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New Dean of the School of Nursing at Baylor University

The Louise Herrington School of Nursing at Baylor University has announced the appointment of Shelley F. Conroy as its new dean, effective January 1, 2012. Dr. Conroy is dean and professor in the College of Health Professions at Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, Georgia. Previously, she was dean of the Dr. Ezekiel R. Dumke College of Health Professions at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah.

Dr. Conroy holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Virginia Commonwealth University. She earned a master’s degree in nursing from the Medical College of Virginia and an educational doctorate from the University of Central Florida.

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