Dr. Linda Godley has been appointed Dean for the School of Nursing. She served as Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Graduate Nursing at Alcorn State University where she was responsible for providing leadership in developing and implementing the strategic and operational functions of the department. She is an active member of the university’s Academic Council and the School of Nursing Administrative Council. She is also an active member of the Planning, Management and Evaluation Committee, Graduate Council, School of Nursing Tenure, Rank and Promotion Committee, and the School of Nursing Faculty Organization. On the national level, Dr. Godley is a National League for Nursing Ambassador and a Program Evaluator for the National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission (NLNAC). The NLNAC is a national organization that accredits schools of nursing. At the regional Level, Dr. Godley was appointed to serve on the Southern Regional Education Board Council on Collegiate Education for Nursing (SREB-CCEN) Workforce Diversity Task Force in 2005. She was a member of the program planning committee for the 2006 SREB-CCEN Annual Conference. The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that works with leaders and policymakers in its 16 member states to improve pre-K through postsecondary education. The SREB-CCEN functions to improve nursing education and serves as a resource center for its member schools. At the state level, Dr. Godley is an active member of the Mississippi Council of Deans and Directors of Schools of Nursing (MCDDSN) and is a member of several committees of this council which include the Mississippi Educational Consortium for Specialized Advanced Practice Nursing and the MCDDSN Planning Committee for the development of a Doctorate of Nursing Practice program. Dr. Godley served as President of the Tau Eta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, International from 2004-2006. Sigma Theta Tau is the international honor society of nursing. At the local level, Dr. Godley served as a member of the Board of Directors for the United Way of the Miss-Lou and Sta-Home Health Agency. She also participates in planning and implementing disaster relief through the American Red Cross. Dr. Godley has 30 years of experience as a nurse educator in institutions of higher learning. She was a member of the founding faculty in Alcorn’s Department of Associate Degree Nursing in 1977. After leaving Alcorn in 1990, she served as assistant professor of nursing at Louisiana State University at Alexandria for two years and assistant professor of nursing at the University of Southwestern Louisiana for three years. Returning to Alcorn in 1995, Dr. Godley served as assistant professor and chair in the Department of Associate Degree Nursing for 10 years and guided that program through its initial NLNAC accreditation and subsequent reaccreditation. In addition to her varied experiences, Dr. Godley has 30 plus years experience as a practicing nurse. She has presented invited papers at state, regional, and national conferences. Dr. Godley earned a bachelor’s degree at Northeast Louisiana University and a master’s degree at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. She earned a Ph.D. in nursing from Southern University and A & M College. Please join me in welcoming Dr. Linda Godley as the Dean for the School of Nursing.
Posted By: Kenyana Madison
Tuesday, July 22nd 2008 at 12:54PM
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