Spring 08
Vol. 15/ No. 1

Alumnus
of the Year

Suzanne (Burton) Cram
BSN 1969

Degree(s):

• M.ED in Education, University of Missouri, 1983
• BSN, University of Missouri, 1969

Professional organizations: Sigma Theta Tau

Hobbies: Sewing, knitting, gardening and my grandchildren

Family: Husband, three sons and three daughters, and 10 grandchildren

Greatest life lesson learned: Never take any day with a loved one for granted

Original hometown: Verona, Missouri -- population 400

Favorite subject in nursing school: Med/Surg

Favorite movie of all time: Sound of Music

Most influential mentor or teacher: Mona Laird, RN

Most embarrassing moment: Went to my daughter's mother-daughter weekend and I wanted to impress all of her sorority sisters and their mothers. I walked out of the bathroom with an 8-foot long piece of toilet paper attached to my shoe and walked across a dance floor. My daughter was horrified!

Future plans: Continue to grow the programs at the rehabilitation hospital I opened in May, 2007 and build two to three more before I retire.

Most people don't know me is: I applied to be a nun in a Benedictine Convent. I was turned down!