38th 'Katie B.' reunion: Keeping the legacy alive

Location: Hawthorne Inn and Conference Center

Videos by Julia Wall

'This one is very special'

2025 marked 55 years since the closing of the original Kate Bitting Reynolds Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, and alumni and friends traveled from several states to celebrate their Katie B. family at the 38th reunion. The inaugural reunion was held in 1984 and was an idea hatched by former staff members like Odessa Turner, who began working at Katie B. in 1953.

In these two videos, beginning with 1963 graduate Gloria H. Millner, watch a recap of the 2025 reunion that included storytelling, interviews, and the premiere of the short film Voices of Katie B. Watch a portion of the "Stroll Down Memory Lane" reunion program here.