Spring 1996 Vol 8 01
ISSN 1ll49-2259
CENTER ADVISORY BOARD CREATES THE JOAN LYNAUGH FOUNDERS FUND The creation of the Joan Lynaugh Fo under' un d at the Cen ter for the tudy of the History of ursing at th e niver ity of Pe nns lvania is a hallmark of acade mia and accomplis hment. Joa n Ly na ugh, who has been an esse ntial fo rce in nu rs ing hi torica l scho l arshi p, formall y re tircJ as Director of the Center in May of I 95. Jo an loves hi. lory and recognizeJ the need to prese rve nursin g's past by creatin g th e enter a decade ago. Under her steadfast leadership. the Cen ter acco mpli shed th ree important tas ks: (I) loca ted, preserved, and made accessible to re earchers er I 500 li near feet of pri mary source material and 800 seconda ry source mat ria l document ing nursing's history; (2) focused enter and fac1l lty resources on historical research in itiatives and helped other sc hol ars worki ng in histo ry; and (3) disseminated historical know ledge through teachi ng, conferences an d pu bli .!oG/ll.ynQugh retired her posili(J n (1 \ cat ion s. A~ Direc tor Joan ",a. also inv\) lv ed in day Director of the Center hll/ her passiO/l Jor to-da y leadership and man agement of col lections, ser Ilu rsing history is OfigOlll g. vices, teaching, and resea rch activities. he also facili tated two endO\ ed su mmer fe llowsh ips for doctoral and postd octora l chol:lrs of nur. ing history. Th ese acco mpli hme nts are bei ng ce leb rated by contribution' to the recently establ ished Joan Lyn 3ugh Founders F'und. Kare n Buhle r-W il ke rson, the new Di rector of the Center. invites all tbose involved or interested in nursing and nurs ing history to recognize Joan Lynaugh as one of Ameri ca n nursi ng' s leaders, a pioneer in prim ary ca re education. a mentor of young . chol ars. an adv iso r an d advocate of colleagues. and a pre erver and interpreter f nursing history. T he Joan Ly naugh Fou nders Fund will create n endowment in her name that will be used to su pport the Center's ed ucational, scholarl y and archiva l a tivitic . Don rs to the Joan Lynaugh Founders Fund wi ll be li sted in a commemo rat ive book to be prese nted tn her in June of 1996 when we eel brate her new stalUs as Emeritus Professor of History and Hea lth Ca r . T here is no fine r tribute to ho nor Joan Ly naugh 's extrao rdi nary gifts to everyone of us as we luuk forward to her contin ued active pI' senc in the Center.
Center for The Study of The History of Nursing UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING
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Nira Barll11pre ellts her research 011 the history of nursing education frolll ternational point of view Oil page 4 .
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