Judy Jean Chapman
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November 18, 1941
Judy Jean Chapman | |
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| Born | Judy Jean Cox November 18, 1941 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | September 8, 2025 (age 83) |
| Occupations | Nurse, nursing professor |
Judy Jean Cox Chapman (November 18, 1941 – September 8, 2025) was an American nurse and college professor. She taught in Vanderbilt University's schools of nursing and medicine from 1966 to 2001.
Cox was born in Nashville, Tennessee,[1] the daughter of Major Eugene Cox Jr.[2] and Julia Galbreath Cox.[3] She earned a bachelor's degree in nursing at Vanderbilt University in 1963, graduating first in her class,[4] and a master's degree from the University of Florida in 1966.[5]
Career
Chapman was a professor of maternal and child nursing at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing from 1966 to 2001; she was also the nursing school's interim dean in 1982 and 1983.[1][6] She was clinical consultant on a textbook, Perinatal Nursing (1977).[7] She also taught in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. The Chapmans were honored by almost a thousand attendees at a black-tie dinner in Nashville when they retired from Vanderbilt in 2001.[8][9] In 2008, she attended the Vanderbilt nursing program's centennial celebrations.[10] She was president of the Planned Parenthood Association of Nashville.[1]