From: Under the Tower: The Yearbook of Boston College, 1977.

A native of Pittsburgh, Pa., Sarah Cimino comes to Boston College after several years of rewarding and exciting educational and professional experiences. Ms. Cimino's current position is that of coordinator of the secondary level courses in the School of Nursing. Presently enrolled in the Ph.D. Program in Higher Education at Boston College, she received a nursing diploma from St. Francis General Hospital of Nursing in Pittsburgh. She graduated from California State University at Los Angeles where she was awarded a B.S. degree in nursing. An M.S. degree in nursing was conferred upon her from Boston College.

After serving as a staff nurse at St. Francis Hospital in Pittsburgh for six years, she became the head nurse of a large medical unit at that hospital. Ms. Cimino served one and one half years as a clinical instructor in Rehabilitative Nursing at St. Francis General Hospital. From 1961 to 1963, she worked in Malaya as a member of the Peace Corps. Upon her return to the United States, she began work on her baccalaureate degree. Ms. Cimino has been Professor of Nursing, teaching at B.C. for the past six years; her area of specialty was cardiovascular nursing with emphasis on the role of the family in planning care for individuals.

Today she teaches nursing care of clients with acute health problems and a course in the new curriculum entitled, Strategies for Change.

Her desire to continue her career in nursing stems from the satisfaction she receives in knowing that a nurse possesses special "skills and abilities with which to help people in a time of need." She observes in the Boston College nursing student of today the potential for that same satisfaction: a committment to wholistic growth coupled with a developed sense of responsibility and a genuine concern for the quality of health care. Ms. Cimino sees the function of the nursing curriculum as creating "...a professional individual who is active; incorporating clinical practice, community involvement and the awareness of the political environment in which she practices. She is cognizant of her professional power to implement change."

Possessing a remarkable insight in the role of the nurse in modern society, Ms. Cimino speaks of the need to prepare the student for nursing as it is envisioned in the next decade. The nursing student must value the "humanistic approach to client care," be knowledgeable of today's health care needs, and always be ready to participate in the changes which tomorrow is sure to bring to the nursing profession.

MOTHER'S OBITUARY: LEONA CIMINO - April 11, 1913 - April 21, 2016, 103 years old. Beloved wife of the late Henry Cimino; loving mother of Sarah M. Cimino, Mary Theresa (Leroy) Burkhart and the late Thomas M. Cimino; cherished grandmother of Colleen, Thomas, Christine, Daniel Cimino, Philip, Susan, Robert and Michael Burkhart; also survived by 11 great- grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Beloved sister of the late Samuel, Gabriel, Marie Dirienz, Jennie Negri, Angelo, Louis and Alfred. Family and friends welcome Sunday 3-8 p.m. WILLIAM SLATER II FUNERAL SERVICE, 1650 Greentree Rd., Scott Twp. 15220. Funeral Mass at St. Winifred Church Monday 10 a.m. Entombment Calvary Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Baptist Homes Foundation, 489 Castle Shannon Blvd., Pgh., PA 15234. Please earmark contributions for Baptist Homes Music Activities. www.slaterfuneral.com -- Published in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette from Apr. 23 to Apr. 24, 2016.

OBITUARY: SARAH MARIE CIMINO - Age 84, of Carnegie, passed away Sunday, December 24, 2017, after a brief battle with cancer. Daughter of the late Enrico "Henry" and Leona (Cardamone) Cimino. She was always generous and kind, always willing to help anyone. She was always recognized for her caring and her leadership qualities. Sarah was a Registered Nurse, dedicated to her profession 100 percent and always looking to improve the system to achieve better patient care. It was natural for her that after graduating Schenley High School she continued her education in the caring services, graduating from Saint Francis Hospital School of Nursing, then UCLA for a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, then on to Boston College School of Nursing for 30 years where she also chaired Committees that contributed to nursing progress. She will also be remembered as a Peace Corps participant in Malaysia where she taught and implemented new, safer procedures in patient care in a different culture. Sarah considered that experience personally and professionally enriching. After 30 years, she retired from Boston College and spent three years taking care of retired priests of the Boston Diocese in a local nursing home. After that time, Sarah returned home to Pittsburgh, residing close to her family and looked after her mother who lived for 103 years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Leona Cardamone Cimino and Henry Cimino, and her brother, Thomas Cimino. She will be missed by her sister Mary Theresa (Whitey) Burkart, and many nieces, nephews, friends and colleagues. Friends welcome Friday 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., WILLIAM SLATER II FUNERAL SERVICE, 1650 Greentree Rd., Scott Twp. 15220. Blessing Service at 12:00. -- Published in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette from Dec. 27 to Dec. 28, 2017