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Eighty three graduates celebrated the 82nd commencement of Yale University School of Nursing on Monday, May 26, 2008.
Margaret Grey, Dean and Annie Goodrich Professor, presided over the ceremony at the historic Shubert Theater in New Haven. The procession included Faculty Marshall Linda Honan Pellico, Ph.D., R.N., Assistant Professor of Nursing; Student Marshalls Erin McShane Coleman-Cordes (Master's Candidates) and Teresa Deshefy-Longhi (Doctoral Candidates); and Banner Bearer Julia Dickinson.
The commencement address was presented by Barbara Smith, PhD, RN, FACSM, FAAN, Professor and Associate Dean for Research at The University of Maryland, Baltimore, School of Nursing. Her talk was titled, "Does Yale Nursing Really Matter?"
Dr. Smith is currently involved with a number of research initiatives, including "A Physical Activity and Nutrition Intervention in HIV" and "Nurse Educator in Kenya: Rapid Expansion of Antiretroviral Therapy Programs." In 2004 and 2006, Dr. Smith received the Distinguished Lecturer award by the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care.
A reception for graduates, their families, and guests was held at the Omni New Haven Hotel immediately following the diploma ceremony.
At a separate ceremony in historic Woosley Hall, three graduates from YSN's Ph.D. program were presented with their Doctor of Philosophy degrees from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. They are the first graduates to receive Doctor of Philosophy degrees in nursing from Yale University.
Karrie Cummings Hendrickson
Dissertation: The Hospital Costs of Caring for Children with Cancer: A Description of Hospital Resource Utilization
Chair: Ruth McCorkle
Shan Liu
Dissertation: Pattern of Symptoms over Time in Women with Gynecological Cancers after Surgery
Chair: Ruth McCorkle
Allison Patricia Squires
Dissertation: A Proposal for An Exploratory Case Study of the Development of Professional Nursing in Mexico: 1980-2005
Chair: Sally Cohen
Congratulations to the graduates and their families!
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