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June 14, 2006 DEAN OF NURSING FINALISTS ARE INVITED TO VISIT Released from the Provost’s Office, June 14, 2006A search for the new Dean of Nursing is heading for completion as the search committee and administration have selected two finalists who have been invited to visit Washington. While numerous visits and interviews are slated during the visits, all faculty and staff are invited to attend the open sessions. The open sessions will be announced through WSU Announcements as soon as schedules are finalized. The two candidates are: Dr. Mary Klotz Walker and Dr. Robert L. Anders. Dr. Mary Klotz Walker Mary Walker, Dean and Professor at the College of Nursing at Seattle University is scheduled to visit June 25-27, 2006. Dr. Walker was at the University of South Florida as Professor and Director of the Nursing Doctoral Program from 1997-2000 and the University of Kentucky as Director of the Division of Adult Nursing from 1985-97. Dr. Walker currently serves on the American Association of Colleges of Nursing and is a member of the Hot Topics Subcommittee for that organization. She has served since 2000 on the Washington State Nurses Association and the Council of Nurse Educators of Washington State. She previously chaired the American Nurses Association’s Congress of Nursing Practice, served as President of the Southern Nursing Research Society, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. Dr. Walker has published many scholarly articles and in 1992 she won the American Journal of Nursing’s Book of the Year Award for Critical Care Nursing of the Elderly. Dr. Walker received a B.S.N. from Loyola University of Chicago, a M.S.N. from the University of Illinois, a M.A. in Behavorial Sciences: Biopsychology from the University of Chicago and her Ph.D. in Nursing Science from the University of Illinois Dr. Robert L. Anders Robert Anders, Associate Dean, College of Health Science Professor and Director School of Nursing at the University of Texas at El Paso is scheduled to visit June 28-30, 2006. In addition to directing the School of Nursing, Dr. Anders administers CHS Simulation Laboratory and the Texas State Funded Rural Nursing Initiative, and is the Co-Director of the Hispanic Health Disparities Research Center. Dr. Anders is certified as clinical nurse specialist in psychiatric mental health nursing and in nursing administration at the advanced level by the American Nurses Credential Center. He is an expert on psychiatric mental health quality of care. He is actively sought as a speaker and consultant both nationally and internationally. His research is primarily in health care outcomes for the mentally ill and the related quality of care issues. The NIH, AHCPR, WHO, FOLGERY INSTITUTE, Sigma Theta Tau, and a variety of other agencies have funded him for his research proposals. Dr. Anders was employed at the University of Hawaii School of Nursing from 1987-2003 attaining the position of Director of International Affairs and Professor. He also served as Chair of the Department of Nursing from 1996-1997 and Interim Associate Dean of the School from 2001 to 2002. Dr. Anders received his B.S. in Nursing from Union College, his M.S. in Psych/Mental Health Nursing and his Dr PH in Health Care Administration from the University of Hawaii. Dorothy Detlor, current Dean of Nursing will retire from her position on September 1, 2006. The search committee was appointed in February, 2006. Linda Fox, Dean and Director, WSU Extension is chairing the search committee. The search committee has been acting on behalf of the students, faculty and staff to identify candidates to come to campus and the state for interviews. There will be many opportunities for the candidates to interact with the community at large during their visits. Everyone is strongly urged to attend the interviews and provide feedback to the provost. The search committee members are:Margaret Bruya, Professor and Assistant Dean, Nursing Lorrie Dawson, Assistant Professor and Director of Nursing Programs SE and Central WA Linda Eddy, Assistant Professor, Nursing Phyllis Eide, Assistant Professor, Nursing Saleh Elgiadi, Director, Information Tech Services, Nursing Dennis Dyck, Vice Chancellor for Research, WSU Spokane Mary Gonzalez, Program Coordinator Student Services Yakima Tami Kelley, Administrative Assistant, Advancement, Nursing David Kahn, Professor, Nursing Fred Lege, Clinical Assistant Professor, Nursing Kris Miller, Associate Professor, Nursing Nancy Vorhees, COO, Inland Northwest Health Services Established in 1968, Washington State University Intercollegiate College of Nursing is the nation’s first, oldest and most comprehensive nursing education consortium. The College of Nursing offers baccalaureate, graduate and professional development course work to nursing students enrolled in Spokane through its four consortium partners, Eastern Washington University, Gonzaga University, Washington State University and Whitworth College. The same programs are also offered in several communities across the state including Yakima, Vancouver, Tri-Cities and Walla Walla using the Washington Higher Education Telecommunications System’s interactive video as well as by videoconferencing, video streaming and web based instruction. As the largest college of nursing in the Pacific Northwest, the WSU Intercollegiate College of Nursing is currently educating more than 850 upper-division undergraduate and graduate students, and each year graduates more entry-level nurses than any other educational institution in the state. In addition, its faculty researchers are contributing significantly to the knowledge base of the profession and of health care.
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