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Inaugural Fellows of the NCSBN Regulatory Institute Inducted Aug. 9, 2007
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CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - August 20, 2007) - The National Council of State Boards of
Nursing, Inc. (NCSBN®) (www.ncsbn.org) inducted its inaugural group of
Fellows of the NCSBN Regulatory Institute on Aug. 9, 2007, during the NCSBN
Annual Meeting and Delegate Assembly held in Chicago.
The Institute for Regulatory Excellence (IRE) began in 2004 with the
purpose of providing boards of nursing with high quality regulatory
education, expanding the body of knowledge related to regulation through
research and scholarly work, developing the capacity of regulators to
become expert leaders, and developing a network of regulators who
collaborate to improve regulatory practices and outcomes. The IRE is a
series of educational conferences held annually with the following topics
rotated on a four-year cycle: Public Protection/Role Development of Nursing
Regulators, Discipline, Competency and Evaluation/Remediation Strategies,
and Organizational Structure/Behavior.
The IRE Fellowship Program is a four-year program requiring attendance at
the IRE conferences and the completion of scholarly works. Individuals who
complete the NCSBN Fellowship Program requirements are called a Fellow of
the NCSBN Regulatory Institute (FRE) and are entitled to use the initials
FRE after their name in recognition of their accomplishment.
The 2007 inaugural class of fellows are:
Pamela Ambush-Burris, MSN, RN, FRE, Director of Education & Licensure,
Maryland Board of Nursing
Karla Bitz, MMGT, RN, FRE, Associate Director, North Dakota Board of
Nursing
Gloria Damgaard, RN, MS, FRE, Executive Secretary, South Dakota Board of
Nursing
Dorothy Fulton, MA, RN, FRE, Executive Director (retired), Alaska Board of
Nursing
Julia George, RN, MSN, FRE, Associate Executive Director for Programs,
North Carolina Board of Nursing
Randall Hudspeth, MS, APRN-NP/CNS, FRE, Board Member, Idaho State Board of
Nursing, Director of Professional
Practice, Saint Alphonsus RMC
Lorinda Inman, MSN, RN, FRE, Executive Director, Iowa Board of Nursing
Constance Kalanek, PhD, RN, FRE, Executive Director, North Dakota Board of
Nursing
Charlene Kelly, PhD, RN, FRE, Executive Director, Nursing and Nursing
Support, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Regulation and
Licensure Nursing and Nursing Support
Betty Sims, MSN, RN, FRE, Nurse Consultant, Texas Board of Nursing (until
June 2007)
Valerie Smith, MS, RN, FRE, Associate Director Nursing Practice &
Investigations, Arizona State Board of Nursing
Margaret Walker, PhD, MBA, BSN, RN, FRE, Executive Director, New Hampshire
Board of Nursing
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. (NCSBN) is a
not-for-profit organization whose membership comprises the boards of
nursing in the 50 states, the District of Columbia and four U.S.
territories.
Mission: The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN), composed
of Member Boards, provides leadership to advance regulatory excellence for
public protection.