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1976 InducteeStella Goostray
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One of nursing's most energetic leaders, Stella Goostray earned a distinguished reputation as
a scholar, author, and teacher. She graduated from Children's Hospital of Boston in 1919 and
later earned a B.S. in nursing from Teacher's College, Columbia University and an M.E. from
Boston University. During her outstanding career, Goostray served 13 years on the board of
directors of the American Journal of Nursing Company, seven as president. She was secretary of
the National League for Nursing Education for 11 years and also served as advisor to the Joint
Nursing Committee on Educational Policies and as nurse consultant to the Committee on the
Grading of Nursing Schools. From 1940-1946, she was president of the National Nursing
Council for War Service, Inc. Goostray's publications include Drugs and Solutions for
Nurses, Mathematics and Measurements in Nursing Practice, Applied Chemistry for Nurses,
Fifty Years: A History of the School of Nursing, the Children's Hospital, Boston, and
Memoirs: Half a Century in Nursing.
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