Jan Runbeck is the recipient of the UW Tacoma 2009 Distinguished Alumni Award. She was one of the country's first nurse practitioners, and generously volunteers her time and knowledge.
One hundred years of nursing history in Washington will be marked by a traveling history exhibit curated in part by UW Tacoma students, faculty and graduates.
Since October 2005, Koontz has convinced 31 area physicians and a number of other donors to contribute to the Physicians' Nursing Scholarship Fund, which partially covers tuition for current UW Tacoma nursing students.