Janet-Davies
Janet L. Davies, R.N., Ph. D. '58
Outstanding Achievement in a Chosen Profession

Voted Most All Round Girl in her senior year at MHS, Janet was a member of National Honor Society, co-editor of the Artisan and member of numerous other organizations. Upon graduation Janet attended Syracuse University receiving her BS in Nursing and went on to receive her School Nurse Teacher Certification from the State University of NY College at Genesco; her Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing and her Master of Science in Psyciatric/Mental Health Nursing from the University of Rochester.

Janet was employed by the Veterans Administration Medical Centers from 1972 until 1988, starting as an Inservice Education Instructor, becoming Assistant Chief of Nursing Service in Batavia and Canandaigua, NY from 1983-1987. After receiving Special Advancements for Performance during employment with the VA Janet became the Director of Nursing Services at the St. John's Healthcare Corporation, a multi-level facility offering skilled nursing, rehabilitation, mental health, dementia and special care units, in Rochester, NY, from 1988 until 2002.

In addition to her responsibilities of managing a staff of 450 in the Nursing Service Department at St. John's, Janet has co-authored four psychiatric nursing textbooks with Ellen Janosil: "Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing", 1996; "Psyciatric Nursing: A Caring Approach", 1991; "Psyciatric Mental Health Nursing", 1989; "Psyciatric Mental Health Nursing", 1986. This first edition was named Book of the Year by the American Journal of Nursing. She has also published several articles, been a guest lecturer for numerous schools, served as Adjunct Professor for the University of Rochester and St. John Fisher College, and served on numerous thesis and advisory committees in New York.

Janet's impressive resume of awards and accomplishments highlight her solid background and contributions in nursing education, clinical practice, research and publication. Obviously she was adept at building and motivating high-performance work teams and was a proactive problem solver in her professional life. Janet certainly achieved a lot in her chosen profession.

It seems that Janet is now retired, living in Tucson, Arizona and enjoying horse riding! She has one brother, Robert, who graduated from Mechanicsburg in 1954.