Gary Tupper
Assistant Professor in Residence
Education
MSN, Western Governors University
BSN, ǿմý
B.S., Biology, Millikin University
Biography
Prior to coming to ǿմý, Professor Tupper was a registered nurse for 18 years in the Emergency Department and Level I Trauma Center at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois. Positions he held included being a bedside clinical nurse, charge nurse, assistant manager, and the patient care manager. Currently, Professor Tupper is an Assistant Professor in Residence at ǿմý. He also continues to work as an Administrative Supervisor at OSF Saint Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington, Illinois.
Teaching
Professor Tupper currently teach sophomore and senior level content for the Accelerated BSN and baccalaureate programs. Courses include Nur 207, Nur 221, Nur 408, Nur 410, Nur 413, and Nur 418. He loves seeing students grow in their nursing skills and knowledge from their sophomore to senior year. He enjoys getting to interact with the students on a daily basis, their excitement for learning makes teaching fun.
Scholarship
Coauthored “Planning for Department Succession: Anticipating a Gap in Leadership” in The Department Chair.
Service
Internal:
- Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
External:
- Prairie Wind Ensemble: Trumpet
- River Valley Brass Quintet: Trumpet
- Northminster Presbyterian Church
- Elder
- Human resources team
- Music ministry team
Licensures & Certifications
- Registered Nurse
- Nurse Executive, Board Certified
- Trauma Nurse Specialist
- Advance Cardiac Life Support
- Pediatric Advance Life Support
- Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum