College of Nursing Now Accepting Nominations for Third Class of Hall of Fame Inductees
The University of Kentucky College of Nursing (CON) is now accepting nominations for the third class of inductees into the CON Hall of Fame.
Established in 2006, the College of Nursing Hall of Fame identifies distinguished graduates and their extraordinary contributions to the nursing profession.
At the inaugural induction ceremony in 2007, Carolyn Williams, PhD, RN, FAAN, 2007 dean and current dean emeritus of the College, reminded those in attendance, “Our honorees are symbolic of the best of our graduates and by celebrating them, we are celebrating the College of Nursing community.”
Please complete this form by March 31, 2017 and email all attachments to Sally Evans, Communications Coordinator at: sally.evans2@uky.edu or mail to:
Hall of Fame Nominations
Sally Evans
UK College of Nursing
315 CON Building
Lexington, Kentucky, 40536-0232.
Meet our First Class of Inductees - June 2007
Nancy Dickenson-Hazard, MSN, RN, CNP, FAAN
BSN 1968
Former Chief Executive Officer
Sigma Tau International, Indianapolis, Indiana
Sue Thomas Hegyvary, PhD, RN, FAAN
BSN 1965
Dean Emeritus
University of Washington School of Nursing, Seattle, Washington
Alice Gertrude Herman, PhD, RN, CNM
MSN 1972
Nursing pioneer in rural and frontier areas of America, Harrodsburg, Kentucky
Cynda Hylton Rushton, PhD, RN, FAAN
BSN 1978
Anne and George L. Bunting Professor of Clinical Ethics
Berman Institute of Bioethics, School of Nursing, John Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
Elizabeth (Betsy) Elder Weiner, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN, FACMI
BSN 1975
Senior Associate Dean for Educational Informatics and Professor of Informatics
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Nashville, Tennessee
Meet our Second Class of Inductees
Melissa D. Avery, PhD, RN, CNM, FACNM, FAAN
MSN 1981
Professor and Chair
Child and Family Health Cooperative Unit,
University of Minnesota School of Nursing
Col. Marla J. De Jong, PhD, RN, CCNS, FAAN
PhD 2005
Interim Associate Dean, Professor
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Vicki Hines-Martin, PhD, RN, CNS, FAAN
PhD 1994
Professor and Director
Office of Disparities and Community Engagement,
University of Louisville School of Nursing
Tonda L. Hughes, PhD, RN, FAAN
MSN 1981
Associate Dean for Global Health, Nursing Collegiate Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) College of Nursing
Juliann G. Sebastian, PhD, RN, FAAN
BSN 1974; MSN 1977
Dean and Professor
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing, Omaha, Nebraska
