OU Professor Of Nursing Retires
Ada Hawkins, former director of the University of Oklahoma College of Nursing, has retired after 21 years on the
nursing faculty.
Miss Hawkins served as director of the nursing college
from 1951 to 1960, when the position of dean was created.
She remained at the college as professor of nursing.
, She was named professor emeritus by the OU Board of
J Regents on July 13, the first nurse in Oklahoma to retire
/ with that title. *
Her professional experience in nursing education includes
positions in schools of nursing in Ohio, Illinois and' Michigan'
before going to OU.
She is listed in "Who's Who in America" and "Who's
Who Among American Women." Miss Hawkins holds memberships in several professional fraternities and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, national honor society.
She is active in the American Nurses' Association and the
National''League for Nursing and has held local, state and
• national offices in those organizations.
In 1965 Miss Hawkins served as visiting research associate at the Institute of Research and Science in Nursing Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York
City. She worked with four other professionals in nursing
education, studying improvements in nursing practice.
She received a nursing diploma from OU in 1928, a bachelor's from OU in 1932 and a master's from the University of
Chicago in 1950.
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I Miss Ada Hawkins
Jirse Closes
OU Career
[', Ada Hawkins, former director of the University of
Oklahoma College of Nursing, has retired after 21
years on the nursing facul; Miss Hawkins, director
from 1951 to 1960, was the
first nurse to be named
professor emeritus in Oklahoma and to retire with
that title.
■ She received a nursing
diploma from OU in 1928,
a bachelor's from OU in
1932 and a master's degree
from the University of
Chicago in 1950.
, Miss Hawkins is listed in
"Who's Who in America"
and "Who's Who Among
American Women."
THE DAILY OKLAHOMAN i
Friday, Aug. II, 1972 N7
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Ada Hawkins
Ends Service
Ada Hawkins, former director
of the Uoiversl^ o^ nir|ff^,
after* years oa fc ^
Miss Hawkins served as director of the nursing college
from 1951 to I960, whc?n thc °^
*k*ct dean was create* <£
remained at the college „
professor of nursing.
She was named professor
emeritus by the OU Board °0f
2SV3 0klahoraa to retire
with that title.
Her professional experience
in nursing education includes
positions in schools of nursing
fa Ohio, Illinois and Michigan^
before going to OU.
She is listed in "Who's Who
" ^enca" and "Who's Who
Among American Women."
Miss Hawkins holds memberships m several professional
fraternities and is a member
honor society. mmU
