Dr. Patricia Mynaugh honored by College of Nursing

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Dr. Patricia Mynaugh
(center) joining the College faculty are Rev. Peter M.
Donohue, O.S.A., ’75 A&S, University president and
Dean M. Louise Fitzpatrick.

Villanova, PA, April 15, 2008 — Villanova University College of Nursing honored Patricia Mynaugh, Ph.D., R.N., associate professor, for 25 years of service as a faculty member at the 19th Annual Mass and Alumni Awards Ceremony on April 5 held in the St. Thomas of Villanova Church on the University campus.

“A consummate professional,” is how M. Louise Fitzpatrick, Connelly Endowed Dean and Professor, described Dr. Mynaugh, “She is a faculty member who holds the bar very high for herself and her students.” Dr. Mynaugh, an obstetric nursing expert, was recognized for developing the College’s maternal/child experience at a birth center on the Texas-Mexico border to expand care and education there, as well as her contributions to the College’s curriculum and students. Dr. Mynaugh explained how Villanova nursing students are well-represented in the clinical agencies, saying that the day before they welcomed seven new babies into the world at a Philadelphia hospital.