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Introduced at the awards ceremony as a lifelong advocate for underserved populations, policy expert, mentor, educator and change agent, Rogers continues to generate new ideas.<\/p>\nIt might be easy to walk away from a profession when you\u2019ve been named a Living Legend. But not for Norma Martinez Rogers, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor emerita, who received the American Academy of Nursing\u2019s highest honor last fall.<\/p>\n
Introduced at the awards ceremony as a lifelong advocate for underserved populations, policy expert, mentor, educator and change agent, Rogers continues to generate new ideas.<\/p>\n
Who else would repurpose the Mexican version of bingo \u2014 Loter\u00eda \u2014 into a new, healthbased game called Saludteria? Instead of traditional pictures of a bottle, pot of flowers, cello or crown \u2014 which players cover with a game piece when the word is called \u2014 the pictures on a Saludteria game card are all health-related, including different body parts, a wheelchair, syringe or stethoscope.<\/p>\n
\u201cI came up with this idea a few years ago,\u201d Rogers said. \u201cIt\u2019s an innovative way of not only teaching nursing students different health-related words to use in Spanish, but also having fun while learning.\u201d<\/p>\n
The game is versatile. It can be used to help young children prepare for a doctor\u2019s visit or to facilitate communication between elders, caregivers and health care providers. Rogers is applying for a copyright on the game with the help of the UT Health San Antonio Office of Technology and Commercialization.<\/p>\n
Saludteria is just one example of many innovations during Rogers\u2019 26 years as a faculty member at UT Health San Antonio.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am humbled to receive this prestigious award,\u201d Rogers said. \u201cThough I grew up in a lower socio-economic family, I was privileged that my parents believed in getting a good education. I thank them for instilling in me the responsibility to help others. I did not do this alone, and I sincerely thank those who helped me along my journey.\u201d<\/p>\n
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For her American Academy of Nursing Living Legend award, Norma Martinez Rogers was honored for her Juntos Podemos (Together We Can) mentoring program developed for first-generation college students. Without the experience of family members to guide them in applying for college or financial aid, or to help them manage coursework and family obligations, many students were dropping out. Rogers\u2019 peer-to-peer mentoring program, funded by grants for more than 15 years, increased retention and graduation rates.<\/p>\n
The award also honored Rogers for founding the International Association of Latino Nurse Faculty and the School of Nursing\u2019s Cultural Inclusion Institute.<\/p>\n
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Margretta Styles, EdD, RN, FAAN, was posthumously named a 1999 Living Legend of the American Academy of Nursing.<\/p>\n
As the School of Nursing\u2019s founding dean, Styles developed and implemented its first nursing programs and planned and completed the first School of Nursing building. She and other founding faculty members developed the undergraduate and graduate majors. Twelve students were enrolled in the first class, Nursing Fundamentals, in summer 1970, and the graduate programs began in 1972.<\/p>\n
Formerly president of the American Nurses Association and International Council of Nurses, Styles was a prolific writer and speaker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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