43rd Grand Reunion May 28 – 31, 2026
43rd Grand Reunion May 28 – 31, 2026
TREASURE ISLAND HOTEL 3300 LAS VEGAS BLVD., LAS VEGAS, NV 89109
Please make your hotel reservation
early for May 28 – June 1, 2026
Call: 1 (888) 503-8999
(8 am – 7 pm Pacific Time)
Discount Code:
UERM NURSING ALUMNI REUNION 2026
Limited rooms available on Tuesday,
May 26 and Wednesday, May 27
Discounted Room Rate Cut-off date: May 1, 2026
Hosted by:
Northern California Chapter
THEME: CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT WITH HOLISTIC, PATIENT CENTERED APPROACH TO WELLNESS
CONVENTION AGENDA
Thursday, May 28, 2026
5:00-7:00 PM – Registration Day
7:00-9:00 PM – National Meeting
9:00 PM – 10:00 PM Foundation Meeting (Ballroom D & E – 2nd level)
Friday, May 29, 2026 (Ballroom D & E – 2nd level)
ASPERILLA MEMORIAL EDUCATION FORUM
DIVINAGRACIA LEADERSHIP SERIES
7:00-8:00 AM – Continental Breakfast & Registration (Ballroom F – 2nd level)
8:00-8:30 AM – Welcome, Introduction and Program Overview
• Ofelia V. Gonzales ’75, BSN, PMN-BC, RN
Moderator, Chairperson,
Education & Research Committee
• Virginia B. Yamashiro ‘76, BSN, RN
President, Northern California Chapter
• Juji P. Resurreccion ’80, DNP, MSN, CCRN-K, CNML, RN
President, UERMMMC Nursing Alumni Association, USA
8:30-9:30 AM- Yolanda Lamar Lasmarias ’76, MPA, MA, BSN, RN
Project Director/Director of Nursing
International Pre-Diabetes Center
Topic: Pre-Diabetes and Diabetes Prevention Program
9:30-10:30 AM – Salvacion B. Seron ’76, MAN, EdD, RN
Retired Staff – Catheterization
Laboratory/Electrophysiology Procedures
Manager, Nursing Education
Desert Regional Hospital
Palm Spring, CA
Topic: Atrial Fibrillation: Nursing Implications to Nursing Practice
10:30-10:45 AM – BREAK
10:45-11:45 AM – Monina Distor-Castro ’92, DNP,
FNP-BC, CBN, RN
OPTIONS Bariatric Case Manager/Obesity Clinic
Center for Healthy Living
Kaiser Permanente, Downey, CA
Topic: Weight and Wellness: Science Driven Nursing for Health at Every Size
11:45-12:15 PM – Evaluation, Distribution of Certificates
Closing Remarks
Ofelia Viray Gonzales ‘75
12:15-1:30PM – LUNCH (Ballroom F – 2nd level)
AFTERNOON SESSION (Open to All Alumni)
1:30-2:30 PM – Betty F. Merritt, MSN, RN
Dean, College of Nursing
Medical Center Updates
College of Nursing Updates
2:30-4:00 PM – General Assembly
Chapter/Treasurer/Reports
National/Foundation Reports
Saturday, May 30, 2026
FREE DAY
GALA NIGHT – 6:00 PM – 11:30 PM (Function Room – Ballroom A & B)
Attire: HAWAIIAN
Celebrants:
Diamond Jubilarians – Blue Angels 1966
Emerald Jubilarians – Phoebians 1971
Golden Jubilarians – Tanglaw 1976
Silver Jubilarians – Leviticus 2001
Other Celebrants:
Class 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2006, 2011,
2016, 2021
Sunday, May 31, 2026
Holy Mass – 9 – 10 AM
Ballroom A & B
NURSING ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Vision: All graduates come together as one team respecting and bridging the generational divide within the Association.
Mission:
Upholds the positive image and welfare of the UERM College of Nursing promoting closer ties among the alumni;
Support scholarship and faculty development programs in the CON;
Help maintain high quality education, practice, service and technological support;
Promote professional excellence and contribute to significant outcomes to healthcare and society as a whole.