Faculty & Staff

 

The nursing faculty at the Colorado State University-Pueblo Department of Nursing is a diverse group of professional nurses with experience from a wide range of professional and academic backgrounds. They are dedicated to the success of each student. Their education and experience in the nursing world provides encouragement and support to beginning nursing students, while giving professional nurses the supplemental training necessary to enhance their careers. Click on each “Biography” to learn more about the Nursing Department's faculty and staff.

Faculty & Staff:

Leah Cerankowski RN, MSN (More)
Assistant Professor/ Clinical Liaison
Department of Nursing
leah.cerankowski@colostate-pueblo.edu
Office: Technology 218 Phone: 719-549-2173
FAX: 719-549-2113

 

 

  

JoAnn Crownover, RN, MSN, CNE (More)
Assistant Professor
Department of Nursing
joann.crownover@colostate-pueblo.edu
Office: Technology 223A
Phone: 719-549-2406
FAX: 719-549-2113 

 

 

 

Dorothy De Niro, RN, PhD (More)
Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Nursing
dorothy.deniro@colostate-pueblo.edu
Office: Technology 218A
Phone: 719-549-2123
FAX: 719-549-2113 

 

Ruth DePalma, RN, MSN (More)
Tenured Associate Professor and Undergraduate Nursing Program Coordinator
Department of Nursing
ruth.depalma@colostate-pueblo.edu
Office: Technology 212
Phone: 719-549-2422
FAX: 719-549-2113 

 

 

Peggy Foley, B.S. (More)
Advisor / Counselor
Department of Nursing
peggy.foley@colostate-pueblo.edu
Office: Technology 214
Phone: 719-549-2069
FAX: 719-549-2113  

 

 

 

Joe  Franta, RN, DNP (More)
Assistant Professor/ Graduate Nursing Program Coordinator
Department of Nursing
joe.franta@colostate-pueblo.edu
Office: Technology 226A
Phone: 719-549-2459
FAX: 719-549-2113 

 

 

 Doreen Gonzales, MBA (More)
Program Associate
Department of Nursing
doreen.gonzales@colostate-pueblo.edu
Office: Technology 221B
Phone: 719-549-2534
FAX: 719-549-2949 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheryl Mincic (More)
Administrative Assistant II
Department of Nursing
cheryl.mincic@colostate-pueblo.edu
Office: Technology 221
Phone: 719-549-2871
FAX: 719-549-2113 

 

 

 

Sue Nichols, RN, MSN, CNS (More)
Visiting Assistant Professor/RM to BSN Advisor
Department of Nursing
sue.nichols@colostate-pueblo.edu
Office: Technology 255
Phone: 719-549-2408
FAX: 719-549-2113 

 

 

 

Peg Rooney, RN, PhD. (More)
Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Nursing
peg.rooney@colostate-pueblo.edu
Office: Technology 218E
Phone: 719-549-2171
FAX: 719-549-2113 

 

Elizabeth Samaras, RN, MSN, NP, AOCN (More)
Assistant Professor
Department of Nursing
elizabeth.samaras@colostate-pueblo.edu  
Office: Technology 218D

Phone: 719-549-2502
FAX: 719-549-2113 

 

 

 

Joe Smiley, RN, MSN, ANP, GNP-BC (Under Construction)
Assistant Professor
Department of Nursing
joe.smiley@colostate-pueblo.edu
Office: Technology   256
Phone: 719-549-2568
FAX: 719-549-2113

Beverly Waggener RN, BSN, MS, CHOMN-S/CM, ONCS (More)
Counselor/ Retention Specialist
Department of Nursing
beverly.waggener@colostate-pueblo.edu
Office: Technology 211
Phone: 719-549-2525
FAX: 719-549-2113 

 

 

 

Nancy Whetzel, RN, MS, CNS, CNE (More)
Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Nursing
nancy.whetzel@colostate-pueblo.edu
Office: Technology 258

Phone: 719-549-2334
FAX: 719-549-2113 

 

 

 

Sue Sauer, RN, BSN
Lab Resource Coordinator
Department of Nursing
sue.sauer@colostate-pueblo.edu
Office: Technology 225

Phone: 719-549-2008
FAX: 719-549-2949 

 

Susan Williams, RN, MSN, FNP-BC (More)
Assistant Professor
Department of Nursing
susan.williams@colostate-pueblo.edu
Office: Technology 218C
Phone: 719-549-2193
FAX: 719-549-2113 

 

 

 

Donna Wofford, RN, PhD (More)
Associate Dean of Nursing
Department of Nursing
donna.wofford@colostate-pueblo.edu
Office: Technology 221-A
Phone: 719-549-2534
FAX: 719-549-2949 

 

 

 

 
Contact CSU-Pueblo Nursing Department:

nursing@colostate-pueblo.edu
All faculty offices in the CSU-Pueblo Nursing Department (2nd Floor, Technology Building)