UW Nursing Dean Linda Scott Becomes President of the American Academy of Nursing
UMOJA Magazine | September 30, 2023
We all have childhood dreams of what we want to be when we grow up, but how many of us become the princesses or dragon slayers that we dream of? Not many. While most of us have woven paths for our lives that diverge from those childhood imaginations, Linda Scott, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FNAP, FAAN, has never wavered. She has turned her childhood dream of being a nurse into a glowing career that includes being the first Black dean of the School of Nursing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Now, she stands at another apex of her career as she steps into her elected role at the next president of the American Academy of Nursing.