DALLAS TWP. — The Department of Nursing at Misericordia University recently presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Cheryl Fuller at the White Coat Ceremony for Graduating Nursing in Lemmond Theater in Walsh Hall.
Fuller, of Dallas, has been a nurse and nurse practitioner for 52 years and an adjunct professor at Misericordia University for 21 years.
As a medical professional, Fuller primarily cared for underserved women through her own clinic at Women to Women Inc.
At Misericordia, Fuller devoted herself to developing new nurses and nurse practitioners. Most recently, she dedicated time to teach research to nursing students abroad in Uganda, Africa at the ACCESS School of Nursing and Midwifery.
She also made multiple state and national podium and poster presentations that focused on the care of women throughout the lifespan, including the care of incarcerated women. She also participated in and presented on the care of the migrant farm worker.
Fuller earned a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from the University of Vermont and Master of Science in Nursing from the State University of New York, Binghamton. She earned her Family Nurse Practitioner certificate from the State University of New York. She earned her Ph.D. in nursing research and theory development from New York University.
