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Former dean presented with American
Association of Colleges of Nursing award
Professor and immediate past dean Carolyn
Williams, R.N., Ph.D., F.A.A.N., was recently presented with the
American Association of
Colleges of Nursing (AACN) 2007 Sister Bernadette Armiger
Award, one of the organization's most prestigious honors.
The award recognizes a nursing leader who has
made significant contributions to AACN and its goals, nursing
education, and the advancement of the profession. Williams is a
past president of AACN (2000-2002) and continues her involvement
in numerous committee activities and leadership roles, including
those at the national level. She is a fellow of the American
Academy of Nursing and served as president of the academy from
1983-1985. She currently is serving in Washington as the
2007-2008 American Academy of Nursing/Institute of Medicine
Scholar, which is designed to be an immersion experience to help
nursing play a more prominent role in national health policy
development.
Sister Bernadette Armiger, third president of
AACN (1972-1974), was instrumental in forming the alliance
between AACN, the American Nurses Association, and National
League for Nursing. She also established AACN’s connections
with the Association of Academic Health Centers, the Association
of American Medical Colleges, and the Coalition for Health
Funding.
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