Department prepares students for medical field The School of Nursing was active in both the community and school this year with the continuation of their Rape Prevention Seminars, sponsored by Harding and White County Rape Crisis, Inc. New brochures were printed in the fall and several seminars were held at schools in neighboring areas. In addition to continuing the regular program, the department also received a grant to include child abuse seminars. Other topics covered in seminars were "CPR", taught by Dorthea McDowell and Tawna Pounders and "Cholesterol", taught by Beth Wilson and Cathleen Schultz. In addition to these seminars, several of the faculty and students attended the Medical Evangelist Seminar in Dallas. There they planned summer mission trips to Haiti and Nigeria. The School of Nursing was reacHOW'D YOU SPELL THAT AGAIN? ·Cynthia Denney helps sophomore Julie Huffman with her class work. Nursing majors had hours of both clinical and book work to get done during the year. - Photo by Jeff Montgomery. SCHOOL GF NURSING credited by the State Board of Nursing. They will be a part of the state board for a three year term. The department also received several grants and funding to improve facilities. An Arkansas foundation donated over $100,000 to allow the department to purchase new equipment and Dr. Cheryl Simmons created a fund, in memory of her mother, which was used to begin renovation of the laboratory. Another new fund was established by Dr. Ruth Cole to help nursing students with their expenses. Dean of the School of Nursing, Cathleen Schultz, was elected to the National Nominating Committee of Sigma Theta Tau, the international honor society of nursing. Shultz was also the first Christian to win the Outstanding Professional Woman of the Year Award for White County. New members of the faculty included Richard Smith, .Joanne Smith, Rosemary McLaughlin, and Cecilia Sanders. Associate Dean Helen Lambert, who had been away working on her doctorate, returned to the staff this fall. - Anita Chadwell 290 Endless Guidance UNDER PRESSURE. Sophomore Patty Pau1es on takes classmate Katie Burright's blood pressure. Nursing students spent time practicing techniques in class. - Photo Jeff Montgomery \
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