Colleen Conway-Welch

October 12, 2018

Colleen Conway-Welch, nursing education pioneer and emerita dean, has died

Colleen Conway-Welch, PhD, CNM, FAAN, FACNM, who during her 29 years as dean of the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing transformed nursing education at Vanderbilt and nationally, died Oct. 12 following a courageous battle with cancer.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 1, 2017

Kudos: Read about faculty and staff awards, appointments and achievements

Read about the latest faculty and staff awards, appointments and achievements.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 11, 2016

School of Nursing dean emerita named ‘living legend’

Colleen Conway-Welch, dean emerita of the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, has been named a Living Legend by the American Academy of Nursing, one of nursing’s most distinguished and prestigious professional organizations.

By VUMC News and Communications
November 17, 2014

Documentary, panel discussion to explore ‘The American Nurse’

The lives and work of five nurses on the front lines of the biggest issues facing America—aging, war, prisons and poverty—are explored in a new documentary film that will screen Tuesday, Dec. 2, at the Carmike Bellevue 8.

By VUMC News and Communications
May 9, 2014

Vanderbilt University honors 20 as emeriti faculty

Twenty retiring faculty members were recognized during Vanderbilt’s Commencement ceremony May 9, when the university honored their years of service and bestowed on them the title of emeritus or emerita faculty.

By VUMC News and Communications
September 5, 2013

Travis family’s Vanderbilt legacy grows

By VUMC News and Communications
August 8, 2013

Pinning ceremony celebrates VUSN students

Nearly 300 Vanderbilt University School of Nursing students received their professional pins of Nursing at a ceremony held Sunday at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in downtown Nashville.
By VUMC News and Communications
June 7, 2013

Norman named dean of School of Nursing

Linda Norman, DSN, R.N., who for 22 years has spearheaded curricular innovations at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN), will become the school’s new dean pending Board of Trust approval, effective July 1.
By John Howser
May 24, 2013

Retiring Vanderbilt University School of Nursing dean honored for her service

Friends, supporters and colleagues gathered to honor retiring dean Colleen Conway-Welch for her visionary leadership of the Vanderbilt School of Nursing.
By VUMC News and Communications
May 16, 2013

Nursing School graduates set for crucial health care roles

Colleen Conway-Welch, Ph.D., CNM, dean of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, told graduates during Commencement and Investiture ceremonies last week that “advanced practice nurses, nurse scientists, nurse managers and leaders are crucial to health care and to our country.”
By VUMC News and Communications
May 9, 2013

Photo: Nursing awards

Marilyn Dubree, MSN, R.N., executive chief nursing officer, left, and Colleen Conway-Welch, Ph.D., CNM, dean of the School of Nursing, center, with Margie Gale, MSN, R.N., Employee Assistance Program nurse wellness specialist, who received of the Rebecca Clark Culpepper Education and Mentorship Award during the 2013 Nurses Week Awards and Recognition Ceremony last week in Langford Auditorium. Individual nurses, teams and supporters of nursing were acknowledged for their ongoing dedication to patients and families.
By VUMC News and Communications
December 13, 2012

Photo: VUSN Pinning Ceremony

The School of Nursing held its December Pinning Ceremony last week at Benton Chapel to celebrate the completion of specialty coursework for more than 20 students.
By VUMC News and Communications
November 12, 2012

Conway-Welch to step down as School of Nursing dean

By John Howser
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