Category: Educator
Area: Educational System Development
Location: Posthumous recognition
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Prof Leana Uys was Professor of Nursing and Head of the School of Nursing at the University of Kwazulu-Natal (UKZN) for 15 years (1986–2001). She then became the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Head of the College of Health Sciences at UKZN (2004-2009). Later, in 2011 she was appointed as CEO for the Forum of University Nursing Deans of South Africa (FUNDISA) and Senior Professor of Nursing at UKZN. In addition, she was president of the African Honour Society for Nursing (2000–2006), a member of the Medical Research Council (1994–2004), and African Vice-President for the World Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation. Prof Leana Uys published a staggering 97 peer-reviewed articles, 30 professional articles and contributed to 28 books and book chapters. She was on the editorial board of 10 national and international professional journals; involved in 12 externally-funded research projects over the last five years; and served on the Boards of four national and three international professional bodies.
She successfully supervised to completion 28 Masters and 14 Phd students. Prof Uys was rated as a B-category scientist by the National Research Fund. She received numerous other awards for her significant contributions to the profession of nursing, the most recent of which included the Nell J. Watts Lifetime Achievement Award from STTI in November 2011.
Prof Leana Uys is therefore posthumously recognised for her work on : Educational System Development.