Alumni Spotlight

1974 - Albert J. Shimkus, Jr., Captain, NC, USN (CRNA) Captain Shimkus has been the Executive Officer of the U.S. Naval Hospital, Naples, Italy since July of 1997. He has been a nurse anesthetist for 20 years and a Navy Health Care Executive for 5 years. Previous assignments have included Director of Nursing, U.S. Naval Hospital, Guam: Professor of National Security Decision Making at the U.S. Naval War College, Newport, RI; Senior Anesthetist, Fleet Surgical Team Two, Little Creek, VA; Senior Anesthetist, U.S. Naval Hospital, Newport RI; Ships Anesthetist on board the USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT, CVN 71, the USS GEORGE WASHINGTON, CVN 73 and the USS NIMITZ, CVN 68.
Captain Shimkus has been selected as the next Commanding Officer of the U.S. Naval Hospital, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

1977 - Kathy J. Fabiszewski PhD. RN. CS.
Dr. Fabiszewski completed the MSN program in 1980 at the University of Massachusetts/Lowell, a second MS in 1993, and a PhD in 1999 at the University of Massachusetts/Boston

Dr. Fabiszewski has served for the past three years as Coordinator, Adult/Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Program at the University of Massachusetts/Boston. She is a board certified Adult and Gerontological Nurse Practitioner with extensive experience in clinical practice, in teaching at both graduate and undergraduate levels, and in curriculum development at the college level. She is presently conducting clinical and health policy research in the areas of Alzheimer's Disease, geriatric practice in a managed care environment, chronic illness, and psychopharmacology.

1978 - Nancy Ehmke MS. RN. CS.
Nancy Ehmke is currently the Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist at Park View Hospital in Fort Wayne Indiana, an 800 plus bed health system hospital in northeast Indiana. In her current position, she is conducting research entitled, "Perceptions of Pain Management: Patients and Health Care Providers", and she has presented it at the University of St. Francis Research Colloquium. In addition, Nancy holds a certification as an Advanced Oncology Nurse from the Oncology Nursing Society. Recently, she received an award as the Cancer Control Volunteer of the Year by the Indiana Division of the American Cancer Society. Nancy has been inducted into the Salem State College Athletic hall of Fame for her skills as a volley ball player. She is married and has two daughters, Natalie 5 and Stephanie 3.