Internat'l society presents award to Fagin

Members of the International Honor Society, Phi Beta Delta, presented Nursing School Dean Claire Fagin with a plaque honoring her efforts to internationalize the Nursing School and her outstanding leadership in international education, yesterday at the Lauder-Fisher Amphitheater. Director of the Office of International Programs Joyce Randolph greeted students being inducted as members of the society and presented the keynote speaker. Randolph gave the welcoming address and introduced Margaret Gilligan, the chapter coordinator, who inducted approximately 30 new members. Randolph also introduced Fagin and talked about her professional background and her credentials. "Since she has been dean, she has dramatically increased the stature of the school," Randolph said, Fagin spoke next, congratulating the inductees and explaining about her work in the nursing world. She stressed the importance of international education and the connections created by the School of Nursing with other institutions throughout the world. She also spoke about the nursing programs in other countries which the University collaborates with, including Chile, Nigeria, Israel and Belgium. After Fagin retires as dean in March, she will be concentrating on her presidency of the the National League of Nursing and studying the implementation of a law that concerns the improvement of nursing homes. The hour-long speech and induction was attended by well over 60 members and new members, all of whom praised Fagin for her speech and her accomplishments. "Dean Fagin's speech was impressive," College senior Jordan Labkon said. "It's great to be a part of an organization that honors a person like her." "Her contribution to international nursing is quite evident and she is doing quite a lot to promote nursing," College senior Noel Johansen added.

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