A quintet of faculty members have been newly named to professorships in the Laura and Joe Street School of Nursing at West Texas A&M University.
Named to the endowed professorships are Azra Barakovic, the Mary Wendler Professor of Nursing; Sherri Drinnon, the High Plains Christian Ministry Rural Professor of Nursing; Dr. Alee Friemel, the High Plains Christian Ministry Professor of Nursing Leadership; Laura Reyher, the Laura and Joe Street Professor of Nursing; and Austin Wiseman, the Eunice King Professor of Nursing.
“The Street School of Nursing has strategically developed a team of faculty who are not only experts in the field of nursing, but also are exceptional individuals who have a deep desire to serve this region,” said Dr. Holly Jeffreys, dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences and the Ware University Distinguished Professor. “They are dedicated to training the next generation of nurses in a way that embraces our values and improves the quality of care provided throughout the Panhandle and beyond. Our faculty members are exceptional, and professorships are one of the ways we demonstrate to faculty that we truly value them both as expert team members and as amazing individuals.”…