July 2016 Member News

Angela Amar Kathleen Sekula Angela Amar and L. Kathleen Sekula pen feature on nursing and victims of violence. Amar and Sekula's work, "Nursing Care for Victims of Violence", discusses forensic nursing.  http://nursing.advanceweb.com/Features/Articles/Nursing-Care-for-Victims-of-Violence.aspx
   
Victoria Bierman Victoria Bierman discusses new mental health nursing program at Radford University. Bierman is featured in a short video from WSLS10 on the new program. http://wsls.com/2016/06/15/radford-university-to-offer-rare-mental-health-nursing-program/
   
Pamela Cacchione Pamela Cacchione honored with Dean's Award for Exemplary Teaching. The University of Pennsylvania awarded Cacchione for her demonstrated commitment to leadership and innovative teaching methods. http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/volumes/v62/n35/nursingteachingawards.html
   
Debbie Koch Debbie Koch named Nurse Educator of the Year by University of Arkansas Fort Smith. Lauding Koch's more than 30 years of nursing experience, UAFS highlighted her dedication to the success of others. http://uafs.edu/news/4620
   
Bernadette Melnyk Bernadette Melnyk named 2016 Champion of Healthcare by Columbus Business First. Melnyk, who serves as dean of the Ohio State University College of Nursing, was named 2016 Healthcare Educator & Advocate. https://nursing.osu.edu/news/college-of-nursing-news-headlines/dean-melnyk-named-2016-champion-of-healthcare.html
   
Marian Newton Marian Newton named Gator Nurse Great by the University of Florida. UF's College of Nursing named Newton one of 60 Gator Nurse Greats for her dedication to care and nursing leadership. http://www.su.edu/blog/2016/06/15/shenandoah-nursing-professor-gator-nurse-great/
   
Kathryn Raymond
Kathryn Raymond profiled for receiving PhD alongside her daughter. Raymond will receive her PhD from the University of Massachusetts Medical School as her daughter receives her MSN. http://www.umassmed.edu/news/news-archives/2016/05/like-mother-like-daughter-raymond-and-creedon-share-passion-for-nursing/
   
Laura Cox Dzurec Karen Foli
Laura Cox Dzurec, Karen J. Foli, Victoria Menzies, and Mary Weber to be inducted as new Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing. Dzurec (top left), Foli (top right), Menzies (bottom left), and Weber (bottom right) will be honored as new Fellows in October. http://www.aannet.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=944:american-academy-of-nursing-announces-2016-class-of-new-fellows&catid=23:news&Itemid=133
Victoria Menzies Mary Weber
   
 
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