Adrienne Ricks, LPS’19, a former student information coordinator in Penn Nursing’s Office of Academic Affairs, died on October 24. She was 57.

Following in her mother’s footsteps, Ms. Ricks was active on Penn’s campus for her entire life. In 1989, she joined Penn’s staff as a temporary employee in Student Health; she became a clerk in the same department in 1993. Four years later, she joined Penn Admissions, and in 2000, she moved to the School of Nursing, where she served as a student information coordinator until retiring from Penn in 2021.

In 2019, Ms. Ricks received her BA in sociology through Penn’s College of Liberal & Professional Studies.

“From Admissions to Alumni Verifications, Adrienne put students first, committing herself to making their time special at the School of Nursing and beyond,” said Kathryn Brossa, director of student information at the School of Nursing. “She was a treasured colleague who will be dearly missed.”

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