UT Nursing Professor Receives Distinguished Service Award

Elyria Resident Recognized by Association of Rehabilitation Nurses

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Dr. Linda Pierce, left, receives award from Kathy Doeschot of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses

TOLEDO, OH (12/15/2011)(readMedia)-- Dr. Linda Pierce, professor in the College of Nursing at The University of Toledo, has been recognized with the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses' 2011 Distinguished Service Award.

According to the ARN, the award recognizes an individual who has made outstanding contributions to rehabilitation nursing and to the ARN, and it is the most prestigious award given by the organization.

The Elyria resident, who has been a professor at UT since 1994, is past president of the ARN board and former chair of the Rehabilitation Nursing Foundation, the arm of the organization that funds research in rehabilitation nursing practice. According to the ARN, she has been a key contributor to a variety of national and chapter committees.

"For more than 20 years, Dr. Pierce has exemplified the philosophy and goals of ARN and has spent her career as a role model for rehabilitation nursing," said Kathy Doeschot, immediate past president of ARN. "She has supported ARN's organizational goals through her ongoing volunteer service to the organization, her teaching and her sustained record of research funding and publications.

"ARN wishes to thank Dr. Pierce for generously contributing her energies and talent to ARN and RNF, and for projecting a positive image of rehabilitation nursing through her research, teaching and practice."

Pierce earned a doctorate in the philosophy of nursing from Wayne State University, along with Master of Science and Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees from the University of Akron. She is a board Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse and an elected Fellow of the American Heart Association and the Academy of Nursing.

The Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN) promotes the professional rehabilitation nursing practice through education, advocacy, collaboration and research to enhance the quality of life for those affected by chronic illness or physical disability.