{"id":67549,"date":"2015-08-11T11:18:04","date_gmt":"2015-08-11T15:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=67549"},"modified":"2018-06-29T16:40:29","modified_gmt":"2018-06-29T20:40:29","slug":"nursing-celebrates-contributions-of-three-retiring-faculty-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/nursing-celebrates-contributions-of-three-retiring-faculty-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Nursing Celebrates Contributions of Three Retiring Faculty Members"},"content":{"rendered":"
After nearly 50 years of combined service, three UCF College of Nursing faculty members are retiring. Dr. Diane Wink, Dr. Betty Mayer, and Hannah Morse, each made valuable contributions to the advancement of the college as well as to the nursing careers of countless students during their tenure.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has been a privilege to work alongside these educators,\u201d said Dr. Mary Lou Sole, dean at the UCF College of Nursing. \u201cThrough their areas of interest and expertise, each has made a positive impact on the education of Knight nurses and their local communities. We greatly appreciate their service.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wink, the Hugh F. and Jeannette G. McKean Endowed Chair in Nursing, is retiring this month after 28 years of service. On the Orlando campus, Wink has served in a variety of roles in both undergraduate and graduate programs. Most recently Wink was a professor and coordinator of the Nurse Educator program, which is offered as both a master\u2019s degree and graduate certificate. Wink was pivotal in establishing the college\u2019s community-based nursing education curriculum. She also helped develop the initial Nurse Educator Graduate Certificate, and coordinated the Family and Adult Nurse Practitioner tracks. A researcher, scholar and published author, Wink is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners<\/a> and a recipient of the academy\u2019s Outstanding Abstract Award. UCF has honored her with several teaching excellence, scholarship of teaching and learning and service awards, and most recently bestowed upon her the prestigious honor of \u201cProfessor Emerita.\u201d<\/p>\n