2023 LEGENDS OF HEALTHCARE
Dr. Cecil Holland, RN, BSN, MSN, APRN, FNP, MEd, EdD, PhD
Dr. Cecil Holland is the retired Professor, Associate Dean and Chief Operating Officer of the Division of Nursing at WSSU. During his tenure, he also served in many leadership roles within the Division of Nursing. He is a noted clinician and academician with over 40 years of nursing practice, education, administrative, and leadership experience. He has practiced medical-surgical, critical care, and gerontological nursing, and as a nurse educator. Through his commitment to quality education and training, patient care modalities improved, thereby promoting positive
patient care and student learning outcomes. He is committed to dismantling health disparities in underserved and vulnerable communities. Through a grant from the Direct Relief Foundation, he led a health equity project, in collaboration with the Center of Excellence for the Elimination of Health Disparities (CEEHD) in East Winston communities aimed at eliminating health inequities in disadvantaged populations by bringing health care services via the RAMS KNOW HOW Mobile Unit to vulnerable and disenfranchised communities. Under Dr. Holland’s leadership, the Division of Nursing received a full ten-year reaffirmation from the American Associate of Colleges of Nursing and a full 8-year accreditation by the North Carolina Board of Nursing. Other accomplishments during his leadership include grant funding from and participation in the National League of Nursing (NLN) Teaching Excellence Initiative and grant funding from the NC Collaborative to develop and implement a Virtual Realty platform for undergraduate pre-licensure students (the first of its kind in the UNC System). Dr. Holland received his baccalaureate and master’s degrees in nursing from Winston- Salem State University with a graduate concentration as a family nurse practitioner; the Master of Science in Adult Education degree from North Carolina A&T; the Doctor of Education in Higher Education and Leadership specializing in Healthcare Education from Nova Southeastern University; and the Doctor of Philosophy in Health Care Administration from Breyer State University. Dr. Holland’s community service has included several Boards of Directors including, The Shepherd Center, SECU Hospitality House, and St. Stephen Missionary Baptist Church. Additionally, he chaired the Congregational Nurse Health Ministry Council of the Shepherd Center. He is a member of the North Carolina Future of Nursing Action Coalition. He served as vice president of the Rho Lambda Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. He is currently on the Executive Board of Rho Lambda and serves as Treasurer. He is a member of the Forsyth Technical Community College Nursing Advisory Board, Wilkes Community College Advisory Board, Cone Health Nurse Residency Advisory Board, a past member of the WSSU School of Health Sciences Advisory Board, and founder of the WSSU Division of Nursing Advisory Board. of
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