Pam and Joy recently announced their pledge to support the Nursing 4.0 Campaign on a monthly basis until the campaign’s conclusion in 2012.
This generous long-term commitment is exactly what is needed from the nursing community in order for CNF to reach its campaign goal of $4 million in 4 years. CNF gratefully acknowledges Dr. Pam Ratner and Dr. Joy Johnson.
In their own words…
“There are many reasons why we are committed to supporting Nursing 4.0. When we were graduate students of nursing, we benefited greatly from the support we received from the Canadian Nurses Foundation. Pam received the Katherine E. MacLaggan Fellowship, the Bianca Beyer Award, the Colonel Agnes Campbell Neill Scholarship, and a Canadian Nurses Foundation Master’s Fellowship. Joy received the Eleanor Jean Martin Fellowship and a Canadian Doctorate of Nursing Fellowship. This support enabled us to dedicate our time to our studies and played a key role in launching our careers in nursing research.
Consequently, we feel indebted and want to ensure that future students have similar opportunities. For many people, achieving their educational goals is only possible through funding opportunities such as those offered by the CNF. For several years, Pam has had the privilege of serving on the CNF Study Awards Review Panel and has seen firsthand the calibre of the applicants who seek CNF support. She also has shared the frustration of other review panel members and CNF staff who must acknowledge that there are simply not enough scholarships available for each year’s extraordinarily talented pool of applicants who, if supported to continue their education, would undoubtedly serve as leaders of the future.
Our donation to Nursing 4.0 is our heartfelt thanks to the donors who made our graduate education possible.“
Pam is now a Professor of Nursing and Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Senior Scholar at the University of British Columbia. Joy is also a Professor of Nursing at UBC and is the Scientific Director of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Institute of Gender and Health.