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Dr. Fay Raines From the University of Alabama in Huntsville Assumes Presidency of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Date:4/14/2008

Newly Elected Board Members also include President-Elect Kathleen Potempa and Members-at-Large Timothy Gaspar and Juliann Sebastian

WASHINGTON, April 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- C. Fay Raines, PhD, RN, dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, was elected to serve a two-year term as President of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). Dr. Raines assumed the presidency at AACN's Spring Annual Meeting held in Washington, D.C. earlier this month.

"As we move forward on several fronts to improve the quality of patient care and transform professional nursing education, I am grateful for this opportunity to serve AACN as President and help lead this important work," said Dr. Raines. "Over the next two years, I look forward to working collaboratively to address the challenges confronting our member schools, including the faculty shortage, while joining with stakeholders to advance the goals of professional nursing education, research, and practice."

In addition to her 18-year tenure as the dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, Dr. Raines served as the university's Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness from 1997 through 2007. Prior to her time in Alabama, she held several positions at the University of Virginia including interim dean, associate dean for academic programs, assistant dean for undergraduate programs, and assistant/associate professor. A psychiatric mental health nurse, Dr. Raines earned both her baccalaureate and master's degrees in nursing from the University of Virginia, and a PhD in nursing from the University of Maryland.

Dr. Raines' service on behalf of AACN has spanned more than 15 years, and she has been instrumental in establishing the organization as the leading voice for professional nursing education. She served as the chair of the AACN Task Force on Articulation; a member of a joint AACN/AONE Task Force on D
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