LCCIN Fellows

President Jimmy Carter
Founding Fellow and Honorary Nurse

Jimmy Carter aspired to make Government "competent and compassionate," responsive to the American people and their expectations. His achievements were notable, but in an era of rising energy costs, mounting inflation, and continuing tensions, it was impossible for his administration to meet these high expectations.

Carter, who has rarely used his full name--James Earl Carter, Jr.--was born October 1, 1924, in Plains, Georgia. Peanut farming, talk of politics, and devotion to the Baptist faith were mainstays of his upbringing. Upon graduation in 1946 from the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, Carter married Rosalynn Smith. The Carters have three sons, John William (Jack), James Earl III (Chip), Donnel Jeffrey (Jeff), and a daughter, Amy Lynn.
After seven years' service as a naval officer, Carter returned to Plains. In 1962 he entered state politics, and eight years later he was elected Governor of Georgia. Among the new young southern governors, he attracted attention by emphasizing ecology, efficiency in government, and the removal of racial barriers.

Carter announced his candidacy for President in December 1974 and began a two-year campaign that gradually gained momentum. At the Democratic Convention, he was nominated on the first ballot. He chose Senator Walter F. Mondale of Minnesota as his running mate. Carter campaigned hard against President Gerald R. Ford, debating with him three times. Carter won by 297 electoral votes to 241 for Ford.

Carter worked hard to combat the continuing economic woes of inflation and unemployment. By the end of his administration, he could claim an increase of nearly eight million jobs and a decrease in the budget deficit, measured in percentage of the gross national product. Unfortunately, inflation and interest rates were at near record highs, and efforts to reduce them caused a short recession.

Carter could point to a number of achievements in domestic affairs. He dealt with the energy shortage by establishing a national energy policy and by decontrolling domestic petroleum prices to stimulate production. He prompted Government efficiency through civil service reform and proceeded with deregulation of the trucking and airline industries. He sought to improve the environment. His expansion of the national park system included protection of 103 million acres of Alaskan lands. To increase human and social services, he created the Department of Education, bolstered the Social Security system, and appointed record numbers of women, blacks, and Hispanics to Government jobs.

Andrew Green, MA, PhD

Professor of International Health Economics and Planning at the Nuffield Institute for Health, University of Leeds, UK. Dr. Green’s research interests lie in health planning, health sector reform, health economics and non-government organizations; he has published widely in these areas. His book 'An Introduction to Health Planning in Developing Countries' (published by OUP with Second Edition 1999) is a well-known text on the subject. He has carried out numerous consultancies for various organizations including DFID, the World Bank and WHO. He is a member of the WHO Nursing and Midwifery Global Advisory Group.

James Buchan, MA (Hons), PhD, DPM

Professor and Faculty of Social Sciences and Healthcare at Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh, Scotland, Dr. Buchan specializes in international research and consultancy on labor market analysis, employment policy and workforce planning in nursing. He is a member of the NHS Taskforce on the workforce, NHS Executive, England and is a member of the Integrated Workforce Planning Group, Department of Health, Scotland.

Anna Maslin, PhD, MSc, BA (Hon), RGN

Dr. Maslin is the International Officer for Nursing and Midwifery and Chair of the Commonwealth Steering Committee for Nursing and Midwifery. She interacts with nursing leaders in 54 nations. Dr. Maslin coordinates the UK nursing and midwifery input to the World Health Organization, the Commonwealth and European Union. She liaises with and advises international nursing organizations and overseas health ministries on international nursing and midwifery matters.

Anne Jarvie, CBE, RGN, RM

Miss Anne Jarvie recently retired from the position of Chief Nursing Officer/Director of Nursing at the Scottish Executive (formerly the Scottish Office) Health Department, a post she held since February 1992. As CNO she advised Ministers in all matters relating to nursing, midwifery and health visiting in Scotland and was responsible for purchasing pre-registration nursing and midwifery education from the Higher Education Sector in Scotland.

Judith Shamian, RN, PhD

Dr. Shamian is President and CEO of VON Canada and in this role, she has the opportunity to concentrate on the area of home care and nursing, an important area that needs to be developed in light of the aging of Canada’s population, and the changes in health care taking place in both the developed and developing world. Previously, Dr. Shamian served as the Executive Director of Nursing Policy for the Department of Health Canada.

Academic Fellows

Sam Cherribi, PhD

Dr. Cherribi is Visiting Senior Lecturer and assistant to the Provost. He is Emory’s liaison with The Carter Center for development opportunities within the international arena. He was member of the Dutch Parliament (1994-2002), Member of the Assembly of the Council of Europe (CoE) and Member of the Assembly of the West European Union (WEU), as well as the North-South Institute, which aims to bring aid from Europe to Africa. He also worked with the Dutch UN delegation in New York as observer. Dr. Cherribi also writes for Global Vision magazine.

Judith Lupo Wold, PhD, RN

Dr. Wold is the former Director of the School of Nursing at Georgia State University. Her work with the American International Health Alliance since 1993 in the Georgia to Georgia Project has resulted in both internal and external funding. She is presently negotiating the first university based school of nursing in this former soviet country. She was a Distinguished Scholar in Residence in the LCCIN from 2001 to 2003.