Newswise — Mary Woolley, president of Research!America, has been selected as the graduation speaker at the 2009 Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) Diploma and Awards Ceremony on May 21, 2009.
Woolley is an elected member of the Institute of Medicine and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and serves on the Governing Council of the Institute of Medicine. She is a founding member of the Board of Associates of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research. Under Woolley's leadership, Research!America has earned the attention and respect of elected and appointed officials, researchers in the public, private, and academic sectors, media, and community leaders with its record of innovation in advocacy for research. Research!America is the nation's largest nonprofit, membership-supported grassroots public education and advocacy organization committed to making medical and health research a much higher national priority.
The School of Nursing Diploma and Award Ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at The Lyric Opera House in downtown Baltimore for all 2009 graduating students and their guests. The Ceremony also can be watched online via webcast beginning at 2:00 p.m. on the School of Nursing website at www.nursing.jhu.edu.
Event details and additional information are available on the School of Nursing website at www.nursing.jhu.edu/graduation and the university website at www.jhu.edu/commencement/.
The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing is a global leader in nursing research, education, and scholarship. The School and its baccalaureate, master's, PhD, and Doctor of Nursing Practice programs are recognized for excellence in educating nurses who set the highest standards for patient care and become innovative national and international leaders. For more information, visit www.nursing.jhu.edu.
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