PA College Magazine - Fall 2022 - 7

PA COLLEGE / TEACHING & LEARNING
INNER S
flory AWARD
Faculty member Kathy R. Leonardo, MSN, RN,
CCRN-K won the 2022-23 Robert M. and Thelma G.
Flory Doctoral Study Award at Convocation. Kathy is
Instructor and Course Coordinator in Advanced Care
for our ASN and BSN nursing programs. She previously
held the positions of adjunct instructor and Education
Facilitator on our Education Innovation team. In that
role, she developed and delivered educational services for
the classroom, skills lab and simulation
settings.
Kathy earned her BSN degree from Oral
Roberts University and served as a staff
nurse and then charge nurse for hospital
ICUs in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She later
served as a Patient Education Coordinator
and Supervising Public Health Nurse at
health care organizations in New York
State. She worked as a Clinical Practice
Educator for Critical Care at the Reading
Hospital, where she was honored with an
Excellence in Teaching Award in 2011. Kathy earned her
MSN from Drexel University in 2015.
"
A doctorate in education
will provide me with the
tools needed to improve
my teaching at PA College
by examining the current
trends and theories in
education.
As this year's honoree, Kathy said she intends to use the
Flory Award to support her doctoral studies in Education
Curriculum and Design at Liberty University in Lynchburg,
Virginia. As part of her program, Kathy will complete a
capstone project designed to apply current research to her
teaching practice. " I am excited about this new educational
journey, " Kathy said. " A doctorate in education will provide
me with the tools needed to improve my teaching at PA
College by examining the current trends and theories in
education. I will be able to apply my learning to classroom
teaching, improving our students' education. "
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