STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1416

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 703, 704

 

 

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 703 and 704, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of: 

 

Center for Nursing Advisory Board

 

G.M. No. 703

ART GLADSTONE,

for a term to expire 6-30-2017; and

 

G.M. No. 704

BARBARA KOOKER,

for a term to expire 6-30-2017,

 

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal histories, resumes, and statements submitted by the nominees and finds Art Gladstone and Barbara Kooker to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Center for Nursing Advisory Board.

 

ART GLADSTONE

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Art Gladstone from the Hawaii State Center for Nursing and two individuals.

 

     Your Committee finds that Mr. Gladstone is currently the Chief Operating Officer of Straub Clinic and Hospital.  He also serves as the Vice-President and Chief Nurse Executive for Hawaii Pacific Health.

 

     Mr. Gladstone is an active volunteer and serves on various health care-related and community boards.  He is a member and President of the American Organization of Nurse Executives and a member of the Board of Directors of Legacy of Life Hawaii.  He has also volunteered his time with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and Arthritis Foundation.

 

     Mr. Gladstone is a current member of the Center for Nursing Advisory Board and serves on the Continuing Education Joint Advisory Subcommittee and the Director Search Advisory Committee.

 

     Mr. Gladstone is a leader in the health care industry and a strong advocate for the nursing profession.  Mr. Gladstone's experience as a registered nurse and health care administrator will continue to benefit the Center for Nursing Advisory Board.

 

BARBARA KOOKER

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Barbara Kooker from the Hawaii State Center for Nursing; American Organization of Nurse Executives, Hawaii Chapter; and five individuals.

 

     Ms. Kooker is currently a Nurse Researcher at The Queen's Medical Center.  Ms. Kooker served previously as a Professor and Director of the University of Hawaii School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene.

 

     Ms. Kooker also served as the Interim Dean of the School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene.  While serving as Interim Dean, Ms. Kooker was instrumental in establishing the Hawaii State Center for Nursing.

 

     Your Committee further finds that Ms. Kooker has extensive experience in the public and private sectors.  She is a distinguished and well-published clinician, researcher, and nurse educator. 

 

Ms. Kooker is a current member of the Center for Nursing Advisory Board, and your Committee believes that her collaborative spirit and dedication to the profession of nursing continue to make her an asset to the Center for Nursing Advisory Board.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education that are attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, experience, and qualifications of the nominees, has found the nominees to be qualified for the positions to which nominated and recommends that the Senate advise and consent to the nominations.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Higher Education,

 

 

 

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair