JoAnn Gruca
Associate Professor
School of
Nursing
Room: E-226
Bldg: Warde Academic Cente
Phone Ext: 3728
Email: gruca@sxu.edu
Educational Background
GNP Certificate 1997
Rush University, Chicago, IL
Gerontological Nursing
PhD 1988
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
Public Policy Analysis
MS 1983
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL.
Medical-Surgical Nursing
BS 1980
St. Xavier University, Chicago, IL.
Nursing
MA 1966
Drake University, Des Moines, IA.
Physical Science
BA 1964
St. Xavier University, Chicago, IL
Chemistry
Certifications
- Basic Preparation as a Parish Nurse, Boston College, obtained July, 2002
- Advanced Practice Nurse Licensure, Illinois, obtained May, 2001
- Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Certification (ANCC), obtained June, 1997
- Rehabilitation Nursing Registered Nurse (CRRN), obtained December, 1996
Honors & Awards
| 2006 | Sigma Theta Tau Award for Excellence in Education |
| 1999 | Scholar Recognition Award, Saint Xavier University |
| 1994 | Midwest Alliance in Nursing--First Place Poster Award, for poster
entitled Clinical Nurse Specialist Students' Experiences of Dissonance |
| 1993 | Saint Francis Xavier Award for University Service |
| 1990 | Sears Roebuck Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership |
| 1983 | Recipient of Clinical Specialist Traineeship, Rehabilitation and Gerontological Nursing, Hines Veterans Administration Hospital, Hines, Illinois |
| 1979 | Elected to membership in Sigma Theta Tau |
| 1964 to 1966 | Awarded a teaching assistantship in the Science
Department, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa |
Professional Academic Experience
| 1983 to present | Associate Professor, Saint Xavier University (tenured, 1990) |
| 2000 to present | Program Evaluator, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Washington, D.C. |
| 1964 to 1966 |
Teaching Assistant, Physical Science Department, Drake University |
Service
| 1998 to present | Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, Center
for Older Adults, Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago, IL. |
| 1980 to 1982 | Staff Nurse/Infection Control Nurse, Schwab Rehabilitation Center, Chicago, IL. |
Community
| 1995 to present | Parish Nurse (Volunteer), Saint Daniel the Prophet Parish, Chicago, IL. |
| 1986 to present | Executive Board, PLOWS Council on Aging |
| 1973 to present |
Biochemistry Judging Chairperson, Illinois State Science Fair, Urbana, IL. |
Service to Professional Associations
| 1999 to present | Manuscript Review Panel, Rehabilitation Nursing |