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addition, there are areas of the world, was honored with the prestigious Austen
such as the Middle East, where water is in D. Warburton Award of Merit. Given to a
very short supply. Dr. Balaban is tenured faculty member, it recognizes the
recognized as one of the world's greatest highest level of scholarly achievement as
experts on the desalination of salt water demonstrated by an outstanding level of
and the purification of waste water. She publications. Frances has co-authored
has also gained great regard as a most three books and been the lead author of
knowledgeable and effective expert in the two; co-author of more than 10
area of scientific publishing. In order to monographs on security; she is the author
provide venues for young scientists to or co-author of many chapters in a
have their articles published, she founded number of books, and she has written an
several scientific journals, some of them impressive number of articles. She has
international in scope, and she continues also been an active volunteer in her
to serve as a publisher and editor. She is profession, religious community, children's
an admired educator as well and has schools and homeowner's association.
received many awards for all the aspects She has been President of several non-
of her professional life. Dr. Balaban profits. She now serves on the oversight
earned an admirable education in science committee of Premier One Credit Union.
at a time when girls were actively
discouraged from doing so. She focused Dr. Joan Parker Frizzell (June 1965),
her efforts on scientific research in an era Ph.D. CRNP, ANP, BC In both her
of prejudice against women seeking such
jobs. She is an excellent role model for professional and
the women and girls of today's world. At personal life Joan
the age of 87, she still travels around the strives for excellence
globe, researching, writing, editing, in the true “Intangible
teaching, and consulting. She is already Spirit” of Girls High
working on plans for a number of graduates. She had
programs with nations in need of help with had an exemplary
their water supply. career as a nurse for
a number of years.
Dr. Frances L. Edwards (June 1965) She currently teaches
works magnificently at more than one graduate-level
advanced pathophysiology and
career. She has pharmacology in the Master of Science
had many years program at La Salle University, where she
of experience as has taught for 20 years. Joan is also on
an expert on the staff as a nurse practitioner at
emergency Roxborough Memorial Hospital in
management Philadelphia. In addition, she provides
and homeland continuing education in pharmacology for
security. She medical students and interns at
has worked as Roxborough Hospital and, from 2010 to
Director of the present, she has served as a
Emergency preceptor at Roxborough Hospital for
Services for the City of San Jose in MSN students who are interested in
California, where she has lived for many becoming nurse practitioners. At several
years. Frances is Deputy Director of the national and international nursing
National Transportation Security Center of conferences on pathophysiology and
the Mineta Transportation Institute. She pharmacology, Joan has presented
is a full professor with tenure at San Jose lectures on various topics. In addition,
State University, and serves there as she recently co-authored a textbook,
Director of the Master of Public Pathophysiology: Introductory Concepts
Administration Program. This year she and Clinical Perspectives, with Dr.
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