Nursing Alumni Association Budget: 2009-2010

Each spring, the Nursing Alumni Council accepts proposals and submits a budget for the following fiscal year to the dean of the School of Nursing. The dean allocates monies from the Nursing Annual Fund to support projects and priorities identified and proposed by the Alumni Council. The majority of the funds awarded by the Alumni Council come from the Nursing Annual Fund, an unrestricted pool of money made up of many gifts from generous alumni, parents, and friends. A select number of projects are funded through endowment sources (see where noted **).

The Alumni Council accepts proposals from faculty and nursing student organizations on an annual basis for consideration in the next funding cycle.

The Council, with the Dean's approval, has budgeted support for the following areas or projects in FY 2009-2010 (the current fiscal year). The fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30.


Allocations   Amount
     
STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS                                                          $65,500    
    Scholarships - Need-based; also Nurse Faculty Loan Program
        matching funds
              $50,000
    Alumni Association-sponsored merit scholarships (5 @ $2,500)               $12,500
    International scholarships   $3,000
     
STUDENT PROGRAMMING SUPPORT                                         $7,701    
    Student Affairs - activities support   $6,451
    Student Nurses Association of Virginia (SNAV)   $500
    Doctoral Nursing Student Organization (DNSO)   $250
    Minorities in Nursing Today (MINT)   $250
    Nursing Students Without Borders (NSWB)   $250
     
FACULTY SUPPORT                                                                        $21,850    
     Faculty Travel and Professional Development   $12,700
     Technology Partner  - support for faculty of online classes   $3,000
     Innovative Teaching Awards - specific project funding ** $4,385
     Faculty Awards - recognition of excellence    
        Nightingale Faculty Research Award   $1,000
        Faculty Research Mentorship Award   $250
        Faculty Publication Award   $250
        Distinguished Professor Award ** $1,500
        Excellence in Teaching Award ** $1,500
        Faculty Leadership Award ** $1,500
        Gifts for faculty award winners ** $150
     
PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT                                                              $8,550    
    Admissions Office - student recruitment support   $2,500
    Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry - operations support   $2,000
    Remote Area Medical Clinic - nursing student participation   $250
    Creative Writing Contest   $300
    Interprofessional Education Initiative   $1,000
    Nursing Leadership Forum / alumni-student mentoring activities   $2,000
    Resilience Lecture Series   $500
     
ALUMNI SUPPORT                                                                             $6,000    
    Alumni Association-sponsored Alumni Scholarship   $3,000
    Tabitha S. Grier Fund - medical assistance for alumni   (estimated)  **               $3,000
     
ANNUAL DONATIONS                                                                           $500    
    Sigma Theta Tau, Beta Kappa donation   $250
    Claude Moore Health Sciences Library donation   $250
     
Total from Annual Fund   $102,451
Total from Endowed Funds **   $12,035