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For the first time, the Loewenberg School of Nursing Alumni Chapter will honor two graduates with its Outstanding Alumni award. Dr. Sam Maceri and Dr. Betty Sue McGarvey will be recognized at a luncheon at 11:30 a.m. May 22 at the Fogelman Executive Center on the University of Memphis campus.

Reservations must be made by May 14, either by phone at 901-678-3119 or by email to alumnievents@memphis.edu.  The cost is $25 per person.

Dr. Sam Maceri

He is the director of education and support for Patient Care Services at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, where he is responsible for the ongoing orientation, competency evaluation, staff development, in-service, and continuing education for nursing.

In addition to his duties at St. Jude, Maceri is an adjunct faculty member at the U of M, Southwest Tennessee Community College, Baptist College of Health Sciences, and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

McGarvey is president of Baptist College of Health Sciences. A 1978 graduate of the Baptist Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, she earned a bachelor of science in nursing from the U of M and spent the majority of her clinical career in emergency and cardiovascular nursing. In 1990, she received her master of science in nursing administration degree from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. McGarvey has held various educational and administrative roles, including director of cardiovascular services for Baptist Memorial Hospital.

Dr. Betty Sue McGarvey

McGarvey received her doctorate in nursing from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2002 and was promoted to provost and chief academic officer in 2003 to oversee academic and student services. She was appointed president of Baptist College of Health Sciences in August 2005.