UNE’s Karen Pardue receives Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award

Pardue award
L-R: Jennifer O’Flannery Anderson, vice president for Advancement and Community Relations, Nova Southeastern University; Marcella Rutherford, Ph.D., RN, dean of the College of Nursing, Nova Southeastern University; Pardue, and George Hanbury, Ph.D., president, Nova Southeastern University.

University of New England Interim Dean of the Westbrook College of Health Professions Karen Pardue, Ph.D., RN, ANEF, has been recognized by Nova Southeastern University for her accomplishments in the field of nursing.

The award is presented annually to alumni who have demonstrated significant scholarship or advancement to their profession, positively impacted their community and represented Nova Southeastern University in its best light. Pardue was specifically recognized by the university’s College of Nursing for her contributions to interprofessional education (IPE) theory. Her creation of the Pardue model for IPE, a pre-clinical educational framework, has served to inform the design and implementation of UNE’s innovative undergraduate IPE coursework. 

Pardue’s academic leadership has also been recognized through her engagement with the National League for Nursing and the New England Board of Higher Education.      

 

To learn more about the University of New England’s Westbrook College of Health Professions visit www.une.edu/wchp

To apply, visit www.une.edu/admissions

About the University of New England

The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.