1942 Endowed Term Chair: Dr. McCauley

Dr. Kathleen McCauley, associate professor of cardiovascular nursing, has been named to the 1942 Endowed Term Chair, a University Chair that rotates among schools based on achievement. 

"It is a well-deserved honor for Dr. McCauley and it brings great honor to all of us at the School of Nursing," said Dean Afaf Meleis.

Among her many roles, Dr. McCauley served as co-chair of the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee and has played a significant role in the development and implementation of numerous cross-school initiatives and programs such as joint minors with Annenberg and Wharton, a dual degree with the College of Arts and Sciences, and joint majors with the School of Engineering and Wharton. She serves as faculty advisor to many nursing students and has been chosen as one of the select faculty advisors to students in the Nursing/Wharton joint degree so that she can assist the students in their socialization to their role within the profession.

Dr. McCauley has been a member of the Penn community for more than 20 years and is currently associate professor of cardiovascular nursing, Interim Associate Dean, and Director of Undergraduate Studies. She has chaired the Steering Committee to Revise the new Student Orientation process, giving it a more academic focus.

On a national scale, she is also the unopposed candidate for President Elect of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses. Her term as president is expected to begin July 1.

After receiving her Ph.D. in nursing in 1990, Dr. McCauley was appointed to the standing faculty as an assistant professor of cardiovascular nursing. Her clinical appointment is with HUP where she has been the cardiovascular clinical specialist managing the quality of the cardiac resuscitation system since 1978.

The 1942 Endowed Term Chair was created in 1992, for the 50th reunion of the Class of 1942, to recognize faculty who have made significant contributions to scholarship and to undergraduate teaching. The chair rotates every five years among the four undergraduate schools--SAS, SEAS, Nursing, and Wharton.