Gwynedd-Mercy College honored Judith G. Winterhalter, DNSc, PHM, CNS, BC, of Lansdale, with the title of Professor Emeritus during Commencement on May 14.

Winterhalter, retired professor of the Frances M. Maguire School of Nursing, began her career at Gwynedd-Mercy College in 1975. She taught at the college since 1978 and was awarded the Outstanding Teaching Award numerous times. Winterhalter co-founded and continues to serve the North Penn community by providing psychiatric mental health care at the college’s Adult Health Center in Lansdale. She earned her RN, BSN, MSN and DNSc all from the University of Pennsylvania.

She serves as a board member of the North Penn VNA and chair of the Research Committee and Awards Committee, Iota Kappa, Sigma Theta Tau. Winterhalter also serves as chair for several Gwynedd-Mercy College committees including the Institutional Review Board, the Gwynedd-Mercy College Graduate Council and the Nursing Excellence Awards.