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Thelma L. Cleveland Visiting Scholar Lecture & Community Reception
October 12, 2023 @ 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm
“Keeping the Humanity in Health Care”
Thursday, October 12th, 4:30 to 7:00 p.m.
The Historic Davenport Hotel
Grand Pennington Ballroom
Spokane, WA
The WSU College of Nursing welcomes co-author of the New York Times best-selling In an Instant: A Family’s Journey of Love and Healing, Lee Woodruff. Lee garnered critical acclaim for the compelling and humorous chronicle of her family’s journey to recovery following her husband Bob’s roadside bomb injury in Iraq. Appearing publicly and on national television since the February 2007 publication of their book, the couple has helped put a face on the serious issue of traumatic brain injury among returning Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans, as well as the millions of Americans who live with this often invisible, but life-changing affliction.
Event highlights:
- 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.– Reception (including appetizers & drinks)
- 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. – Cleveland Visiting Scholar presentation by Lee Woodruff
CVS Admission:
$20/person for community members, in advance.
Complimentary for WSU College of Nursing employees, students, emeriti, and alumni.
CE credits are available.
We are no longer accepting event registrations.
About Lee Woodruff
As co-author of the New York Times best-selling In an Instant: A Family’s Journey of Love and Healing, Lee Woodruff garnered critical acclaim for the compelling and humorous chronicle of her family’s journey to recovery following her husband Bob’s roadside bomb injury in Iraq. Appearing publicly and on national television since the February 2007 publication of their book, the couple has helped put a face on the serious issue of traumatic brain injury among returning Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans, as well as the millions of Americans who live with this often invisible, but life-changing affliction.
They have founded the Bob Woodruff Foundation to assist post-9/11 injured service members, veterans and their families heal from the physical and silent wounds of war. To date, the non-profit foundation has invested more than $20 million, funding and shaping innovative programs across the country that are helping veterans successfully integrate back into their communities. Her best-selling book Perfectly Imperfect – A Life in Progress was followed by her first novel Those We Love Most, which became a New York Times best seller.
A freelance writer, Woodruff has penned numerous articles about her family and parenting and she ran a public relations and marketing consulting business for 16 years. She lives in Westchester County, New York, with her husband and four children.
History of the Thelma L. Cleveland Visiting Scholar (CVS) Lecture
The Thelma L. Cleveland Visiting Scholar Lecture is the premier annual nursing lectureship in Eastern Washington. In 1997, Washington State University College of Nursing dedicated the lectureship to honor Dr. Thelma Cleveland, Dean Emerita. The endowed lecture’s mission is to provide students and the regional health care community with intensive exposure to international nurse and health care leaders. Continuing education credits will be available for this event.
This year’s presentation will celebrate nursing’s role in maintaining the whole person/humanistic focus of health care and the unique contributions that nurses bring to the healthcare system. We look forward to you joining us in honoring their unique contributions to health care and the importance of nursing’s caring presence to both patients and families when they are faced with uncertainty and life-altering health challenges.
