FRESH FACES
Five Chinese doctoral students - He Zhong,
Liang Tao, Li Yang, Liang
Xiaokun, and Feng Li - arrived in
Baltimore on July 22, 2006 to study at JHUSON
through the fall semester.
The students are
participating in JHUSON’s collaborative PhD
program with Peking Union Medical College School
of Nursing.
Amy Barlow, Nurse Practitioner, will be
working for Dr. Jerilyn Allen’s Community
Outreach and Cardiovascular Health (COACH)
Program research project. Amy recently
transferred from the JHU School of Medicine,
Division of Hepatology. Prior to that she
practiced primary care in a nurse-managed,
community-based clinic in West Baltimore and was
faculty at the University of Maryland School of
Nursing.
Christopher Boyle graduated from Loyola
College this May. In his new position as
Admissions Counselor, he will be traveling to
recruit students and giving tours to visiting
prospective students.
Susan Bullock is an Administrative
Assistant for the Institute For Johns Hopkins
Nursing. She worked previously at Thomas
Jefferson Elementary School as a Mental Health
Clinician.
Angelica Evans will be assisting with
Special Events management and A/V for the SON.
Angelica comes to us from the "Cheeseburger in
Paradise" Restaurant Group where she traveled
across the country creating events and opening
new restaurants.
Maureen George joins the JHUSON faculty
to teach in the BS and MSN programs. George just
completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the JHU
School of Medicine, where her sponsor was
Cynthia Rand, who directs the Hopkins-Howard
Center for Reducing Asthma Disparities and the
Center for Adherence Research. Jackie Campbell
served as her co-sponsor.
Helen Scannell Thomas, certified
pediatric nurse practitioner, has been appointed
Director of the Lillian D. Wald Community
Nursing Center. Thomas brings extensive clinical
experience in a variety of ambulatory pediatric
settings to the Center in East Baltimore
and-through 11 years with the Comprehensive
School Based Health Center Program of the
Baltimore City Health Department-a working
knowledge of the community and its health needs.
Marvin Tyler has joined the SON daytime
housekeeping crew. Marvin has been a Hopkins
employee for 5 years
and has been working in the BRB building.
A Fond Farewell
After five years with JHUSON, Debbye Wells,
Associate Dean of Development and Alumni
Relations, returns to the University of South
Carolina to head the development efforts at the
College of Engineering and Information
Technology where they are proceeding with the
most ambitious capital campaign in their
history. Says Dean Martha Hill: “Hopkins has
benefited greatly from Debbye's tremendous
knowledge and skill. She led the Nursing
Knowledge for the World Campaign which just last
month exceeded their $40 million goal. Debbye is
a true professional with strong interpersonal
skills and a world-class sense of humor. We will
miss her.”
Ron Berk has retired after 19 years as a
Professor at JHUSON and a faculty member of the
Johns Hopkins University for 30 years. He was
recruited to the faculty by Dean Carol Gray in
1987 and served as the first professor appointed
to the then 3 year-old JHUSON. Over his 30 years
at JHU, he has taught 170 courses and nearly
6000 students. “Among his legacies,” says Dean
Martha Hill, “is a large cadre of graduates who
know and enjoy statistics. Please join me in
wishing Dr. Berk well in his new venture and in
thanking him for his outstanding service to and
colleagueship within the JHUSON.”
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Associate Professor Linda C. Pugh has
accepted a position at York College of
Pennsylvania effective Fall 2006 after serving
as a devoted JHUSON faculty member for twelve
years. From 2002 - 2005, Pugh served as
Director of the Baccalaureate program.
Accomplishments during that time include NLNAC
and CCNE accreditation; revision of the
curriculum; benchmarking; increased number of
students; and development of an orientation for
part time faculty.
In an e-mail to her colleagues after her
farewell party, Pugh raved: "The
food was great, the signs were clever, the cake
(well there really IS no word!), and the crowd
engaging. Being a member of the faculty and the
ability to work with the fabulous people here
has been inspiring. Thank you for the privilege.
I will sorely miss you!"
