C. Fay Raines, PhD, RN
President

Dr. C. Fay Raines was elected by representatives from AACN member institutions to serve a two-year term as AACN President through March 2010. Dr. Raines serves as Dean and Professor of the College of Nursing at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, a position she has held since 1990. Under her leadership, nursing enrollment and the size of the faculty have tripled, and undergraduate and graduate nursing programs have expanded. In addition to her position as Dean, she also served as Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness for ten years with responsibility for the University’s assessment programs and for directing the University’s re-accreditation process with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Dr. Raines was elected and currently serves as President of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), the national voice for baccalaureate and graduate nursing education in the nation. Prior to assuming the presidency, she completed two terms as Treasurer of the organization and served on the Board of Directors and on numerous committees and task forces. In addition to her extensive service with AACN, Dr. Raines has held a number of leadership positions in national and state professional organizations. She serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Professional Education. In Alabama she has served as a leader in nursing, health policy, and higher education groups, including a term as president of the Alabama Association of Colleges of Nursing and member of the State Planning Committee of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education.

Prior to her tenure at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, Dr. Raines served as Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Interim Dean at the University of Virginia School of Nursing. She earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Nursing from the University of Virginia and her PhD in Nursing from the University of Maryland in Baltimore. Dr. Raines presents and publishes extensively on health care, health policy, and nursing education. Her recent research focuses on the relationship between the pesticide DDT and breast cancer.

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