Text Box: In 1975, Art Garner, Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at Memphis State University, now The University of Memphis, approached Ms. Joy Lynn Douglass of the Methodist Hospital School of Nursing in Memphis. After conducting workshops in schools of nursing across the nation, Dr. Garner was convinced that a national workshop should be offered to help enhance the teaching skills of nursing educators. Ms. Douglass enthusiastically embraced the proposal and said, “Let’s go for it.” A committee of educators and administrators from Memphis State and Methodist Hospital School of Nursing was formed to plan and offer the first annual workshop on Creative Teaching for Nursing Educators in January, 1976. This workshop was conducted on the university campus with 38 nursing educators participating. Their enthusiasm was so great, the workshop was expanded the following year. The planning committee immediately began working on the second annual workshop. This second effort attracted additional participants from several states. Because of the growth in the program during the early years, the committee knew that nursing educators needed additional opportunities to develop both professionally and personally. The current committee is composed of Robert Koch, Rexann Pickering, Brenda Smith, Ann Warblow, and Esther Christian. Under the leadership of Angela Christopher and Jennifer Nelson, the planning committee ensures that the workshop sessions are timely and of high quality in order to meet the professional development needs of nursing educators. We extend our thanks to those of you who have supported this workshop in the past and we offer a sincere welcome to those of you who are attending for the first time. We exist because of professionals like you. We solicit your support and participation as we look forward to the 33rd Annual Creative Teaching for Nursing Educators Conference. Text Box: CTNE 2008

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Creative Teaching for Nursing Educators Conference