Dr. Helen K. Mussallem, a recipient of an honorary doctorate from UBC, passed away on November 9, 2012 in Ottawa. Mussallem was a strong supporter of UBC School of Nursing. She was the first Canadian nurse to obtain a PhD degree from Columbia Teachers College in 1962 and served as executive director of the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) from 1963 to 1981.
Her legacy has helped ensure that the next generation of nurses follows her example of national and international networking and nursing scholarship. To read more, click here.
