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, Carolyn Williams, PhD, RN, FAAN, immediate past dean of the College, reminded those in attendance, “Our honorees are symbolic of the best of our community of graduates and by celebrating them, we are celebrating all of our graduates.”

The second class of College of Nursing Hall of Fame inductees were inducted in May 2011 during a special ceremony and banquet, held in conjunction with the college’s 50th anniversary celebration.

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
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Col. Marla J. De Jong, PhD, RN, CCNS, CCRN
PhD 2005
Dean
U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine,
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio

Vicki Hines-Martin, PhD, RN, CNS, FAAN
PhD 1994
Professor and Director
Office of Disparities and Community Engagement,
University of Louisville School of Nursing
Louisville, Kentucky

Tonda L. Hughes, PhD, RN, FAAN
MSN 1981
Professor and Department Head
Health Systems Science,
University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) College of Nursing
Director of Research
UIC National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health
                              Chicago, Illinois

Juliann G. Sebastian, PhD, RN, FAAN
BSN 1974; MSN 1977
Dean and Professor
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing
Omaha, Nebraska

The following five alumnae were inducted in 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
Associate Professor
John Hopkins School of Nursing
Program Director
Harriet Lane Compassionate Care Program
                           Baltimore, Maryland

 

Elizabeth (Betsy) Elder Weiner, PhD, RN, BC, FAAN
BSN 1975
Senior Associate Dean for Educational Informatics and Professor of Informatics
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Nashville, Tennessee