Adelaide Ann (Maresca) Van Slyck, 75, passed away on May 19, 2020. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from ASU in 1968. She also received her RN certificate in 1968. Subsequently, she received her Master of Science in Nursing from ASU in 1973, and then accepted the position of Associate Director of Nursing at St. Luke's Medical Center in Phoenix. Not content to "just do her job", she passed all requirements to become a Certified Nursing Administrator Advanced. Later she accepted the position of Vice President of Nursing at St. Luke's Medical Center. After leaving St. Luke's Health System in 1982, she formed her own nursing consulting firm, AVS & Associates, and in 1985 incorporated as Van Slyck & Associates, Inc. Her very first client of AVS & Associates was the University of Phoenix, for which she developed an undergraduate nursing program. In 1985 Ann earned both the prestigious Salsbury Award from the Arizona Hospital Association and the Outstanding Alumni Award from ASU College of Nursing. In 1992, she was elected to Fellowship in the American Academy of Nursing. She sold her firm in 2006 and retired in 2007. After retiring and learning about the mission of Project C.U.R.E. she went to work creating the opportunity to send 3 shipping containers full of medical supplies to Sri Lanka. Ann is survived by her husband, Tom Van Slyck, a brother, nephews, niece and grandniece. With the current COVID-19 crisis the family held a small, family only service, and Ann is now interred in Mesa. Those wishing to do so are encouraged to make a donation to ASU’s College of Nursing for Nursing Scholarships. Please direct your donations to the ASU Foundation, Attn: Financial Services, P.O. Box 2260, Tempe, AZ 85280-2260. (Source: Arizona Republic)