Nancy (Hitchings) Danou concluded her distinguished career in nursing education on May 6 . She began to teach when her alma mater Illinois Wesleyan invited her back to campus not long after she had graduated. She continued to teach after she married in 1964 and as she then followed her husband Dan to Wisconsin where both taught at campuses of the University of Wisconsin System for many years .Nancy was a professor of Pediatric Nursing at Viterbo University in I.A Crosse, Wisconsin when she decided to retire this year. Viterbo honored Nancy at the May 11, 2013, Spring Commencement by investing her with the rank of Professor Emerita. Nancy and Dan, who are now both retired, raised three children Christopher, Erika ’91 and Niki. They have eight grandchildren ages 2 to 13 and continue to live in La Crosse, which the locals often refer to as God’s Country.