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Message from the Dean
Dear Alumni, Students, Friends and Colleagues:
I hope you enjoy reading the articles in this edition of the Harris College Magazine because they represent
where we have been, where we are now and where we are going. This is an exciting time to be at Harris
College. TCU’s Board of Trustees has decided to strengthen Harris College by increasing academic space,
adding faculty and staff, establishing new programs and enhancing student services. You can read more
about that in the article “Securing the future of Harris College” on page 3.
Harris College benefactor Tex Rankin has been in love with nursing since 1943 when he met his first wife, Polly.
Tex has honored that love by endowing nursing scholarships for undergraduates, establishing an endowed
professorship and an annual lectureship in nursing. You will find the story of his generosity on page 6.
Starting in the early to mid-1960s, young children with speech and language disorders began gathering in
a little yellow house on TCU’s campus. Today the Early Childhood Speech and Learning Programs thrive in
the Miller Speech and Hearing Clinic, providing youngsters with a better chance of success when they start
school. The article appears on page 11.
Harris College is pleased to announce a new Master of Social Work degree that will begin enrolling for a class
to start in August 2013. As the only private university in the North Texas region to offer this degree, Harris
College will also offer the opportunity for students to get both their bachelor’s and master’s degrees in five
years. Read more on page 13.
Good news abounds at Harris College, and I invite you to stay connected and hear the rest of the story as
it unfolds.
Warmly,
Paulette Burns
Dean, Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences
From the Dean
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Features
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Research
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Regular Features
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Summer 2012
Learning to make a difference
www.harriscollege.tcu.edu.
Cover Photo:
Andrea and Tex
Rankin, benefactors of Harris
College. (Photo by Jon P. Uzzel)
Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences
publishes
Harris College Magazine
annually. We welcome your
comments, suggestions , story ideas and updates from our alumni at h.ellman@tcu.edu.
Dr. Paulette Burns,
Professor and Dean
Dr. Pamela Jean Frable,
Associate Professor, Associate Dean and Director of Nursing
Dr. Deborah J. Rhea,
Professor, Associate Dean for Health Sciences and Research
Dr. SusanWeeks,
Associate Professor, Associate Dean for External Affairs-Harris College and Director of the
Center for Evidence Based Practice
Dr. Kathy Baker,
Associate Professor and Director of Doctor of Nursing Practice
Dr. David Jenkins,
Professor and Chair of Department of Social Work
Dr. Suzy Lockwood,
Professor and Director of the Center for Oncology Education and Research
Dr. Joel B. Mitchell,
Professor and Chair of Department of Kinesiology
Dr. Kay Sanders,
Professor and Director of School of Nurse Anesthesia
Dr. Christopher Watts,
Professor and Chair of Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Editor:
Holly N. Ellman
ContributingWriters:
Sarah Angle, Elizabeth Azide, Sarah Bahari, Paulette Burns, Holly Ellman, Janet Lanza,
Stephanie Patrick, Christopher Watts
Photographers:
Glen E. Ellman, Jim Hudson, Suzy Lockwood, Amy Peterson, Jon P. Uzzel
Change of address:
Email address changes to updates@tcu.edu, or clip your mailing label and send it with the
changes to: Alumni Records, TCU Box 297044, Fort Worth, Texas 76129.
Texas Christian University is a private, coeducational
university located in Fort Worth, Texas. TCU is affiliated,
but not governed by, the Christian Church (Disciples
of Christ). TCU’s Harris College of Nursing & Health
Sciences is vibrant and thriving with new programs,
innovative curricula and students and faculty who are
making a difference for others. Harris College houses
Communication Sciences and Disorders, Kinesiology,
Nursing, Nurse Anesthesia and Social Work, and is
home to more than 1,200 undergraduate students,
300 graduate students, 80 full-time faculty, 24 staff and
numerous part-time field and clinical faculty.
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