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  Madison
Engaged Learning
        Rising to the occasion
      From programming to professional development to the COVID-19 pandemic, the JMU School of Nursing has been meeting the needs of a changing field for 40 years.
    
    
        
  Leadership
        ‘Why don’t we put Marilou there?’
      Marilou Moore Johnson’s ('80) career at JMU spanned 32 years and multiple administrative roles.
    
    
        
  Being the Change
        Granting the gift of life
      Grant Bigman (’12) overcame a fear of needles to donate bone marrow to a cancer patient during the pandemic.
    
    
        
  Paying it Forward
        Advice for a debt-free journey
      Taylor Hayes ('15) paid off more than $60,000 in student loans over 4 1/2 years. Now, she’s sharing her personal finance tips.
    
    
        
  Engaged Alumni
        A fairy godmother on a mission
      Latia Green Allen (’94)'s nonprofit organization, Dorm Fairies, assists new students and their families in affording dorm room essentials.
    
    
        
  Paying it Forward
        The value is in the process
      Current and former students share lessons they've learned from applying for a Fulbright scholarship.
    
    
        
  Paying it Forward
        Helping the needy
      Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Shelby Brown McDowney (’93) has been meeting the needs of those in her local community.