WVU Parkersburg Nursing faculty selected for international leadership program.

CONTACT:  Cheryl Robinson, assistant professor of nursing, 304-424-8216.

For Immediate Release

A West Virginia University at Parkersburg nursing faculty member will represent the college in the 2003 National Institute for Leadership Development's "Leaders" program.

Cheryl B. Robinson, WVU Parkersburg assistant professor of nursing, has been chosen to participate in the NILD "Leaders," an international program for administrators and faculty in higher education.

The year-long program, designed to enhance participants' skills to assume major decision-making roles in their institutions, includes institutional practice in supervisory and human relations skills, planning and budgeting, and organizational transformation as well as discussions with national experts on the issues confronting higher education during the next decade.

During the program, Miss Robinson will be mentored by Alita Sellers, chair of the college's Health Sciences Division, to work on projects that will aid the institution and foster individual professional growth.  Miss Robinson will attend a "Leaders" seminar the week of May 17 in San Antonio, TX.

Leaders' participants are chosen for their professional abilities, their interests in advancement of higher education, and the quality of their proposed projects.  The NILD is internationally recognized by colleges, universities and businesses for its visionary, holistic programs that produce leaders who effectively challenge assumptions, eliminate barriers and create new pathways to successful solutions.

Miss Robinson joined the WVU Parkersburg Nursing faculty in 1995. Before teaching, she was a staff nurse and coordinator at St. Joseph’s Hospital for 19 years. She has been recognized nationally as the president of the Fenton Art Glass Collectors of America and is an avid antique and glass collector. Miss Robinson has been involved in Medicare research projects in the Mid-Ohio Valley that have provided many chronically ill persons with help in their homes. A graduate of Parkersburg High School, she is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Robinson of Parkersburg.

Miss Robinson received her master’s degree from West Virginia University in 2000, summa cum laude, and is a certified basic life support instructor. She authored several chapters in "Staff Development Nursing Secrets" published in 2002, and has also been named in "Who’s Who Among America's Teachers" for the past several years. Most recently, she designed and edited a pictorial book of history for the Fenton Art Glass Collectors of America, that will be published in June of this year.

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For additional information, contact:
Connie Dziagwa
Director, Communications and Public Relations
WVU Parkersburg
(304-424-8203)

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