VITA. BETTY H. OLINGER, Ed.D., R.N.

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1 VITA BETTY H. OLINGER, Ed.D., R.N. Business Address Home Address Kentucky State University 307 Brown Street School of Nursing Berea, KY East Main Street (859) Frankfort, KY (502) PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: Academic background includes an Ed.D. in Higher Education and a MSN with a specialization in Education. Postgraduate study focused on the roles and responsibilities of administrative officers. More than thirty years of experience in higher education and/or administration: Over twenty years teaching nursing; Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs; Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs; Kentucky Department for Public Health Local Health Department Division Director; and Interim Chair of School of Nursing, Kentucky State University. EDUCATION: -Postdoctoral -Ed.D. -M.S.N. -B.S.N. University of Kentucky, Postgraduate Visiting Scholar - College of Education University of Kentucky, Higher Education Administration University of Kentucky, Pediatric Nursing Education Berea College, Nursing QUALIFICATIONS: A highly motivated, results-oriented administrator and teacher with expertise encompassing: Extensive knowledge and experience in administration, related strategic planning, the budget process, education, client services, policy and program development and evaluation, and the health care field; Broad knowledge base of nursing education; Leadership roles in a variety of accreditation processes; Creative and innovative approaches to education; Effecting policies and procedures and implementing methods to improve the organization, and Effectively relating to various constituencies of the organization and community. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE: Chair of School of Nursing, Kentucky State University, September 2004 Present Responsibilities include but not limited to the following administrative operations of the School of Nursing: planning and administering the school budget, interpreting and administering school policies consistent with university policies, review and act on student recommendations, administers student record system, reviews and initiates necessary updating of contractual agreements with cooperating agencies, conducts faculty meetings, teaches classes, serves on appropriate university and school committees.

2 Page Two Division Director, Local Health Department (LHDs) Operations, Department for Public Health (DPH), Frankfort, KY, January 2001 August 2004 Responsibilities include but not limited to the following day-to-day operations of the LHDs: management of the merit system for 3500 personnel, training and staff development, medical records and forms management, reporting of clinical and community-based services, operating the online local health network, public health nursing, policy interpretation and the Board of Health Appointment process; primary liaison between the DPH and LHDs; determine allocations of $8.6M to LHDs to support local health initiatives; and responsible for coordinating the training and education activities for the Bioterrorism preparedness grant. Assistant Vice President Academic Affairs, Kentucky State University, Frankfort, KY, July 1998 June 1999, September 1994 August Responsibilities included but not limited to the following: supervision of the delivery of university-wide academic support programs; reorganization and supervision of Enrollment Management personnel program (Records/Registration, Admissions, Advising, Testing, Communications Skills Center, Academic Computing Services, Upward Bound and University Orientation); management of program review process for revision of University policies and procedures affecting academic and support programs; supervision of the University Catalogue revisions; service as the University s representative to the Council on Postsecondary Education General Education Transfer Committee and as the S.R.E.B. Electronic Campus liaison; and other projects assigned by the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Interim Vice President Academic Affairs, Professor of Nursing, Kentucky State University, Frankfort, KY, August 1997 August 1998 As the chief academic officer of the University, directly responsible to the President for the implementation and administration of the academic and academic support areas of the University, responsibilities included but not limited to supervision of all instructional, research and public service activities in the University colleges, schools, divisions, departments, and academic support areas; development of short- and long-range plans for the academic programs; development and maintenance of a balanced $9.3 million budget; preparation of program additions and/or deletions for approval by the Board of Trustees and the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education; maintenance of articulation agreements with regional and state transfer institutions; and establishment of external alliances for support of academic programs. Program Coordinator for the SCIENCE FOCUS program, Berea College, Berea, KY, September 1988 August 1994 The program was designed to bring African-American high school rising juniors to Berea College for a four-week intensive class and field trip experience involving a variety of science fields. As

3 Page Three Program Coordinator, responsibilities included but not limited to: assistance in the development of the grant to fund the program; development of all aspects of the program, including brochure, field trip experiences, academic focus and evaluation procedures; recruitment of students; and supervision of program personnel. TEACHING AND OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE: Professor of Nursing, Kentucky State University, September 1994 August 2000 Teaching senior level and freshman level non-nursing courses. Associate Professor of Nursing (tenured), Berea College, September August 1994 Taught senior level Leadership/Management and Community Health Nursing courses; taught a freshman level Health Promotion course; advised nursing students; coordinator of Senior Level Nursing Experience; served as chair of Nursing curriculum committee; coordinator of the SCIENCE FOCUS program; served on a variety of College committees; chair of the Promotion and Tenure Committee; chair-elect of the Faculty Senate. Assistant Professor of Nursing, Berea College, September August 1988 Taught junior and sophomore level nursing courses and a freshman level Health Promotion course; advised nursing students; served on a variety of College committees; Faculty Advisor to the Black Ensemble. Assistant Instructor of Nursing, Berea College, September 1973 August 1977 Taught junior level nursing courses and a freshman level Health Promotion course; advised nursing students. Newport Hospital School of Nursing, Instructor, Newport, RI, October 1970 August 1973 Taught Maternity Nursing; advised nursing students Newport Hospital, Newport, RI, Staff Nurse, January 1970 September 1970 Garrard Co. Hospital, Staff Nurse and Evening Supervisor, Lancaster, KY, August 1969 December 1969 PUBLICATIONS: Kentucky Youth Advocates (January, 1994). Evening the odds: Taking action or Kentucky s African American families. B.H. Olinger and T. Partee. Kentucky Youth Advocates and Berea College (March, 1993). Profiles of children s health. B.H. Olinger and M. Nunnelley. Crawford, L.A. and Olinger, B.H. (1988). Recruitment and retention of nursing students from diverse cultural backgrounds. JNE, 27 (8),

4 Page Four Olinger, B.H. (1987). The inclusion of cultural diversity content in the curricula of selected generic undergraduate nursing programs. University Microfilm NO DAO Work in Progress SCIENCE FOCUS to Carter G. Woodson Summer Institute: Review and Evaluation. PRESENTATIONS: Lexington-Fayette County Health Department, Leadership Training for Nurse Leaders, September 2006 Lexington-Fayette County Health Department, Management Training for Team Leaders, September 2006 Pattie A Clay Hospital, Health Care and the Importance of Cultural Competency. April 2006 Department for Public Health Cultural Competencies Workshop, Health Disparities and the Public Health Role, May 2004 University of Kentucky, School of Allied Health. Health Disparities in the African American Population, March 2004 Kentucky Attorney General, Empowering the Black Community for the 21 st Century Conference. African American Community Church Project, 2002 and 2003 Berea College Black Cultural Center Lecture Series. Health Disparities in the African American Population, November 2002 National Association College Deans Registrars and Admission Officers Annual Conference. Recruitment and Retention Strategies for HBCUs, March 1997 NAACP Spring Conference, Elizabethtown, KY. The African American Family: Striving/Thriving for the Future, October 1996 Kentucky State University Nursing Pinning Ceremony. Nursing and the New Millennium, May 1995 Berea Community High School Graduation. Risks for the Future, May 1994 First Baptist Church Mother s Day Tea. Family: A Changing Tradition, May 1993 Berea College Service Award Program. Service: A Berea Ideal, March 1993

5 Page Five Leadership for Madison County. Health Care Reform, March 1993 University of S.C. College of Education, 1993 Enhancing Teaching Conference. In Search of Cultural Diversity Content, February 1993 National Nursing Education Conference In Search of Cultural Diversity Poster Presentation, January 1992 Berea College Senior Tea for Nursing Students speaker. Berea College Nurses: We are Different!, May 1990 Berea College Labor Day Program. Berea s Labor Program: A Personal Perspective, April 1988 Coordinated workshops at Planned Parenthood Federation of America Regional Meeting: 1). Increasing Cultural Diversity Awareness, ). Achieving Diversity: Recruitment and Retention, 1990 Masonic Banquet Speaker. The Sciences: Opportunity for Afro-Americans, April 1990 Berea College Chapel Service Homily. For All Things There is a Season, October 1986 St. Paul AME Women s Day Program, Richmond, KY. A Salute to Today s Woman, April 1984 KNA District 9 Meeting, Danville, KY. The Nurse and Perinatal Care, October 1980 Duboise/Nyerere Banquet Speaker. Berea s Interracial Education Commitment, February 1980 PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: American Nurses Association (ANA) American Public Health Association Kentucky Nurses Association (KNA) KNA Nominating Committee presenrt President-Elect, District 2, District 2, Board of Directors Past Vice President Past Advisor to KY Association of Nursing Students

6 Page Six Kentucky Nurses Foundation (KNF) Past KNF President Kentucky Public Health Association National Association of Local Boards of Health Phi Kappa Phi Sigma Theta Tau COMMUNITY AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES: Berea Equalization Board-Appointed by mayor, Berea Hospital Board of Directors Chair, Member, Secretary/Executive Committee, Medical Resources Chair Berea Housing Authority Member, 1988-Present Chair, 1991-Present Berea Kiwanis Club President, Member, 1999-Present Berea Planning and Zoning Board-Appointed by mayor, September present Frankfort/Franklin County Community Education Board of Directors, Frankfort Regional Medical Center Board of Trustees, January present Kentucky Kids Count Consortium, Kentucky Prevent Child Abuse Board of Directors, present Mountain Maternal Health League Planned Parenthood Board of Directors Member, President, Executive Committee NAACP, Richmond Chapter Member Board of Directors

7 Page Seven Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) National Board Member, National Nominating Committee, 1995 to 1998 Secretary, National Board Chair, National Resources Review Committee Chair, Task Force on Cultural Diversity, PPFA National Alumni Board, 2004 present Executive Committee Chair-Elect Grants Chair United Community Fund of Madison County Board of Directors Member, AWARDS: 2003 University of Kentucky Lyman T. Johnson Alumni Award Berea College Alumni Award of Merit Berea College Elizabeth Miles Award for Service Berea City Red Tie Award for Service Phi Kappa Phi-Berea Chapter American Legion Post 50 Award on Merit 1987 Kentucky Nurses Association Research Award Berea College Carter G. Woodson Award "Outstanding Woman in America Chapter Member of Delta Psi Sigma Theta Tau, University of Kentucky