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Janet Fuller Receives Presidential Medallion for Instructional ExcellenceFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5/8/2006 PENDLETON --- Her extraordinary leadership skills combined with a love
for nursing in education and in practice earned Janet Fuller top marks
from her colleagues and a designation as Tri-County’s finest faculty
member. Dr. Ronnie L. Booth, president, presented the medallion to the Seneca resident. The medallion is presented each year to the instructor who has contributed the most during the academic year to the profession of teaching, to the development of the College and to the students. Since joining the College in 2001, Fuller has dedicated herself to being an advocate for both students and faculty, often going above what is expected to ensure the best for both. “Janet listens and responds with sensitivity to every faculty needs, expressed or perceived,” said Sharon Harper, an instructor in the ADN program. “She provides graceful, consistent direction with timely feedback and sees to it that resources are available to maximize instructor potential. She is fair, tactful and dedicated to the development of teachers and students alike.” Faculty cite her interaction with students as a model to emulate. “Students’ plans are addressed individually, and counsel is provided with attention to life planning not just course selections,” said Harper. “Janet is a consistent source of positive energy for nursing in education and in practice.” Under her direction, last year the College began implementation of LPN to Nursing, a three-year, innovative national model that will focus on hiring additional nursing school instructors immediately while preparing more nurses to become teachers in the future. One of the goals is to increase the enrollment capacity of the nursing programs at both Clemson and Tri-County. One of the pay-offs will be an increase in the number of nursing students – and eventually more nurse graduates to meet the staffing needs of the four hospitals. I recognize and applaud the consistent results of excellence that she achieves,” said Dr. Lynn Lewis, dean of the Health Education Division. “Janet is well balanced in her approach to problem solving and has the ability to identify an issue or opportunity in a holistic way. She does not hesitate to question a practice or a policy when needed and approaches work in a viable sense of doing what is best for our students and for the faculty.” The year she joined the College, Fuller became the advisor for the Students Nurses Association. That same year she was named the State Student Nurses Association's (SNA) Faculty Advisor of the Year, and the College's chapter rated the highest percentage increase for State and national membership at the organization's annual convention. Tri-County's chapter garnered 40 percent of the State awards presented at the convention. She continues to develop as a nursing education leader by participating in the Educational Leadership Certification Program at the University of South Carolina. She represents Tri-County as one of the two individuals selected for USC’s executive leadership studies this year. She also takes Corporate & Community Education classes at National League for Nursing and South Carolina Technical Education Association conferences. In addition, she is an accreditation site surveyor for the National League for Nursing and is a test question writer for NCLEX as a National Council of State Boards of Nursing selection. Fuller is active in her community by volunteering in fundraising efforts at Seneca High School and is active in her support of Hospice. She is past chair of Tri-County’s Communities Health Charities for S.C. She came to Tri-County from the Cabarrus College of Health Sciences
School of Nursing where she worked for a decade as an instructor in
the School of Nursing. She also worked as an ICU staff nurse at Presbyterian
Hospital in Charlotte, NC, for several years. She served in the U. S.
Navy from 1975 - 86. She holds an R.N. diploma from the Marion County
General Hospital School of Nursing and B.S.N. and M.S.N. degrees from
UNC-Charlotte. She is a member of the American Association of Critical
Care Nurses and is certified in critical care. She also is a member
of Sigma Theta Tau. She and her husband, James, have two children, Johanna
and Jennifer.
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