Suzanne Prevost, PhD, RN, FAAN
2025 Alabama Nursing Hall of Fame Inductee
Dr. Suzanne Prevost has built a distinguished career in nursing education, leadership and global advocacy. She served as dean of the Capstone College of Nursing at the University of Alabama for 10 years, after which she transitioned to a faculty role. Her leadership at UA followed five years as associate dean at the University of Kentucky College of Nursing and a decade as the National HealthCare Chair in Gerontological Nursing at Middle Tennessee State University.
Earlier in her career, Dr. Prevost held administrative roles at the University of Texas Medical Branch, where she directed outcomes evaluation and nursing education. She also worked as a clinical nurse specialist and critical care nurse, experiences that shaped her commitment to evidence-based practice and patient-centered care.
From 2011 to 2013, Dr. Prevost served as president of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, representing more than 100,000 members across 95 countries. Under her leadership, the organization expanded its global footprint, opening a satellite office in South Africa and fostering international collaboration across six regions. During her presidency, Sigma Theta Tau was granted consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council, amplifying nursing’s voice in global health policy.
Dr. Prevost earned her bachelor’s degree from Villa Maria College in Pennsylvania, her master’s from the Medical University of South Carolina and her doctorate from Texas Woman’s University. She completed a Hartford Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and is a Robert Wood Johnson Nurse Executive Fellow. She is also a certified online instructor and a trainer with the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium.
Her research has focused on improving pain management, end-of-life care and nursing education. She served as clinical editor of Nursing Clinics of North America from 2007 to 2012 and has received numerous awards for research dissemination and utilization, including honors from Sigma Theta Tau, the American Association of Critical Care Nurses and the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association.
Dr. Prevost has been recognized as an outstanding alumna by Villa Maria College, the Medical University of South Carolina and Texas Woman’s University. She also received the Kentucky State Award for Excellence from the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and a lifetime membership award from the American Association of Critical Care Nurses.
She and her husband Frank have been married for more than 40 years and have two daughters: Elizabeth is a registered nurse in Louisville, Ky., and Emily is an advertising executive in Atlanta, Ga. They are proud grandparents of four.