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________________________________________________________________________________ With her innovative vision and ability to marshal change, Dr. Helen R. Connors has forged a distinctive path in the nursing profession. Dr. Connors has strived to expand the use of advanced information technologies for education and practice, to establish policy for telecommunications and telehealth, and to promote the image of nursing nationally and internationally. Dr. Connors is a recognized leader in educational innovations. Through her efforts, the School of Nursing has developed academic and business partnerships with such entities as the Kansas Health Institute and Cerner Corporation to support and expand the use of health care information technologies. Garnering four grants totaling more than $3 million, Dr. Connors was instrumental in establishing the Kansas Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program and the Kansas Continuous Learning Project in collaboration with Fort Hays State, Wichita State, and Pittsburg State universities. Through these creative programs, Dr. Connors helps to bring education, networking, and support services to nurses in rural Kansas communities using interactive technologies. Now, nurses do not have to sacrifice family and career obligations to attend traditional schools to further their education. An appointed member of the FCC Telecommunications and Health Care Advisory Committee, Dr. Connors' innovative efforts to bring the classroom to nurses and to increase the number of nurses in rural areas were included in Time magazine and CNN's spotlight on the "Heroes of Medicine." These multi-media productions won the 1998 American Academy of Nursing Media Award and The Pew Health Professions Commission Primary Care Journalism Award. Professional Memberships
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