ALUMNI AWARDS
Alumni Honored During
Baccalaureate
Left to right: Mike Mandish ’92 ’93, Amanda “Mimi” Tinkler ’09, and Dawn Mackenzie-Stefanik ’86 ’95
Distinguished Alumni Award Union Memorial Hospital and is now the Nurse Manager
This award honors alumni who demonstrate the
Stevenson tradition of excellence through personal
accomplishment, professional achievement, and
humanitarian service. an expert in patient care, she has been invited to speak
Dawn Mackenzie-Stefanik ’86 ’95
After earning her associate’s degree in medical technology
in 1986, Dawn Mackenzie-Stefanik returned to Villa Julie
College to obtain her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in
1995. Mackenzie-Stefanik completed an internship at
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at the Infusion Therapy Center at GBMC. Considered
at several national and international conferences. She
has had the opportunity to present at events in Cyprus,
Jordan, and Myanmar.
Mackenzie-Stefanik has presented before Congress
and staffers on Capitol Hill regarding the state of health
care and the challenges associated with access to care.
Last year, she was one of the oncology nurses invited to
participate in the Cancer Moonshot Summit by the office
of former Vice President Joe Biden. She has also been a