Rutgers Nursing Magazine - Summer 2020

L E A D E R S H I P E X C E L L E N C E History Wall Salutes Legacy of UMDNJ School of Nursing Harkening to the roots of today’s Rutgers School of Nursing, a three-dimensional timeline installation dramatically illustrates the history of the School of Nursing of the former University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ). Unveiled last fall, the UMDNJ History Wall graces a 10th floor hallway in the Stanley Bergen Building on Rutgers’ Newark Health Sciences Campus. “UMDNJ School of Nursing holds a vital place in the history of nursing education, research, practice and service in New Jersey and beyond,” says Rutgers School of Nursing Professor Anthony “Tony” Forrester (PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN). The September 2014 merger of UMDNJ’s nursing school with the Rutgers College of Nursing “created today’s Rutgers School of Nursing—a highly ranked, powerhouse institution that is impacting nursing in a major way,” Forrester addes. As chair of the UMDNJ History Wall Committee, Forrester drew on first-hand knowledge gained as the nursing school’s founding associate dean for academic affairs and research, followed by various leadership roles over the school’s 20-year history. “I’m honored and grateful to former Dean William L. Holzemer for his support of this project,” Forrester says. “And I salute the dedication of my fellow committee members Barbara Caldwell (PhD, APN-BC), professor and specialty director for psychiatric mental health; alumnus Ray Scarpa (DNP, AOCN, APN-BC); and Frances Ward (PhD, RN, CRNP), founding dean and professor at the former UMDNJ School of Nursing.” n Tony Forrester PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN