Dr. Mary Walker Retired Navy Nurse Corps Captain, Mary Emily Walker , is a Board Certified Medical/ Surgical Ambulatory Care Nursing, Breast Health Educator, and a Level 2 Healing Touch Nurse with over 40 years combined civilian and military nursing experience. She received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from Albany State College in 1975. In 1981,she accepted a direct commission into the United States Navy as a Lieutenant. She served on active duty until 1988. During her tenure as a reservist , she held many leadership positions and was recalled to active duty in support of Operation Desert Storm, Desert Shield ,and Operations Enduring Eagle and Iraqi Freedom. She was the first Health Promotion Coordinator for the Naval and Marine Reserve Center Atlanta, Georgia for over 1,050 reserve and active duty personnel. She developed and implemented an impressive health promotion program that served over 500 Naval and Marine reserve personnel from October 2003 to January 2005. Prior to her retirement, Captain Walker was the recipient of several decorations that included the Navy and Marine Commendation Medal(2),Joint Meritorious Award(4), National Defense Service Medal(3), Armed Forces Service Medal Reserve(4), Meritorious Unit (7), United States Coast Guard Special Operations(1). A recipient of The Excellence Award in Clinical Nursing Practice in 2002 from the American Academy of Ambulatory Care nursing. She was featured in the Pulse/Atlanta Journal Constitution “We Serve America’s Heroes””, and the Vanguard , May/June 2003 , “Comforting the Wounded”. She is a member and current President of the Gamma Chi Chapter of Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Incorporated®, a professional nursing sorority guided by the motto “Service for Humanity.” As a result of her commitment and dedication, she received the 2018 Johnnie Robinson Nurse of the Year Award. She is a 2022 Inductee into the Georgian Nurses Foundation, Georgia Nursing Hall of Fame.
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