Chancellor's Professor of Nursing, 1969-2007
A retired professor at the Indiana University School of Nursing, Diane Billings, Ph.D., RN has been a part of IU Indianapolis since its beginnings in 1969. In her thirty eight years as a member of the faculty, Billings has made many contributions to the School of Nursing.
An expert in distance education, Billings' efforts ensured that the School of Nursing would retain its competitive edge in the age of online learning. She successfully applied for a FIPSE grant that paid for the development of three online academic courses for nurses and proceeded to plan and develop all three courses. Billings brought further prestige to her school when she founded the National Assessment Conference for Nurse Educators.
Besides serving as a Professor of Nursing, Billings was also the Associate Dean of Teaching, Learning, and Information Resources. She oversaw the School of Nursing's Office of Lifelong Learning, Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning Laboratory, and Computer Cluster. She also served as the representative from IU Indianapolis on Indiana University's Planning Advisory Committee of the Office of Distributed Educators. In 2002, Billings was named a Chancellor's Professor.
Billings has received many awards for her work in nursing. In 2002, she was awarded the Ross Pioneer Spirit Award from the American Association of Critical Care Nurses. In 1999, she received a Teacher Excellence Recognition Award in 1999. In1998, her book, Teaching in Nursing: A Guide for Faculty won a Book of the Year award. Billings is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. She retired from IU Indianapolis in 2007.
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