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Alumna Louise Fitzpatrick Honored Elected to CGFNS Board
M. Louise Fitzpatrick, EdD, RN, FAAN, Connelly Endowed Dean and Professor of the Villanova University College of Nursing has been elected as a Registered Nurse Trustee to 
the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) International Board of Trustees. She will serve a four-year term beginning January 2010. Dr. Fitzpatrick has served three years on the CGFNS Committee on Appeals.
After graduating from the School of Nursing at Johns Hopkins in 1963, Dr. Fitzpatrick earned her bachelor's in nursing from The Catholic University of America in 1966, two master's degrees in 1968 and 1969 and a doctorate in 1972 all from Teachers College, Columbia University.
Associate Dean Sandra Angell Receives Hopkins Alumni Heritage Award
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing Associate Dean for Student Affairs Sandra Angell is a 2009 recipient of the Johns Hopkins University Alumni Heritage Award. more...
Jane Fall-Dickson Receives Publication Award for Nursing Research
Congratulations to alumna Jane Fall-Dickson, PhD '00, RN, who 
received the prestigious 2009 RADM Faye G. Abdellah Publication Award for Nursing Research. The award recognizes authors whose body of work stimulates the development of nursing knowldge and practice through scientific invetigation and research. Her publication, "Stomatitis-Related Pain in Women with Breast Cancer Undergoing Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant," was recognized for stimulating the development of nursing knowledge and practice. Fall-Dickson is a tenure track investigator with the Intramural Research program of the National Institute for Nursing Research, a branch of the National Institutes of Health. She serves as director of the Mucosal Injury Unit (MIU).
Meet the President -- Tina Cafeo, MSN '97
Hopkins nurses always ask: 'How can I make nursing better? How can I make my 
environment better?'" says Tina Cafeo, MSN '97, RN. "They want to use their education to improve upon the status quo."
Her pride in Hopkins Nursing is obvious when she describes her fellow alumni, which perhaps is why she was elected President of the Johns Hopkins Nurses' Alumni Association in September. The position seems a natural step for Cafeo, who has previously served as the JHNAA Board's Elected Director (2001-2004), Secretary (2004-2008), and has been involved with the Membership and Homecoming Committees.
"Hopkins nursing alumni are wonderful at supporting nursing through both mentorship and networking," she notes. "The alumni association is a great way to perpetuate friendships and promote professional relationships." more...
The Accidental President
Originally published in Johns Hopkins Magazine, November 2008
A decade ago, Geraldine "Gerry" Peterson '64 wasn't even active in any alumni groups.
Then, someone asked if she would be interested in attending a Washington, D.C., alumni chapter event. She did, and she was hooked. Johns Hopkins had always been important to her, and she soon took leadership roles, serving as the chapter's secretary, vice president, and president, as well as heading several committees. That led to becoming second vice president, and later first VP, of the Johns Hopkins Alumni Association's Alumni Council, the 100-member governing board of the Alumni Association. In October, she was elected president of the council, succeeding Jim Miller, A&S '64.
"It's very difficult for me to sit on the sidelines," Peterson says. "If I'm involved in something, I really want to be involved." She rarely jumps into projects halfway, but admits she's given friends stationery that says "Stop me before I volunteer again!" more...
