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Message from the Alumni Association President

Dear Alumni,

I would like to welcome you to the College of Nursing’s Alumni Association (CONAA)! 

You are one of more than 8,000 alumni and as a UK CON graduate, automatically a member of this dynamic organization.  We promote the College through scholarships, fellowship and information sharing and we need YOU! 

The 2023 CONAA Exeuctive Board of Directors includes:

President Ms. Whitney Heet whitney.heet@bhsi.com
President-Elect Dr. Jake Higgins jake.higgins@uky.edu
Secretary Ms. Lois Lewis lois.lewis@uky.edu
Treasurer Ms. Jessica Lawrence  
Past President Dr. Paula Halcomb paula.halcomb@uky.edu
UKAA Rep Dr. Tukea Talbert tukea.talbert@uky.edu

Alumni Program Coordinator: Brittany Fiero, brittany.fiero@uky.edu

The Board meets quarterly and has many volunteer opportunities available.  During Homecoming Week, we host a luncheon for alumni to network and meet current students. I also encourage you to join the UK Alumni Association (UKAA).  Membership benefits you and provide additional funding to CONAA.  

Please join us to help support and mentor the next generation of nursing students! For more information, please contact me or any of the Board members. 

All the best and GO CATS! 

Whitney Heet, MSN, RN, NE-BC

President, UK College of Nursing Alumni Association

BSN 2008

Past Presidents

  • Paula Halcomb (BSN ’05, MSN ’06, DNP ‘17)
  • Laura Hieronymus, BSN ’81, DNP ‘15​
  • Patti K. Howard, BSN '83, MSN '90, PhD '04
  • Sherry Holmes, BSN ’72, MSN ‘82
  • Pamela Gage, BSN '82
  • Tony Burgett, MSN '83
  • Connie Enlow, BSN '89, MSN '92
  • Patty Hughes, MSN '91, DNP '08
  • Ginny Kolter, BSN, '00
  • Eula Spears, BSN '65, MS '79
  • Peggy Tudor, BSN '73, MSN '83, PhD '07
  • Karen Tufts, BSN '88, MSN '89
  • Dixie Webb, BSN '67, MSN '77
  • Kim Horne Wilder, BSN '96, MSN '07
  • Anna Wilson, BSN '84