Doris Troth Lippman is a Professor of Nursing at the Fairfield University School of Nursing located in

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. She also practices as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse at Fairfield Community Services in Fairfield, CT. Lippman served as a

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in the United States Army Nursing Corps during 1967–1968 working at a

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(M.A.S.H.) during the Vietnam War. She was Vice Chairman of the

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Project where she was actively involved in gaining approval for its funding and unveiling on the

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in Washington, D.C. For her efforts, Lippman was awarded an honorary Military Order of the Purple Heart in 2003. She was President of the Connecticut Nurses' Association, which awarded Lippman their highest honor, the Diamond Jubilarian Agnes Ohlson Award, for her contributions to nursing through political action. And in 2005, she was inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. Lippman received her bachelor of science degree in nursing from Cornell University, a master of arts from

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, and a masters and doctorate degree in education from Columbia University. She and her husband, Dr. Kenneth Lippman, reside in Westport, Connecticut.

External links

Doris Lippman, EdD, APRN,BC, FAAN

References

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