Nan Kinross
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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ 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[edit]
- 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.