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| Dean Mary Blessing Gilkey |
During Gilkey’s time
as dean of nursing and health technologies at Germanna, she oversaw the doubling
of the program’s size.
Dr. Patti Lisk was named to the post in July.
Germanna celebrated
Gilkey’s life during an event
Thursday at the college’s Daniel Technology Center in Culpeper.
During the event, Lee
Kirk, President and CEO of Culpeper Regional Health System, said that when
Gilkey succeeded Jane Ingalls as dean, the college already had “an excellent nursing
program. She raised it higher.”
Germanna President
David A. Sam called her “a force of nature” who made good things happen. He
noted that even during her final days, she was texting friends and colleagues
from her hospital bed to ask how they were doing. “She couldn’t stop being a
nurse,” Sam said.
Donations to the Mary Gilkey scholarship fund may be made online. They may also be made by mail. Checks
should be made out to the Germanna Community College Educational Foundation
with “Mary Gilkey” in the memo and sent to GCCEF, Germanna Community College,
2130 Germanna Highway, Locust Grove, Va. 22508.
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