UpDate - Vol. 11, No. 4, Page 1
September 26, 1991
Edith H. Anderson to retire as nursing dean this year

     Edith H. Anderson, dean of the College of Nursing for more
than 14 years, has announced that she will step down as dean at the
end of the current semester.
     "Dean Anderson's contributions to our College of Nursing are
immeasurable," R. Byron Pipes, provost and vice president for
academic affairs, said. "In the face of a national decline in
nursing college enrollments, she has instigated a number of
initiatives in the college to encourage enrollment in nursing at
Delaware."
     A search committee for her replacement has been appointed by
Pipes.
     Mary P. Richards, dean of the College of Arts and Science,
chairs the committee, and members are Pamela B. Beeman, associate
professor of nursing; Jayne I. Fersnler, associate professor of
nursing; James G. Richards, associate professor of physical
education; Jack L. Smith, chairperson of the Department of
Nutrition and Dietetics; and Linda D. Waters, assistant dean of the
College of Nursing.
     Pipes has asked the committee to confine the search initially
to candidates drawn from current faculty members in the college.
     The College of Nursing has 33 faculty members and an
enrollment of some 400 undergraduates and 80 graduate students.
Undergraduate enrollment in the college is now on the upswing,
Anderson said, after a dramatic drop a few years ago.
     Currently celebrating its 25th anniversary, the College of
Nursing offers the bachelor of science in nursing and master of
science in nursing, as well as several special programs such as one
for registered nurses seeking their baccalaureate degrees, a bridge
program between bachelor's and master's degrees and nursing courses
on FOCUS.
     Anderson came to Delaware in September 1976 as dean of the
college, after serving as dean of the School of Nursing at the
University of Hawaii. She has been active in health-care activities
in the region and currently serves on the Governor's Health
Resources Management Council and on the Board of Directors of St.
Francis Hospital.
     Her other recent professional and community service activities
have included serving on the review committee for the National
Science Foundation, on the allocations committee of the United Way
of Delaware and on the Task Force on Shortage of Health Care
Professionals.
     She also has been active in the Delaware Health Council, the
Delaware Nurses' Association and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Nurses
Association.
     At the University, she is actively involved in the college's
current $1 million scholarship endowment drive.
     She served as co-chairperson of the Commission on
Undergraduate Education and has served on the Academic Council, the
Council of Deans, the President's Council and the University
Faculty Senate.
     Anderson has spoken and written widely on nursing education
and on maternal child nursing.
     Her honors include being named a fellow of the Academy of
Nursing, becoming one of 500 nurse scholar/leaders elected by her
peers.
     A graduate of Manhattanville College, Anderson received her
certificate in public health nursing and her master's and doctoral
degrees from New York University.