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Joan E. Lynaugh (1935-present) went to nursing school at St. Mary’s Hospital School of Nursing in West Virginia and received her diploma in 1956. She then went on to study nursing at the baccalaureate level at the University of Rochester, where she received a Bachelors of Science and Masters of Science in Nursing. She continued her education in nursing at the University of Kansas, pursuing and completing her PhD there. Dr. Lynaugh has co-authored more than 10 books, along with multiple articles and other publications. Some of the books she co-authored include Critical Care Nursing: A History, Nursing Homes and Nursing Care: Lessons from the Teaching Nursing Homes, and Nurses of All Nations : A History of the International Council of Nurses, 1899-1999. She also published several articles, including The “entry into practice’ conflict: how we got where we are and what will happen next, Reaping the rewards of radical change: a new agenda for nursing education, and The two languages of nursing and medicine.

Academic Career Dr. Lynaugh led a fruitful academic career, teaching and practicing nursing at many prestigious universities. She taught nursing at the University of Rochester, where she met Barbara Bates, whom The Center for the Study of the History of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania was named after in 2003. She also was an academic at Providence Hospital in Washington, then spent her remaining years in life and career in Philadelphia at the University of Pennsylvania.

Time at University of Pennsylvania In 1980, Joan E. Lynaugh was recruited by the University of Pennsylvania for her dedication to the nurse practitioner movement, particularly primary care. Her commitment to the elevation of nurse practitioners, home visiting, and primary care, made her a force to be reckoned with. Dr. Lynaugh dedicated to herself to creating and shaping the nurse practitioner- especially the family nurse practitioner -program to become one of the strongest models in the country for NP work.

Awards and Nominations In 1992, Dr. Joan E. Lynaugh was appointed the editor for the research journal the Nursing History Review, the official journal for the American Association of the History of Nursing. In 2005, Joan E. Lynaugh was deemed a Living Legend by the American Academy of Nursing, along with receiving the Lavinia L. Dock Award from the American Association of the History of Nursing,Lynaugh has been truly well decorated for her incredible work in the field of nursing research and primary care. The Centennial Nursing Heritage Award was also awarded to Dr. Joan E. Lynaugh by the American Nurses’ Association, and she currently serves as the Vice Chair for the Visiting Nurse Society of Greater Philadelphia’s Board of Managers. She is also the Director Emeritus of the Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing, named after Dr. Barbara Bates, a long-time friend and research partner of Dr. Lynaugh’s who helped create The Center.

The Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing In 1983, an ad hoc History Committee was created by Dean Claire M. Fagin to determine what work the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing should be doing on the history of nursing. The committee was led by Dr. Judith A. Smith, PhD. After several months of deliberation, the Committee recommended to Dean Fagin the creation of a multi-faceted center for the study of the history of nursing. This recommendation was sent to Dean Fagin in the winter of 1985, a year and a half after the committee was established. The Center then opened in the summer of that year. An anonymous donor and Dr. Lillian Brunner both helped the creation of the Center become a reality by offering generous gifts and kind donations to help keep the Center running in the first few years. Dean Fagin was kind enough to designate 2,030 square feet of the School of Nursing to the Center for the Study of the History of Nursing. The first newsletter updating the community supporting the Center on its activities and progress, which became a regular publication that expanded throughout the years, was made available to the public in the Fall of 1986 (Sept. 30). By then, the Center had received official university approval by the Provost, Thomas Ehrlich, in February of 1986, which was recommended by the University Academic Review Committee. At the recommendation of the previously mentioned ad hoc history committee, the structure the Center operated under at first included Director Emeritus Joan Lynaugh, former Archivist Karen Buhler-Wilkerson, and an advisory board invited by Dean Fagin. The first advisory board was formed based on recommendations made by the history committee previously mentioned. This structure was approved by Provost Thomas Ehrlich. This advisory board served as the general guides of the Center until a more complex formation for guidance was created. Director Emeritus Joan E. Lynaugh reported to the advisory board and to Dean Fagin. The members of the first advisory board were Lillian S. Brunner (Overseer), Ellen D. Baer, Sandra L. Chaff, M. Louise Fitzpatrick, Charles Rosenberg, Nadine Landis, Stephanie A. Stachniewicz, Thelma M. Schorr, and Joan E. Lynaugh, and Karen Buhler-Wilkerson.