Two-Time Alumna Receives Mind, Heart and Spirit Award

Ginelle G. McPherson, a two-time graduate of Duquesne University, was presented with the 2016 Mind, Heart and Spirit Award during the President’s Dinner on Sept. 23.

Offered under the auspices of Duquesne’s Young Alumni Council, the award recognizes young alumni (fewer than 10 years since their most recent degree) who exemplify the University’s mission in their daily lives. Their achievements are not only demonstrated through career successes but also through community activity and service to others.

McPherson received her B.S. in perfusion technology in 2001 and M.S. in leadership and business ethics from Duquesne in 2008. She is a certified clinical application analyst with the CareConnect project team of Hartford Healthcare in Connecticut. CareConnect is a system-wide initiative designed to transform the way patient care is provided and coordinated by using industry-leading software.

She joined Hartford Healthcare in 2009 as a volunteer with more than eight years of clinical experience as a certified clinical perfusionist before transitioning to her current position in 2014.

Previously, McPherson worked at Hartford Hospital’s Helen and Harry Gray Cancer Center, Crittenton Hospital Medical Center in the Detroit area, and Charleston Area Medical Center’s Memorial Hospital in Charleston, WV.

McPherson’s volunteer service includes board work for the Foundation for Educational Opportunities, Inc., and the Ron Foley Pancreatic Cancer Foundation, Inc. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (Epsilon Omicron Omega Chapter) and The Links, Inc. (Greater Hartford Chapter).