Deborah Hinnen

is honored with a Brick from Dr. Diana W. Guthrie.

Deborah Hinnen, RN, MN ARNP, CDE, is a woman who has had local, state, national and international impact as a Diabetes Educator. A graduate of the WSU School of Nursing, she holds adjunct faculty positions with the School of Nursing at WSU and the Department of Nursing (Butler County Community College), and is a Clinical Assistant Professor of the Department of Pediatrics, University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita.

Nationally, she has held the position of president of the American Association of Diabetes Educators, is a member of the Translation Advisory Committee for the Centers for Disease Control, Diabetes Division, and is listed on the speakers' bureau for the Diabetes Educators. Also, she is on the editorial board for the Canadian Journal of Diabetes Care.

State-wise, she is on the Diabetes Advisory Board of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, and has been very active in supporting the role of the nurse in this state. And, many a year has she devoted precious time to the children at Camp Discovery.

Locally, she is a board member of Great Plains Diabetes Research Inc., the Butler County Community College Endowment Board, and is chair of the Professional Education Committee of the American Diabetes Association-Kansas Affiliate.

She has been responsible for much of the major legislation that has been passed in Kansas to allow people with diabetes a better life. She is a much-requested speaker. She was a featured speaker at the 1994 International Diabetes Federation meeting held in Kobe, Japan.

Her honors have include the National award as Outstanding Volunteer of the American Diabetes Association and the "Nursing: the Heart of Health Care," both in 1993. In 1986, she received the Outstanding Educator of the Year award from the American Diabetes Association. She is the 1994 recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award of Butler County Community College.

Finally, she has authored or co-authored over 25 papers, book chapters, and research presentations. This busy lady has given her heart to help those with diabetes and they truly benefit from her knowledge, her expertise, and her humor.

September 5, 1998