Distinguished Alumna Award 2009
Lois Sadler
Class of 1979
Lois Sadler '79 was presented with the Distinguished Alumna/us Award on October 3at the Annual Alumnae/i Banquet held at the Graduate Club in New Haven. Dr. Sadler is currently serving as Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs and Associate Professor at Yale University School of Nursing.
Read Dr. Sadler's remarks upon receiving the Distinguished Alumna Award (.pdf)
The following is the text of the Award citation:
Clinician. Scholar. Educator. Friend and colleague. The consummate clinician, her career has been dedicated to improving the lives of teen mothers and their children. For 30 years, she has provided parenting education to teenage mothers throughout the Greater New Haven community. She was instrumental in the development and evaluation of the Elizabeth Celotto Child Care Center at Wilbur Cross High School in New Haven. With colleagues, she has contributed to the creation of a successful pregnancy prevention program for teens with negative pregnancy tests.
Scholar. Her practice informs her research. Her work has led to the development of Minding the Baby, an intensive home visitation program that incorporates ongoing research with multidisciplinary supportive services for first-time young parents. With her unique gift of bringing together a coordinated, interdisciplinary team, her scholarship has helped to improve the health of teen mothers and provide developmental guidance to assist young parents in understanding their children’s feelings, thoughts, and needs at varying developmental stages. She has earned the admiration and national recognition for her research, including the Children’s Advocate Building Blocks award from the Board of Student, Parent, and Family Services, and the Excellence in Nursing Research Award from the Association of Faculties of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners.
Educator. Since 1979, she has taught legends of PNP students. She served nine years as Specialty Director of YSN’s Pediatric Nurse Practitioner program, and since 2006, has contributed her administrative expertise as Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs. Her gentle leadership and professional competence have guided hundreds of students to discover their calling as pediatric nurse practitioners.
Friend and colleague. She embodies grace under pressure. She is a mentor to her students and her colleagues. She is sought for her unique ability to listen, assess and offer cogent, thoughtful professional counsel. Her integrity is unquestioned, and her caring nature informs everything she does.
Her singular dedication to the education of nurses and caring for young at-risk mothers has impacted countless lives and has distinguished herself among her colleagues. Yale University School of Nursing Alumnae/i Association takes great pride in recognizing Lois Siebert Sadler of the Class of 1979 with the Yale University School of Nursing Distinguished Alumna/us Award for 2009.
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