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A Marquis Who's Who Magazine 443 C ecil Drain was appointed dean of the School of Allied Health Professions at Virginia Commonwealth University in 1997 and has been serving as the senior dean for the last three years. Prior to his appointment, he served as the interim dean of the school and before that as chair of the department of nurse anesthesia. Before his career in education, Dr. Drain served 27 years in the U.S. Army. He was selected for the first class of the two-phase anesthesiology nursing course and became a distinguished honor graduate of the second portion of the course in 1971. He was a staff nurse anesthetist and chief nurse anesthetist at the 121st Evacuation Hospital and later chief nurse anesthetist at the 43rd MASH in South Korea. Dr. Drain was featured as the “Fellow in the Spotlight,” which focused on his honored military career, for the month of November 2010 by the American Academy of Nursing. He earned bachelor’s, master’s and nursing specialist degrees from the University of Arizona and a PhD in education and instruction in higher education from Texas A&M University. DEAN, EDUCATOR, RETIRED MILITARY OFFICER Virginia Commonwealth University Midlothian, VA CECIL B. DRAIN, PHD T he daughter of an engineer, Karin Nadja Douglas watched her father tinker with projects, amazed by his work and technological prowess. Shadowing her father, she gained a skill set of her own, which underscored her lifelong commitment to curiosity, scholarship and academic pursuits. Ms. Douglas began her career as an apprentice in technical drafting and design in Switzerland in 1961 before immigrating to the United States and working as an electrical designer for the UOP Air Correction Division in Norwalk, Connecticut. Subsequent to these roles, Ms. Douglas served as an engineering consultant for various firms in Fairfield County, Connecticut, and concluded her career with ITT Flygt Corporation, where she was a regulatory agency compliance coordinator until her retirement in 2005. Having been one of few women in a male-dominated field, she consistently worked harder than her male counterparts, becoming a wielder of force and breaking barriers. In her retirement, Ms. Douglas is involved with the Yale School of Public Health, where she serves on the advisory committee of the department of aging. She enjoys helping breast cancer patients make informed decisions regarding their treatment options. ENGINEER ITT Flygt Corporation Trumbull, CT KARIN NADJA DOUGLAS