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Campus Review
August 28, 2012
School of Nursing Announces 2012/13 Faculty Scholars
The School of Nursing (SoN) in the
College of Health at Clayton State
University has announced its Faculty
Scholars for the 2012/13 academic year --
- clinician, educator, consultant, activist
and author Judith Kline Leavitt, and for-
mer Atlanta Mayor Shirley Clarke
Franklin.
“We have two wonderful scholars coming
to spend time with our faculty and stu-
dents in the SoN, and we would like to
share them with the larger community,”
says Clayton State Nursing Professor Dr.
Jennell Charles. “Although these dates are
for the fall, they will return in the spring
as well, and we are also planning on hav-
ing them participate in online discussions
in several courses.”
Leavitt’s initial visit to campus will be on
Thursday, Sept. 20 and Friday, Sept. 21.
Franklin, who has previously spoken
twice on the Clayton State campus, most
recently as a Commencement speaker in
December 2011, will be back on
Thursday, Oct. 18 and Friday, Oct. 19.
More details on their participation in the
SoN Faculty Scholar program will be
forthcoming.
Leavitt has had a long and distinguished
career as a clinician, educator, consultant,
activist and author. She presently works as
a consultant in health policy and strategic
planning. She retired in 2005 as an associ-
ate professor at the University of
Mississippi Medical Center, School of
Nursing in Jackson, Miss., having taught
and worked in health policy.
She served as chair of the Advisory
Committee for the Mississippi Office of
Nursing Workforce and was formerly
executive director of Generations United,
a national organization in Washington
dedicated to intergenerational policies and
programs. Leavitt also served on the
National Advisory Council on Education
and Practice for the Division of Nursing,
U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services and was selected by President
Bill Clinton to serve on the Health
Professional Advisory Group to the White
House Task Force on Health Care
Reform.
She is a noted speaker and author of
extensive writings on policy and politics,
including the award-winning book,
“Policy & Politics in Nursing and Health
Care.” The book has won an unprecedent-
ed 12 AJN Book of the Year Awards.
Franklin was elected the first African
American woman mayor of a major
southern city in 2002 and served two-
terms until 2009. Upon leaving office, she
was appointed to the William and Camille
Cosby Endowed Chair at Spelman
College and served in this capacity until
June 2011.
Marquarius Jewell Selected as Clayton State’s SunTrust Scholar
Clayton State One of 10 Metro Atlanta Institutions
To Participate in SunTrust Scholars Scholarship
Clayton State has once again been select-
ed as one of 10 University System of
Georgia (USG) institutions in the metro
Atlanta area to participate in the SunTrust
Scholars Scholarship program, which
benefits students facing financial hurdles
in attending college through funding by
the SunTrust Foundation.
Foundation officials recently announced
a second round of funding in the amount
of $47,500 to the University System of
Georgia Foundation to benefit the
a“SunTrust Scholars” program, which is
managed by the University System of
Georgia Foundation.
Clayton State University’s 2012/13
SunTrust Scholar is Marquarius Jewell,
a May 2012 graduate of Monroe Area
High School, and the first member of
his family to attend college. Jewell is
registered for 15 credit hours for the fall
2012 semester, and SunTrust is funding
his full tuition for the year, plus $200
extra for fees, a total of $4,712.
“I am grateful to SunTrust for taking a
leadership role by establishing and sup-
porting the SunTrust Scholars program,”
says USG Chancellor Hank Huckaby.
“With corporate partners like SunTrust
some excellent and deserving students
will receive needed financial assistance to
complete their college education.”
In 2004, the USG Foundation developed a
strategic plan to provide support for the
University System goals and mission, set-
ting a high priority on securing funding
for and providing scholarships to deserv-
ing students, based on merit and/or finan-
cial need. Since that time, more than $2
million has been awarded to students at all
35 colleges and universities in the
University System.
In 2011, the SunTrust Scholars grant
was the first awarded directly to the
USG Foundation to provide scholar-
ships for students attending multiple
USG institutions.
“The USG Foundation is truly grateful to
the SunTrust Foundation for taking the
lead in providing scholarships to multiple
campuses,” says Chairman Ken Bernard,
“We encourage other corporate funders to
join the SunTrust Foundation in this sig-
nificant endeavor.”
The SunTrust scholars are selected by
the institution, with the scholarship
funds available to begin in the fall
semester 2012. The selected students
receive full tuition plus a stipend to
cover a portion of additional expenses
such as books and fees.
Faculty Scholars, cont’d., p. 9