Academy admits 67 Fellows Sixty-seven members of the American Nurses' Association were admitted to the American Academy of Nursing during the Academy's September meeting in Kansas City. Mo. The American Academy of Nursing was established in 1973 to advance new concepts in nursing care and to identify and explore issues in health as they affect nursing and are affected by the nursing profession as well as to offer proposed solutions to issues confronting nursing and health. To be elected to the Academy, a member of the American Nurses' Association must provide evidence of outstanding contributions to nursing as well as potential to continue exceptional contributions to the nursing profession. Established with 36 charter Fellows. the Academy accepted 26 Fellows in 1974. 33 Fellows in 1975. and 34 Fellows in 1976. Fellows admitted in 1977 are: June C Abbey, professor, School of Nursing. University of Utah. Salt Lake City. Linda H Aiken. director of research, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Princeton. NJ: Genrose J Alfano. director. Loeb Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. Bronx. NY: Dolores Alford, geriatric nursing consultant. Nursing Associates. Dallas: Linda K Amos. dean. School of Nursing. Boston (Mass) University: Lois D Anderson, chief, Learning Resources, Veterans Administration Hospital, Minneapolis; June T Bailey. professor-associate dean. School of Nursing. University of California. San Francisco: Marjorie V Batey. professor. School of Nursing, university of Washington. Seattle: Em Olivia Bevis. professor and coordinator. School of Nursing. Medical College of Georgia. Augusta: Pamela J Brink. associate professor, School of Nursing, University of California. Los Angeles: Barbara Brown. assis-
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tant administrator, Patient Care ServicesFamily Hospital, Milwaukee; Myrtle I Brown, professor, College of Nursing, University of South Carolina, Columbia; Ann W Burgess, professor of nursing, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Mass: Jeanette G Chamberlain, chiet, nursing, continuing education, National Institute of Mental Health, Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Rockville. Md; Signe S Cooper, professor, associate dean, continuing education, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Dorothy A Cornelius, executive director, Ohio Nurses Association, Columbus; Helen Creighton, professor, School of Nursing, University of Wisconstn, Milwaukee: Anne J Davis, associate professor, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco; Mary A Uineen, dean. School of Nursing, Boston College, Chestnut Hill. Mass; Mildred A Disbrow, professor, maternalichild health nursing, University of Washington, Seattle: Mitzi L Duxbury, director. Health Personnel Development, The National Foundation-March of Dimes, White Plains. NY: Sue B Foster, nurse clinician, Ambulatory Service, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston; Lois W Gage, professor of nursing, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor: Mary Ann Garrigan, professor, School of Nursing, Boston (Mass) University; Barbara Given. assistant director, graduate program, School of Nursing, Michigan State University, East Lansing; Joan W Goloskov, neurosurgical associate, Wilmington, Del: Marjory Gordon. associate professor, Department of Nursing. Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Mass; Susan R Gortner, chief, Nursing Research Branch, Division of Nursing. Bureau of Health Manpower, Health Resources Administration,
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Hyattsville, Md: Barbara W Hansen. professoriassociate dean. School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor: Margaret E Hardy, associate professor. School of Nursing, Boston (Mass) University; Elizabeth A Hefferin, nurse researcher, Veterans Administration Wadsworth Hospital Center. Los Angeles: Barbara J Horn. professor. School of Nursing, University of Michigan. Ann Arbor: Jo Anne Horsley, professor. School of Nursing, University of Michigan. Ann Arbor; Virginia R Jarratt, professor and dean, Harris College of Nursing, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Tex; Lucille Ann Joel. professor,director, postbaccalaureate programs in nursing. Seton Hall University. South Orange. NJ: Norma J Kolthoff. professor, School of Nursing. University of California. San Francisco: Marlene Kramer, professor, School of Nursing. University of California, San Francisco: Edith P Lewis, editor. Nursing Outlook. New York City: Dolores E Little. professor. School of Nursing. University of Washington. Seattle: Maxine E Loomis, professor. School of Nursing, University of Michigan. Ann Arbor: Jean L J Lum. associate professor. School of Nursing, University of Hawaii, Honolulu; Erline P McGriff, professor, Division of Nursing, New York University. New York City: Arlene Mack, administrator of patient care, Bismarck Hospital, Bismarck, ND: Lisa B Marino. president, Oncology Nursing Society, University of Pittsburgh (Pa), Mary ‘Vesta Marston. associate professor, School of Nursing. Boston (Mass) University: Ida Marie Martinson, associate professor, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis: Marlene G Mayers, director, Nursing Services. El Camino Hospital, Mountain View. Calif: Janice M Messck, chief, Clinical Evaluation Section. Brentwood Veterans Administration Hospital. Los Angeles: Mary Kelly Mullane, executive director, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Washington, DC; Mary V Neal, professor, School of Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltimore: Marie L O’Koren. dean, School of Nursing, University of Alabama. Birmingham; Barbara K Redman. dean and professor, School of Nursing, University of Colorado, Denver; Dorothy E Reilly. professor, College of Nursing, Wayne State University. Detroit; Fostine G Riddick, professor and chairman, Department of Nursing. Hampton (Va) Institute; Jeannette
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Sasmor, director of education, Continuing Educational Consultants, Tampa, Fla; Madeline H Schmitt, assistant professor, School of Nursing, University of Rochester (NY); Anna M Shannon, dean, School of Nursing, Montana State University, Bozeman; Iris R Shannon. chairman, community health nursing, Rush-Presbyterian-St Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago: Gloria R Smith, dean, Coliege of Nursing, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City; Gladys E Sorensen, dean, College of Nursing, University of Arizona, Tucson; Barbara J Stevens, associate professor, Cotlege of Nursing, University of Illinois, Chicago; Helen M Tobin, associate professor of nursing, University Hospitals of Cleveland (Ohio); Lorraine G Walker, associate professor, School of Nursing, University of Texas, Austin: Mabel A Wandelt, assistant dean, College of Nursing, University of Delaware, Newark: Carolyn V Whitaker, certified family nurse clinician, Tompkinsville, Ky; Ruby L Wilson, dean and professor, School of Nursing, Duke University, Durham, NC; Helen Yura, assistant director, Department of Baccalaureate and Higher Degree Programs, National League for Nursing, New York City. Scientific sessions of the Academy meeting focused on primary care in a pluralistic society and impediments in health care delivery. Rheba de Tornyay, EdD, FAAN, dean of the School of Nursing at University of Washington, Seattle, presented the major paper of the session. The Fellows also addressed social, economic, and legal barriers to adequate health care in the United States.
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