Ashcraft, Pullen Receive American Academy of Nursing Fellowship Designation

Alyce Ashcraft, Ph.D., R.N.
The American Academy of Nursing (AAN) named Alyce Ashcraft, Ph.D., R.N., and Richard
Pullen, Ed.D., MSN, R.N., from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC)
School of Nursing, among a group of 250 distinguished nurse leaders, including eight
from Texas, selected for induction into the 2022 Class of Fellows. Their induction
brings the total number of TTUHSC faculty who carry the AAN Fellowship (FAAN) distinction
to 18.
Ashcraft is a professor and associate dean for research and scholarship for the School
of Nursing. She also is a University Distinguished Professor whose research interests
include communication between nurses and clinicians in long-term care, enhancing CNA
performance in long-term care, evaluating student performance in clinical and simulation
settings and the practice of tenure in nursing education.
Pullen is a professor and program director for the school’s R.N. to BSN Program. His
areas of specialty include medical surgical nursing, lupus erythematosus, autoimmune
liver diseases, Meniere's disease, teaching and leadership. He was appointed a Founding
Member to the TTUHSC Council of Distinguished Educators in 2019 by TTUHSC School of
Nursing Dean Michael Evans, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN.

Richard Pullen, Ed.D., MSN, R.N.
“We are extremely proud of Dr. Ashcraft and Dr. Pullen,” Evans said. “Attainment of
Fellowship in the American Academy of Nursing is an accolade that represents the highest
of career accomplishments in nursing.”
AAN Fellows come from all walks of the profession, including association executives,
university leaders (presidents, chancellors and deans), state and federal elected
officials and political appointees, hospital chief executives and vice presidents
for nursing, nurse consultants, researchers and entrepreneurs. Those who achieve Fellowship
status share a responsibility to contribute their time and energy to AAN, and to engage
with other health leaders outside AAN in transforming America's health system
AAN’s newest class of fellows represent 35 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto
Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and 17 countries. With their induction, AAN is currently
comprised of more than 3,000 of the most accomplished nurse leaders from around the
world. These nursing leaders are experts in policy, research, administration, practice
and academia and champions for local and global health and wellness.
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