2002 News

CGFNS announces 2002 CGFNS International Distinguished Leadership Award Recipient: Amelia Mangay-Maglacas

PHILADELPHIA, PA — JULY 15, 2002 — The Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) is pleased to announce this year’s recipient of the CGFNS International Distinguished Leadership Award: Amelia Mangay-Maglacas, DrPH, RN, FRCN (U.K.), ScD (Hon.).

Dr. Maglacas embodies the spirit of the CGFNS award, which recognizes and honors outstanding international, professional and personal achievement in an individual who serves as a model for success in the health care community. The award consists of a commemorative plaque, a sponsored symposium in the leadership area of the recipient and a reception and tribute dinner the evening of the symposium.

Dr. Maglacas is an eminent national and international leader for nursing education, practice, research and leadership, and in the involvement of the nursing profession in health development. Currently, she is a Consultant in International Health and Nursing; Adjunct Professor at the Department of Public Health, Mental Health and Administrative Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago; and Visiting Professor, University of Asia and the Pacific, Pasig City, Philippines. One of Dr. Maglacas' most notable positions was as Chief Scientist for Nursing, Health Manpower Division, World Health Organization, from 1976-1989.

Among her many contributions, she conceptualized, designed and facilitated the establishment of a "Global Network of WHO Collaborating Centers for Nursing/Midwifery Development," which today has grown to be a vital information network within and between countries where collaborating centers exist. This network has expanded and serves as an important link in the exchange and dissemination of nursing and health knowledge, including care practices. She has also been a prominent advocate and international leader in health professions education programs for primary health care.

Dr. Maglacas will be presented with the 2002 CGFNS International Distinguished Leadership Award on December 17, 2002, in Philadelphia, PA, USA.

For more information about the CGFNS International Distinguished Leadership Award, logon to the CGFNS web site at www.cgfns.org.

CGFNS is an immigration-neutral, nonprofit organization based in Philadelphia, PA, USA, and is an internationally recognized authority on education, registration and licensure of nurses and health care professionals worldwide. CGFNS’s mission is to provide responsible leadership in the delivery of relevant services to the global nursing and health care community.

The organization was founded in 1977 through a collaborative effort by representatives from the U.S. Department of Labor; Department of Health, Education and Welfare (now the Department of Health and Human Services); the Immigration and Naturalization Service; and representation from nursing organizations, including the American Nurses Association and the National League for Nursing.

For additional information about CGFNS and its services, contact: Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools, 3600 Market Street, Suite 400, Philadelphia, PA 19104-2651 USA; telephone: (215) 349-8767; fax: (215) 349-0026.