In The News Minu and Mehroo Patel, of Chicago, awarded Beverly McElmurry's International Nursing Award of Sigma Theta Tau Society, for contributions to International Nursing. On October 16, 2010,. Minu Patel MSc and Mehroo Patel MD were awarded Sigma Theta Tau International, Honor Society of Nursing, Alpha Lambda Chapter's : Beverly McElmurry Award for Contributions to International Nursing. This was in recognition of their collaborative work with the University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Nursing and the Bel–Air Hospital, in Panchgani India, in establishing a College of Nursing of International status. (Photo left Minu Patel, Connie Zak, President of Alpha, Lambda Chapter of Sigma Thea Tau, International Honor Society of Nursing, Dr Mehroo Patel) Minu thanked the organizers and mentioned that both Mehroo and himself were particularly pleased to receive this award especially because neither of them were nurses. Mehroo in her speech mentioned that “this award is not just for us. It is for all of you, and many more who have helped along the way. It means a lot to us. It prompts us to emulate Dr. Beverly McElmurry’s work and carry her legacy forward”. While on a visit to Panchgani, Fr Tomy, Director of Bel Air Hospital requested help to develop a College of Nursing of International status, as a capacity builder to alleviate nursing shortage at Bel-Air as well as all of India. Thus the collaboration between the University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing, the Indian Red Cross Society of Maharashtra, the Bel Air Hospital in Panchgani and the Patels, started seven years ago and mushroomed under the leadership of Dr. Beverly McElmurry. She advanced the cause of Nursing in many parts of the world not by imposing ways of her home country but always considering ethnic and cultural ways of the countries she was collaborating with. The Patels worked as facilitators and catalysts providing whatever resource was needed and requested. Upon construction, of the CON, the Bel-Air library had a few empty bookshelves lining up in a large 4 walled hall. They wanted books, the Patels gave them books – all donated, by themselves by the Nurses of UIC – CON and their friends elsewhere.. A couple of thousand books have been sent to BelAir Hospital where students and teachers and nurses are enjoying and sharing with other colleges there. The Patels set up a Bel-Air Benefit Foundation which collects monetary donations to pay for the shipping for and other Bel-Air support CONGRATUALATIONS MEHROO AND MINU ON A JOB WELL DONE!
Corrections FEZANA Journal - Fall/September 2010 Page 23 , column 2, line 14 "Dr. Ichaporia presented exposition of the Bahman Yasht." should read : Page 29 ,
"Dr. Ichaporia presented exposition of the Behram Yasht" the first line under OLD AVESTA "yaanim.mano, anim vacho.aanim shiiaothnem"
Should read
"yaanim.mano. yaanim.vacho. yaanim shiiaothnem" Thank you Dr Ichaporia for bringing this to our attention
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