93-11-29 Jean Sorrells-Jones,elected Fellow of the AAN in Washing

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                  CHIEF NURSING EXECUTIVE NAMED
            FELLOW OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NURSING
     CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA., Nov. 30--Jean Sorrells-Jones, Ph.D.,
R.N., Chief Nursing Executive at the University of Virginia, was
elected Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing in Washington
recently.
     The Academy was established by the American Nurses Association
to advance knowledge, education and the practice of the profession
of nursing.
     "We're delighted but not at all surprised that the Academy has
recognized Dr. Sorrells-Jones," said Dr. Don E. Detmer, vice
president and provost for health sciences at U.Va.
     "Nursing plays an indispensable role in modern health care and
she is an undisputed leader in her profession.  Her leadership and
professional abilities are major assets as we meet the challenges
of health care reform, including the University's nursing education
program."
     Sorrells-Jones was elected by the 800-member Academy for her
outstanding contributions to the health of the American people and
leadership in the profession of nursing.  The membership is one of
the highest honors an American nurse can receive.
     The Academy was founded in 1973 to "provide visionary
leadership to the national profession and the public in shaping
future health policy and practice that optimize the well-
being of the American people."
     Sorrells-Jones' experience includes positions in nursing
education, community health and clinical nursing practice.  She
completed her doctoral studies at the University of Chicago and
holds bachelor's and master's degrees respectively in nursing and
maternal-child nursing from the University of Colorado.
     She joined the University's staff in 1987 as director of
nursing and continues as associate dean in the School of Nursing.
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                                                November 29, 1993
Charlotte A. Buttner, Program Support Technician, Health Sciences
Center News Office, McKim Hall Room 3116, #429, Charlottesville,
Va., 22908, 804-924-5679, cab2j@virginia.edu


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