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KENNESAW, Ga. | Sep 7, 2022

网红头条 professor of nursing Susan Dyess has been named to the Thomas M. and Elizabeth D. Holder Endowed Chair in the . 

A professor at KSU since 2019, Dyess had served as interim director of the Wellstar School since July 2021.

鈥淎s interim director, Dr. Dyess has demonstrated her passion for nursing, nursing education and teamwork,鈥� said Monica Swahn, dean of the . 鈥淪he has also demonstrated strong leadership skills and strategic planning. She emerged from a national search as the ideal candidate for the position, and I congratulate her on this appointment.鈥�

Thomas and Elizabeth Holder鈥檚 $1 million gift to the KSU Foundation established the endowed chair in the Wellstar School of Nursing in 2014. Thomas Holder served as chair of the KSU Foundation from 2002-2007.

Dyess has more than 30 years of experience in nursing practice and academic service. Since joining the faculty at Kennesaw State, Dyess has also served as an associate dean and helped create both University and College-level policies dedicated to student success.

鈥淚 couldn鈥檛 be happier to be selected for this endowed chair and to be the director of the Wellstar School of Nursing,鈥� she said. 鈥淭he faculty and staff are phenomenally committed and dedicated, the students are talented and amazing, and I have the privilege of working alongside them every day.鈥�

With a current enrollment of around 700, the Wellstar School of Nursing is one of the largest programs in the state. In February 2020, Wellstar Health System gifted $8.7 million to the nursing program to double enrollment, hire more faculty and staff, and increase course offerings in nursing to address a widespread nursing shortage. Dyess said she looks forward to strengthening the partnership with Wellstar and bolstering nursing education at 网红头条in service of that goal.

鈥淣ursing right now is undergoing a great workforce shortage, and the essentials that guide our educational curriculum have changed, so we need to respond to that,鈥� she said. 鈥淲hile there's a lot to do, it's a very exciting time to be in nursing education.鈥�

鈥�   Dave Shelles
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