Current nurse UCLA National Clinician Scholars (seated from left); Hafifa Shabaik, Ph.D., MSN, RN, Adrienne Martinez, Ph.D., MSN, RN, PHN, Patricia Soderlund, MSN, PhD. Standing: Dr. MarySue…
Of Note
Dr. MarySue Heilemann was selected as an official delegate to the 62nd session of the United Nations Committee on the Status of Women (CSW), held at UN headquarters in New York in early March. In…
Dr. Carol Pavlish, PhD, RN, FAAN, joined the school in 2006 and will retire in June. A beloved member of the faculty, she provided leadership at a pivotal time as the inaugural Program Director for…
Professor Mary Ann Lewis, RN, DrPH, FAAN joined the faculty in 1989 and will retire in June. She has provided leadership as former Chair of the Primary Care Section, Chair of the Faculty and Chair…
Dr. Wei-ti Chen’s, RN, CNM, PhD, FAAN, research focus addresses the unique needs of the growing number of Chinese women and children with HIV/AIDS in China and in the U.S. She uses both qualitative…
Development / Alumni News
Dolores Grunigen and her late husband Dr. Forest Grunigen spent much of their time together in the 1960s and 70s advocating in Sacramento to establish regulations and guidelines for allied health…
We as a family choose to support the UCLA School of Nursing because they really are about redefining and re-imagining nursing. The faculty and staff instilled this in our daughter Claire (MN ‘13) and…
I give because the UCLA School of Nursing showed me that there is no such thing as “just a nurse”. Nurses make a difference for patients, families and communities everywhere—at the bedside, in…
JUDITH (JUDY) BENSON ’60 AND ROGER BENSON ’58 HAVE DONATED TO UCLA FOR 33 CONSECUTIVE YEARS. In 2004, the Bensons made a heartfelt donation, establishing the Benson Family Fellowship Fund in the…
DONNA F. VER STEEG, RN, PHD, FAAN, an emeriti faculty member from the School of Nursing passed away in August. Donna was a valuable member of our faculty and of the nursing profession. She made a…
