Finding aid for the Nursing Oral Histories Collection
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Title: |
Nursing Oral Histories Collection |
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Repository: |
Medical Heritage Center
http://hsl.osu.edu/mhc
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Creator: |
Robinson, Carol A |
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Dates: |
2000-2009 |
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10 linear feet |
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Abstract: |
Nursing oral histories of central Ohio nurses. |
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Identification: |
Spec.200811.Nursing Oral Histories |
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Language: |
The records are in English |
Scope and Content
The Nursing Oral Histories Collection (approximately 10 linear feet) contains nursing oral histories conducted from 2000 to
2009. Carol Robinson conducted the oral histories in boxes 1 through 15 and 18, 19 and 22 through 27. Sandra Cornett conducted
the oral history in box 16. Linda Bass conducted the oral histories in boxes 17, 20 and 21.
Statement of Arrangement
The collection was processed in June 2008 by Sarah Kriebel. The initial folders in each box contain the oral histories in
a variety of formats and the oral history agreements. Additional materials follow in folders arranged alphabetically.
Additions were added to the collection in November 2008 by Kristin Rodgers.
Restrictions on Access
The collection is open to the public and is available for viewing during the hours that the Medical Heritage Center is open
to the public (1-5PM, Monday-Friday) or by appointment. Materials do not circulate and must be used in the supervised reading
room.
Restrictions, including copyright, may exist and some materials may be too fragile to photocopy or digitize. The MHC charges
for duplication services, which must be performed by staff.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Persons:
Robinson, Carol A.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Nursing Oral Histories Collection, Spec.200811.Nursing Oral Histories, John A. Prior Health Sciences
Library, Medical Heritage Center, The Ohio State University.
Detailed Description of The Collection
Rosa Lee Weinert was born in Dayton, Ohio on December 22, 1928. She graduated from the nursing program at Good Samaritan Hospital
in Dayton in 1949. Following graduation, Rosa Lee worked at Good Samaritan for 16 years, mainly in the operating room on orthopedic
cases. From 1960-64 she ran the heart-lung machine for the open heart cases. She instituted pre and post-operative teaching
for heart patients. Rosa Lee was a staff member of ONA from 1964-1971, after which she worked part time as a nursing supervisor
while finishing her bachelor's degree and obtaining her master's degree in nursing administration at The Ohio State University.
During her tenure as Executive Director of the State Board of Nursing, Rosa Lee oversaw the revision of the Nurse Practice
Act, increased the disciplinary unit of the Board, instituted computerized adaptive testing of the state board examinations,
and, for several years, served as chairperson of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing., July 19, 2001
Box 2 / Folder 1
Interview of Rosa Lee Weinert on Mini-DV, July 19, 2001
Box 2 / Folder 2
Interview of Rosa Lee Weinert on VHS Tape, July 19, 2001
Box 2 / Folder 3
Oral History Agreement, July 19, 2001
Box 2 / Folder 4
Summary of Interview with Rosa Lee Weinert, July 19, 2001
Box 2 / Folder 5
Curriculum Vitae, No Date
Mary Mavis Perry was born in Circleville, Ohio, in 1918. She graduated in 1939 from the St. Francis School of Nursing, passed
the state board examination, and began her nursing career. Her years in nursing included work in the operating room (scrub
nurse and supervisor); work in staff development where she trained technicians and aides, and oriented new staff; and work
in infection control.
As part of her work in infection control, she, with a nurse from Mt. Carmel hospital and a nurse from Grant hospital, wrote
the first guidelines for the control of infection in hospitals (guidelines required by the inception of the government's Medicare
program).
Mary was instrumental in founding the Central Ohio Association of Infection Control
Nurses, and served a one year term as president., September 20, 2001
Box 3 / Folder 1
Interview of Mary Mavis Perry on Cassette Tape, September 20, 2001
Box 3 / Folder 2
Oral History Agreement, September 20, 2001
Box 3 / Folder 3
Summary of Interview with Mary Mavis Perry, September 20, 2001
Box 3 / Folder 4
Obituary of Mary H. Perry, December 2008
Grayce McVeigh Sills, PhD, RN was born on April 18, 1926, and grew up in Bremen,
Ohio. Grayce attended Ohio University (circa 1945), and, at the encouragement of a professor, spent the summer after her sophomore
year at Rockland State Mental Hospital in New York State as part of a Quaker program for college students. She liked the experience
so much that she stayed for a year, and during that time was influenced by a nurse-Betty Barnes-and decided she wanted to
be a nurse herself. She attended the three year nursing program at Rockland State Hospital, gaining medical and surgical experience
by rotating to general hospitals in the area.
Grayce completed her bachelor's degree at the University of Dayton in 1957. Grayce moved to Columbus where she taught psychiatric
nursing in the OSU School of Nursing for one year and then began her graduate studies in the Department of Sociology at Ohio
State. After receiving her doctorate she joined the School of Nursing faculty where she remained until assuming the title
of Professor Emeritus upon her retirement in 1993.
During her tenure on the nursing faculty, Grayce was a leader in the effort to establish the school as a college, was active
in establishing the doctoral program in nursing, and served as Interim Dean for two years. She also held a number of visiting
professorships, including Rutgers University in New Jersey and Indiana University., March 5, 2002
Box 4 / Folder 1
Interview of Grayce Sills on Cassette Tape, March 5, 2002
Box 4 / Folder 2
Interview of Grayce Sills on Mini-DV, March 5, 2002
Box 4 / Folder 3
Interview of Grayce Sills on VHS Tapes, March 5, 2002
Box 4 / Folder 4
Oral History Agreement, March 5, 2002
Box 4 / Folder 5
Summary of Interview with Grayce Sills, March 5, 2002
Box 4 / Folder 6
Curriculum Vitae - RESTRICTED, No Date
Thelma Holmes was born at home in Columbus, Ohio on June 1, 1930. Thelma graduated from Grant Hospital School of Nursing in
1951. Thelma worked as a medical staff nurse for one year in Niagara Falls, NY, as a supervisor at Grant Hospital in Columbus
before becoming a head nurse on an ENT floor. She also worked for a physician for a short period of time.
In 1959 Thelma and her husband moved to the upper peninsula of Michigan, and
Thelma began her years of teaching, first at St. Joseph' Hospital, and then, after moving to Indiana, teaching practical nursing
students at an Indianapolis school. She then returned to Grant Hospital where she studied for her BSN at Ohio State University
and taught second and third level courses in the Grant Hospital School of Nursing.
In 1979 Thelma received her Master of Science degree from OSU with a major in geriatric and chronic illness nursing. In 1977
she was asked to be the Director of the
School of Nursing and held this position until the school closed in July, 1980. Thelma spent the last 13 years of her professional
life developing and administering the Patient and Family Relations Department at Grant Hospital, August 29, 2002
Box 5 / Folder 1
Interview of Thelma Holmes on Cassette Tape, August 29, 2002
Box 5 / Folder 2
Interview of Thelma Holmes on Mini-DV, August 29, 2002
Box 5 / Folder 3
Interview of Thelma Holmes on VHS Tape, August 29, 2002
Box 5 / Folder 4
Oral History Agreement, August 29, 2002
Box 5 / Folder 5
Summary of Interview with Thelma Holmes, August 29, 2002
Lillian Bernhagen, RN, BS was born in Cleveland, Ohio on October 10, 1916. She attended Ohio Wesleyan University for two and
one half years before transferring to Ohio State University where she graduated in 1940 from the College of Education with
a Bachelor of Science degree in education and a diploma in nursing.
Bernhagen sees her greatest contribution in nursing and education as a pioneer in human sexuality curriculum development and
education for children in public schools, at both the elementary and high school levels. Lillian wrote innovative health and
sexuality curriculum based on her many conversations with children and their parents at a time
(1950's) when there was no formal focus on health education in general or human sexuality in particular. As an outgrowth of
this interest, Lillian became chairperson of the American School Health Association Sex Education Committee and, later, Chairperson
of the American Medical Association Medical Education Committee for Schools and College Health. Lillian wrote material and
drew teaching aides (overhead diagrams) which were published and distributed nationally for use in school health education
courses. She spoke widely on the topic of health, and served as a consultant to school groups and health professionals throughout
the country., January 23, 2003
Box 6 / Folder 1
Interview of Lillian Bernhagen on Cassette Tape, January 23, 2003
Box 6 / Folder 2
Interview of Lillian Bernhagen on VHS Tape, January 23, 2003
Box 6 / Folder 3
Oral History Agreement, January 23, 2003
Box 6 / Folder 4
Summary of Interview with Lillian Bernhagen, January 23, 2003
Box 6 / Folder 5
"14 Student Nurses Are Inducted by Torch Club", No Date
Box 6 / Folder 6
Correspondence with Flickingers, 1938
Box 6 / Folder 7
Letter to Undergraduate Nurses from Arthur J. Klein, 1938
Box 6 / Folder 8
Ohio Nurses Review, 1974
Box 6 / Folder 9
School of Nursing Change in Supervision, 1938
Box 6 / Folder 10
"Sex Education that Parents Approve", 1969
Box 6 / Folder 11
"Sexuality, Personality, and Stereotyping", 1974
Box 6 / Folder 12
"Today's Professional School Nurse", No Date
Box 6 / Folder 13
"What a Miracle You Are Boys", 1986
Box 6 / Folder 14
"What a Miracle You Are Girls", 1986
Box 6 / Folder 15
Who's Who of American Women, 2002-2003
Elsie Williams-Wilson was born in New Smyrna Beach, Florida on June 4, 1935. Elsie attended Tuskegee Institute, in Tuskegee,
Alabama, majoring in a four year bachelor's degree nursing program. After graduating at the age of 20, Elsie was unable to
find employment in Florida, as most hospitals did not hire African-American nurses. She returned to Tuskegee and worked in
the small hospital that served the students and surrounding community, first as a staff nurse, then as head nurse and clinical
instructor.
She worked there for fifteen months.
Elsie obtained her Master of Science degree from Ohio State and joined the nursing faculty, where she remained until her retirement
as an emeritus association professor in
1991., October 22, 2002
Box 7 / Folder 1
Interview of Elsie Williams-Wilson on Cassette, October 22, 2002
Box 7 / Folder 2
Interview of Elsie Williams-Wilson on Cassette, June 18, 2003
Box 7 / Folder 3
Interview of Elsie Williams-Wilson on Mini-DV, June 18, 2003
Box 7 / Folder 4
Interview of Elsie Williams-Wilson on VHS Tape, June 18, 2003
Box 7 / Folder 5
Oral History Agreement, August 22
Box 7 / Folder 6
Summary of Interview with Elsie Williams-Wilson, October 22, 2002
Box 7 / Folder 7
Summary of Second Interview with Elsie Williams-
Wilson, June 18, 2003
Box 7 / Folder 8
"1998 Affirmative Action Awards" - On Campus, May 12, 1998
Box 7 / Folder 9
2000 Mary Mahoney Award Letter, 1999
Box 7 / Folder 10
Affirmative Action Award Recipient Letter, 1988
Box 7 / Folder 11
American Cancer Society Volunteer Recognition
Reception, 1998
Box 7 / Folder 12
Biography of Elsie Williams-Wilson, No Date
Box 7 / Folder 13
Blue Chip Awards Gala, 1994
Box 7 / Folder 14
"Calling Elderly "Well-Off" Doesn't Tell Whole Story" - Columbus Dispatch, 2000
Box 7 / Folder 15
Care Notes College and Alumni Association
Newsletter, 1988
Box 7 / Folder 16
"Celebration Honors Elsie Williams-Wilson" -
Panorama, August 15, 1991
Box 7 / Folder 17
Curriculum Vitae - RESTRICTED, No Date
Box 7 / Folder 18
House of Representatives Admittance, No Date
Box 7 / Folder 19
The Insider - Ohio Health, 1997
Box 7 / Folder 20
Invitation to Success Stories Awards Ceremony, No Date
Box 7 / Folder 21
Issues on Aging, 2001-2002
Box 7 / Folder 22
"Local Nurse Educates Others Throughout 40-year
Career" - Columbus Dispatch, May 7, 1995
Box 7 / Folder 23
Nomination for ANA Search for Excellence Award Letter, 1991
Box 7 / Folder 24
"Of Those We Serve, Community Advocate Touches Lives of All Ages", No Date
Box 7 / Folder 25
Ohio Nurses Review, 1997
Box 7 / Folder 26
The Ohio State University College of Nursing
Magazine, 1992
Box 7 / Folder 27
Photos, 1988, 1991, 1998
Box 7 / Folder 28
Scholarship Fund Letter, 1991
Box 7 / Folder 29
Selection for the Success Stories Committee Letter, 1991
Box 7 / Folder 30
Sorority Dinner Invitation, 2000
Box 7 / Folder 31
United States Senate Chamber Admittance, No Date
Box 7 / Folder 32
Women's Health Month 1997 Award Ceremony Kick-off Celebration, 1997
Frances Wilkins Lollar McNew, RN, MS was born in Newport News, Virginia in the
1930s. She attended George Mason University in Harrisonburg, VA, for her first two years of pre-clinical nursing and then
was at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond for her three clinical years. Fran enrolled in graduate school in nursing
administration in September 1964 on a federal traineeship. After graduating, she worked in the University Hospitals Clinics
where she participated in the planning of the new clinic building.
McNew views as significant aspects of her life-long career in nursing: developing a pilot program for training nurse practitioners;
providing a training program in emergency care for community nurses; and, providing two continuing education program (emergency
nursing care, and aging) via a radio-telephone outreach to 60 community hospitals.
Perhaps her most significant contribution, however, has been in the area of adult day care: she opened the first full-service
day care center for frail elderly adults in Central Ohio which opened in 1983. Since then the "Life Center" at the Reynoldsburg
Methodist
Church has expanded, and, in a larger, independent location, is now run by Methodist
Elder Services and provides care to 50-60 elderly adults each day., November 3, 2003
Box 8 / Folder 1
Interview of Frances McNew on Mini-DV, November 3, 2003
Box 8 / Folder 2
Oral History Agreement, November 3, 2003
Box 8 / Folder 3
Summary of Interview with Frances McNew, November 3, 2003
Box 8 / Folder 4
Article Inventory, No Date
Box 8 / Folder 5
Resume, No Date
Marie Elizabeth Diener Sinsabaugh, RN graduated from the Ohio State College of
Nursing (then School) in December 1949. She graduated with a Master's degree in psychiatric nursing in 1987 and worked for
twelve years for the Ohio Department of Health as a nursing home surveyor in Central Ohio. After retiring in 1992 she moved
to Florida where she trained and passed the Florida State Board for massage therapists.
She practiced part time for 3 and ½ years before retiring.
Marie says "advocacy" has been a major theme of her professional life: first, for her hospital patients; then for the office
nurses, April 24, 2004
Box 9 / Folder 1
Interview of Marie Sinsabaugh on Cassette Tape, April 24, 2004
Box 9 / Folder 2
Oral History Agreement, April 24, 2004
Box 9 / Folder 3
Summary of Interview with Marie Sinsabaugh, April 24, 2004
Mildred Jester Ballinger, RN grew up on a farm near Kenton Ohio. Ballinger graduated in 1927 from the Ohio State University
School of Nursing. After graduation she worked as a surgical nurse for three years at the McKitrick Hospital in Kenton, Ohio,
where she lived on the second floor of the hospital and was available for emergencies.
After marrying, Ballinger worked part time in hospitals in general nursing and emergence room work., May 28, 2004
Box 10 / Folder 1
Interview of Mildred Jester Ballinger on Cassette Tape, May 28, 2004
Box 10 / Folder 2
Oral History Agreement, May 28, 2004
Box 10 / Folder 3
Summary of Interview with Mildred Jester Ballinger, May 28, 2004
Kathryn Sieg Heinzerling, RN after graduating, Kathy worked full-time for eight years, first on a medical unit, and then in
the emergency room, where she advanced to Assistant and then Head Nurse of the unit. Over the course of the next twenty-two
years she practiced nursing in a variety of settings: caring for renal transplant patients; as a research assistant in nursing;
in radiology; and in the nursing skills laboratory at the School of Nursing at Ohio State., June 21, 2004
Box 11 / Folder 1
Interview of Kathryn Heinzerling on Cassette Tape, June 21, 2004
Box 11 / Folder 2
Oral History Agreement, June 21, 2004
Box 11 / Folder 3
Summary of Interview with Kathryn P. Heinzerling, June 21, 2004
Virginia Cyples Gigi, BS, RN was born in Canton, Ohio on January 17, 1916, and upon graduating from high school in Massillon,
Oh in 1934, and unable to get a job, decided to enroll in nursing school in Martins Ferry, Ohio.
Upon graduation, Virginia worked at Mercy Hospital in Canton, OH, first on a surgical floor and then for several years in
the emergency room; part of the time as a circulating nurse in the operating room and so enrolled in a six month surgical
nurse training program at the Jewish Hospital in Philadelphia. Upon completing this training, Virginia worked at Roxbury Hospital
in Philadelphia in the operating room and during this time
(1939-40) was asked to volunteer as a nurse for the Red Cross. She was then recruited to join the Army Nurse Corp. in December,
1940, and reported to Fort Eustis, Virginia in
April, 1941. Virginia served as a second lieutenant in the Army for five years, being discharged in January, 1946. After being
discharged, Virginia worked part time in the operating room at Mt. Carmel Hospital in Columbus, and attended Ohio State under
the G.I. Bill, obtaining her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in December, 1949., July 21, 2004
Box 12 / Folder 1
Interview of Virginia Gigi on Cassette Tape, July 21, 2004
Box 12 / Folder 2
Oral History Agreement, July 21, 2004
Box 12 / Folder 3
Summary of Interview with Virginia Gigi, July 21, 2004
Box 12 / Folder 4
Booklet - The Grant Hospital School of Nursing, 1970
Box 12 / Folder 5
Booklet - Grant Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Memoirs, 1900 - 1970, 1970
Box 12 / Folder 6
Program - School of Nursing Dedication, Grant Hospital, November 17, 1968
Box 12 / Folder 7
Supplement to Dispatch - The Grant Hospital School of Nursing, 1968
Edna White Bagley, RN was born on February 26, 1919, in Harman, West Virginia. When she was thirteen Edna would go across
the street from her family's restaurant to the hospital and play with the children in the pediatric ward. She became so familiar
with and comfortable in Grant Hospital that she decided to enter the school of nursing, which she did in September, 1936.
Edna worked as a private duty nurse for several years and in 1956 became Dr. Shaffer's office nurse. Edna's daughter is
a nurse (a graduate of Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio, 1970) as well as her granddaughter (Capital University, Columbus,
Ohio, 2000) and both have careers in nursing., September 7, 2006
Box 13 / Folder 1
Interview of Edna Bagley on Cassette, September 7, 2006
Box 13 / Folder 2
Oral History Agreement, September 7, 2006
Box 13 / Folder 3
Photo of Edna Bagley, September 7, 2006
Box 13 / Folder 4
Summary of Interview with Edna Bagley, September 7, 2006
Marilyn Flor Smith, RN was born at Akron City Hospital, Akron, Ohio, on April 7, 1928.
In September, 1945, she entered the White Cross School of Nursing, in the cadet nurse
corp program (tuition, room, board, and a stipend paid by the government). Marilyn graduated from White Cross in September,
1948, and worked in surgery, as a scrub nurse and an assistant supervisor, in the OR. She taught the students who rotated
through surgery., April 5, 2007
Box 14 / Folder 1
Interview of Marilyn Smith on Cassette Tape, April 5, 2007
Box 14 / Folder 2
Interview of Marilyn Smith on Min-DV, April 5, 2007
Box 14 / Folder 3
Oral History Agreement, April 5, 2007
Box 14 / Folder 4
Summary of Interview with Marilyn Smith, April 5, 2007
Doris Steck Edwards, Ed.D, RN was born in 1920 on a farm in Preble County, Ohio.
She was delivered by her aunt, Lillian Myrtle Hartwell (a nurse who became Director of
Nursing at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio) and her grandmother, a "home nurse."
After graduation from Miami Valley Hospital School of Nursing, Doris worked at the Dayton State Hospital (psychiatric) which
had a census of 1500 patients. She was head nurse for 250 patients, supervised ten electric shock treatments a week and managed
the active treatment ward, in which, among many other things, she would lead twenty-five to thirty patients in weekly therapeutic
discussion groups. 1966, Doris married and moved to Cincinnati, where she worked as head nurse in a private psychiatric hospital
(Rollman Hospital). While in this position she obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing, in 1976. She obtained her Masters
as well.
Doris is fond of saying that "nursing was born in the church and reared in the army."
She is interested in military history (Civil and World Wars I and II.) She says that the future of nursing will need to be
"invented by nurses" based on the needs of people in their care. To this end she is currently working with the State Board
of Nursing and the Ohio legislature regarding access and quality of health care for Ohio Citizens., May 22, 2007
Box 15 / Folder 1
Interview of Doris Steck Edwards on Cassette Tape, May 22, 2007
Box 15 / Folder 2
Interview of Doris Steck Edwards on Mini - DV, May 22, 2007
Box 15 / Folder 3
Interview of Doris Steck Edwards on VHS tape, May 22, 2007
Box 15 / Folder 4
Oral History Agreement, May 22, 2007
Box 15 / Folder 5
Summary of Interview with Doris Steck Edwards, May 22, 2007
Box 15 / Folder 6
Brief Biography of Dr. Doris S. Edwards, 2007
Box 15 / Folder 7
Curriculum Vitae, 2007
Box 15 / Folder 8
European Honour Society for Nurses, Midwifes, and Professions Allied to Health - Certificate in
Recognition of Membership, 2006
Box 15 / Folder 9
International Leadership Institute Honor in
Recognition of Service as an Invited Reactor, 2000
Box 15 / Folder 10
"Nursing and Healthcare Reform Trends and Issues", 1995
Box 15 / Folder 11
"Nursing Leadership and Health Care Reform: Then and Now", No Date
Box 15 / Folder 12
Ohio League for Nursing - New Frontier in Nursing
Award, 2004
Box 15 / Folder 13
"Perspectives from the Boardroom", 1992
Box 15 / Folder 14
Photos, 1988, 2001, 2006
Box 15 / Folder 15
The Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education Award for Faculty Excellence in Teaching, 2004
Box 15 / Folder 16
Urbana University - Excellence in Performance
Award, 2004
Box 15 / Folder 17
"War on Many Fronts Troubling Trends in Healthcare Delivery", 1995
Peggy Hull was born in Urbana, Ohio. From 1951 to1955 she was employed by a physician in his office and then worked as a nurse
at the Springfield County Hospital. In 1955 she came to The Ohio State University and worked part-time as a nurse and, at
the same time, pursued her bachelor's degree in Nursing through a program established by the Dean of Nursing, Mildred Newton.
The program enabled RN's to obtain their bachelor's degree in nursing while employed at Ohio State. After receiving her
degree from Columbia University's Teacher's College, she returned to Ohio State and was given the temporary appointment of
Associate Director of Nursing. This position was largely administrative, which did not allow Peggy to focus on her true passion
of education. Therefore, after two years in this position, she moved into in-service where she was able to focus on education,
training, and staff development. In the early 1970's, while in this position, Peggy co-authored one of the first books on
nursing staff development titled, "The Process of Staff Development: Components for Change"., July 17, 2007
Box 16 / Folder 1
Interview of Peggy Hull on Cassette Tape, July 17, 2007
Box 16 / Folder 2
Interview of Peggy Hull on DVDs, July 17, 2007
Box 16 / Folder 3
Interview of Peggy Hull on Mini-DV, July 17, 2007
Box 16 / Folder 4
Interview of Peggy Hull on VHS Tape, July 17, 2007
Box 16 / Folder 5
Oral History Agreement, July 17, 2007
Box 16 / Folder 6
Summary of Interview with Peggy K. Hull, July 17, 2007
Box 16 / Folder 7
Ann Maddox Information, 2004, 2006
E. Gay Lindsay enrolled in the University of Pittsburgh where she pursued a degree in nursing. After obtaining her bachelor's
degree Gay continued at the University of
Pittsburgh and enrolled in the graduate program. During her time as a graduate student
Gay had the opportunity to teach several classes, which she enjoyed. However, Gay did not graduate with a master's degree
from the University of Pittsburgh because she married and moved to Ohio where her husband was completing his education before
her thesis was finished.
After moving to Ohio Gay began to practice nursing in the field of obstetrics, her least favorite kind of nursing. She remained
an obstetrics nurse for a few years, and then decided to leave nursing in favor of staying home with her children. While she
was at home with her children, Gay was asked by a neighbor who was also a nurse if she would do special duty for the neighbor's
friend who was having surgery. Gay agreed and began working at the hospital. The Director of Nursing at the hospital asked
Gay if she would be interested in teaching in a practical nursing program, and Gay happily agreed. Through this job, Gay became
increasingly more involved with higher education in the state of Ohio, and she eventually joined the College of Nursing at
Kent State University. During her time at Kent State, Gay was involved with the baccalaureate and associate nursing programs
as well as the practical nursing program.
Gay's active involvement with the Ohio Nurses Association (ONA) began with the proposal from the American Nurses Association
(ANA) that stated that all nurses should be educated to either an associate or baccalaureate level. Gay was elected president
of the ONA in 1981. During her time as president, Gay worked closely with nurses who held conflicting views regarding the
nurses practice act and helped to initiate changes to the act that benefited all nurses. In addition, she began to lay the
foundation for registration that would allow nurse practitioners to practice independently., October 12, 2007
Box 17 / Folder 1
Interview of E. Gay Lindsay on Cassette Tape, October 12, 2007
Box 17 / Folder 2
Interview of E. Gay Lindsay on DVD, October 12, 2007
Box 17 / Folder 3
Interview of E. Gay Lindsay on Mini-DV, October 12, 2007
Box 17 / Folder 4
Interview of E. Gay Lindsay on VHS Tape, October 12, 2007
Box 17 / Folder 5
Oral History Agreement, October 12, 2007
Carol Grim Jenkins, RN, MS graduated from Ohio State University in 1964, in nursing, and in 1978, with a master's degree in
nursing (gerontology and administration).
During her tenure as Executive Director of the Ohio Nurses Association, Carol oversaw the development of the clinical practitioner
role, the nurse practitioner specialty, and increased education and practice opportunities for nurses, with an expanded role
for nurses in gerontology and other areas. She became a certified association executive, wrote a chapter on "Crisis Management"
in a book for nurse executives, and, after retirement, consulted with other nursing organizations in need of leadership direction., February 19, 2008
Box 18 / Folder 1
Interview of Carol Jenkins on Cassette Tape, February 19, 2008
Box 18 / Folder 2
Interview of Carol Jenkins on DVD, February 19, 2008
Box 18 / Folder 3
Interview of Carol Jenkins on Mini-DV, February 19, 2008
Box 18 / Folder 4
Interview of Carol Jenkins on VHS Tape, February 19, 2008
Box 18 / Folder 5
Oral History Agreement, February 19, 2008
Box 18 / Folder 6
Summary of Interview with Carol Jenkins, February 19, 2008
Box 18 / Folder 7
Conversations in Leadership of Professional Nursing Associations, 2003
Box 18 / Folder 8
Ohio Nurses Association: 100 Years of Caring, 2004
Box 18 / Folder 9
Resume, No Date
Constance Castiglia Wilson was born on January 31, 1923, in Sherburne, New York.
She attended the Edward J. Meyer Memorial Hospital nursing program at 462 Grider
St., Buffalo, NY from 1941-1944. All the students were enrolled in the nurse cadet corp, but Connie did not join the Army
after graduating. She passed state board, and married.
As a registered nurse, Connie worked as a private duty nurse for $2.50 an hour in Buffalo before returning to Sherburne, where
she worked in the Hamilton Community Hospital as a charge nurse on the 3-11 pm shift. In 1959 Connie (who now had three daughters)
moved to Columbus, and, from January 6, 1960 until July1, 1990, worked at the Columbus State Hospital on West Broad Street
in Columbus (later called the Central Ohio Psychiatric Hospital)., May 19, 2008
Box 19 / Folder 1
Interview of Constance Wilson on Cassette Tape, May 19, 2008
Box 19 / Folder 2
Oral History Agreement, May 19, 2008
Box 19 / Folder 3
Summary of Interview with Constance Wilson, May 19, 2008
Box 19 / Folder 4
Photograph of Constance Wilson, May 19, 2008
Ruth Ann Busald, RN, MS graduated from the Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Hamilton, OH, in 1948.
Upon graduation she worked in the operating room for eight years, and then was a clinical instructor in the operating room.
Following this she worked in a medical surgical department and, in 1963, obtained her MS in pediatric nursing from Indiana
University.
She explained that a federal traineeship, which supported her master's program of study, was available in pediatric nursing
so she chose to major in that subject.
Continuing education for nurses was approved at the 1971 ONA convention and Ruth
Ann was the "middleman," leading the deliberations about how to implement this (continuing education for nurses became mandatory
in the early 1990's)., July 28, 2008
Box 20 / Folder 1
Interview of Ruth Ann Busald on Cassette Tape, July 28, 2008
Box 20 / Folder 2
Interview of Ruth Ann Busald on DVD, July 28, 2008
Box 20 / Folder 3
Interview of Ruth Ann Busald on Mini DV, July 28, 2008
Box 20 / Folder 4
Interview of Ruth Ann Busald on VHS Tape, July 28, 2008
Box 20 / Folder 5
Oral History Agreement, July 28, 2008
Box 20 / Folder 6
Summary of Interview with Ruth Ann Busald, July 28, 2008
Box 20 / Folder 7
Photographs (copies), 1972, 1984
Mary Beth Mathews, PhD, RN was born in Connecticut. She graduated from the Cornell (NYC) program with a Bachelor's degree
in nursing. During the ensuing years she was a nursing instructor in Seattle, WA, and obtained her master's degree at the
University of Washington.
Mary Beth obtained her PhD at OSU and during her years in education taught at Ohio
State, was Dean of the nursing program at Ashland University (OH), was Director of Research and Staff Development at Ohio
Health, and Chairperson of the University of Hartford School of Nursing. Her national network of colleagues has enriched her
years in nursing, and she encourages nurses to seek mentors as they progress in their careers., July 28, 2008
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Interview of Mary Beth Mathews on Cassette Tape, July 28, 2008
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Interview of Mary Beth Mathews on DVD, July 28, 2008
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Interview of Mary Beth Mathews on Mini DV, July 28, 2008
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Interview of Mary Beth Mathews on VHS Tape, July 28, 2008
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Oral History Agreement, July 28, 2008
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Summary of Interview with Mary Beth Mathews, July 28, 2008
Carol Converse Karrer, RN, PhD was born at Grant Hospital, Columbus, on December 10, 1940. Carol attended Grant Hospital's
nursing program, graduating in 1961. She obtained her BS in 1963 from Ohio State University, working part time as a float
nurse at Grant. She then obtained her Master of Science with a major in nursing education from OSU in 1964.
Carol was one of the first four faculty members at Ohio Wesleyan University in 1970, during the school of nursing's initial
curriculum development. Here, as a full time faculty member in a small liberal arts school, she learned about governance in
higher education, which was a great help when she moved to Franklin University in 1980 as director to start a nursing program
there. She retired as a full time faculty member from
Franklin in 2000 but continued to teach part time, first, briefly, at Otterbein, and currently at Capitol University. Her
doctoral work related to family life and life-long learning, which was a great resource during her work with adult learners
at Franklin., October 14, 2008
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Interview of Carol Karrer on Cassette Tape, October 14, 2008
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Interview of Carol Karrer on DVD, October 14, 2008
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Interview of Carol Karrer on Mini DV, October 14, 2008
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Interview of Carol Karrer in VHS Tape, October 14, 2008
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Oral History Agreement, October 14, 2008
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Summary of Interview with Carol Karrer, October 14, 2008
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Certificates and Awards, 1995-1997
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Curriculum Vitae, No Date
Ethelrine Shaw-Nickerson, RN, PhD was born in McDonough, Georgia, on May 30,
1933. She enrolled in the OSU School of Nursing in 1951. Upon returning to Ohio
Ethelrine taught Maternal-Child nursing at Ohio State for thirty years, before retiring in
1989. During her years at Ohio State she taught and then was chair of the school's maternal-child division.
Upon realizing, in 1970, that the American Nurses Association (which had absorbed the
National Association of Colored Nurses in 1951) was still not inclusive; Ethelrine and several others formed the National
Black Nurses Association in 1971. While teaching and traveling Ethelrine studied for her PhD in social psychology (1976-1980).
This led to, among other things, her developing a course (with nursing colleague Elsie Williams-Wilson) about the care of
culturally diverse patients., November 14, 2008
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Interview of Ethelrine Shaw-Nickerson on Cassette
Tape, November 14, 2008
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Interview of Ethelrine Shaw-Nickerson on DVD, November 14, 2008
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Interview of Ethelrine Shaw-Nickerson on Mini DV, November 14, 2008
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Interview of Ethelrine Shaw-Nickerson on VHS Tape, November 14, 2008
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Oral History Agreement, November 14, 2008
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Summary of Interview with Ethelrine Shaw-Nickerson, November 14, 2008
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Articles about Ethelrine Shaw, No Date
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Book - Clinical Conference Papers, 1973
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Booklet - Affirmative Action Programming for the
Nursing Profession Through The American Nurses'
Association, 1975
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Correspondence, 1951-1988
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Curriculum Vitae, No Date
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Handbook - National Black Nurses Association, Inc., 1977
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Handwritten Notes - ANA and Civil Rights, No Date
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Journal of National Black Nurses Association, 1996
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Photographs, 1987-1989
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Presentation - Forces Molding Nursing Practice
Today Political, Social and Economic, October 25, 1974
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Program - American Nurses Association, 1978
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Program - Mary Mahoney Third Annual Award
Luncheon, 1976
Fay Carol Reed, PhD, RN was born on July 13, 1936, in Pittsburgh, PA. She received her Bachelor's degree in 1958 from the
University of Pittsburgh. In 1962 Reed received her Master of Letters (M. Litt) from Pittsburgh, with a major in surgical
nursing and a minor in education. Coming to Ohio State, Reed obtained her PhD in higher education administration, with a dual
minor in clinical psychology and nursing. Upon her retirement in 2003, she published a book on suffering. Reed's discussion
of suffering combined elements of health care, religious philosophy, and literature as a way to define more clearly the actual
experience of suffering by the individual., February 6, 2009
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Interview of Fay Carol Reed on Cassette Tape, February 6, 2009
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Interview of Fay Carol Reed on DVD, February 6, 2009
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Interview of Fay Carol Reed on Mini DV, February 6, 2009
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Interview of Fay Carol Reed on VHS Tape, February 6, 2009
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Oral History Agreement, February 6, 2009
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Summary of Interview with Fay Carol Reed, February 6, 2009
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Book - Suffering and Illness Insights for Caregivers, 2003
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Resume, No Date
Mary Piper Cole, RN was born in Vinton, Ohio on September 28, 1920. She was the oldest of five children and grew up in Vinton.
When she was seventeen she helped her aunt care for her grandmother, who was suffering with shingles, necessitating hospitalization.
Mary saw nurses working at the hospital and decided to enter nursing school. Previously she had thought about a career in
business but her family didn't have much money, so a hospital nursing program with its low tuition was more appealing.
Upon graduating from White Cross School of Nursing in 1943, Mary worked for a radiologist, Dr. Kirkindahl, for three years,
and then did private duty nursing. Mary practiced nursing for about five years and then was at home with her family., May 11, 2009
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Telephone Interview Summary of Mary Piper Cole, May 11, 2009
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Chapter of Cole's Autobiography, No Date
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Booklet - RWC Nursing Alumni 2000 A Collection of Memories, 2000
C. Sue Donovan Mooney, RN grew up on a dairy farm three miles outside of
Delaware, Ohio. Sue graduated from the Ohio State University School (now College) of Nursing in 1965. For two years after
graduating she worked for the Columbus City Health Department as a public health nurse, practicing in the Victorian Village
neighborhood Columbus.
Many community positions followed for Sue over the years: as a teacher/ nurse in the
Overbrook preschool program for six years; assisting school nurses during the years her sons were growing up; helping a volunteer
physician with physicals for all high school athletes; and, serving as volunteer coordinator at Overbrook Church. Sue was
a pioneer in the Parish Nurse (now called Faith Community Nurse) program both locally and nationally. At Overbrook Presbyterian
Church in Columbus, Ohio, Sue worked with the church Health and Wellness committee to provide health related support services
to church members, and, at the same time worked with the Presbyterian Church USA in their health and wellness initiative to
establish this program nationally. A local community hospital, Riverside Methodist Hospital, was starting a hospital/church
related outreach and Sue worked with this organization as well., July 2, 2009
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Interview of C. Sue Donovan Mooney on Cassette
Tape, July 2, 2009
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Interview of C. Sue Donovan Mooney on Data CD (2), July 2, 2009
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Interview of C. Sue Donovan Mooney on DVD, July 2, 2009
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Interview of C. Sue Donovan Mooney on Mini DV, July 2, 2009
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Interview of C. Sue Donovan Mooney on VHS Tape, July 2, 2009
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Oral History Agreement, July 2, 2009
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Summary of Interview with C. Sue Donovan Mooney, July 2, 2009
Box 26 / Folder 8
Article - Since When Was Taking Care of Everyone But Yourself Christian?, 1996
Box 26 / Folder 9
Book - Parish Nurses, Health Care Chaplains, and
Community Clergy Navigating the Maze of
Professional Relationships, 2002
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News Clippings, 1998, 2008
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Photocopies of Awards, 1990-2008
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Interview of Sandra R. Byers on Cassette Tape, December 18, 2009
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Interview of Sandra R. Byers on DVD, December 18, 2009
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Interview of Sandra R. Byers on Mini DV, December 18, 2009
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Interview of Sandra R. Byers on VHS Tape, December 18, 2009
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Oral History Agreement, December 18, 2009
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Summary of Interview with Sandra R. Byers, December 18, 2009
Sandra R. Byers, PhD, RN was born in Rochester, NY, on November 18, 1937. She attended Cornell University for two years, in
the Home Economics department, and then applied to the three year New York University Medical Center School of Nursing, from
which she graduated in 1960 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Upon graduation Sandy married Tom Byers and moved with her husband to Philadelphia, where she worked for 1.5 years at the
Philadelphia General Hospital as a medical surgical staff nurse and then taught nursing fundamentals and ophthalmological
nursing in the diploma school of the hospital for 1.5 years. She and her husband then moved to Washington, DC, where she had
a son, and taught childbirth education part time for two years. Sandy and her husband moved to Columbus, OH in 1965(?) where
their daughter was born, and Sandy stayed at home for five years until both her children were in school. Sandy then took a
two month nursing refresher course (at the Ohio Dept. of Health?) which included some clinical practice, and then worked part
time at St.
Anthony Hospital. She was a staff nurse on a medical surgical unit, and held this position for years.
A nursing administrator at St. Anthony suggested that Sandy study for her Master's degree in nursing at Ohio State, which
Sandy did, graduating in 1972 with a major in administration. Upon graduation she accepted a position at OSU hospitals as
Director of Staff Development. Two and one half years later she became Director of Medical
Nursing at Riverside Methodist Hospital and, during her eight years there she developed a primary nursing model on two units,
and hired clinical nurse specialists as part of the nursing service expansion. Following this, Sandy: worked for Health
Management Services, a corporate structure, which included the Caducous
Professional Assn.; was Vice President and Senior Vice President for Nursing at Grant
Hospital; was director of clinical policy and services for the Ohio Hospital Assn; served the ONA in various positions; was
on the State Board of Nursing for one term; obtained her PhD in nursing at Ohio State; lead a Peer Review Systems research
state-wide study on clinical outcomes; and led, for ten years, the health ministry as a faith community nurse at Worthington
Presbyterian Church., December 18, 2009
Karen Kish was born in Evansville, Indiana and moved to Columbus during high school. Karen graduated from the Ohio State University
School of Nursing in 1976 with a BSN. Karen's first position as a registered nurse was as a General Surgery nurse at Riverside
Methodist Hospital. Karen began working for the American Red Cross (ARC) as a staff nurse responsible for phlebotomy and health
histories at blood collection locations. She was in this position for six months. She then supervised LPN's and was responsible
for incorporating their position into the ARC structure. At that same time she began studies in health education towards a
master's degree. A Clinical Instructor role became available at the ARC and she was promoted to that position. "It's a matter
of fact that I never finished my masters in health education because I felt I had arrived at exactly where I wanted to be."
Karen served in that position for 16 years. Other positions that Karen held were: Training Specialist (1996-1999); Team Leader
Operation Support (1999-2000); Manager of Collections (2000-2002); and Director of Donor Services Process and Compliance (2002-present)., May 19, 2010
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Interview of Karen Kish on Cassette Tape, May 19, 2010
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Interview of Karen Kish on DVD, May 19, 2010
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Interview of Karen Kish on Mini DV, May 19, 2010
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Interview of Karen Kish on VHS Tape, May 19, 2010
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Oral History Agreement, May 19, 2010
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Summary of Interview with Karen Kish, May 19, 2010
Mary Ann Rollins was born in Columbus and grew up in Chillicothe where her family moved when she was in second grade. She
graduated from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in June 1957. Mary Ann was a public health nurse
in the Columbus City Health Department for fifty years serving in various capacities including nursing director of the STD
Program. She retired in 2007., November 12, 2010
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Interview of Mary Ann Rollins on Cassette Tape, November 12, 2010
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Interview of Mary Ann Rollins on DVD, November 12, 2010
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Interview of Mary Ann Rollins on Mini DV, November 12, 2010
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Interview of Mary Ann Rollins on VHS Tape, November 12, 2010
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Oral History Agreement, November 12, 2010
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Summary of Interview with Mary Ann Rollins, November 12, 2010
Sandra Fisher Cornett, RN, PhD was born on December 19, 1943 in Ridgewood, N.J. She graduated from the OSU School of Nursing
in 1965, receiving her MS in 1970 and her PhD (in adult education) in 1975.
Sandy worked in the coronary intensive care unit at Duke University Medical Center as a young graduate, learning coronary
nursing care "on the job" because of the shortage of staff nurses for that area. Working in AHEC (Area Health Education Centers)
in North Carolina for one year, she set up continuing education programs for the University of North Carolina. Returning
to OSU in 1974, she worked with Peggy Hull in nursing staff development and was based in cardiology where she set up the first
cardiac rehabilitation program at Ohio State.
Sandy established the first formal patient education program in OSU Hospitals when she was appointed Director of Nursing Staff
Development (Education and Training/Patient Education) in 1979. Although officially retired in 2001, Sandy works two days
a week at the Medical Center, directing the health literacy program., February 22, 2011
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Interview of Sandra Cornett on Cassette Tape, February 22, 2011
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Interview of Sandra Cornett on DVD, February 22, 2011
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Interview of Sandra Cornett on Mini DV, February 22, 2011
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Interview of Sandra Cornett on VHS Tape, February 22, 2011
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Oral History Agreement, February 22, 2011
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Summary of Interview with Sandra Cornett, February 22, 2011
Jeanette K. Chambers, PhD, RN, June 6, 2011
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Interview of Jeanette K. Chambers on Cassette Tape, June 6, 2011
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Interview of Jeanette K. Chambers on DVD (2), June 6, 2011
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Interview of Jeanette K. Chambers on Mini DV, June 6, 2011
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Oral History Agreement, June 6, 2011
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Summary of Interview with Jeanette K. Chambers, June 6, 2011
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Curriculum Vitae, September 27, 2010