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April 23, 2008 - MARIE J.COWAN Memorial Service Program April 23, 2008 - MARIE J.COWAN Memorial Service Program - Video Presentation
February 22, 2008 To the Campus Community: I am so sorry to have to report that a dear member of our UCLA family, Marie Cowan, dean of the School of Nursing, passed away this morning, after a long battle with cancer. Her family was with her when she died. Marie joined UCLA in 1997 and quickly demonstrated strong and innovative leadership. She spearheaded the re-opening of our undergraduate nursing program, recruited more than 20 new faculty members, collaborated with faculty to design an entry-level master’s program for graduates of other disciplines and established a bioscience curriculum for the doctoral program in nursing. Under her leadership, the School of Nursing returned to top-ten status nationally. Marie was deeply committed to public health and was considered an extraordinary role model within the nursing profession, receiving the Living Legend Award from the American Academy of Nursing in 2007. Her own research on cardiovascular science had been funded by the National Institutes of Health since 1977. “Marie loved UCLA and the School of Nursing,” said Acting Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh. “She gave so much to our community, and I am sure we will miss her grace and leadership.” Marie had announced that she would retire in June 2008 and, after a one-year sabbatical, would return to teach, mentor faculty and continue her research. Our thoughts are with her family and friends as we mourn our own loss of a beloved teacher, mentor, leader, colleague and friend. Marie leaves a rich legacy through which her vision, innovation, leadership and commitment to public health will live on. Let us reach out and comfort one another as we remember how brightly Marie’s light has shown on us and our campus. Sincerely, Gene D. Block
In lieu of flowers, the family requests gifts of love/donations be made to the Dean Marie J. Cowan Endowed Scholarship Fund. Checks may be written to The UCLA Foundation and sent to the Development Office, UCLA School of Nursing, 2-150 Factor Building, PO BOX 951702, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1702. Phone inquiries may also be made to Rene Dennis at (310) 206-3662 or to the dean's office at (310) 825-9621.
To make a gift online please go to: http://www.giveto.ucla.edu/
To post any comments or condolences please email us at webmaster@sonnet.ucla.edu
I can’t begin to tell you how sorry I was to hear that Marie Cowan is no longer with us. She was one of my heroes on many levels. She was such a smart person and did so much for her school and for the campus. She was a delight to work with. In addition, she was a source of inspiration to my sister-in-law who met her while they were both undergoing chemotherapy. She was so kind and so positive and set such an example and she helped my sister-in-law get through it. I can’t begin to imagine how sad the faculty, staff and students of the SON must be.
Please let me know when you can what plans might be in place to honor her memory. I would certainly like to attend.
With deepest condolences,
I am so sorry to hear this sad news. My thoughts and prayers are with her family.
Dear Colleagues at the UCLA School of Nursing,
The entire UCSF School of Nursing extends our condolences to all of our UCLA colleagues at Dr. Cowan’s passing on.
I'm deeply saddened by the death of our Dean & friend. She was an inspiration to many. Dean Cowan has completed her mission. May she now rest in peace. My thoughts and prayers are with her family.
It is with sadness I inform you that my colleague Dr Marie Cowan RN ,Dean of the School of Nursing passed away this morning after a long illness. She was a highly respected researcher and educator. With her leadership the School of Nursing increased its national ranking . We will all miss her greatly.
I'm sure everyone has some very favorite memories of Marie. I always valued Marie's strong support of WIN, and her great humor always made RIFF-RAFF such a wonderful event. She was a busy dean, but readily agreed to serve on the 50th Anniversary Celebration Committee. I was always amazed, with her busy schedule, that she never missed a meeting of the 50th Anniversary Committee. Her dedication to this organization was inspiring. She will be missed dearly. I don't have any details as to a funeral or memorial service, but will let you know as I receive information.
The launch team members for the proposed Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis would like to express you and others in the UCLA School of Nursing our deepest condolences regarding the loss of your Dean, Dr. Marie Cowan.
All of us staff, and the Board of Directors at Arroyo Vista Family Health Center are so sorry and saddened to know of Dear Dean Marie Cowan’s passing. I just became aware of this today by Chancellor Gene D.Block from the web. Our thoughts and prayers are with Dean Cowan’s family and the UCLA School of Nursing family. Dean Cowan was a highly respected strong, innovative and effective leader and role model in nursing, public health and the community in general. As you know there are UCLA faculty preceptors, and several graduate nurse practitioner students who complete their clinical family practice rotation here, some of which remain as staff at Arroyo Vista upon graduation. We will greatly miss Dean Cowan, her grace, her warm smile, her caring, her strength, her leadership.
GO ON AND THANK YOU: A TRIBUTE TO DEAN MARIE J. COWAN
My sincere sympathy to the family, friends, and colleagues of Marie Cowan. She was a giant – but never viewed herself as one. She was a true colleague who more than once helped me to re-frame my thoughts and plan my actions. I will miss knowing that she is a part of our world. And RIFF-RAFF at WIN will never be quite the same!
The faculty at the University of Delaware extend our deepest sympathy to our Colleagues at UCLA upon the passing of one of nursing's most valuable treasures: Dr. Marie Cowan. Marie was an early mentor to me during my doctoral student days at the University of Arizona. She will be missed but certainly not forgotten. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family, friends and colleagues.
Marie has been such a strong leader in the field for her entire career. She showed a strength in battling her illness that was phenomenal. She remained positive and upbeat and continued to be productive and inspired everyone who came into contact with her. Marie was an amazing person who will be missed by all who knew her.
I was saddened to hear of Marie Cowan's death. Her contributions to nursing and nurses have been outstanding. I am so pleased that Marie was recognized by WIN for her contribution to research by designating her as the 1996 recipient of the Distinguished Nursing Research Leadership Award. She also helped add humor to are serious deliberations.
On behalf of the faculty and staff at Northeastern University School of Nursing, I extend our condolences to the UCLA School of Nursing on Dr.
Cowen's passing. You are in our thoughts as you mourn the loss of a great nursing leader.
The faculty of the Columbia University School of Nursing, and the Council for the Advancement of Comprehensive Care, on organization of which Marie was a distinguished member and participant, offer our deepest sympathy to the Cowan family and the UCLA community for the loss of Marie. She was beloved by all of us who knew her, and we as a profession are poorer without her contributions and wise and humorous advice. Mary Mundinger
I am saddened to tell you that Marie died on February 22. She has been bravely battling cancer for years, never letting it deter her
from a successful Deanship at UCLA and making seminal contributions to Nursing. Her participation in CACC was valuable and
filled with wisdom and humor. We will all miss her very much. M Dean Cowan was my Dean during my FNP master's program. She really was a strong and inspiring nursing leader. I also still remember that very special day when she smiled at me as she personally handed me my diploma on my graduation day. I will always remember her words of strength, inspiration and encouragement throughout my master's program.
On behalf of UC Irvine's Program in Nursing Science, I offer our sincere condolences on the loss of an amazing leader in nursing.
Marie was an inspiration to all of us and she will remain in our hearts and in our memories.
I was deeply saddened to hear of Marie Cowan's passing. Marie was my Master's thesis adviser in the 1980s at the
University of Washington. She had a profound personal and professional impact on me that inspires me to this day.
I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer shortly after she agreed to be my adviser, and her support during this traumatic
time went well beyond expectations for a faculty mentor. She never asked me how she could help, she just did it.
For example, she signed me up for 9 credits of thesis -- even though I had not even begun conceptualizing my project -- so
I could maintain the full-time student status required for my fellowship and student health insurance during the quarter I
had surgery and began chemotherapy. As a scientist, mentor, and teacher she taught by example. From her I learned what
extraordinary things people can accomplish when their mentors/teachers convey high expectations coupled with a deep
confidence in their abilities. She will be sorely missed, but I know her legacy will continue in the accomplishments
and spirit of those whose lives she touched. My deep condolences to her family and the UCLA community.
(On a humorous note -- one of my first memories of Marie was of her hawking her daughter Michelle's Girl
Scout cookies during one of Marie's students' thesis defense. Obviously her family was never far from her focus).
It was with great sadness I read about the recent passing of Dean Cowan.
I am a graduate from UCLA's family nurse practitioner graduate program in 1999.
Dean Cowan was the one who handed me my diploma at graduation.
She will be fondly remembered and her life will be celebrated, more especially by those who
are reminded daily of the impact she made as the dean of nursing at UCLA.
I proudly display the degrees behind my name on my badge at work and when asked I am more
than happy to that I am a successful graduate from UCLA.
In loving memory,
From the Netherlands I would like to say that we are deeply saddened by reading that Prof Marie Cowan has passed away.
She was a warm person and a great example for a lot of international nurses and researchers.
I send my sincerest condolences to UCLA School of Nursing for the loss of Dean Marie J. Cowan.
She was a very inspirational educational leader in the field of professional and academic nursing.
I hope you continue her legacy and carry on her work at UCLA. Peace be with you, and keep your faith. | |