South Plains Nurse Practitioners Association

Minutes from August 19, 2025

Posted 2 days ago by Vivian Jimenez

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August 19, 2025 Business Meeting Minutes

Start Time:  6:35 pm Meeting

Presentation: Dr. Angus Lowry, MD with Advance Pain Care

Topic: Chronic Pain Management

Location: La Plaza Restaurant 

Meeting called to order by Mandy Glikas  @ 6:35pm

Meeting Preliminaries

  • President’s greeting and call to order
  • Approval of May’s Business Meeting Minutes  [Motion to approve made by Vivian Jimenez; seconded by Kristen Sharma]
  • Job announcements: Covenant Pediatric Surgery
  • Introduction of officers, recognition of NP students and guest

New Business

  • Nominations for next NP highlight; email nominees to SPNPA
  • Accepting applications for scholarships; deadline September 30, 2025
  • UMC Conference is this Friday August 22nd; open to public
  • TNP Conference is September 25-28, 2025
  • Share ideas for advertising for NP week in November; Covenant/UMC to sponsor, billboards, movie theaters
  • If there is interest we can sell NP shirts and sweaters 
  • Lubbock Impact is looking for volunteers for free clinic
  • Need to choose organization to donate to this fall
  • Discussed year end gathering which takes place in December

Old Business

  • Membership forms and fees- $30 for student members, $60 for members All done electronically on SPNPA ENP website. **Please register or renew membership to continue to receive full access to all membership benefits.  
  • Monthly SPNPA meetings date and times will be posted 2 weeks prior to meeting on Facebook and ENP website.
  • Committees need to meet and report at each business meeting.
  • Scholarships for MSN students were increased to $1,000 for 2 students.
  • There is $13,093.00 in the SPNPA bank account.

Officer Reports

  • President: Many Glikas
  • Vice President: Stephanie Gerhart
  • Treasurer: Monica Philip
  • Secretary: Vivian Jimenez 

Miscellaneous Announcements

  • None 

Meeting Adjournment @ 6:45 pm

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SPNPA Email address:  SouthPlainsNPAssociation@gmail.com