Michael Witt,
executive director of MichBio . MichBio is affiliated with BIO, the
national organization that represents biotechnology companies across America
and in 33 other nations."

As a member of VHA's clinical performance leadership team, Gelinas supports
VHA's efforts to help members improve their clinical and economic
performance . is a national alliance of leading not-for-profit
health care organizations that work together to improve the health of the
communities they serve.

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About MichBio
MichBio is dedicated to driving life sciences industry growth within the
State of Michigan. For new and established biosciences companies, MichBio
provides a community focal point by offering networking and educational
events, a roster of support services, and a portal to state and national
information.

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NASA solicited proposals for the program to seek innovative ideas for
applying advances in information science and technology to increase life cycle
effectiveness and efficiency of the Science Mission Directorate research
endeavors across all of its science programs .
MichBio is in the process of establishing Student Chapters at the
University of Michigan , Grand Valley State University, Eastern Michigan
University, Western Michigan University, Kettering University, Oakland
University and Lawrence Technological University.
Typically, MichBio student members pay a $25 annual membership. MichBio represents biosciences companies, academic and research
institutions, bioscience service providers and related organizations. Sixty nurses will be inducted into the Academy during the AAN's
annual meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona on November 12, 2005. Gelinas is a national champion for VHA's well-recognized
efforts to help members achieve clinical excellence .

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Organizations and maximum grant
values:

- NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt: $$711,775
- University of Maryland, College Park: $1,008,251
- Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore: $693,961

The program supports the application of emerging information technologies ,
concepts, and methodologies to demonstrate their feasibility and potential
science return; informs missions and research disciplines of promising
techniques and capabilities worthy of broader application and/or further
development through full maturity.

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"This timing is designed to allow student
members to participate in the MichBio Expo Career Day, September 28, 2005.
Additionally, each MichBio University chapter will help students interact
with the state's scientific community in a variety of ways: MichBio has
organized an industry speaker's bureau, comprised of corporate speakers
willing to share their industry expertise with students on campus; student
chapter members can attend the MichBio Life Science career day, for free, as
part of the annual MichBio Expo and Conference; use job resources such as
MichBio's BioConnections Internship Program; and help students all over
Michigan be aware of the industry's visibility as an exciting career.

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MichBio
is focusing on the human resource , funding, and infrastructure issues
affecting the state bioscience industry.

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, Since MichBio announced its
program to start campus student chapters across Michigan, 5 major Universities
have already registered MichBio student organizations under the program, with
more in the process.

, is proud to announce that Lillee
Gelinas, R. The fellows are selected by
their peers for outstanding , sustained contributions to nursing and health
care.

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For information about NASA and agency programs on the Web, visit:

http://www.

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nasa. Michigan State University, Wayne State University,
Central Michigan University, Kalamazoo College and Saginaw Valley State
University have announced that their chapters have been officially recognized
by their University . Students will learn about careers in
the life science industry, from Michigan's top scientific industry
professionals., vice president and chief nursing officer at VHA, will be
inducted as a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing this fall.

Gelinas attended Louisiana State University , earned her bachelor's degree
in nursing from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and a master 's
degree in nursing, with honors, from the University of Pennsylvania where
she also studied at the Wharton School of Business.

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A partial list of Gelinas' Key Appointments and Accomplishments includes:

-- Institute of Medicine:
-- Redesigning Health Insurance Benefits, Payment and Performance
Improvement Programs: subcommittee on Performance Measures,
2004 - 2005
-- Committee member and Agenda Subcommittee Chair, Institute of
Medicine Crossing the Quality Chasm Summit - January, 2004
-- National Quality Forum: Nursing Care Performance Standards Committee
Co-Chair, 2003 - 2004
-- Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
(JCAHO): Nursing Advisory Council Member, 2002 - present
-- Institute for Healthcare Improvement - National Forum faculty since
1995
-- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
-- Nursing Leadership Roundtable: 2003 - 2005
-- NQF Nursing Sensitive Measures Research Committee: 2004 - 2005
-- Exempla Healthcare, Denver, Colorado - Board member: 2002 - present
-- Honor Society member of Sigma Theta Tau (nursing excellence) and Phi
Kappa Phi (academic excellence) for more than 20 years

About VHA -- VHA Inc.

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As a result of the chapters being formed, approximately 75 new student
members have joined MichBio in the last few weeks.
For more information on how to start a MichBio student chapter or to
participate, go to http://www.

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on the changing role of nursing leaders since 1993
and is a nationally recognized speaker on clinical, health care management
and nursing issues.

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WASHINGTON, NASA's Science Mission Directorate,
Washington, selected three Maryland institutions for grants to support the
Applied Information Systems Research Program .michbio.

There are more than 2.

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All Michigan Colleges Are Invited to Start
MichBio Student Life Science Chapters

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executive vice president at VHA.

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VHA Inc.
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"Lillee's commitment to nursing far exceeds her role in VHA, and she has
been at the forefront of efforts to elevate the role of nurses and nurse
executives in improving clinical quality," said Stuart Baker, M. She has published
findings for VHA Inc.

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The Expo Career day, at Wayne State University, will gather high school and
college students from across the state. "VHA has a strong voice in the national
clinical improvement movement because of Lillee and her connections with
literally hundreds, if not thousands, of nurses across the nation. She works extensively with VHA's 2,400 member health care
organizations and 18 local offices to help hospitals measure and improve
clinical quality.

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Based in Irving, Texas, VHA has 18 local offices serving more than 2,400
health care organizations across the United States.

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The research also supports the Vision for Space Exploration, NASA's long-
term plan to return astronauts to the moon and extend exploration to Mars and
beyond. VHA delivers industry leading supply chain
management services and enables regional and national member networks to
improve clinical and operational performance and drive sustainable results.

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NASA Awards Maryland Applied Information Systems Grants

"We have the resources to establish 12 MichBio university chapters, and
plan to accomplish this goal by the fall, 2005," states Dr. In addition, she
supports programs, products and services which impact VHA's nurses and
nursing leaders through clinical improvement, education, networking and
research activities -- key responsibilities since 1986.

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PRESS RELEASE VHA Executive to Be Inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing

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As a charter
member this fee is waived and they are invited to MichBio's member-only
networking events, and to utilize BioConnections' job and career resources .org for more
information.D.

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7 million registered nurses in the United States, but
only 1,500 are fellows in American Academy of Nursing (AAN), which is a
subsidiary of the American Nurses Association .

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Michigan's Science Students and Faculty Start MichBio University Chapters

Please visit http://www .N.

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Any new student members
joining through a chapter are automatically charter student members.

Only one other
Texas nurse is being inducted this year.