MANHASSET, NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 27, 2019 Gertrude B. Hutchinson of Altamont, New York has been recognized for her new position at the Sage Colleges School of Nursing by P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Woman of Excellence Recognized) and for her outstanding achievements and high level of success in the fields of nursing and education.
ABOUT GERTRUDE B. HUTCHINSON, DNS, RN, MA, MSIS, CCRN-R
Dr. Gertrude B. Hutchinson has over 45 years experience in the nursing field. She is a lecturer and full-time faculty at The Sage Colleges (TSC) School of Nursing in Troy, New York and an adjunct professor at SUNY Empire State College (ESC) in Saratoga Springs, New York. She now teaches nursing theory, clinical fundamentals, and capstone students at TSC, and advanced pathophysiology and nursing theory online for SUNY ESC. She is the former director of history and education, and archivist at the Center for Nursing at the Foundation of New York State Nurses. Dr. Hutchinson also serves as an Archivist for the American Association for the History of Nursing.
After obtaining a M.A. in History from SUNY Albany in 2007, Dr. Hutchinson continued her education, obtaining a M.S.I.S. in NARA and Records Management from SUNY Albany in 2009. She then obtained her Doctor of Nursing Science with a focus on Leadership and Education from The Sage Colleges-Sage Graduate School in 2016. Dr. Hutchinson is the recipient of the Northeast Region New York Organization of Nurse Executives and Leaders Award in recognition of “creative and contemporary leadership in nursing practice.” Dr. Hutchinson is included in the most recent edition of International Who’s Who in Nursing.
Dr. Hutchinson is affiliated with the American Nurses Association, A.N.A.-NY chapter, the International Nurses Association, Sigma Theta Tau International, and the American Association for the History of Nursing. She is a member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, the New York Organization of Nurse Executives and Leaders, Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society, the American Association for the History of Medicine, the Nurses Educational Fund, the National League for Nurses and its affiliate Nursing League New York, and the American Association for the History of Nursing.
In her spare time, Dr. Hutchinson volunteers at the Hamilton Union Presbyterian Church and serves in many leadership capacities as a life member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, NENYONEL, and is a newly appointed board member to The Omentum Project Discovery Year Advisory Team. She enjoys knitting, crocheting, reading historical fiction, playing piano, walking, and family activities.
Dr. Hutchinson states, “I attribute my success to my faith and inquisitive nature, wanting to help people, education opportunities and having gifts and abilities to leave the world a better place.”
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