Several College of Nursing faculty recently received academic promotions.

Kristin Ashford, women's health nurse practitioner and assistant professor at the University of Kentucky College of Nursing, recently received a four-year Start for Mothers and Newborns grant from the Center for Medicare Medicaid Innovation, titled "EMPOWR: Efforts to Maximize Perinatal Outcomes in Women at Risk."

Must-know information for the May 2013 Hooding Ceremony is here.

The deadline to order your pins and complete the Pinning Ceremony forms is Friday, March 1. Must-know information is here.

Members of the Dean Search Advisory Committee are listed here.

The University of Kentucky invites nominations and applications for the position of Dean of the College of Nursing.

Debra Moser, professor Gill Endowed Chair with the College of Nursing, has been approved for a research award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study "Reducing Health Disparities in Appalachians with Multiple Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors."

The Student Scholarship Showcase exhibits the excellent scholarly work completed by students as part of their degree requirements. All College of Nursing students are invited to submit oral or poster presentations.

Andrea Kohlman, a December BSN graduate, has gone on numerous mission trips but none impacted her more than her first mission trip to Haiti in November 2009 w

Heather Robertson, administrator of the Clean Indoor Air Partnership at the University of Kentucky College of Nursing, was recently appointed by Gov. Steve Beshear to serve on the Kentucky Radon Advisory Committee. Robertson represents the Kentucky Cancer Consortium.

Congratulations to Dr. Susan Frazier, Dr. Misook Chung and Dr. Rebecca Dekker, all faculty here with the College of Nursing. They were recognized at the November American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.

Patricia B. Howard, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN has been named interim dean of the College of Nursing, effective December 17, 2012. She replaces Jane M. Kirschling, who is leaving the university to become dean of the School of Nursing and university director of Interprofessional Education at the University of Maryland.

Sharon Lock, PhD, RN, APRN, will serve as interim associate dean for MSN and DNP Studies effective December 17.

If you are beginning the professional nursing curriculum in spring 2013, you'll need this information to be ready for the semester.

Marcia Stanhope, DSN, RN, FAAN, faculty emerita and Good Samaritan Chair in Community Health with the College of Nursing, recently received the 2012 Pearl McIver Award from the American Nurses Association. The award recognizes an individual with significant contributions to public health nursing.

The College of Nursing will host its December 2012 BSN Pinning Ceremony on Fri., Dec. 14, 2012.

Interested in learning more about the traditional four-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Program? Attend one of our information sessions and tours.

University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital has been ranked No. 1 in Kentucky in U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals 2012-13 released on July 17. This is the first time state rankings have been included in the listing giving consumers a way to compare hospitals to other neighboring institutions across the state.

University of Kentucky College of Nursing alum Sandra Hicks Young, DNP, RN-BC (DNP 2009) has been awarded for exemplary performance and leadership in nursing in 2011.

Thomas H. Kelly, Robert Straus Endowed Professor in the Department of Behavioral Sciences, was recently appointed as the new associate dean of research for the College of Nursing.

Debra Moser, DNSc, RN, FAAN, has been selected to serve as a member of the Nursing and Related Clinical Sciences Study Section, Center for Scientific Review, at the Department for Health and Human Services through June 2016.

Deborah Whitehouse, BSN 1974, has been named dean of Eastern Kentucky University's College of Health Sciences.

Dr. Deborah Reed, professor, has been elected to serve a three-year term on the Board of Directors of the International Society of Agricultural Safety and Health (ISASH).