Lee Hardin is a native of Birmingham, Alabama and has worked as a registered nurse for the past 20 years. She is a Samford alumnus who has clinical and administrative experience in adult and neonatal critical-care, orthopedics, inpatient rehabilitation, and medical-surgical nursing. Her professional interests include nursing leadership, organizational management, and healthcare quality. Her love of teaching formally began in 2011 when she began an adjunct instructor for a small university in West Virginia. In this role, she was an instructor for associate, bachelors, and master's level business, health care administration, and nursing courses. Her favorite scripture is Hebrews 4:16, "Let us, therefore, come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need".
Degrees and Certifications
- DNP, Nursing Administration, Samford University
- MBA, International Business, Salem International University
- MSN, Nursing and Health Systems Administration, University of Alabama at Birmingham
- BSN, Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Post Master’s Certificate: Nursing Education, Samford University
- Nurse Executive – Board Certified, American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
- Certified Online Instructor, Quality Matters
- Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) - National League for Nursing
Honors and Awards
- Academic Achievement Award, Samford University, 2017
- Outstanding Nursing and Health Systems Administration Graduate Student in Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2004
- Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society for Nursing
- Sigma Alpha Pi, National Honor Society for Business Administration
Involvement
- Birmingham Regional Organization of Nurse Leaders
- Alabama State Nurses Association
- National League for Nursing