Virginia Wolgemuth, PhD

Director Craigmiles School of Nursing
Professor of Nursing

Dr. Ginger Wolgemuth has over thirty-five years of experience teaching nursing students in academic institutions across the United States. She has established new nursing programs and has served in the capacity as a Chief Nurse Administrator for over 10 years.

As a Registered Nurse (RN), Dr. Wolgemuth has held clinical and staff nurse positions at a number of healthcare agencies and contracted corporations.

She has been a keynote speaker at several professional nursing conferences. She has organized and led student transcultural trips to Ecuador, Jamaica, Ukraine, Africa, and the Middle East. She has been instrumental in establishing student-led Nurses’ Christian Fellowship groups on many campuses.

While busy with her current role, as the recently appointed Director of Nursing at Hannibal-LaGrange University, she continues to educate students that nursing is a spiritual calling and a rewarding professional career. Dr. Wolgemuth is married to her husband, Andy, and is mother to 8 grown children, and grandmother to 5 grandchildren. She enjoys camping and creating crochet patterns for afghans and blankets.