O'Shea continues to shine
 Helen O’Shea will be honored by Emory’s Emeritus College this fall for her accomplishments before and after her retirement in 2003. She served with the nursing school for 32 years and as a nurse for more than 40 years. |
Helen O’Shea RN PhD will receive the 2011 Distinguished Emeritus Award this fall. She is one of four health sciences faculty members who are being honored by the Emory University Emeritus College (EUEC). When O’Shea retired in 2003, she had served 32 years with the School of Nursing, where she chaired adult and elder health nursing and directed the BSN program. To honor her commitment to teaching, the school established the Helen O’Shea Scholarship Fund for BSN students.
O’Shea did not stop teaching after retiring. She inaugurated the Emory Summer Nursing Teaching Institute, a fast-track program to help master’s-prepared nurses become skilled educators. She also instructed four female physicians from Tblisi, Georgia, on how to teach nursing and worked with them to develop the nation’s first baccalaureate nursing program. Their collaboration resulted in a mission statement, program outcomes, a curriculum, and syllabi for 28 nursing courses.
In her “spare” time, O’Shea volunteers with MedShare International, coordinates food preparation for Emory’s Hope Lodge, and contributes 100 hours of service annually as a DeKalb County Master Gardener. She also serves with the Emory Catholic Center and the EUEC.
Previous EUEC honorees include nursing professor Rose Dilday (2004) and hospital nursing leader Mary Woody (2003), who passed away last year.
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To learn more about the Helen O’Shea Scholarship Fund, contact Amy Dorrill, associate dean for development and alumni relations, at 404-727-6917 or adorril@emory.edu. |
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