Please join us in congratulating College of Nursing Alumna Julie Holt (BSN '71), ARNP-c on her selection as the 2016 Distinguished Graduate in the Practitioner Category.

In a career spanning over 44 years, Julie Holt has clearly demonstrated outstanding achievement in many areas of nursing; medical-surgical nursing, emergency room nursing, emergency room nursing management, internal medicine advanced practice nursing, gynecology advanced practice nursing, urology advanced practice nursing, advanced practice nursing preceptor, medical practice preceptor, community nursing educator, community nursing volunteer, nursing researcher, nursing consultant and professional nursing leader. Julie has been strongly committed to the nursing profession and to the continued enhancement of her own professional growth throughout her distinguished career. While working as an emergency room nurse in the early 70's she was selected for a new federally funded program to create more highly trained nurses. Courses were offered in the Program in Medical Science (PIMS) which later became the FSU College of Medicine. She finished the program and became an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP). She was the first nurse practitioner to be granted privileges at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. She is certified in Adult Primary Care and has taken advantage of numerous opportunities to increase her skills and knowledge. Julie has clearly earned the respect of her peers and made significant contributions to the field of nursing and to the betterment of her community. She has received the Nursing Excellence Award/Nurse Practitioner and was a founder of the Tallahassee Chapter of the Council of Advanced Practice Nurses, where she has been elected to many leadership roles, including President, by her peers.