With nearly five decades of service between them, professors Donna Routh and Barbara May have shaped countless Linfield nursing students. Here, they share memories from the past and plans for their retirements

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Linfield Magazine Volume 7 Number 1 Summer 2010 Article 10 Summer 2010 A Legacy of Nurses: Longtime Professors Retire Linfield Magazine Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/linfield_magazine Recommended Citation Linfield Magazine Staff (2010) "A Legacy of Nurses: Longtime Professors Retire," Linfield Magazine: Vol. 7 : No. 1 , Article 10. Available at: https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/linfield_magazine/vol7/iss1/10 This article is brought to you for free via open access, courtesy of DigitalCommons@Linfield. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@linfield.edu. D o n n a  R o u t ha s s o c i a t e  p r o f e s s o r  o f  n u r s i n g ,  s i n c e  1 9 8 5B a r b a r a  M a yp r o f e s s o r  o f  n u r s i n g ,  s i n c e  1 9 8 9A LEGACY           NURSESofLongtime professors retireMost memorable moments  Some of the most en-joyable and satisfying times occur in the clinical area, seeing our competent graduates mentoring today’s students.Favorite campus hangout  The coffee shops on 23rd Ave.  Favorite course  Electives I developed or co-developed:  Adult Critical Care Nursing and Clinical Ethics.  Changes in students  We have much more of a mixture of students than when I began at Linfield – many second degree students, wide variety of backgrounds, ages and interests. Makes teaching more challenging and more fun. Learned from students and colleagues  Where to start!  I constantly learn, from students and faculty and clinical colleagues. Will miss  Friendships, collegial relationships with other faculty members, interactions with students.   Won’t miss  Meetings.Best thing about Linfield  The relationships I have formed, and the ability to do a variety of things and still remain engaged as a nursing professional.  Retirement plan  More time with family. Some traveling. Will continue as a nursing representative to a state-wide task force, and on the Oregon Nurses Association task force on Ethics and Human Rights.Most memorable moments  The honor of receiving the Samuel H. Graf Award, and the opportunity to be a co-investigator on the HRSA Nursing Workforce Diversity Grant, which over the six years since its start, has brought our campus diversity to a critical mass. Favorite course  Family Violence, an elective I developed to better prepare future nurses for the complex dynamics they will encounter when working with families.Changes in students  When I started, students were primarily traditional college age and our nursing program was four years in length. However, in order to meet the market shifts and the nursing shortage, the nursing program transitioned to a more accelerated program. This attracted second degree and older-than-average students into the nursing profession.Learned from students and colleagues  The value of col-laboration in contributing to a successful nursing program. Will miss  Daily connections with students. Sometimes the informal visits with them in the hallways and walkways are the most meaningful moments.Won't miss  All the committee work, meetings and course coordinator administrative responsibilities.Biggest surprise  As the time draws nearer to my retire-ment, I am surprised by the bittersweet feelings I have in leaving Linfield as a full-time faculty member.Best thing about Linfield  The commitment to the stu-dents and the student learning process.Retirement plans  Becoming a pianist. It has been a lifelong goal of mine and until now I have not had the time I felt I would need to do it justice. I just invested in a baby grand piano and I am looking for piano teachers – suggestions anybody?!On the web: www.linfield/edu/retirees20101 6  -  l i n f i e l d  m a g a z i n e  Summer 2010With nearly five decades of service between them, professors Donna Routh and Barbara May have shaped countless Linfield nursing students. Here, they share memories from the past and plans for their retirements.Linfield Magazine_mag19.indd  16 6/24/10  9:16 AM

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