April 2001

Accolades

Susan DeAngelis, R.D.H., Ed.D., associate professor in the College of Health Related Professions, Department of Hygiene, received the Dental Hygiene Teaching Excellence Award from the American Dental Education Association. This national award is presented to a dental hygiene educator who has demonstrated excellence in furthering dental hygiene education through the development of creative teaching strategies aimed at motivating students to learn about preventive dental care and community outreach dentistry.

Tammy Gillham, R.N., is nurse of the month for April. She began working at UAMS while in high school. After attending college and living a short while in Texas, Gillham returned to UAMS in 1982. She began nursing school in 1984 while working as a CNA on 2B. Since graduating from Baptist Nursing School in 1986, she has been working in SICU and has been a valuable nursing leader in the Nursing Department ever since by serving on numerous committees, teaching educational classes, and being active in several professional nursing organizations. Gillham's husband, Scott, is also a nurse at UAMS.

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