Posts Tagged ‘Colleen Conway Welch’
School of Nursing Dean Emerita Named Living Legend
August 10, 2016
Colleen Conway-Welch, Dean Emerita of the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, has been named a Living Legend by the American Academy of Nursing, one of nursing’s most distinguished and prestigious professional organizations. In making the announcement, the academy noted Conway-Welch’s “direct and profound contributions to the nursing profession, health education and public policy through her research,…
Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame names ’16 class
May 4, 2016
The 2016 Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame inductees were unveiled Tuesday during the McWhorter Society Luncheon at Belmont University. With a mission to honor men and women with strong ties to Tennessee who have made significant and lasting contributions to the health and health care industry, the Hall of Fame was created by Belmont…
Travis family’s Vanderbilt legacy grows
September 5, 2013
He was a successful, self-made businessman, and she was a pioneering nurse, but the many professional accomplishments of Nancy and Hilliard Travis were eclipsed only by their ongoing generosity to the community, especially their beloved Vanderbilt. The most recent example is a generous gift to the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing for student scholarships, and…
Nursing society chapter celebrates 60th anniversary
April 18, 2013
The Iota Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), founded at the Vanderbilt School of Nursing, recently celebrated its 60th anniversary with a guest lecture by Suzanne Prevost, Ph.D., RN., president of the nursing research honor society. “The professional development piece of nursing is very important and continues to develop for the rest of your…
Conway-Welch to step down as School of Nursing dean
November 12, 2012
After serving more than 28 years as dean of the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN), and as the second longest sitting dean of any U.S. nursing school, Colleen Conway-Welch, Ph.D., CNM, the Nancy and Hilliard Travis Professor of Nursing and a national leader in nursing education, will retire from this role at the end…
Vanderbilt University Medical Center observes Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) Day
October 16, 2012
Vanderbilt’s Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the Vanderbilt Breast Center and the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing are joining to observe Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) Day at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 17, at the Vanderbilt Breast Center, located at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks. This is Nashville’s and Vanderbilt’s first observance of BRA Day….
