Audrey Hepburn Lauded for Caring

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"This is a huge honor for me. Coming from you, it is very special indeed. It is because of people like you - because of your great emphasis on education, Audrey Hepburn initiative, leadership - that we at UNICEF can afford to have faith in the future and health of the children of the world. 'Sigma Theta Tau.' It is like Lauded for Caring a beautiful poem, isn't it? I've only now learned what those impressive words stand for: three of the most beautiful words in the English language, PHOTOS BY HAROLD MILLER 'love,' 'courage,' 'honor.' And how appropriate they are."

uoted above are the words of the fund-raising event will benefit the Virginia elegant, affectionate, legendary Henderson International Nursing Library.) QAudrey Hepburn after receiving Serving as master of ceremonies for the Sigma Theta Tau International's Distin- i;ala was Dr. Thomas Ehrlich, president of guished Lifetime Achievement Award on Indiana University. The James Whitcomb Tuesday, April 7, in Indianapolis before a Riley Elementary School Choir performed; crowd of approximately 400 admirers. Past President Billye Brown, during whose Miss Hepburn, momentarily overcome tenure the award was approved and Execu with emotion at the sight of the award, a tive Officer Nell Watts spoke; and, models large crystal bowl etched with a map of the dressed in award-winning costumes from world, also praised nurses for their "pa "My Fair Lady" paraded in the lavish gar tient, gentle care" not only at hospitals in ments during the dinner break. "our own affluent world," but also in less A symposium on "The Global State of the fortunate, third-world countries. Child" was conducted on Monday, April 6. In presenting the award, President Beth Indianapolis Mayor Stephen Goldsmith · C. Vaughan-Wrobel, RN, EdD, quoted a presented Miss Hepburn with the key to the passage from Don Quixote pertaining to the city. Participating in the program were Miss beauty of the soul and of the body. She Hepburn, Dr. Vaughan-Wrobel and Dr.Ada added,"Audrey Hepburn was blessed with Sue Hinshaw, director of the National Cen extraordinary inner and outer beauty. She ter for Nursing Research of the National first enhanced our lives with her splendid Institutes of Health, who discussed current acting, and now employs the resulting fame nursing research affecting children's health for the benefit of others. Her hard work on care. Also bringing greetings were Lawrence behalf of UNICEF has translated into many Bruce, president of the U. S. Committee for thousands of dollars for needy children. UNICEF and Susie Lambert, corporate vice This April is 'Child Abuse Prevention president for nursing of HUMANA, which Month,' which makes our recognition of generously sponsored the session and Miss Miss Hepburn even more significant." Hepburn's keynote speech. The spectacular gala capped two days of The International Center for Nursing activities celebrating Miss Hepburn's con Scholarship was crowded with local and tributions to the health and well-being of national media representatives conducting children across the globe and the conferral individual interviews with Miss Hepburn of the society's first Distinguished Lifetime following the morning keynote. Dignitaries Achievement Award to the UNICEF good joined Miss Hepburn for an informal coffee, will ambassador. (Net proceeds from the

Above: Jeneesha Warren of the James Whitcomb Riley Elementary School Choir, Indianapolis, President Beth C. Vaughan-Wrobel, RN, EdD, presents Audrey Hepburn with flowers after her presents Audrey Hepburn with the Sigma Theta choir sang at the gala. Seated at left, Robert Tau International Distinguished Lifetime Wolders of Switzerland and President Beth C. Achievement Award given for her humanitarian Vaughan-Wrobel, RN, EdD. Below: the Indiana work for children's health care as UNICEF's Roof Ballroom on a glorious night honoring Ms. goodwill ambassador. Hepburn.

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From left at Benvenuti Restaurant, Mrs. Richard D. (Billie Lou) Wood, wife of Virginia Henderson Library the chairman of the board of Eli Lilly and Company; Audrey Hepburn; Susan B. Kilkenny, assistant vice president of Conseco Companies, which sponsored Leads Nursing To New Age the patron's reception; Dr. Lucie Kelly, RN, FAAN, former president of Sigma Theta Tau International. Center Photo: PHOTO BY BASS PHOTO CO. At the gala from left, Audrey Hepburn with Nell Watts, RN, FAAN, Executive Officer of Sigma Theta Tau Interna tional. Below: Conversing with Audrey Hepburn before the award's presenta tion, is Dr. Thomas Erlich, president of hat a wonderful time to be involved Indiana University, who served as with a nursing research library that master of ceremonies at the gala. Wis solely electronic. I've been with Sigma Theta Tau International for a few short months, and each day is filled with exciting then proceeded to Benvenuti, a beautiful downtown Indianapo challenges and opportunities to help you find lis restaurant for a gourmet luncheon. Sponsors for the luncheon essential nursing information faster and easier. were Sigma Theta Tau's law firm, Hall Render Killian Heath & First, an introduction: My name is Debra Lyman and Corinthian Home Health Care Inc. Schneider and I am your new library man Before departing from the Center, Miss Hepburn, President ager I developer of information services. I Vaughan-Wrobel and James N. Freid, Vice President of Merchan joined the staff of Sigma Theta Tau Interna dising for Spring Hill Nurseries Company, planted an"Audrey tional in February, leaving a faculty appoint Hepburn Rose" bush. Spring Hill Nurseries contributed 12 of the ment at The Ohio State University Health plants to Sigma Theta Tau in Ms. Hepburn's honor. Sciences Library. While at OSU, I developed Assisting Sigma Theta Tau in sponsoring and coordinating the and managed a fee-based library research various events were the Methodist Hospital Task Core; Conseco, service that provided on-line and manual re Inc., an Indianapolis-based insurance holding company which search, document delivery, and other value underwrote the exquisite Patron's Reception; and Mays Chemi added library services to clients not affiliated cal Company, a corporate patron. Other major contributors with the university. I also developed and included: ABC News and Peter Jennings; Benvenuti; taught courses in on-line and CD-ROM (com Corinthian Home Health Care Services; Designs by Celeste, pact disc-read only memory) searching and Design Printing, Engledow, Inc., Hall Render Killian Heath spent a great deal of time training faculty, staff & Lyman, Indianapolis Hilton, Indy Connection Limousine and students to use a variety of computerized Company, Jacobson's, Kahn's Fine Wine & Spirits, Landes information finding tools. This background has been a great asset in Costumes, Lockhart Cadillac Inc./Saturn of Indianapolis, the formation of the electronic services here at McNamara Florist, Steven Meisel, Photographer, National Sigma Theta Tau International. We've been Wine & Spirits, Pat Noveroske, Party Plus, Vanity Fair and working hard on making access to the Data ture in nursing, including the directory Data White Arts, Inc. base of Nurse Researchers, and our other base of Nurse Researcl1ers Sigma Theta Tau's Executive Officer, Nell J. Corporate Friends were: American United Life Insurance Watts standing center, pictured with Library databases currently under development, as • Creating an information and referral database Company, Community Hospitals of Indianapolis, Indiana staff: left, Jennifer Chambers, right, Margie user friendly as possible. With the help ofover that will direct members to existing informa Wilson and seated, Debra Schneider. University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indianapolis one hundred alpha testers, we are completing tion resources, systems, and suppliers Power & Light Company, Indianapolis Water Company, Eli revisions that should make the product com • Developing an electronic journal of clinical tronic format that will look as much like the Lilly and Company, Lilly Endowment, Inc., Methodist Hos pletely self-explanatory. No large manuals nursing research that will become an essen regular print piece as possible. The technol pital of Indiana, Inc., Midwest Alliance of Nursing (MAIN) and no user training courses should be neces tial tool for researchers and clinicians ogy, while expensive, is currently available, and St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center. sary to use the system effectively. combining elements of text search and re Individual Patrons were: Sarah C. Barney, Diane M. Bill I've also been working closely with the Fugitive Literature trieval, optical display, and CD-ROM storage. ings, Bianca M. Chambers, Geraldine M. Deehan, W. Jean Library Scientific Committee. Dr. Judith Fugitive literature is hard to find, yet every We are currently looking for suggestions Drey, Jerry D. Durham, Daniel Ent, Doris Froebe, Magdalene Graves, RN, FAAN, director of nursing one has some. Do you have conference pro from the membership on the types of informa Fuller, Elizabeth Grossman, Jean R. Hutten, Elizabeth Lion, informatics at the University of Utah and ceedings or programs? How about a packet of tion you would like to have included in these Brenda L. Lyon, Rebecca T. Markel, William and Angela chair of the committee has been a tremendous patient education pamphlets? Maybe your electronic resources. We are also asking for McBride, Sandra K. Neiman, Mari Jo Pennington-Smith, asset in defining what the library should be hospital has developed a series of internal care your contributions now. If you or other fac Shirley Ross, Pauline K. Selby, Mary Anne Sipe, Roberta and what knowledge needs to be accessible plans. All of these materials are examples of ulty at your institution have not sent us a Smith, Milton Stern, Phyllis Stern, Frank and Jane Walker, through our various systems. The three areas fugitive literature. At the Virginia Henderson completed survey about your research Ruby L. Wilson and Billie Lou Wood. • we are concentrating our efforts on are: International Nursing Library, we hope to projects, or if your information has changed, • Building full text access to the fugitive litera- capture materials such as these in an elec- we would appreciate hearing from you. We

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