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Donna Hathaway, PhD, FAAN, to Step Down as Dean for

College of Nursing at 

 The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

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National Search to Begin for New Dean

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Memphis, Tenn. (May 19, 2011) – Steve J. Schwab, chancellor for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), announced that Donna Hathaway, PhD, FAAN, dean for the UTHSC College of Nursing, desires to step down from the dean’s role on August 1 and will return to a faculty position.  Dean Hathaway has been with the UT College of Nursing since 1984, and August 1, 2011, will be her 11-year anniversary as dean of the College of Nursing.  Susan Jacob, PhD, RN, executive associate dean for the college, who has been with UTHSC since 2003 and has extensive experience in nursing and administration, will serve as interim dean from August 1 until a permanent successor is named. 

“Dean Hathaway has done a remarkable job of serving her college for the past 11 years,” Chancellor Schwab said.  “Her vitality, skills at building and maintaining strong relationships, and commitment to moving the college forward have kept our College of Nursing on the leading edge of the discipline.  We are grateful for her many accomplishments and look forward to her additional contributions as she continues her role as a faculty member.”

The national search for the new dean of the UTHSC College of Nursing will begin soon.   Ken Brown, JD, MPA, PhD, UTHSC executive vice chancellor and chief operations officer, and David M. Stern, MD, executive dean for the UTHSC College of Medicine, will co-chair the search committee.  Spencer Stuart executive search has been retained as the search firm.

As the flagship statewide academic health system, the mission of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is to bring the benefits of the health sciences to the achievement and maintenance of human health, with a focus on the citizens of Tennessee and the region, by pursuing an integrated program of education, research, clinical care, and public service.  In 2011, UT Health Science Center celebrates its centennial: 100 years advancing the future of health care.  Offering a broad range of postgraduate training opportunities, the main UTHSC campus is located in Memphis and includes six colleges: Allied Health Sciences, Dentistry, Graduate Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy.  The UTHSC campus in Knoxville includes a College of Medicine, College of Pharmacy, and an Allied Health Sciences unit.  In addition, the UTHSC Chattanooga campus includes a College of Medicine and an Allied Health Sciences unit.  Since its founding in 1911, UTHSC has educated and trained more than 53,000 health care professionals on campuses and in health care facilities across the state.  For more information, visit www.uthsc.edu.

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