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FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE Awards luncheon to honor hall-of-fame nurses
The Central San Joaquin Valley Nursing Hall of Fame will honor its 2005 inductees at its second annual awards luncheon at noon on Sept. 14 in the Residence Dining Hall at California State University, Fresno. The inductees are Dr. Judith Allender, Pilar De La Cruz-Reyes, Eleanor Stittich and Carolyn Hisako Tanaka, all of Fresno County. The Hall of Fame award honors the significant contributions to the nursing profession of nursing leaders in Central California. It is jointly sponsored by Fresno State’s College of Health and Human Services, the Nursing Leadership Council of the Central San Joaquin Valley and the nursing professional society Sigma Theta Tau International, Mu Nu Chapter. Dr. Allender has had a distinguished 42-year career in nursing marked by innovative achievements in nursing education, writing and community advocacy. Cruz-Reyes has been a pioneer and catalyst for change in healthcare throughout her 37-year career. Her expert clinical practice in critical care has enhanced her extensive roles in professional organizations, education, community groups and corporate leadership. Stittich has exemplified the highest standards of excellence in critical care and university education. She was instrumental in developing the critical care curriculum and the graduate nursing program at Fresno State. Tanaka, a graduate of Fresno General Hospital’s nursing program in 1958, completed her bachelor’s degree in nursing at Fresno State in 1965. She was recognized with a Bronze Star in 1968 for her care of wounded soldiers in Vietnam. She was instrumental in achieving recognition for military nurses at the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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luncheon is $30 and is open to the public. For more information or to
RSVP by -30- (Copy by University Communications student-intern Megan Jacobsen.)
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