Shirley Sears Chater, PhD, RN, FAAN

Former UCSF Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, has been selected as the recipient of the 2013 Nurse.com Diane F. Cooper Lifetime Achievement Award.  She will be honored at the Nurse.com Giving Excellence Meaning (GEM) Awards program on August 23, in Los Angeles. The Lifetime Achievement Award is sponsored by Cedars-Sinai.

The Diane F. Cooper Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to a nurse who has contributed to nurses and nursing throughout his or her career. The Diane F. Cooper Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to nurses who reflect the commitment, enthusiasm and advocacy for the nursing profession that Diane Cooper exemplified. A monetary donation is made in the recipient’s name to the nursing organization of their choice as part of the award.