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WMU Bronson School of Nursing Honored with Champ Award
The WMU Bronson School of Nursing will receive a Kalamazoo Communities In Schools (KCIS) 2008 Champ Award, recognizing the school as a KCIS partner that provides quality service to students and possesses true collaborative spirit.
This community collaboration, active since 2004, is carried out by nursing students in their junior year as part of their pediatric rotation. The students present activities related to health promotion, disease prevention, and minor illness management over a five-week period in local elementary schools. In some cases, they request and receive grants to fund materials and other aspects of the activities they provide.
Nursing school practice faculty Sally Vliem and Wendy Kershner are the primary supervisors of the program. “It’s an honor to be given this ward,” says Vliem. “It’s gratifying to know we make a difference in the lives of these children.”
Former School of Nursing Chair Dr. Marie Gates and Kershner will represent the school of nursing at an awards luncheon on June 20th at the Kalamazoo Public Library.
Glista Elected ASHA Fellow
Congratulations to Sandra O. Glista, MFS-Clinical Specialist with the Speech Pathology and Audiology Department of WMU’s College of Health and Human Services, who has been elected a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). This honor, one of the highest forms of recognition, is a testament to Sandy’s accomplishments during her career here at WMU and all of her work on behalf of the department, clients, and professionals in the local and greater Michigan area.
Fenn Elected to AAPA
William H. Fenn, Ph.D., PA-C, professor with the Physician Assistant program at WMU's College of Health and Human Services was elected Vice President and Speaker, House of Delegates, for the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) at the annual AAPA conference in San Antonio, Texas in May 2008.
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