New director appointed to lead UAA School of Nursing.
Dr. Jean E. Ballantyne specializes in a number of fields important to AlaskaThe University of Alaska Anchorage's (UAA) School of Nursing, which over the past few years has grown into one of UAA's flagship programs, has appointed a director to help it lead it to even greater success in several core strategic areas important to its mission to serve Alaskans.
Jean E. Ballantyne, Ph.D., RN, an assistant professor and former interim dean in Montana State University Bozeman's College of Nursing, will take the helm at UAA in July. Ballantyne's qualifications make her almost uniquely suited to her new position. Her doctoral major was gerontological nursing, an area of strategic focus for UAA's College of Health and Social Welfare. (In addition to the School of Nursing, the College of Health and Social Welfare also houses two independent centers specializing in gerontology: the Alaska Geriatric Center, and one of the country's only two federally funded National Resource Centers for American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Elders.) Her master's degree was in rural nursing, which also makes her a good fit for UAA and its mission of serving Alaska's often far-flung and isolated communities.
"Dr. Ballantyne is wonderfully suited to this position, bringing experience in educational administration, rural health, gerontological nursing, distance education, work with multi-campus programs, and education of Native American students," said Dr. Cheryl Easley, dean of the College of Health and Social Welfare. "She is a recent graduate of an excellent doctoral program in nursing and is actively interested in furthering the research agenda of the College. Dr. Ballantyne interviewed extremely well and was favorably viewed by faculty, staff and administrators here at UAA."
Easley also spoke favorably of the doctoral program at Oregon Health & Science University (OH&SU),where Ballantyne earned her doctoral degree. The UAA School of Nursing is currently partnering with OH&SU to develop a web-based distance doctoral program.
Ballantyne succeeds Dr. Tina DeLapp, who retired from UAA in September 2004. Under DeLapp the School of Nursing became one of UAA's most high-profile units, with a growing national reputation for turning out highly qualified graduates.
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| Title Annotation: | Members in the News; University of Alaska Anchorage appoints Jean E. Ballantyne |
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| Author: | Callahan, John T. |
| Publication: | The Pulse |
| Geographic Code: | 1U9AK |
| Date: | Apr 1, 2005 |
| Words: | 352 |
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