By SAGELYN BUDY
Student Reporter
Dr. Gwyneth Holderby is a new assistant professor in the Nursing department at the Alva Campus.
She attended Oklahoma City University where she received her RN degree. Holderby went on to be an RN for two years at OU Children’s. She then went back to Oklahoma City University to receive her Doctor of Nursing practice in order to be a nurse practitioner.
She then met the love of her life, David Holderby, who farms around the Byron area, bringing her to Northwest Oklahoma.
For the past nine years, Holderby has worked at the Family Care Clinic in Alva and now teaches the DMP program online as well as the community course for last year RN students at Northwestern.
Q. Who is your biggest role model and why?
A. My dad who was an oral surgeon is my biggest role model. I worked for him as a surgical assistant as I was attending Oklahoma State University. I really enjoyed this opportunity which is then what inspired me the most to want to go into the nursing field.
Q. What are you most excited for this semester?
A. I am most excited for homecoming this semester. This will be my first homecoming I attend where I will be working for the University. I am looking forward to bringing my two kids to Alva and attending all the festivities that will be going on.
Q. What is one of the scariest things you have ever done?
A. The scariest thing I have ever done was sky diving when I was younger. My fondest memory of sky diving was right before I jumped when the worker asked me if I felt my heart racing due to nerves. I said, “Yes” and the worker replied with, “Good, that’s how you know you’re alive,”
Q. What are some of your hobbies?
A. My family loves to go fishing quite frequently as well as hang out at the river during the summertime. I often find myself putting together a puzzle or reading a book. However, the hobby I enjoy the most is spending time with my two little kids.
Q. What is your greatest accomplishment in life?
A. My greatest accomplishment in life is continuing to raise my two children.
Q. If you could have any power what would it be and why?
A. I would choose the power of being able to calm people down including my children, students and patients.
