Alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of the College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center gathered today for a ribbon-cutting and dedication for the Dr. Margaret A. Newman Center for Nursing Theory, which honors the late UTHSC alumna, Memphis native, and internationally known nurse theorist after whom it is named.
The midday event, which took place in Room 103 on the first floor of Crowe Building, home to the UTHSC College of Nursing, included a proclamation by the Tennessee General Assembly honoring Dr. Newman and an unveiling of her portrait. It also included a tribute to the original director of the center, Assistant Professor Melody Waller, PhD, RN, who died in 2022.
“Margaret Newman is looking down and smiling today that we’ve gotten to this point,” said College of Nursing Dean Wendy Likes, PhD, DNSc, APRN-BC, FAANP, in opening the program. “It’s been a long time coming, many years of preparation, dedication, and hard work by many to get to the official opening of the center. Dr. Newman will be proud of our mission, our vision, and our purpose today. Our dream for the center is similar to the vision that Dr. Newman had to improve nursing practice and positively influence the quality of life and health of others.”
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