By Example 1998 Progress Report Priorities for the Future Annual Fund Support Annual Fund support is vitally important to the School, providing current-use, annual discretionary funds for scholarships and ongoing school needs like computer equipment and our clinical skills laboratory. The Duke School of Nursing and its graduates have come a long way, says Bettye Martin Musham, N'54.
Nurses are better educated and have a different role, including primary research.
Under Dean Champagne's leadership, the School of Nursing has developed its own identity and is getting the recognition it deserves. In the late fifties, Musham opted out of nursing to pursue a career in business. She founded Gear Holdings, Inc., based in New York City, and has won numerous awards and international recognition for entrepreneurship and creative marketing in the home fashions and accessories industries. Since 1979, Musham has actively supported Duke School of Nursing's Annual Fund. She also serves on Duke's Hospital Advisory Board and has been a nursing class agent for many years.