Professional Experience Return to My Faculty Page | - Consulted with Nursing faculty of Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield, IL on restructuring curriculum, 1995 - 1996
- Consulted with Nursing faculty of South Suburban Community College, South Holland, IL on restructuring curriculum 1995 - 2000
- Consulted with Nursing faculty of Joliet Junior College, Joliet, IL on restructuring curriculum, 1995 - 1996
- Product Developer - Nursing Skill Standards - for Illinois Occupational Skill Standards and Credentialing Council - established by the Occupational Skill Standards Act (PA - 87-1210), 1995 - 1996
- Product Developer - Surgical Tech Skill Standards - for Illinois Occupational Skill Standards and Credentialing Council - established by the Occupational Skill Standards Act (PA - 87-1210), 1998
Back to top | | Back to top | - Membership In Professional Organizations
- Re-elected President of Ninth District, Illinois Nurses Association.1985 - 1991
- Elected President of Ninth District, Illinois Nurses Association, 1983
- Appointments/Elections In Professional/Community Organizations
- Member - Treasurer - Buffalo, Dawson, Mechanicsburg Sewer Commission, 1996 - 2005
- Member - Board of Directors - Visiting Nurse Association of Central Illinois, 1997 - 1999
- Member - Diocesan Pastoral Council - Diocese of Springfield, Illinois, 1988 - 1993
- Member of Village board - Buffalo, Illinois, 1988 - 1993
- Member - Tri-Parish Council - Three Parishes - Diocese of Springfield, Illinois, 1988 - 1995
- Steering/ Finance Committee and trustee, St. Joseph Church, Buffalo, Illinois, 1978 - Present
- Siue Committee/Task Force/Special Committees Assignments For The Past 5 Years
- School of Nursing
- School Administrative Councils – Ay 04/05; 05/06
- Undergraduate Curriculum Committee – AY 02/03; 03/04 – chair; AY 04/05; 05/06 - ex officio member
- Faculty Appointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee – Ay 03/04 – member; AY 04/05 – chair
- Undergraduate Student Affairs – AY 03/04; 04/05 – member; AY 05/06 – chair
- Graduate Curriculum Committee – AY 05/06 – member
- Task Force – Graduate Curriculum Committee - nursing education – CY 06 – chair
- University
- Undergraduate Programs Committee – AY 04/05, 05/06 – member
- LEVELS Committee – AY 05/06 – member
- BRIDGE Committee – AY 05/06 – member
Back to top | - Presentation Series - "Developing Course Objectives and Evaluation, August 17, 1987
- Approaches Reconciling Mastery Needs and Adult Learning Principles, September 28, 1987
- Faculty - Graham Hospital School of Nursing, Canton, Illinois, October 27, 1994
- Presentation Series - "Using Conceptual Frameworks in Practice" - Selected professional staff - Department of Nursing, Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, Illinois, Spring 1990
- Series - Nursing Leadership - series for selected Nursing leadership staff - Memorial Medical Center, Fall 1992 - Spring 1993
- Professional Development Nursing Leadership. 1993 National Conference on the Adult Learner - sponsored by University of South Carolina, June 2 1993
- Collaboration - Working Partnership to Design and Implement a Management Development Class. 14th Annual Conference - "Collaborative Leadership: Methods, Money and Missions" - sponsored by Midwest Alliance in Nursing, Cleveland, Ohio, November 20, 1993
- Multiple presentations explaining the Nursing Articulation Model - to professional audiences of nursing faculty and college administrators, Spring 1996
- Presentation about Illinois Nursing Articulation model to Illinois Health Occupations Association, November 1, 1996
- Organized and facilitated series of three three-day curriculum development workshops for nursing faculty - funding through Illinois Board of Higher Education grant, March 1997
Back to top | | | | 2004 to Present | Assistant Dean for Undergraduate and Alternative Programs School of Nursing Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL | | 1999 to Present | Associate Professor School of Nursing Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL | | 1991 to 1996 | Dean School of Health and Human Services Sangamon State University-University of Illinois at Springfield Springfield, IL | | 1982 to 1991 | Nursing Program Director School of Health and Human Services Sangamon State University-University of Illinois at Springfield Springfield, IL | | 1985 | Professor School of Health and Human Services Sangamon State University-University of Illinois at Springfield Springfield, IL | | 1980 to 1989 | Faculty Member School of Health and Human Services University of Illinois at Springfield (formerly Sangamon State University) Springfield, IL. | | 1968 to 1979 | Faculty Member St. John's School of Nursing Hospital Springfield, IL. | | Back to Top | | Back to top | - Higher Education Cooperation Act - from Illinois Board of Higher Education - $62,000 - Topic: Nursing Articulation among Downstate Illinois (Nursing) Programs, FY 1992
- Higher Education Cooperation Act - from Illinois Board of Higher Education - $25,000 - Topic: Developing Articulation Pathways in Nursing Education, FY 1997
- Prepared and submitted three proposals for external funding - funding not received, CY 1998
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