Blue Ridge Chapter History
1993 Organizational meetings were held.
1996 Chartered as Chapter 212. Membership was from Lynchburg and Roanoke.
1997 First chapter sponsored med-surg seminar, Med-Surg Medley.
1998 Second chapter sponsored med-surg seminar, Med-Surg Medley II.
1999 Chapter focus changed to the Lynchburg area. Chapter website was started.
2000 First Blue Ridge Chapter Nursing Scholarship was presented to Melanie Fastabend, a student at Lynchburg General Hospital School of Nursing.
2001 Blue Ridge Chapter Scholarship presented to Angela Ault, a nursing student at Lynchburg General Hospital School of Nursing.
2002 Blue Ridge Chapter Scholarship presented to Christy Lynn, a nursing student at Liberty University.
2003 Received the 2002 Chapter Achievement Political and Legislative Activities Award.
2004 Received the 2004 Chapter Achievement Recruitment and Retention Award.
Joint meeting with Xi Upsilon Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau.
2006 Joint meeting with Central Virginia Chapter AMSN.
2008 Med-Surg Medley III. Topics were sickle cell disease and infectious diseases.
2009 2nd Annual Med-Surg Medley. Topics were pain management and diabetes.
2010 3rd Annual Med-Surg Medley. Topics were renal failure and sepsis.
2011 4th Annual Med-Surg Medley. Topics were wound care and obstructive sleep apnea.
Blue Ridge Chapter Facebook page started.
2012 5th Annual Med-Surg Nursing Conference. Topics were care of the elderly and legal issues.
2013 6th Annual Med-Surg Nursing Conference. Topics were breast cancer and legal issues.
2014 Joint meeting with the Star City Chapter of AMSN.
2015 Co-sponsored Med-Surg Seminar with Star City Chapter AMSN, “Caring for Your Patients and Yourself in the Era of Healthcare Reform.”
Organizational Meeting Chairs
1993 Bonnie Cofflin, Cindy Dalton (Ward)
1994 Mary Beth Hunziker, Ronnie Stinnett, Juanita Daugherty
Blue Ridge Chapter Presidents
1995 Mary Beth Hunziker
1998 Cindy Ward
2003 Tracy Langebeck
2006 Juanita Daugherty
2007 Karen McCharen
2009 Judy Ward
2011 Juanita Daugherty
Community Service Activities
1999 Participated in Senior Awareness Day, performing blood pressure and blood glucose screenings. Canned food collection for D.A.W.N., the Altavista area food bank.
2000 Participated in Senior Awareness Day, performing blood pressure and blood glucose screenings.
2001 Donated boxes to Samaritan’s Purse.
Also donated money to the Central Virginia Medical Mission Team to provide two nursing kits for nursing students in Jamaica.
2002 Provided blood pressure and blood glucose screenings at Senior Awareness Day at Lynchburg College.
2003 Donated money to the Central Virginia Medical Mission Team to provide 1 nursing kit for a nursing student in Jamaica.
Sponsored two Senior Angels.
Collected items for the Network for Women in Crisis.
2004 Collected items for the Domestic Violence Shelter.
Made donation for tsunami victims in Thailand.
Made donation for Medical Mission kits.
2005 Canned food collection for the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank.
Donation to the Central Virginia Medical Mission Team for nursing kits for nursing students in Jamaica.
2013 Bone Marrow Donor Registry Drive
1993 Organizational meetings were held.
1996 Chartered as Chapter 212. Membership was from Lynchburg and Roanoke.
1997 First chapter sponsored med-surg seminar, Med-Surg Medley.
1998 Second chapter sponsored med-surg seminar, Med-Surg Medley II.
1999 Chapter focus changed to the Lynchburg area. Chapter website was started.
2000 First Blue Ridge Chapter Nursing Scholarship was presented to Melanie Fastabend, a student at Lynchburg General Hospital School of Nursing.
2001 Blue Ridge Chapter Scholarship presented to Angela Ault, a nursing student at Lynchburg General Hospital School of Nursing.
2002 Blue Ridge Chapter Scholarship presented to Christy Lynn, a nursing student at Liberty University.
2003 Received the 2002 Chapter Achievement Political and Legislative Activities Award.
2004 Received the 2004 Chapter Achievement Recruitment and Retention Award.
Joint meeting with Xi Upsilon Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau.
2006 Joint meeting with Central Virginia Chapter AMSN.
2008 Med-Surg Medley III. Topics were sickle cell disease and infectious diseases.
2009 2nd Annual Med-Surg Medley. Topics were pain management and diabetes.
2010 3rd Annual Med-Surg Medley. Topics were renal failure and sepsis.
2011 4th Annual Med-Surg Medley. Topics were wound care and obstructive sleep apnea.
Blue Ridge Chapter Facebook page started.
2012 5th Annual Med-Surg Nursing Conference. Topics were care of the elderly and legal issues.
2013 6th Annual Med-Surg Nursing Conference. Topics were breast cancer and legal issues.
2014 Joint meeting with the Star City Chapter of AMSN.
2015 Co-sponsored Med-Surg Seminar with Star City Chapter AMSN, “Caring for Your Patients and Yourself in the Era of Healthcare Reform.”
Organizational Meeting Chairs
1993 Bonnie Cofflin, Cindy Dalton (Ward)
1994 Mary Beth Hunziker, Ronnie Stinnett, Juanita Daugherty
Blue Ridge Chapter Presidents
1995 Mary Beth Hunziker
1998 Cindy Ward
2003 Tracy Langebeck
2006 Juanita Daugherty
2007 Karen McCharen
2009 Judy Ward
2011 Juanita Daugherty
Community Service Activities
1999 Participated in Senior Awareness Day, performing blood pressure and blood glucose screenings. Canned food collection for D.A.W.N., the Altavista area food bank.
2000 Participated in Senior Awareness Day, performing blood pressure and blood glucose screenings.
2001 Donated boxes to Samaritan’s Purse.
Also donated money to the Central Virginia Medical Mission Team to provide two nursing kits for nursing students in Jamaica.
2002 Provided blood pressure and blood glucose screenings at Senior Awareness Day at Lynchburg College.
2003 Donated money to the Central Virginia Medical Mission Team to provide 1 nursing kit for a nursing student in Jamaica.
Sponsored two Senior Angels.
Collected items for the Network for Women in Crisis.
2004 Collected items for the Domestic Violence Shelter.
Made donation for tsunami victims in Thailand.
Made donation for Medical Mission kits.
2005 Canned food collection for the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank.
Donation to the Central Virginia Medical Mission Team for nursing kits for nursing students in Jamaica.
2013 Bone Marrow Donor Registry Drive