Fall 2012 - Villanova University

newsNursing Alumnae RecognizedFormer LEAD student BritneyDavis is a Chemical Engineeringmajor at Villanova.TEENS EXPLOREENGINEERINGThe College of Engineeringwelcomed 30 top high schoolstudents of diversity fromaround the country for a threeweekimmersion experiencein July as part of the nationalLeadership Education andDevelopment (LEAD) program.Students explored eachdiscipline and designed productsto improve the developingworld. The College has one ofthe nation’s most active K-12outreach programs. •The College of Nursinghonored alumnaeachievement and leadershipat its Annual Massand Alumni AwardsCeremony, held April 14in St. Thomas of VillanovaChurch. University Presidentthe Rev. Peter M.Donohue, OSA, PhD, ’75A&S was the celebrant.Susan Fretz Paparella’86 BSN, ’02 MSN, RN,vice president, Institute ofSafe Medication Practices,and adjunct assistant professor at Temple University School of Pharmacy(second from right), received the medallion for Distinguished Contributionsto Clinical Practice.Susan Warner Salmond ’73 BSN, EdD, RN, CNE, CTN, dean, School ofNursing, University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey (second fromleft), was awarded the medallion for Distinguished Contributions to NursingEducation.Bridgette Carter Brawner ’03 BSN, PhD, APRN, distinguished postdoctoralfellow, Center for Health Equity Research, University of Pennsylvania Schoolof Nursing (center), received the inaugural Emerging Scholar Award. M.Louise Fitzpatrick, EdD, RN, FAAN, Connelly Endowed Dean and professor ofNursing (left), presented the awards.The College also lauded Rose Woytowich O’Driscoll ’64 BSN, MSN, RN,assistant dean for Administration and assistant professor, for 40 years ofservice to Villanova; and Nancy Sharts-Hopko, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor anddirector of the PhD in Nursing Program, for 25 years of service. •Presidential VisitDuring a Habitat for Humanity service break experience, Villanova students meet up with former President Jimmy Carter and his wife,Rosalynn, outside the Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Ga.villanova.edu 9