Nan Kinross | |
|---|---|
 Kinross in 1988 | |
| Born | Nancy Joan Kinross 30 October 1926 |
| Died | 17 May 2021 (aged 94) Palmerston North, New Zealand |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Canterbury University College (BA) University of California, Berkeley (MS) Massey University (PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Nursing |
| Institutions | Massey University |
Nancy Joan Kinross CBE (30 October 1926 – 17 May 2021) was a New Zealand nurse and nursing academic. In 1985, she was appointed the first professor of nursing at Massey University, and was the second female professor at the university.
Biography
Born on 30 October 1926, Kinross was the daughter of Stewart and Margaret Kinross.[1][2] In 1959, she graduated from Canterbury University College with a Bachelor of Arts degree.[3]
In the early 1960s, Kinross completed a Master of Science in nursing at the University of California, Berkeley, and she then worked as supervising matron at Southland Hospital.[4] From 1967 to 1973, Kinross was assistant director of the nursing division of the Department of Health.[5] She was also active on the New Zealand Nurses' Association executive and national committees.[5] With Norma Chick, Kinross introduced the first courses in nursing at Massey University in Palmerston North in 1974,[6] and she later earned a PhD from Massey.[1][7] In 1985, she was appointed the inaugural professor of nursing at Massey, becoming the second woman to receive a chair at that institution.[8] When she retired from Massey in 1991, Kinross was conferred with the title of professor emeritus.[1]
In the 1993 New Year Honours, Kinross was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to nursing and nursing education.[9]
Kinross died in Palmerston North on 17 May 2021, aged 94.[2]
Notes
- ^ a b c Palmerston North City Council 2018.
- ^ a b Manawatū Standard 2021.
- ^ Shadows of Time.
- ^ Jacobs 2005, p. 145.
- ^ a b Jacobs 2005, p. 126.
- ^ Massey University Alumni Relations.
- ^ Kinross, Nancy (1981). A study of individual and organizational variables in relation to charge nurse behaviour (Doctoral thesis). Massey Research Online, Massey University. hdl:10179/3807.
- ^ Massey University Library.
- ^ "No. 53154". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 31 December 1992. p. 29.
References
- Jacobs, Susan Haas (2005). Advanced nursing practice and the nurse practitioner: New Zealand nursing's professional project in the late 20th century (PDF) (PhD). Massey University. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- "Nancy Kinross death notice". Manawatū Standard. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- "Trailblazing women at Massey". Massey University Library. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- "Memories of Massey from alumni throughout the decades". Massey University Alumni Relations. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- "Civic awards citation for Professor Emeritus Nancy (Nan) Joan Kinross CBE" (PDF). Palmerston North City Council. 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- "NZ university graduates 1870–1961: I–K". Shadows of Time. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
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