Tish Smyer, Tricia Gatlin, Rhigel Tan, Marianne Tejada, and Du Feng (all Nursing) co-authored “Academic Outcome Measures of a Dedicated Education Unit Over Time: Help or Hinder,” which appeared in November/December 2015 issue of Nurse Educator. The article examined a study focused on whether students placed on a dedicated education unit achieved better academic outcomes compared to those placed on a traditional clinical unit. Lead author Tish Smyer passed away in January 2015.