Julia Billups Lumpkins Roberts - Class of 1962

Judy completed her early education years at Semple Farm Road Elementary, Union Street Elementary, and Y. H. Thomas Junior High School.  She graduated from George P. Phenix High School in the class of 1962.  After completing high school Judy enrolled in the Hampton City School/Hampton General Hospital Practical Nursing program and graduated in 1965. She worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) for 7 years in a variety of health care settings.  She attended Thomas Nelson Community College Nursing Program and graduated in 1974 with an Associate in Applied Science Degree (AAS) R.N. Judy matriculated in the Hampton Institute/University and earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing in 1977, continued as a graduate student in Nursing.  She completed the requirements for a Master of Science in Education/Adult Nursing in 1982 and in 1994 completed the requirements to become a Family Nurse Practitioner.  She was licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia Board of Medicine and Nursing and became board certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as an Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner Board Certified (APNP-BC) and received Prescriptive Authority. Judy’s work experience has spanned over 41 years in a variety of evolving and expanding nursing roles in inpatient and outpatient settings ministering to individuals, families, groups and communities.  She has worked at several hospitals on the peninsula formerly Hampton General Hospital, Whitaker Memorial, Riverside, Mary Immaculate (Bons Secours) and in three physician’s office as a Nurse. In 1982 Judy joined the faculty of Obici Professional Diploma School of Nursing and taught Medical-Surgical Nursing in the class room and hospital.  The Obici School of Nursing Students honored and dedicated their school yearbook to her in 1988 and 1994. In 1999 she was honored to receive the CHI ETA PHI Sorority, INC. ETA Chapter Glowing Lamp for the Nurse. Judy retired from Virginia Department of Public Health in 2007 and decided to become a Parrish Nurse.  Judy has continued to work in the Health Ministry at Ebenezer Baptist Church in the development of health education topics on HIV/AIDS, Domestic Violence, Teenage Dating Violence, Sex Trafficking, Breast Cancer, Men’s Day out Program focusing on Men’s Health, Hampton University Proton Cancer Presentation and involved with Healthy Churches 2020 which focuses on Health Disparities in Faith Based Churches and recent program on “Medicare Made Clear” by United Health Care. In 2017, Catherine received Hampton University dedicated and sustained services award in Nursing from Hampton University Alumni.  She has volunteered for the last 10 years in Hampton Roads Ecumenical Lodging and Provisions (HELP) ministries in helping the homeless.