Barbara J. Bohny, associate professor of nursing, died on Saturday, January 27. Appointed to the faculty in September 1995, she was the coordinator of the graduate program in nursing for several years.
Her career began as a clinical nurse, but evolved over time to include education and research. She received numerous grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Nursing, totaling $1,760,000 which helped to fund her advanced practice program development, her research into diabetes and the stress patterns in families caring for the chronically ill in a home setting.
In 1996, Bohny became project director for a three-year, $750,000 grant award to the University which was used to expand the institution’s nascent master of science degree program in nursing which prepares nurses for leadership in community-based nursing. Involved for many years in community-based care, she established a nurse-managed community-based center for a poor, medically underserved population.
She was the recipient of numerous awards, including the C.A.R.E. award, the highest award given by the New Jersey State Nurses Association for excellence in nursing research, and served on the American Nurses Credentialing Center, a national committee designed to promote and enhance public health through credentialing professional nurses.
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