Verna Huffman Splane, School of Nursing honorary professor and one of Canada’s leaders in nursing and international health, turns 100 on November 23, 2014. From 1973 to 1981, Splane was the inaugural principal nursing officer in the Canadian Department of National Health and Welfare (the precursor of Health Canada), the highest office for a nurse in the country. She went on to become a pioneer in nursing through her work with the World Health Organization and the International Council of Nurses. Click here for more.
