Chronicle Fall 1996

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Fall 1996 Vol9 No I

ISSN 1049-2259

AMERICAN NURSES HERITAGE AWARD GNEN AT

1996

CE~LCONVENTION Two important individuals were recog­ nized for their contributions to the preser­ vation of historical d cument recording the hi tory of nursing and. even more im­ portantly, their contributions to histoflcal scho larship. Joan E. Lynaugh. Ph.D .. FAAN, emeritus prof<: r of history and health care and Ellen D. Baer, Ph.D., FAAN, emeritus professor and visiting professor at New York University, were h nored with the American Nurses Association Nursing Heritage Award . The award was pre ented at the America n Nur. es As ciation Co n­ vention in Washington. D.C., in Ju n as ~l special award given lInly for the 1996 cen ­ tennial yea r.

./0(/11 LYllnllgh (Iar left) and Ellen Raer (ja/' rr ght) ure joined lIy Norm a Lnllg (middle lelt) alld Dillile lvlcGil'em (middle right) at the American Nlir. e,\ AssociaJi(J/l IOQn C<'I/ll!/I/zial Conventioll ill Washingtoll, D.C:. Lyl/lIllgil IIllli Baer were hOllored for tlz eir slIperb contriblltions 10 nursing history alld sell larship .

Cri teria for the award included the commun icat ion of nursing 's pa t th rough historical research and publication s, co llect io n and preservation of nu r ing" hi ' torica l recll rJ, and in itiation 0 innovati ve acti vities. For th e o( us who have followed closely the ca reers 0 'Profes­ sors Ly naugh ane! Baer we kn ow the ir work intimately and app laud th eir accomplishme nts. The qua li ty and breadth of the ir scho larly rcsc, rch, the rich ness of their fin dings and the insights con­ tained in their exc lIen t writing have greatl y benefitted the nursi ng profession and the larger field of th hi story of hea lt h care. In addit ion, th is aware! acknowl edged their ini tiative to en hance knowledge through innovative teac hing, as well as dedication to the ongoing work of you ng scho l­ ars Hnd colleagues.

He re at Ibc Un i ersity of Pennsylvania, Pro fessors Lynaugh and Baer are perh ap hest known for their ro le in the establishme nt of the Center for th e, tudy of the Histo ry of ursin ' . This award gave particular acknowled m nt to the impo rta nce of th e Center as ' major repo ilory for hi sto rica l collectio ns that now form a :ignificant nucleus of materials for nu r ing s hol arship.

Center for The Study of

The History of Nursing UNIVER5JTY OF PEN SYLVANIA

Hu ndreds att ended the drama ti awards cere mon y. A video providing hack­ ground on the two honorees was disp laycd on enormous scree ns, followed hy the presentation of a pectacular ill um inated award. As we would expect , Profc sor ' Lynaugh and Bacr were eloquent in their acceptanc speeche . . At the conclusion of the awards ceremon y, a reception sponsored hy th e Uni ve rsity of Pen nsyl vani a and ew York Un iversity and host ed by Dr. Norma ang and Dr. Diane McG ivern allowed the awardees and their famil y and fri ends to delight in their much deserved accolades as outstanding historians.

SCHO L OF NURSING

Find out about the new additions to the Center's collections in Recent Acquis itions on pag 4 .


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