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associate dean of health technology, adding administrative oversight for the health programs she launched during her nine-year tenure at NWFSC. In 2008, Linda retired from full-time tenure at the college, receiving the honor of emeritus associate dean and director of nursing. Linda currently serves as adjunct instructor at NWFSC, teaching medical terminology to health career majors. She is a Certified Nurse Educator, CNE, and a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Society.



Marty Walker has practiced nursing for the past 30 years at the vocational nursing level as a registered nurse, and at the Master's level. Marty began her nursing career as a licensed practical nurse, receiving her vocational education certificate from Atlantic Vocational School in Pompano Beach, Florida, in 1979. In 1982, she earned an Associate degree in nursing from Broward Community College in Davie, Florida. She worked for more than 10 years as a staff nurse in telemetry, critical care, and emergency nursing before completing a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from Florida International University in Miami, Florida. In 1995, she began teaching medical-surgical nursing at Ivy Tech State College in Sellersburg, Indiana. 00_9780789749604_fm.qxd 1/1/13 10:54 PM Page xiii After relocating to Miami, Marty accepted a position as Nurse Clinical Educator for three cardiac units at Jackson Memorial Hospital. She attained a Master's in Nursing Science in Nursing Education from Barry University in Miami Shores, Florida, in 2003. Marty's love of teaching led her to Mercy Hospital's School of Practical Nursing and to adjunct teaching positions at Florida International University and Barry University. While in Miami, Marty added pediatrics to her teaching expertise. She taught medical-surgical nursing for a short time at Pensacola Junior College in Pensacola, Florida, before accepting a full-time associate professor position at Northwest Florida State College, where she currently teaches in the RN-BSN program and in the Associate Degree Nursing Program. Marty's expertise also includes test construction. She has led the faculty at NWF State College in improving the success rates of students enrolled in the program as well as their success on the NCLEX-RN. Marty's versatility extends to her clinical practice, as she has recently completed the Family Nurse Practitioner certificate program at the University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama. Marty volunteers as a clinic nurse and as the director of nursing services for the Crossroads Medical Center Clinic in Valparaiso, Florida.