Constituents Elect New CCNE Board Members

Press Release  
For Immediate Release

Washington, DC, August 12, 2011 - The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) has successfully completed its 2011 elections process.  CCNE distributed ballots to accredited nursing education programs (baccalaureate, master’s, and/or Doctor of Nursing Practice) and accredited post-baccalaureate nurse residency programs - to be cast in the elections for the CCNE Board of Commissioners and the CCNE Nominating Committee.  Ballots were cast electronically by institutions, resulting in a 61% response rate.  The election results are presented below.

CCNE Board of Commissioners

Representing Deans
 
Judith Karshmer, PhD, PMHCNS-BC
Dean and Professor
School of Nursing
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Representing Faculty

Ruth Kleinpell, PhD, RN, FAAN
Director, Center for Clinical Research and Scholarship
Professor
College of Nursing
Rush University
Chicago, IL  

Susan Ruppert, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, NP-C, FCCM, FAANP
Assistant Dean and Professor
School of Nursing
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, TX

Representing Practicing Nurses
 
Barbara Lakatos, DNP, RN, PMHCNS-BC, APN
Program Director, Psychiatric Nursing Resource Service
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA

Representing Professional Consumers

David Marshall, JD, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CENP
Chief Nursing and Patient Care Services Officer
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Galveston, TX

Representing Public Consumers

Nancy Jordheim, MEd
Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources
Fargo Public Schools
Fargo, ND

CCNE Nominating Committee

Chair:

*Pamela Watson, ScD, RN
Dean and Professor
School of Nursing
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Galveston, TX

Members:

            Carol Craig, PhD, RN, FNP
            Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Professor
            School of Nursing
            University of Portland
            Portland, OR

            Pamela Hodges, PhD, RN
            Assistant Professor
            School of Nursing
            University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
            Houston, TX

            Sue Idczak, PhD, RN, CNE
            Director of Nursing
            Nursing Program
            Siena Heights University
            Adrian, MI
           
            Nancy Kramer, EdD, CPNP
            Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs
            School of Nursing
            Allen College
            Waterloo, IA 

*Member of 2011 Nominating Committee elected by the Committee to chair the 2012 Nominating Committee.

The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education is an autonomous accrediting agency contributing to the improvement of the public's health. CCNE ensures the quality and integrity of baccalaureate and graduate degree nursing education programs and post-baccalaureate nurse residency programs. As a voluntary, self-regulatory process, CCNE accreditation supports and encourages continuing self-assessment by nursing programs and supports continuing growth and improvement of collegiate professional education and post-baccalaureate nurse residency programs.

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CONTACT

Crystal Pool
202-887-6791, extension 245
cpool@aacn.nche.edu