Marilyn Rantz (’92 Ph.D. Nursing) is Curators’ Professor Emerita at the University of Missouri’s Sinclair School of Nursing. Her pioneering work in nursing home care quality spans 30 years, first as a practicing nurse, then as a leading researcher in the Midwest.
Rantz has established herself as a premier international expert in quality measurement of nursing homes and research programs to improve the quality of care of older people. Rantz was instrumental in developing TigerPlace, an independent and innovative aging in place living facility.
Rantz received the lifetime achievement award at the UWM Alumni Association’s 2017 awards evening.
