April - June 2009 Newsletter

2009 Spring Convocation
Honors May Graduates

The Spring 2009 University of Arizona College of Nursing Convocation was held Friday, May 15th, at Centennial Hall. Interim Dean Carolyn L. Murdaugh, PhD, RN, FAAN, extended greetings to the new graduates.

Fifty-one BSN Traditional program graduates, twenty-one MSN graduates, ten PhD graduates and the College’s first DNP graduate were recognized.

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Doan Honored as One of
Tucson’s Fab 50 Nurses

Each year, the Tucson Nurses Week Foundation, with the support and leadership of the American Nurses Association, set aside one week to recognize and celebrate nurses across the country. The Fabulous 50 awards were presented at the Tucson’s Nurses Week Foundation Gala held on Saturday, May 9, 2009 at the J.W. Marriott Starr Pass Resort.

Judy L. Doan, MS, RN, Clinical Assistant Professor, was selected by the Tucson Nurses Week Foundation as a 2009 Fabulous 50 Nurse.

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Joan Shaver, PhD, RN, Appointed Dean of the College of Nursing

Following a nationwide search, Joan Shaver, PhD, RN, FAAN, a national leader in nursing administration, education and research, has been appointed dean of The University of Arizona College of Nursing in Tucson.

Dr. Shaver is professor and dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), a top-10 college of nursing, according to U.S. News and World Report, and currently highly ranked in federal funding for nursing research and research training. She also is a nationally recognized researcher in women’s health, sleep science, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.

Dr. Shaver, who was a faculty member at the UA College of Nursing from 1976 to 1977, is expected to join the college as dean in July. She replaces Carolyn Murdaugh, RN, PhD, who has served as interim dean of the college since June 2008.

“We are absolutely thrilled that Joan Shaver has agreed to join our leadership team at the Arizona Health Sciences Center,” said Willliam M. Crist, MD, UA vice president for health affairs. “Dr. Shaver is among the very top nursing administrators in the nation. Her great success at the University of Illinois in Chicago speaks for itself. She also is an internationally noted research scientist and will bring a wealth of knowledge, expertise and experience to our state. We eagerly await her arrival.”

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