… Retirement caps off 50-year career in nursing and academia; flexibility and more time with family will soon be on daily agenda From as early as sixth grade, Pat Reidy … 11. The interim dean of nursing and Amelia Peabody Professor in Nursing says it’s time, and she knows it. “It’s important to have a succession plan,” said Reidy. “You … presentations. Among her list of honors, Reidy is a Watts Award winner, two-time winner of the Award for Excellence in Advancing Interprofessional Education and …