Marcia (Fitzgerald) Weeks, Class of 1965 

13201 N. Hwy One 

Mendocino, CA 95460 

nurse@mcn.org  

"It was August, 1965. My parents came to graduation and I bought my first car, a '65 avocado green convertible Mustang. Now let me think, what was more exciting to a young girl with the world at her feet. Now in 2008, the Mustang is long gone, but my nursing career has spanned more than four decades. And what a career it has been and I am thankful for the education I received at Clarkson and for the support from my family. 

In 1988, at the 100-year event, I received the Distinguished Alumna Award. I came back to Clarkson and spoke at the meeting, enjoyed lots of festivities. That was a real treat for me."   

Nancy Carol Peck Kabat, Class of 1967 

CarolKabat@cox.net  

"One of my Clarkson memories from the class of '67 are that we got all the food we wanted at breakfast, lunch and dinner because it was included in our tuition. The hospital cafeteria had excellent chow. You could go back again for seconds and unlimited everything. I came from a family where my mother didn't enjoy cooking, and I was really happy with the wonderful meals and desserts! It is amazing that I remained so slim during training." 

Rita DeSciscio VanFleet, Class of 1967 

VanFleetRita@clarksoncollege.edu    

"When my class entered the school in the fall of 1964 we took our basic science classes at UNO (called OU at that time). Since it was off campus, we had to find transportation. Being poor students, we would call a cab and then literally stuff as many of us in it as we could to save on the fare. We had some great times on those trips back and forth to the campus. 

Another vivid memory is of our rotation at Engelside (the psych hospital in Hastings). It covered several acres and had a massive underground tunnel system. The tunnel system was quite an adventure to navigate and the things encountered in them were 'unique'."