University of Iowa College of Nursing Dean Emeritus Geraldene Felton will be honored at this year’s History Makers Gala and Iowa African American Women's Leadership Conference: "I Am My Sister's Keeper."
Geraldene “Gerry” Felton was Dean at the College of Nursing from 1981 to 1997. As is stated in the book, One Hundred Years of Nursing at Iowa, Dean Felton focused her efforts on the development of promising young faculty, and on the recruitment of new faculty with solid research credentials who could be mentors for others.