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in creative ways, and I will always be thankful for themany nursing mentors I have had, including Drs. JoanLeSage, Valerie Matthiesen, and Bob Vogler.

Currently I am in private practice, consulting on is-sues of healthy aging, program planning and develop-ment, nursing management, and health care policy.

Drugay provides a true picture of leadership: fol-lowing her dream, learning from each experience, rec-ognizing those who have contributed to her growth, andlaunching onto new paths with confidence. We applaudher as truly a geriatric nurse leader and hope her exam-ple provides inspiration for others as it has for us.

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strength and resolve that overrode her apparent disabili-ties. Her goal was to move back and live independently inan apartment in Santa Fe, and she accomplished thatgoal. We maintained contact for more than 10 years.

Mrs. M opened my eyes to the possibilities of work-ing with older adults, and that desire was refined overmany years. My career has been one of various roles andsettings, but the focus has remained on the care of olderadults. At a crossroads when choosing my graduate edu-cation, I was unsure of whether to follow public health orgerontology. I have never regretted choosing geronto-logic nursing, and it has opened doors for me that I neverenvisioned. My area of interest has become maintainingthe highest possible health of older adults, and to thatend, I have focused on health promotion and disease pre-vention and issues of older women’s health. My master’sand doctoral studies allowed me to pursue these interests

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