LEADERSHIP FACULTY NEWS
Retirement Announcements As each school year comes to a close, we find ourselves saying good-bye to many students and sometimes even to esteemed faculty members. Please join us as we extend our appreciation for many years of dedicated service and best wishes for their future endeavors. ELIZABETH FARREN, PHD Professor Emeritus Dr. Farren joined the LHSON faculty in 1981, teaching in both the graduate and undergraduate programs. She has been a practicing nurse for over 35 years in acute care in surgery, recovery and maternal child nursing and in primary care as a nurse practitioner. Dr. Farren is a member of and holds various offices in Sigma Theta Tau, Texas Nurse Practitioners Association and the North Texas Nurse Practitioners. She has been the recipient of a federal traineeship for graduate education and has also been recognized as Nurse of the Year by the Texas Nurses Association, as one of the Great 100 nurses in the Dallas/ Fort Worth area and as an Outstanding Volunteer by the YMCA. She has also received the Community Hero award from the US Postal Service and United Way and was designated an LHSON Legend in the Line as part of the school’s centennial celebration.
STEPHANIE ALLEN, MS Senior Lecturer Stephanie Allen will retire at the close of the Summer I semester on July 6. An LHSON faculty member since 1990, Stephanie is a clinical nurse specialist in maternal child health and currently practices in the acute care pediatric setting. She has taught on both the junior and senior level in theory and practicum courses. Her areas of academic interest are clinical nutrition support, health promotion and critical thinking. Stephanie is an active member of the Texas Nurses Association, Sigma Theta Tau and various committees within Children’s Medical Center of Dallas, Baylor University and the School of Nursing. Upon retiring, Stephanie will return to practicing full-time at Children’s Medical Center and looks forward to spending more time with her husband, Steve, and daughters, Kelly and Kristen, at their place in South Lake Tahoe. A dedicated and caring teacher, Stephanie once asked a student why she had chosen the nursing profession and the student replied, “I had to choose between being a nurse or a Solid Gold dancer.” Stephanie laughed and said, “Well, either choice would guarantee being fast on your feet.”
Congratulations, Dr. Faucher! Dr. Mary Ann Faucher, associate professor and coordinator of the LHSON nurse-midwifery program, was inducted into the fellowship of the American College of NurseMidwives on May 25 in San Antonio at the 56th annual meeting and exposition. A certified nurse-midwife, Dr. Faucher has been practicing in the Dallas community for over 15 years. Her research interests include evidencelearn. lead. serve.
based practice; adolescent risk behaviors, specifically smoking in young women; cardiovascular health and prevention in women; and environmental exposures and implications for women’s health. Dr. Faucher’s efforts and dedication have been instrumental in the growth and success of the NM-DNP program here at LHSON, and we couldn’t be prouder of this most recent achievement. 7