UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING DEAN NAMED AS ONE OF MARYLAND'S TOP 100 WOMEN

Baltimore, Md. – Janet D. Allan, PhD, RN, CS, FAAN, dean of the University of Maryland School of Nursing, has been named as one of Maryland's Top 100 Women for 2004. The annual award program, established by The Daily Record in 1996, recognizes 100 of Maryland's leading women who are making an impact on the state. The award was created to recognize the outstanding achievements of professional women who reside or work in Maryland.

Also named to the Top 100 list for 2004 was Karen Kauffman, PhD, RN, an Associate Professor at the School of Nursing and Lynne Brick, a member of the School's Board of Visitors, who was named to The Circle of Excellence for Sustained Achievement - The Top 100 Women's Hall of Fame for being named three times to this distinguished list.

Awardees will be formally recognized at the 2004 Top 100 Women Celebration to be held on May 4 at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore.

Founded in 1889, the University of Maryland School of Nursing is one of the leading research institutions in the nation. Consistently ranked among the top 10 schools of nursing in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, the School enrolls over 1,400 students in its baccalaureate, master's, doctoral and continuing education programs. The School emphasizes the integration of research, teaching and clinical practice, and serves regional, national and international audiences.