The College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis has identified three candidates as finalists for the position as dean. The candidates will all visit campus in the coming weeks before a choice is made. The three candidates are:
Ӣ Sally J. Reel, the associate dean for academic practice and clinical professor at the University of Arizona College of Nursing. She also serves as director of the Arizona Area Health Education Centers Programs.
”¢ Laura A. Talbot is the Dean W. Colvard Distinguished Professor in Nursing at the College of Health and Human Services at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She is the director of the university’s Health Services Research Ph.D. Program.
Ӣ Sarah Ann Thompson is professor and dean of academic programs at the College of Nursing at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Update: On March 9, 2012, Dr. Talbot was named to the dean position.