| Jackson, Tenn. - Dr.
Susan Jacob has been named dean of Union's School of
Nursing, effective Aug. 1. Jacob comes to Union from the
University of Memphis' Loewenberg School of Nursing,
where she has taught since 1984. Jacob is most widely
known for her early involvement in the development of
hospice programs in Memphis and her research in grief and
bereavement. She was instrumental in the development of
Methodist Alliance, the first hospice program in Memphis
and the second in the state of Tennessee.
Most recently Jacob has co-authored and co-edited a
major nursing textbook, "Contemporary Nursing:
Issues, Trends and Management," which was released
earlier this year. The book contains a chapter written by
Union's Provost Carla Sanderson, titled "Ethical
Issues in Nursing and Health Care." Sanderson
previously served Union as dean of the School of Nursing.
"There is no nurse educator more suitable to
become the next 51ÉçÇø School of Nursing dean
than Dr. Susan Jacob," Sanderson said. "Dr.
Jacob is a scholar, a scientist and a compassionate
Christian. What a blessing to know that one who is so
well respected across our state and region is coming to
invest all that she is in Union."
Recognized as a leader in her field, Jacob has
received the University of Memphis' outstanding faculty
award in 1993 and 1994 and the distinguished teaching
award in 1995.
Jacob is a 15-year-member of the Tennessee Nurses
Association, a member of Sigma Theta Tau since 1988 and a
member of the National League for Nursing since 1993. She
received the Nursing Achievement Award from the Beta
Theta Chapter-At-Large of Sigma Theta Tau in 1989.
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