Thursday, June 26, 2008
by: Joette Rosato

On May 15, 2008, College of Nursing Dean, Phyllis Hansell, faculty and alumni honored two alumni for their accomplishments in the field of nursing at the Highlawn Pavilion in West Orange, NJ.

Dr. Maura C. Ryan '74/M.S.N. '79 was awarded the Margaret C. Haley Award. Ryan's accomplishments include directing the Gerontological Nurse Practitioner (GNP) programs at Columbia University and Hunter College, establishing her own private GNP practice and starting the first burn unit in New Jersey at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston. Her previous honors include Gerontological Nurse of the Year from the NJSNA and a listing among 2,000 Notable American Women in 1991. Ryan has also written many publications and is a founding certified member of the American Nurses Association. Although she is retired, she chairs a caregivers' support group and volunteers for the NJ State Office of AARP.
 
Receiving the Elizabeth Ann Seton Young Alumnus Award was Captain Kristine Broger '02. Broger served with the U.S. Army in Iraq, and upon her return she worked as an Intensive Care nurse in the burn unit at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) in San Antonio,Texas, where she was promoted to head nurse. Broger was not able to attend the awards ceremony so Dean Hansell accepted the award on her behalf.
 
The Margaret C. Haley Award is given in honor of the College of Nursing's second Dean whose brilliance and elegance are a constant inspiration to the college. The Elizabeth Ann Seton Young Alumnus Award is given to an alumnus who has made great strides and shows great promise in the field of Nursing. 

For more information please contact:
Joette Rosato
(800) 992-GRAD
rosatojo@shu.edu