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  1. UVA School of Nursing Centennial Distinguished Professor of Nursing was inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing.
  2. UVA School of Nursing Professor Emeritus Barbara Brodie has been named a Living Legend by the American Academy of Nursing.
  3. Kluge $3M gift creates UVA School of Nursing professorship in end-of-life care and supplements SOM chair. http://go.uvason.net/845cb
  4. Here's a red, white & blue salute to our ROTC and active duty nursing students AND to our veteran faculty and staff members on Veterans Day!
  5. Go to WTJU (91.1 FM) Nov. 11 (11:55-12) for interview w/SON profs Doris Glick & Pam Kulbok re: rural nursing leadership healthcare project.
  6. Sarah L. Anderson received the Nursing Research Award from the ENA. She was honored for her research on emergency nurses and patient care.
  7. Audrey Snyder is the 2009 Community Service Award Winner! Students and faculty at UVA say she is the "ultimate" role model.
  8. Congrats to Anita Thompson-Heisterman + her research team for a 1st place win in the research category at the APNA Annual Conference!
  9. The UVA SON used Appreciative Inquiry in a great strategic planning Summit w/ ALL faculty & staff available + students & community partners!
  10. Congrats to Kathleen Fletcher-the recipient of the 2009 Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association Excellence in Leadership Award!
  11. Chosen partly for her pledge to the advocacy of underserved women, Kathryn Laughon is a Linda E. Saltzman New Investigator Award recipient!
  12. Assistant Professor Randy Jones was just named a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholar-Read more http://tinyurl.com/yagtsby
  13. http://twitpic.com/iz9f5 - SON partnered w/ the Kluge Children's Rehab Center as a part of the United Way "Day of Caring" on 9/23!
  14. SON team is awarded HRSA grant for project that aims to educate nurses in 3 specialties to provide leadership for rural & underserved areas!
  15. Tim Cunningham, a 2009 CNL program graduate, received the inaugural Global Visionary Student Award! Read more at: http://tinyurl.com/plg6cv
  16. Kudos:faculty & graduating students honored @ 1st Anne Pollok Hemmings Clinical Excellence Award Ceremony -you're a "total patient nurse"!
  17. SON PhD program received a $500K GAANN grant from the U.S. Dept. of Ed., for the 1st time, to support 3 fellowships/yr for the next 3 years!
  18. SON has received federal stimulus funding to support 5 interns in the Rural Health Care Research Center in 2009 and 8 positions in 2010!
  19. Mark your calendar for the Water & Health PHOTOVOICE Exhibit closing reception on 9/3/09 @ 7pm in UVa's Newcomb Hall 3rd Floor Art Gallery.
  20. HRSA awarded the SON w/ 2 grants: Scholarship for Disadvantaged Students & Nurse Faculty Loan Program.The $112K sum will go to scholarships.