extensive range of, and exposure to, medical conditions that I would not have found in a hospital not attached to a university. Excellent teachers and up to date equipment.
UVA weekend activities
Comments on weekend activities Working extra hours in the hospital. Dating my husband-to-be. Sorority activities.
UVA extra-curricular organizations
Comments on extra-curricular organizations Kappa Delta sorority - President senior year - very [significant]
Important local, state, national, and international issues while at UVA
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How interest in issues was expressed
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UVA housing
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Likes and dislikes about housing
Comments on likes and dislikes I liked haivng a single room in McKim Hall. I would have liked a larger room with a bathroom.
Where were meals eaten
Comments on meal location hospital cafeteria
Did you interact outside of UVA?
Interaction detail Visited in their homes - met them through University Friends or through the local Alumni Assoc. of Kappa Delta.
Memories of Charlottesville
Comments on Charlottesville memories It was a beautiful area, the people were friendly and no one was afraid.
Did you feel part of UVA community? Did you feel part of community?
Incidents that caused these community feelings
Vivid UVA memories
Comments on vivid memories My most memorable experience was walking down the Lawn at graduation. I felt so special to be walking where so many others had marched on their graduation day. I truly felt like I was becoming a part of the history of the "University."
Did marital status affect UVA experiences
Comments on influence of marital status I dated my husband-to-be the entire time I was at U.Va. He lived in Richmond and was attending the U. of Richmond. He would either come up to U.Va. or I would go home.
Did cultural background affect UVA experiences
Comments on influence of cultural background I was a sheltered only child who grew up with lots of friends and attended church regularly. I adjusted well to the "University experience."
Did UVA prepare you for post-UVA life?
Comments on preparedness I was an R.N. with a degree. I felt that my experiences at U.Va. prepared me for dealing with people from all walks of life.
Most significant post-UVA events
Comments on most significant event My marriage. The birth of my 3 children. The death of my parents. The marriage of my 3 children. The death of my husband of 34 years. The birth of 3 grandchildren.
Personal factors that affected professional life
Comments on personal factors I think the life changing events I have had made me a more caring and understanding person and nurse.
Other factors affecting life after the university
Comments on other factors I was a stay-at-home Mom for a number of years, then I worked part time, and in 1982, I went to work full time. With my BSN, I could always find work.
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Do you think of yourself as a career woman?
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Number of children
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