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Awards & Achievements – Summer 2022
College of Nursing

Honoring Our Retired Faculty
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Collage of the seven Kent nursing faculty members who have retired since 2020.

Health Policy Experts Release New Edition of Innovative Nursing Textbook
College of Nursing
Two College of Nursing alums, Drs. Ruth Ludwick, MSN ’81, Ph.D. ’93, (left) and Rebecca M. Patton, BSN ’80,worked as two thirds of the editing cohort to release the nursing textbook: Nurses Making Policy, Third Edition: From Bedside to Boardroom.

Kent State’s College of Nursing Awarded $225,000 Grant From Peg’s Foundation
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Group photo of the Integrated (Genoa/pharmacy; AxessPointe/Primary Care; Portage Path Behavioral Health/Community Mental health center) and Interprofessional Team (Psych-Mental health NPs; Family Medicine MD; Pharmacist and Pharmacy Techs)

Kent State University’s College of Nursing was recently awarded a three-year $225,000 grant from Peg’s Foundation, formerly the Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation, a private grant-making foundation that supports mental health programs in Northeast Ohio.

Using Discussion Boards and Video Assignments to Engage Students in Stress Relief Activities
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Tracy Dodson sits in a shady spot on front campus.

Expanding Scholarship Access
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Henderson Hall in the spring

Distinguished Fellowships Opportunities: Loretta Aller and Taryn Burhanna Win Competitive Awards
College of Nursing

A tribute to both their ongoing scholarship and service to the College of Nursing, Loretta Aller, Ph.D., MSN, RN, CHSE, and Taryn Burhanna, MSN, APRN, NP-C, received competitive fellowship awards by the internationally recognized International Nursing Association for Clinical and Simulation Learning (INACSL) and the nationally recognized SOURCE Service-Learning Academy, respectively.

Graduate Student Volunteers on Mexican Medical Mission Trip
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Current graduate student, Hanna Shaw (second from left), poses for a selfie with a ground of young female children in Mexico during a recently medical mission trip.

Finding Meaning and Gratitude through Journaling
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Ann Ancona stands with Henderson Hall behind her in the distance on an early spring morning.

Research and Innovation Advisory Board Helps Put Donor Dollars to Good Use
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A group of nursing students sitting at a table in Henderson Hall look at research on their laptops.

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