Jean Litchfield was an associate professor of nursing at Richland Community College from 1995 until her retirement in 2015.
DECATUR, IL, November 22, 2019 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present Jean Litchfield with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Ms. Litchfield celebrates many years' experience in her professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes she has accrued in her field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Ms. Litchfield entered the field of nursing after high school, when she was asked by her coworkers to take a nurse's aide certification class with them. She became a licensed practical nurse in 1973, graduating from Indiana University Vocational Technical College and earning a near-perfect score on her licensure exam. Ms. Litchfield subsequently completed an Associate of Science degree in biology at Richland Community College in 1991, after which she attended Millikin University, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in nursing in 1993. She concluded her education in 1995 with a Master of Science in nursing from Indiana State University.
From 1960 until 1973, Ms. Litchfield was a nurse assistant in intensive care at St. Anthony Hospital in Terre Haute, Indiana, after which she rose to the position of Licensed Practical Nurse, a capacity she maintained between 1973 and 1993. In 1993, she joined St. Mary's Hospital in Decatur as a psychiatric ward charge nurse through 1999. In addition to her work with patients, Ms. Litchfield was an associate professor of nursing at Richland Community College from 1995 until her retirement in 2015.
Ms. Litchfield is a registered nurse in the states of Indiana and Illinois. She is a volunteer first responder, as well as a trained citizen emergency responder. She developed the practical nursing program at Richland Community College in 2000, and was responsible for the creation of curriculum and modeling tools for use with students, including a mock code blue protocol for training. For her work in nursing, she has been recognized as a Clara Compton scholar by St. Mary's Hospital in 1993 and 1994, was presented with an Excellence in Nursing Education Award by the Decatur Area Task Force for Nursing Education in 2000, and received an award for Innovation in Education. Moreover, Ms. Litchfield is an accomplished poet and a visual artist, and has received numerous accolades for her work, including several first place awards in art competitions, and a Gold Poet Award from World of Poetry in 1989.
In recognition of outstanding contributions to her profession and the Marquis Who's Who community, Jean Litchfield has been featured on the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement website. Please visit www.ltachievers.com for more information about this honor.
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