Category Archives: Faculty & Staff News

Newly appointed Dean Sharon Tucker sits down to share her journey to Central Florida and her vision to lead UCF’s College of Nursing into the future. On August 1, 2025, Sharon Tucker officially begins her appointment as dean of UCF’s College of Nursing and takes the helm at a time of growth and opportunity both […]

Endowed Professor Ladda Thiamwong is among 47 experts honored for their outstanding contributions and selected as 2025 fellows of the Gerontological Society of America. Florida Blue Endowed Professor for Healthy Communities Ladda Thiamwong has been selected as a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, the nation’s oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization focused on aging. […]

By Julie Harper ’01 Rebecca Koszalinski and Joy Parchment ’15PhD are among the exceptional nurse leaders to be inducted in 2025 and honored for significant contributions to advance public health.  UCF nursing faculty members Rebecca Koszalinski and Joy Parchment ’15PhD have been selected to become fellows of the American Academy of Nursing, the most prestigious […]

By Julie Harper ’01 Tucker, who currently serves as department chair, brings to the role 22 years of leadership experience and a passion for empowering nurses.   After conducting a national search, the University of Central Florida has named Sharon Tucker as the next dean of the College of Nursing. Tucker will begin her new role […]

By Julie Harper ’01 As she prepares to Charge On to retirement, Dean Mary Lou Sole reflects on more than three decades at UCF and shares words of wisdom for the future. Mary Lou Sole, dean of UCF’s College of Nursing, will retire this summer after 34 years of service to the University of Central […]

The approvals recognize years of excellence and contributions in teaching, research and service.  UCF faculty members across the university marked a major achievement in earning promotions and tenure for the 2024-25 cycle.  The 115 approved faculty — 76 for promotion and 39 for tenure — underwent a comprehensive performance evaluation by peers, college and university […]

Jean W. Davis ’19Ph.D., assistant professor at UCF’s College of Nursing, has been honored with the 2025 Outstanding Nurse Practitioner Educator Award from the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties. The award recognizes a nurse practitioner faculty member who enhances nurse practitioner education through innovative curriculum development, exceptional teaching practices, policy leadership, creative strategies, and […]

UCF College of Nursing students, faculty and staff are among those being honored for service and excellence during ceremonies on April 2, 2025. Every year on the first Wednesday of April, UCF honors the outstanding accomplishments and contributions of its people on Founders’ Day, the annual celebration of the employees, faculty, and students who keep […]

Mary Lou Sole, who has dedicated four decades of clinical practice and research to improving outcomes for critically ill patients, is among five critical care experts worldwide to be honored by the Society of Critical Care Medicine. Mary Lou Sole, dean of UCF’s College of Nursing, is among five healthcare professionals worldwide — and only […]

Jason Konzelmann and Syretta Spears, from UCF’s Colleges of Medicine and Nursing, respectively, were honored for their significant contributions to simulation in healthcare education. Jason Konzelmann and Syretta Spears, who direct clinical skills and simulation centers at UCF’s Colleges of Medicine and Nursing, respectively, are among 19 healthcare simulation experts from around the world inducted into the Class of 2025 […]