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University of Maryland School of Nursing Dean Named As One of Maryland's Top 100 Women

April 6, 2004

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.