RESEARCH ON HONORARY

DOCTORATE
DEGREE IN FIELD OF NURSING

MA.CLARINCE M. MANUBA
TERRY FULMER,
PHD, RN, FAAN
Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN, is the President of 
The John A. Hartford Foundation in New York City, a foundation dedicated to
improving the care of older adults. Established in 1929, the Foundation has a
current endowment of more than $650 million. She serves as the chief strategist for
the Foundation and her vision for better care of older adults is catalyzing the Age-
Friendly Health Systems social movement. She is an elected member of the
National Academy of Medicine and recently served on the independent
Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes established to
advise the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. She previously served as
Distinguished Professor and Dean of Health Sciences at Northeastern University.
Prior, she served as the Erline Perkins McGriff Professor and Founding Dean of
the New York University College of Nursing.
• She received her bachelor's degree from Skidmore College, her master's
and doctoral degrees from Boston College and her Geriatric Nurse
Practitioner Post-Master’s Certificate from NYU. She completed a
Brookdale National Fellowship and she is the first nurse to have served
on the board of the American Geriatrics Society. She is also the first
nurse to have served as President of the Gerontological Society of
America, which awarded her the 2019 Donald P. Kent Award for
exemplifying the highest standards for professional leadership in the
field of aging.

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Dr. Fulmer is nationally and internationally recognized as a leading expert in geriatrics
and is also known for conceptualization and development of the national NICHE program
and research on the topic of elder abuse and neglect, work that has been funded by the
National Institute on Aging and the National Institute of Nursing Research. She is a
Trustee for the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, Springer Publishing Company, the Bassett
Healthcare System, and is a member of the National Academy of Medicine’s Forum on
Aging, Disability, and Independence. She has served as the Chair of the National
Advisory Committee for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellows
Program, and held board positions at Skidmore College, the Institute for Healthcare
Improvement, the Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory Committee for the U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Advisory Board for Hong Kong Polytechnic
University School of Nursing. She is one of top 50 Influencers in Aging by PBS’s Next
Avenue, the premier digital publication dedicated to covering issues for older Americans.
Dr. Fulmer is the recipient of prestigious awards, including the American Society on
Aging’s 2017 Rosalie S. Wolf Award for her body of work on elder abuse.

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In 2016, she received the 2016 Award for Exceptional Service to The New
York Academy of Medicine for her distinguished service on the
Academy’s Board of Trustees, including as vice-chair and for her active
engagement in the policy work of the Academy, especially its Age-
Friendly NYC initiative. She has been honored with invitations for named
lectureships from noted universities. She has held faculty appointments at
Columbia University, where she was the Anna C. Maxwell Chair in
Nursing, and she has also held appointments at Boston College, Yale
University, and the Harvard Division on Aging at Harvard Medical
School. She has served as a visiting professor of nursing at the University
of Pennsylvania and Case Western Reserve University.

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She is a Distinguished Practitioner of the National Academies of Practice
and currently an attending nurse and senior nurse in the Yvonne L. Munn
Center for Nursing Research at the Massachusetts General Hospital and
an attending nurse at Mount Sinai Medical Center in NYC. Her clinical
appointments have included the Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, the
Massachusetts General Hospital, and the NYU Langone Medical Center.
She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, the Gerontological
Society of America, and the New York Academy of Medicine where she
served as vice-chair. She has authored over 150 peer-reviewed papers and
edited 10 books.

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 DR. CLAIRE FAGIN
AWARDED HONORARY
DOCTORATE
FROM NEW YORK
UNIVERSITY
New York, NY -The Jonas Center of Nursing Excellence is pleased to announce that the
work of Dr. Claire Fagin, Jonas Center Advisor and Dean Emerita of the 
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, has been recognized by 
New York University (NYU) with an honorary Doctor of Science degree.

The degree was presented to Dr. Fagin at NYU’s 179th commencement on Wednesday, May
18th. She is in good company; NYU awarded honorary degrees to President Bill Clinton;
Clive Davis, Chief Creative Office of Sony Music Entertainment and music industry leader;
and Ada Yonath, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and Director of the Kimmelman
Center for Biomolecular Structure and Assembly at the Weizmann Institute of Science.

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Dr. Fagin also received the NYU College of Nursing Helen Manzer Award and presented the
keynote address at the College’s graduation ceremony.
An alumna and member of NYU College of Nursing’s Board of Advisors, Dr. Fagin is
known for her work promoting access to health care and contributions to geriatric nursing
research and has been at the leading edge of new developments in health care and nursing.
As dean of the School of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania from 1977 to 1992, she
developed landmark education and research programs, a privately funded research center,
and a PhD program. Dr. Fagin served as the Interim President of the University of
Pennsylvania from July 1, 1993 to June 30, 1994 – the first woman to serve as Chief
Executive Officer of the University and the first woman to serve a term as Interim President
of any Ivy League University. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Medicine, the Royal
College of Nursing, and the American Academy of Nursing, and she was inducted into the
American Nurses Association Hall of Fame in June 2010.

“We are thrilled that Dr. Fagin is being recognized this way by NYU. We are fortunate that
she continues to share her unparalleled expertise and insights as we expand the reach of the
Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence,” said Donald Jonas, co-founder of the Jonas Center.

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DR PETER
CARTER
Nursing union leader Dr Peter Carter was awarded an honorary doctorate today from Edge Hill
University for his dedication to the profession.

Described as being a “compelling role model for nurses of all generations,” the General
Secretary and Chief Executive of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) was praised for giving a
lifetime of service to nursing delivered with infectious enthusiasm, vigour and commitment to
public service.

His honorary, which was given for his extensive knowledge and experience of the nursing and
his close links with the University, was conferred in a ceremony on tprofessionhe Ormskirk
campus on 19th July.

On accepting his award, he said: “I would like to thank Edge Hill University for conferring this
award on me, I really will cherish it.

“I’ve developed a relationship with the University over the past few years and it is an
Institution to be proud of. The Education students receive here is second to none.”
With a membership of 400,000 nurses, midwives, health
visitors, nursing students, cadets and health care support
workers, the RCN is the voice of nursing across the UK and
the largest professional union of nursing staff in the world.
Their aim is to think and act as part of the global community.

Peter began his career training to be a mental health nurse at

Hill End Hospital in St Albans more than 40 years ago, where
he received his RGN. He has held a number of clinical and
managerial posts in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and London
and spent almost 12 years as the Chief Executive of the
Central and North West London Mental Health NHS Trust,
one of the largest mental health trusts in the UK, before
moving to the RCN in 2007, where he has led them through a
number of important milestones.

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Highlighting the challenges that currently face nursing and the NHS is facing, he
said: “Despite all the pressures on and within the NHS, nursing and nurses still enjoy
enormous respect from the public. Those graduating today from the University will
still go on to have incredibly satisfying and rewarding careers in the profession.”

Peter was awarded the OBE for services to the NHS in the 2006 New Year’s Honours
List.   He also played a pivotal role in developing modern mental health services and
in recognition of this achievement Peter received the President’s Medal from the
Royal College of Psychiatrists.
In 2010 Peter assumed the position of Honorary Colonel to 203 (Welsh) Field
Hospital in Cardiff. The hospital deployed a formed unit on operations in 2008 to
Afghanistan and many of its personnel have also seen active service on operations in
the Balkans and Iraq.  Peter is a keen supporter of military nursing and has hosted tri-
service events at Cavendish Square.

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Talking about this work he said: “I’ve visited nurses working in Afghanistan and Basra
and witnessed first-hand the tremendous work they are doing caring for and treating our
injured service personnel.”

During his distinguished career Peter has been involved on many influential committees
and has given extensive evidence to parliamentary committees. He has served as a
member of the Prime Minister’s Commission for Nursing on the Willis Review of the
Future of Nurse Education and Crown Commissioner of Non-Medical Prescribers. 
Offering advice to students about to embark on a career in nursing, he said:
“You won’t be without daily stresses and strains, but my advice to you would
be to develop good support mechanisms; rely on your colleagues and help
each other.
“Never forget the privilege of the nurse/patient relationship. People are
entrusting you with their care, which is both an honour and a huge
responsibility.”
MS MARY KIRK AM
As a dedicated, visionary and strategy-oriented advocate for women,
children and the discipline of midwifery, Mary Kirk has been a leader in
the field for over 40 years.
Ms Kirk is a longstanding champion of primary health care and support
for mothers throughout their pregnancies, as well as after delivery, and
has significantly impacted maternal health and family support in the
Canberra region, nationally and internationally.
As a registered midwife with a strong grounding in clinical, management
and education practice from local, national and international perspectives,
Mary’s particular interest has been in midwifery’s contribution to primary
health care through enabling environments for midwives.

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This has been driven by her conviction that everyone has a right to work in an
enabling environment and be actively supported to reach their full potential. Her
commitment to see this outcome emanates from the knowledge that it is the right of
women to receive high quality evidence-based maternity care, thereby creating an
environment in which women feel strong and supported.

Throughout her career, Ms Kirk has worked tirelessly to mentor and steer the local,
national, and global community of midwives to prioritise those elements of
midwifery that make a difference to the health of girls, women and babies,
especially in the areas of social disadvantage.
“It is fitting that in the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, that a
distinguished member of the nursing fraternity has been acknowledged for her
contribution to midwifery, nursing and community health  –  I couldn’t think of a
more deserving recipient,” said Professor Calma.
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BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW UNIVERSITY HAS AWARDED AN HONORARY
DOCTORATE TO CHIEF NURSING OFFICER FOR ENGLAND JANE CUMMINGS.
Professor Cummings, who has been in post since 2012, received the accolade in a graduation
ceremony on Friday 9 September.
The university said it was recognising the CNO for her outstanding career in nursing and strong
relationship with the organisation itself.
It highlighted her work introducing the Care Makers initiative, the “6Cs” nursing values, the
2012 Compassion in Practice nursing strategy and its successor Leading Change, Adding Value.

In a visit to university’s Uxbridge campus last year, the CNO commended students who have
been important ambassadors of the 6Cs – care, compassion, competence, communication,
courage and commitment.

CNOs past and present praise current crop of nursing students

Professor Cummings said: “It is a huge privilege to be awarded the honorary doctorate by Bucks
New University and I am delighted to be part of the graduation event. I am so proud to be a
nurse and am passionate about our profession.
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“Whatever our particular role is, we can make a
real difference and have a critical role to play in
compassionate and safe care for patients, whether
in direct care-giving, commissioning, policy,
research or education,” she said.
Sue West, dean of the university’s faculty of
society and health, said: “Bucks New University
is proud to be one of the first institutions that
signed up to the Care Makers initiative and that
our students have been important ambassadors for
the ‘6Cs’.
“Jane is an inspiring role model for our students JANE CUMMINGS (RIGHT)
WITH SUE WEST
as her aspirations have demonstrated true
commitment to the nursing profession and
improving patient care outcomes,” she added.