JOYCE P. MURRAY, EdD, RN, FAAN

Professor, Emory University, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Atlanta, GA.

Personal Statement: The NLN is a key player in the transformation occurring in nursing education and practice that is needed to meet the nursing and health care needs of society. Multiple experiences in educational administration, teaching, and consultation, nationally and internationally, serve as a knowledge base for my role as President-elect. As past NLN Director of Accreditation, Chair, NLN Accreditation Committee, President, Georgia League for Nursing, and other NLN related activities, I have been and continue to support NLN recognizing its importance to the education of future nurses and the health of Americans. As President, I would accept the challenge of working with membership to advance quality nursing education through multiple avenues to meet the needs of educational programs, faculty, students, and health care.

Past Positions: Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Graduate Program Coordinator, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University; Director of Accreditation, National League for Nursing; Department Head and Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, Georgia Southern College, Statesboro, GA.

League Activities: Director of Accreditation; member, Council Transition Task Force; chair elect, Council of Baccalaureate and Higher Degree Programs; chair, Committee on Accreditation.

Other Activities: Member, International Expert Panel, American Academy of Nursing; Cabinet on Nursing Research, Georgia Nurses Association; Educational Consultant, Carter Center, Ethiopian Public Health Initiative; Nominating Committee, Membership Committee International Association of Human Caring.

Education: EdD, The University of Georgia, Athens; MSN, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta; BSN, Armstrong State College, Savannah, GA; Diploma, Warren A. Candler School of Nursing, Savannah, GA.

Honors: Fellow, American Academy of Nursing; member, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society, Beta Omicron Chapter; Mabel Korsell Award, Georgia League for Nursing, Outstanding Service; Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education, Beta Kappa Chapter, University of Georgia.

BRO. IGNATIUS PERKINS, OP, DNSc, RN

Executive Vice President, The National Catholic Bioethics Center, Boston, MA.

Personal Statement: The NLN has presented important statistics on the changing demographics of the current and future nursing workforce and their impact on assuring healthy outcomes for persons, families, communities and developing countries. In response to these trends NLN is providing creative leadership through new strategic and innovative initiatives ". . . to advance quality nursing education that prepares the nursing workforce. . ." If elected, it would be a distinct honor to serve the NLN by bringing to the Board of Governors thirty-six years of experience in nursing and in clinical bioethics, as we collaborate with others "to meet the needs of diverse populations in an ever-changing health care environment" through nursing. Thank you.

Past Positions: Associate academic dean, chairperson, Dept. of Nursing, College of Mount St. Joseph, Cincinnati, OH; chairperson, Dept. of Nursing, Spalding University, Louisville, KY.

League Activities: Member, NLN; Board of Directors, DC League for Nursing; Board of Directors, Ohio League for Nursing; chairperson, NLN Committee on Nominations; president, president elect, Kentucky League for Nursing; NLN Committee on Long Term Care.

Other Activities: Research & Human Subjects Review Committee, St. Elizabeth's Medical Center of Boston; Board of Directors, Southwestern Ohio Nurses' Association; grant reviewer, Nursing Education Opportunities for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds, DHHS, BHPr; chair, Parish Nurse Advisory Board, Tri-Health Care System; director, Leadership Development, Sisters of Charity of Health Care System; Center for Health Care Ethics; Board of Trustees: Providence College; College of the Immaculate Conception.

Education: DNSc, MSN, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC; MA Ed, Spalding University, Louisville, KY; Fellowship: Center for Clinical Bioethics, Georgetown University, Washington.

Honors: Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing; Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education; The Kennedy Institute of Ethics; American Society for Bioethics and Humanities; Delta Epsilon Sigma.

BETTY N. ADAMS, PhD, RN

Dean and professor, Prairie View A&M University College of Nursing, Houston, TX.

Personal Statement: I have been committed in advancing the mission of the NLN by being a proponent for excellence in nursing education and practice. Since 1980, I have served nursing in a leadership role; I have respected the relevance of nursing curricular development to ensure an environment and opportunity pathway for minorities and non-traditional populations to gain access to the discipline. I respect the gravity of the role of the Board of Governors in advancing the future of nursing by ensuring an understanding and appreciation of societal issues, and most of all having a responsiveness in shaping policies, which will generate positive benefits and rewards for the continued existence of nursing.

Past Positions: Associate dean, assistant dean and associate professor, College of Nursing, Texas Woman’s University, Denton; director, associate professor, Graduate Nursing Program, School of Nursing, Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA.

League Activities: Member, NLN; member, Board of Directors, president, president-elect, Louisiana League for Nursing.

Other Activities: Secretary, Multicultural Advisory Committee, Denton Independent School District, TX; chair, Board of Directors, Neighborhoods Organized for Substance Abuse Prevention, TX; associate coordinator (co-principal investigator), National Black Leadership Initiative on Cancer, Southern University, LA; workshop organizer and moderator, Consumer Access to Nursing and Healthcare Services: Building Coalitions Conference Committee, Louisiana League for Nursing and Tulane University Medical Center, LA.

Education: PhD, University of New Orleans, LA; MN, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; BS, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA.

Honors: Member, Sigma Theta Tau, Beta Chapter (TX); STT Epsilon Nu Chapter, Louisiana; Phi Delta Kappa Honor Society, University of New Orleans.

BARBARA J. BROWN, EdD, RN, FAAN, FNAP

Vice President and Regional Editor in Chief, Nurseweek/Mountainwest and Editor/Founder, Nursing Administration Quarterly, Tucson, AZ

Personal Statement: I am honored to be a candidate for National League for Nursing Governor at Large. I have been an active member of the League for almost as long as I have been in nursing. I feel I have excellent experience in both academia and multiple practice settings, having been an administrator in both, as well as substantive clinical practice as faculty and in direct care. My greatest concern for the nursing profession is the dire need to strengthen the partnership between nursing education and nursing practice. I believe that the NLN has the best opportunity to provide national leadership in nursing service/education partnerships. The challenges faced by all areas of nursing in the continuing nursing workforce shortage demand that we, the leadership in nursing, bring a stronger united front to build a stronger future for the nursing workforce.

Past Positions: Associate executive director, King Faisal Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; associate administrator, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA.

League Activities: Member, NLN Nominating Committee; president, Washington League for Nursing; president, Wisconsin League for Nursing.

Other Activities: National Ac Pr, charter member, National Academy of Practices; Governing Council and Committee Member; American Academy of Nursing; member several national committees, American Nurses Association; past president, member several national committees, American Organization for Nurse Executives.

Education: EdD, MSN, BSN, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI.

Honors: Member Sigma Theta Tau; FAAN, American Academy of Nursing; FNAP, National Academy of Practices.

PHYLLIS N. HORNS, DSN, RN

Dean and Professor, East Carolina University School of Nursing, Greenville, NC.

Personal Statement: My interest in serving on the National League for Nursing Board of Governors is a natural extension of my commitment to this organization over the last several years. Having served in many roles with the NLN and its constituent leagues, I have developed a broad understanding of the organization's mission, diverse constituency, and future imperatives. My experience is nursing education and nursing education accreditation will bring to the board an important and essential perspective that will be useful as the board debates nursing education issues and priorities. I believe the next decade will be of vital importance in nursing education as we attempt to address the manpower and workplace issues that continue to challenge the health care industry. Faculty development will be a cornerstone to having our nursing programs keep ahead of the wave in this changing marketplace. In these crucial times for nursing and nursing education, the actions of our national organizations will significantly affect the future of our profession. I believe I can contribute uniquely to the NLN decision-making and I would consider it a privilege and an honor to serve on its Board of Governors.

League Activities: Chair, NLN Accrediting Commission; site visitor, CBHDP; Board of Review member, Alabama League for Nursing, President, Vice President, Board Member.

Other Activities: President, Council on Collegiate Education for Nursing, SREB; member, ADA Task Force, AACN; chair, Executive Development Series, AACN; member, American Nurses Association; secretary, North Carolina Council of Deans/Directors of Baccalaureate and Higher Degree Programs;

member, board of directors, North Carolina Foundation for Nursing; external reviewer for promotion and tenure for various universities and colleges.

Education: DSN, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; CPNP, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY; MPH, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; BSN, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.

Honors: Sigma Theta Tau-Beta Nu chapter; Phi Kappa Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa National Honor Society; ECU School of Nursing Alumni Society; UAB School of Nursing Alumni Association; Who's Who In Health Care; Who's Who in American Women.

JULIE A. McAFOOES, MS, RN C

Vice President, Software Development, Nurse Educator, Fitne Inc., Athens, OH

Personal Statement: During my two-year term as a member of the NLN Board of Governors, I have had the privilege of participating in the restructuring of the organization to better serve the needs of educators for all levels of nursing. My background as a practical, associate degree, diploma and baccalaureate nurse educator, as well as my ANCC certification in nursing and staff development, contribute to my broad perspective of nursing education. As the vice-president for a nationally-recognized membership organization that serves hundreds of nursing schools and faculty and promotes the use of educational technology, I would share my knowledge and insight with the NLN leaders, members and staff. If re-elected, I would continue my commitment to the NLN.

Past Positions: Nursing Instructor, Hocking College, Nelsonville, OH

League Activities: Governor-at-Large, NLN Board of Governors; chair and chair-elect, Council for Nursing Informatics; secretary, Ohio League for Nursing

Other Activities: Member, Program and Electronic Library Committees, Sigma Theta Tau International; founding member and secretary, Informatics Nurses of Ohio (INFO); member, American Nurses Association/Ohio Nurses Association; board member, Ohio University College of Health and Human Services Society for Alumni and Friends

Education: MS, Ohio State University, Columbus; BSN, Ohio University, Athens; ADN, Hocking Technical College, Nelsonville, OH

Honors: Founding member, vice president, secretary, Sigma Theta Tau--Lambda Omega chapter; member, Sigma Theta Tau—Epsilon chapter

ROY L. SIMPSON, RN C, CMAC, FNAP, FAAN

Vice President, Nursing Informatics, Cerner Corporation, Kansas City, MO.

Personal Statement: These are troubling times for nursing. Resources are limited, nursing education is at risk, and seasoned faculty is an endangered species. For nursing--and ultimately, patient care--to survive, it will need strong leadership from organizations such as NLN. For NLN to provide that leadership, it must be innovative, solvent and willing to embrace other professional nursing groups on common ground. NLN's success depends on its leaders. Having served on the NLN Board for the past two years as Chair of the Council of Nurses Executives, I am seeking election in the newly created organization in the hopes that my experience will be valuable in the transition. Years of commitment to NLN in times both challenging and successful speak to my commitment. Please elect me to the Board so that I may continue in that commitment. Thank you.

Past Positions: Vice President, Nursing Affairs, McKesson HBOC, Atlanta, GA.

League Activities: Member, NLN Board of Governors; representative of the principal member, CHAP Board of Directors; chair-elect, Council for Nurse Executives; member, Executive Committee, CNI; member, Board of Directors, National Forum for Computers in Nursing and Healthcare, Georgia League for Nursing.

Other Activities: Member, American Medical Informatics Association; member, Program Committee, task force chair and member, National Committee, American Organization of Nurse Executives; Board, AONE Patient Care Institute; treasurer, PSG-2, AMIA; member, Multi-Hospital Systems Committee, National Forum for Nursing Service Administrators; member, various committees, American Nurses Association; member, various committees, Georgia Nurses Association; treasurer, American Academy of Nursing; faculty appointments, Excelsior College formerly Regents College, and Vanderbilt University; editorial boards Nursing Forum, Nursing Administration Quarterly, Applied Nursing Research; Columnist for Nursing Management, CurtinCalls, Health Management Technology and Nursing Administration Quarterly.

Education: RN, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA.

Honors: Fellow, American Academy of Nursing; fellow, National Academy of Practice; Institute of Medicine, Adequacy of Nurse Staffing; Achievement Award for Advancement in Computer Knowledge in Nursing, Michigan Society of Nursing Service Administrators; Rutger's University Third Annual International Recognition Award for the Advancement of Computer Technology in Healthcare.

DIANE J. SKIBA, PhD, FAAN

Associate Dean for Informatics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO.

Personal Statement: The landscape of nursing education, like higher education, is quickly changing and in turn, placing new challenges and demands on faculty and learners. One such challenge is the growing use of technologies to provide accessible, flexible, convenient and just in time learning opportunities that transcend geographic and time boundaries. These learning opportunities are targeted to the growing new majority who are seeking lifelong learning. The growth in lifelong learning that being driven by the ever-increasing rate of change in knowledge and an ever- changing health care environment. The nursing shortage and the need to create new educational mobility models further exacerbate these challenges. In response to these challenges, new demands are being placed on nurse educators and learners. The changing roles of faculty and learners, the impact of technologies on the teaching-learning process, new educational models to deliver learning, and the need to shift from a teaching to a learning paradigm that fits with the new business designs are but a few of these current demands. As an educator, I believe the NLN can play a significant leadership role in addressing these challenges and helping nurse educators and learners to contend with the multitude of new demands. As a long-standing active member of NLN with a background in informatics and web-based education, I believe my knowledge and experience can help transform nursing education into a learner-centered model that supports best practices in teaching and learning and encourages the use of appropriate and ubiquitous technologies.

Past Positions: Associate Professor, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver.

League Activities: Member, Executive Committee, Council for Research in Nursing Education; member, Board of Governors; chair, Council for Nursing Informatics; chair, CNI Program Committee; member, NLN Awards Committee; member, Board of Directors, Colorado League for Nursing; co-chair and executive committee member, Task force on Standards, National Forum on Computers in Health Care and Nursing.

Other Activities: Member, Public Health Informatics and Distance Learning Conference Planning, Association of Schools of Public Health, HRSA; co-chair, Nursing Working Group Education, International Medical Informatics Association; chair, Info Expo Planning Committee, Sigma Theta Tau International; member, Scope of Practice/Standards in Nursing Informatics, American Nurses Association; member, Network Advisory Board, American Journal of Nursing.

Education: PhD and MEd., University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; BA, Southern Connecticut State College, New Haven, CT.

Honors: Member, American Academy of Nursing; Council of Nursing Informatics Award, National League for Nursing; Excellence in Nursing Recognition Award, University of Massachusetts Medical Center; Honorary Member, American Academy of Nursing; Honorary Member, Sigma Theta Tau.

JOAN E. THIELE, PhD, RN

Professor of Nursing, Washington State University, Spokane, WA.

Personal Statement: As a long-time member of the National League for Nursing, I have had the opportunity to participate in many NLN activities. I participated in NLN’s moving away from a cumbersome eleven council organization to a forward thinking four advisory council structure. This approach heralds a new look for NLN and strengthens the viability of the organization. My previous experience as a member of the Board of Governors (1995-1997) provides me with an understanding of a troubled time in NLN history and a desire to continue to assist with the forward thinking efforts of the new NLN. I look forward to continuing to serve as a leader of this progressive organization.

League Activities: Chair, Search Committee for Executive Director, NLN Accrediting Commission; member, Transition Task Force Advisory Council; chair-elect, Council for Nursing Informatics; member, Nominations Committee, chair Executive Committee, Council for Research in Nursing Education; member, Convention Advisory Committee; member, Board of Governors.

Other Activities: Member, Peer Review Group for the Advanced Nurse Education and Nurse Anesthetist Program Grants, Health Resources and Services Administration, US Dept. of Health and Human Services; chair, Abstract Review Committee, Sigma Theta Tau—Delta Chi chapter.

Education: PhD, Arizona State University, Tempe; MS, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; BS, Texas Woman’s University, Denton

Honors: Member, Sigma Theta Tau; multiple teaching awards for excellence in teaching at college and university level.