Background
Hechenberger, Nan Bell was born on November 29, 1932 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Hechenberger, Nan Bell was born on November 29, 1932 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Registered Nurse, St. Joseph Hospital School Nursing, Philadelphia, 1953; Bachelor of science in nursing, Villanova U., 1956; MSN, Catholic U. American, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, Catholic U. American, 1974; honorary degree, Hahnemann U. School Health Sciences and Humanities, 1990.
Staff nurse, St. Joseph Hospital, Philadelphia, 1953-1954;
instructor School Nursing, St. Joseph Hospital, Philadelphia, 1955-1957;
supervisor, Kensington Hospital, Philadelphia, 1954-1955;
instructor medical and surgical nursing, School Nursing, Catholic U. American, Washington, 1959-1961;
director undergraduate division School Nursing, Catholic U. American, Washington, 1961-1962;
lecturer nursing education School Nursing, Catholic U. American, Washington, 1963;
assistant dean of women, Catholic U. American, Washington, 1967-1969;
associate dean of students, Catholic U. American, Washington, 1969-1970;
graduate teaching assistant, School Education, Catholic U. American, Washington, 1970-1971;
associate professor Department Career Development, U. Maryland. School Nursing, Baltimore, 1972-1977;
professor Department Career Development, U. Maryland. School Nursing, Baltimore, 1977-1978;
dean, professor, U. Maryland.
School Nursing, Baltimore, 1978-1989;
president, Neumann College, Aston, Pennsylvania, since 1989. Presenter workshops on nursing, 1958-1980. Consultant Potomac Foundation for Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1974-1975, numerous organizations in health field.
Lecturer International Nurses' Education Program, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1977-1978. Researcher in field.
Board visitors U. Pittsburgh School Nursing, 1984-1987. Member strategic planningcom., trustee Franciscan Health System, since 1989. Member higher education com.ARC, 1989-1990.
Member visiting committee College Health and Human Development, Pennsylvania State University, since 1990. Member Maryland. Hospital Association (task force on nursing issues 1979-1980), Maryland. Catholic Health Care Consortium (task force on manpower needs 1979-1980), American Association Colls.
Nursing (commission on continuing education for deans 1979-1980, chair 1980-1981, task force on Medicare reimbursement for nursing education 1984, institutional representative 1978-1989, president elect 1988-1989, board directors 1988-1989, honorary member 1989), National League for Nursing (Mary Adelaide Nutting award 1991), American Association for Higher Education, National Association Indiana Colleges Universities, Pennsylvania Association Colleges Universities, Middle State Association Colleges Schools, Alpha Sigma Lambda, Sigma Theta Tau, Sigma Epsilon Phi, Phi Kappa Phi, SigmaTheta Tau (excellence in nursing award 1988, board directors Friends of the International Nursing Library., since 1991).