Nursing science is topic for annual Soule Lecture June 15

Dr. Sue K. Donaldson, dean of the School of Nursing at Johns Hopkins University and a former UW professor, will be the featured speaker at the 21st annual Elizabeth Sterling Soule Lecture on Thursday, June 15, at 4 p.m. in Kane Hall on campus. She will speak on “Nursing Science, Past and Future.”

Donaldson received a Ph.D. in physiology and biophysics from the UW in 1973 and was an associate professor in both the School of Nursing and the School of Medicine here until 1978. During that time she served on the planning committee that identified and defined the research parameters of the Ph.D. program being developed in the School of Nursing.

In addition to serving as dean and professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, this year’s Soule lecturer is also a professor of physiology at the School of Medicine there. She was continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health from 1974 to 1997 for her research and was principal investigator for two federal research grants addressing faculty research and the doctoral program in nursing. Donaldson is a fellow of both the American Academy of Nursing and the Institute of Medicine.

The Elizabeth Sterling Soule Lecture was initiated in 1979 to honor the founding dean of the School of Nursing. Alumni, faculty and friends can become Soule Associates through donations to the fund that supports the lecture. The fund’s goal is to establish an endowed chair in Dean Soule’s name.

Those interested in attending the Soule Lecture and reception may still obtain reservations by calling the Nursing Development Office at 543-3019. ¶