2001 News
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10 SEPTEMBER 2001
The Honorable Syringa Marshall Burnett receives the
2001 CGFNS International Distinguished Leadership Award
The Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2001 CGFNS International Distinguished Leadership Award: The Honorable Syringa Marshall Burnett, CD, MA, BAScN, PHN, HNS, RM, RGN, President of the Senate, Jamaica, West Indies, and Chair, Department of Advance Nursing Education, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona.
Dr Burnett embodies the spirit of the CGFNS award, which recognizes and honors outstanding international, professional and personal achievement in an individual who serves as a model of success. The award consists of a commemorative plaque, a sponsored symposium in the leadership area of the recipient and a reception and tribute dinner the evening of the symposium.
The title of the 2001 symposium, "Globalization: International Health Policy and Nursing," acknowledges Dr Burnett’s more than 30 years in nursing education and research. It also recognizes her superior leadership in the Jamaican Senate where she has served as President since 1995.
The symposium features eminent speakers who will provide unique insights and perspectives on international health care policy and its impact on the profession of nursing. Spearheading the symposium will be Gloria R. Smith, PhD, RN, FAAN, Vice President for Programs-Health, W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Dr Smith will focus on international health policy, globalization of the professions and nursing challenges in a global community. Following Dr Smith will be Marla E. Salmon, ScD, RN, FAAN, Dean and Professor, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Professor, Rollins School of Public Health, and Director, Lillian Carter Center for International Nursing, Emory University. Dr Salmon will address critical issues in global health. Speakers are designated Adele Herwitz Distinguished Scholars, in honor of CGFNS’s founding Executive Director. Concluding the symposium will be Award recipient Dr Burnett with a presentation on nursing in the Caribbean.
