USF Nursing Dean Dianne Morrison-Beedy Selected to Attend the Inaugural AACN-Wharton Executive Leadership Program

University of South Florida College of Nursing Senior Associate Vice President of USF Health, and Dean of the College of Nursing, Dianne Morrison-Beedy, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, FNAP, FAANP, FAAN, is one of 37 nurse educators from 25 states in the inaugural class of nursing deans and senior faculty leaders selected to participate in the new American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) -Wharton Executive Leadership Program. USF is the only Florida university and 1 of only 12 schools of nursing ranked in research funding by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for fiscal year 2011, participating in the program.

Dianne Morrison-Beedy, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, FNAP, FAANP, FAAN

Scheduled for August 14-17, 2012 at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA, this world-class enrichment program is designed exclusively for top academic leaders in nursing.

“AACN is pleased to welcome our first class of nursing leaders who represent a broad, geographically diverse mix of educational programs, including large academic health centers, public and private institutions, and small specialized schools of nursing,” said AACN President Jane Kirschling. “Fortified with a new layer of leadership expertise, those completing the program will be well-prepared to make a lasting impact on how nurses are educated and how they practice.”

The following individuals comprise the 2012 cohort for the AACN-Wharton Executive Leadership Program:

• Lazelle Benefield, Dean, College of Nursing, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
• Audrey Berman, Dean, School of Nursing, Samuel Merritt University (CA)
• Devon Berry, Director of Innovations and Community Partnerships, Wright State University (OH)
• Lenora Campbell, Associate Dean, Winston Salem State University (NC)
• Ann Cary, Director, School of Nursing, Loyola University New Orleans (LA)
• Daisy Cruz-Richman, Dean, College of Nursing, SUNY Downstate Medical Center (NY)
• Debra Davis, Dean, College of Nursing, University of South Alabama
• Judy Didion, Dean, College of Nursing, Lourdes University (OH)
• Dorrie Fontaine, Dean, School of Nursing, University of Virginia
• Rita Frantz, Dean, College of Nursing, The University of Iowa
• Lorraine Frazier, Dean, College of Nursing, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
• Carla Gross, Department Chair, Nursing, North Dakota State University
• Phyllis S. Hansell, Dean, College of Nursing, Seton Hall University (NJ)
• Marcia Hern, Dean, School of Nursing, University of Louisville (KY)
• Karen Karlowicz, Chairperson, College of Health Sciences, Old Dominion University (VA)
• Judith F. Karshmer, Dean, School of Nursing and Health Professions, University of San Francisco (CA)
• Marsha Lewis, Dean, School of Nursing, University at Buffalo (NY)
• Krista M. Meinersmann, Director, School of Nursing, University of Southern Maine
• Helen Melland, Dean, College of Nursing, Montana State University
• Pamela Mitchell, Interim Dean, School of Nursing, University of Washington
• Dianne Morrison-Beedy, Dean, College of Nursing, University of South Florida
• Nina Ouimette, Dean, Patty Hanks Shelton School of Nursing (TX)
• Demetrius James Porche, Dean, School of Nursing, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
• Rosanne Pruitt, Director, School of Nursing, Clemson University (SC)
• Sharon Radzyminski, Chair, School of Nursing, Georgia Southern University
• Joanne Robinson, Dean, School of Nursing, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-Camden
• Nena F. Sanders, Dean, School of Nursing, Samford University (AL)
• Kerri Schuiling, Dean, School of Nursing, Oakland University (MI)
• Juliann Sebastian, Dean, College of Nursing, University of Nebraska Medical Center
• Sandie Soldwisch, Dean, College of Nursing, Resurrection University (IL)
• Mary C. Sullivan, Interim Dean, College of Nursing, University of Rhode Island
• Beth Ann Swan, Dean, School of Nursing, Thomas Jefferson University (PA)
• Kristen M. Swanson, Dean, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• David Vlahov, Dean, School of Nursing, University of California San Francisco
• Pamela G. Watson, Dean, School of Nursing, University of Texas Medical Branch
• Susan Wilkinson, Department Head, Department of Nursing and Rehabilitation Sciences, Angelo State University (TX)
• Barbara Williams, Chairperson, Department of Nursing, University of Central Arkansas

“Though many executive leadership programs are available at top schools like Wharton, none focus exclusively on the needs of nursing deans,” added Dr. Kirschling. “AACN is hopeful that this innovative program will help to amplify nursing’s voice in national conversations about healthcare reform and enhancing patient care.”

For more details on this leadership development program for nurse educators, see http://www.aacn.nche.edu/leading-initiatives/aacn-wharton-executive-leadership-program.