Two finalists have been selected in the search for a new dean of nursing. They are:
* Dr. Mary Klotz Walker, dean and professor at the College of Nursing at Seattle University, is scheduled to visit June 25-27, 2006.
* Dr. Robert L. Anders, associate dean, College of Health Science, and professor and director of the School of Nursing, University of Texas at El Paso, is scheduled to visit June 28-30, 2006.
As the candidates visit and interview on campus, faculty and staff are invited to attend the open sessions, which will be announced through WSU Announcements as soon as schedules are finalized.
Walker was at the University of South Florida as Professor and Director of the Nursing Doctoral Program from 1997-2000 and the University of Kentucky as Director of the Division of Adult Nursing from 1985-97.
Walker currently serves on the American Association of Colleges of Nursing and is a member of the Hot Topics Subcommittee for that organization. She has served since 2000 on the Washington State Nurses Association and the Council of Nurse Educators of Washington State. She previously chaired the American Nurses Association’s Congress of Nursing Practice, served as President of the Southern Nursing Research Society, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.
She has published many scholarly articles and in 1992 she won the American Journal of Nursing’s Book of the Year Award for Critical Care Nursing of the Elderly.
She received a B.S.N. from Loyola University of Chicago, a M.S.N. from the University of Illinois, a M.A. in Behavorial Sciences: Biopsychology from the University of Chicago and her Ph.D. in Nursing Science from the University of Illinois.
Anders, in addition to directing the School of Nursing, administers CHS Simulation Laboratory and the Texas State Funded Rural Nursing Initiative, and is the co-director of the Hispanic Health Disparities Research Center.
Anders is certified as clinical nurse specialist in psychiatric mental health nursing and in nursing administration at the advanced level by the American Nurses Credential Center. He is an expert on psychiatric mental health quality of care. He is actively sought as a speaker and consultant both nationally and internationally.
His research is primarily in health care outcomes for the mentally ill and the related quality of care issues. The NIH, AHCPR, WHO, FOLGERY INSTITUTE, Sigma Theta Tau, and a variety of other agencies have funded him for his research proposals.
He was employed at the University of Hawaii School of Nursing from 1987-2003 attaining the position of Director of International Affairs and Professor. He also served as Chair of the Department of Nursing from 1996-1997 and Interim Associate Dean of the School from 2001 to 2002.
Anders received his B.S. in Nursing from Union College, his M.S. in Psych/Mental Health Nursing and his Dr PH in Health Care Administration from the University of Hawaii.
Dorothy Detlor, current dean of nursing, will retire from her position on Sept. 1, 2006.
The search committee was appointed in February 2006. Linda Fox, dean and director, WSU Extension, is chairing the search committee.
Search committee members are:
Margaret Bruya, Professor and Assistant Dean, Nursing
Lorrie Dawson, Assistant Professor and Director of Nursing Programs SE and Central WA
Linda Eddy, Assistant Professor, Nursing
Phyllis Eide, Assistant Professor, Nursing
Saleh Elgiadi, Director, Information Tech Services, Nursing
Dennis Dyck, Vice Chancellor for Research, WSU Spokane
Mary Gonzalez, Program Coordinator Student Services Yakima
Tami Kelley, Administrative Assistant, Advancement, Nursing
David Kahn, Professor, Nursing
Fred Lege, Clinical Assistant Professor, Nursing
Kris Miller, Associate Professor, Nursing
Nancy Vorhees, COO, Inland Northwest Health Services
Established in 1968, Washington State University Intercollegiate College of Nursing is the nation’s first, oldest and most comprehensive nursing education consortium. The College of Nursing offers baccalaureate, graduate and professional development course work to nursing students enrolled in Spokane through its four consortium partners, Eastern Washington University, Gonzaga University, Washington State University and Whitworth College. The same programs are also offered in several communities across the state including Yakima, Vancouver, Tri-Cities and Walla Walla using the Washington Higher Education Telecommunications System’s interactive video as well as by videoconferencing, video streaming and web based instruction. As the largest college of nursing in the Pacific Northwest, the WSU Intercollegiate College of Nursing is currently educating more than 850 upper-division undergraduate and graduate students, and each year graduates more entry-level nurses than any other educational institution in the state. In addition, its faculty researchers are contributing significantly to the knowledge base of the profession and of health care.
