MCNP News

Loss of Our Pioneer Valley Colleague, Dr. Eileen (Murphy) Hayes

2/1/2010

Dear colleagues,

I learned today that Eileen Hayes, Professor at UMass Worcester and an AANP Fellow, passed away Friday. Dr. Eileen Hayes had been ill for some time, battling colon cancer, and I was very sad to hear of her death. For those of you who do not know Eileen, she was an inspirational educator and leader and will be greatly missed. I worked with her on a few research projects and found her to be a true mentor. Eileen left her mark on the FAANP as she helped to mold the current FAANP Mentorship. I am pasting the URL to Pease and Gay below, as well as the copy of her obituary as posted on this website.
Nancy O'Rourke
President, MCNP

http://peaseandgay.com

Dr. Eileen (Murphy) Hayes, 65, died at home following a long and courageous battle with colon cancer. Dr. Hayes was a professor at the School of Nursing at the Univ. of Massachusetts at Amherst. She was the recent recipient of the Nursing School's Outstanding Teacher Award and the University's Distinguished Teaching Award. In addition to being a beloved and respected teacher she was instrumental in the development and ongoing management of the School of Nursing's Nurse Practitioner Program. She is highly regarded for her numerous professional journal publications on mentoring in Nursing education. She was a Graduate of the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital School of Nursing and earned a PhD in Nursing from UMass. Worcester. She had a long career as a Nurse Practitioner at the University Health Services before becoming a Nursing educator.

She is survived by her husband, Patrick Hayes, her daughter and son-in-law, Suzanne and Michael Daviau of Ashburnham, her son, Sean Hayes of Northampton, her grandsons Riley and Liam Daviau and granddaughters Alyssa & Emily Daviau. Also, her brother, Robert Murphy and her sisters Mary Dunn of Nashua, NH and Ruth Murphy of Manchester, NH as well as several nieces and nephews. She also leaves many grateful Nurse Practitioners who she taught, mentored, inspired and befriended.

Calling hours will be held at the Pease and Gay Funeral Home, 425 Prospect Street, Northampton, MA on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 from 3 until 7 PM with a celebration of Eileen's life from 7 until 8 PM.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen Street, Framingham, MA 01701.