Longtime NHS Professor Dies, de Georgetown Alumni
Longtime NHS Professor Dies
Rose McGarrity, a longtime, beloved faculty member and administrator at the School of Nursing & Health Studies, died on Oct. 12. An NHS professor emeritus, McGarrity devoted more than five decades of service to Georgetown as a teacher and administrator, receiving an honorary degree from the university in 1989. If you have fond memories of McGarrity to share for the Health Care Horizons spring 2010 edition, e-mail Bill Cessato, editor.
Rose L. McGarrity Nursing Instructor
Rose L. McGarrity, 88, a nursing teacher who became associate dean of students at Georgetown University's nursing school, died of cardiac arrest Oct. 12 at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. She was a resident of Silver Spring.
Mrs. McGarrity joined the staff of Georgetown University's nursing school in 1951 as an assistant instructor. In 1963, she became an associate dean, directing the undergraduate program.
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