TCU's Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences has three "Great 100 Nurses"

Fort Worth, TX

5/15/2007

Three faculty from TCU’s Harris College of Nursing & Health Science were honored as “Great 100 Nurses” for 2007 by the Texas Nurses Association, districts three and four, and the Dallas-Fort Worth Nurses Executives, at the 17th annual “Great 100 Nurses” awards ceremony May 9. The awardees include Lavonne Adams, Kris Riddlesperger and Charles Walker.

Lavonne Adams, PhD, RN, CCRN has been an assistant professor in TCU’s Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences since 2004. Her professional experience includes positions in progressive care/telemetry, critical care, emergency care, nursing education, and nursing academic administration. She holds nursing degrees from Kettering College of Medical Arts (AS), Wright State University (BSN), and Andrews University (MS) and a PhD in leadership from Andrews University. Dr. Adams is active in disaster response organizations, having volunteered for the American Red Cross, currently serving as a coordinator and trainer for Adventist Community Services Disaster Response and chair of the Tarrant County Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD). Dr. Adams presents and publishes in the areas of leadership, administration, and disaster preparedness and response.



Kris Riddlesperger, PhD, RN is a clinical assistant professor in TCU’s Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences. She has been a full time faculty member since 1994 and she currently teaches classes in maternity and women’s health. She holds nursing degrees from TCU (BSN) and Texas Woman’s University (MSN and PhD). Dr. Riddlesperger has personal interest in clinical hospice nursing after experiencing a hospice nurse who made a difference with her family.







Charles A. Walker, PhD, RNC is an associate professor in TCU’s Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences. Although Dr. Walker has taught nursing for 21 years, this is only his sixth year on the graduate faculty at TCU. Dr. Walker’s areas of professional expertise are gerontology, community mental health, ethics and moral theory, family systems, developmental tasks of midlife, and humanities for the health sciences. He holds degrees from TCU (BS and BSN), University of Texas (MSN) and Texas Woman’s University (PhD). Clinical and research interests include aging readiness among baby boomers, chronic and disabling illnesses, elder caregiving, and relocation stress. Dr. Walker is editor of the Journal of Theory Construction & Testing and has presented at over 100 regional, national, and international conferences. His publications include numerous scholarly monographs, journal articles, and book chapters. Dr. Walker’s funded research and program grants exceed $480,000 since 2003. He is also coordinator of TCU’s Accelerated BSN Track for non-nurse college graduates.


“I am very proud of each of our faculty named as ‘Great 100 nurses’,” said Dr. Paulette Burns, dean of the Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences. “They care deeply about our students and provide high-quality nursing education so that our graduates are well prepared to provide quality care to patients and families.”

For more information on TCU’s Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences, visit www.harriscollege.tcu.edu.

To see a list of past honorees, click here.