1947
Born in North Bend, Nebraska.
1966
Receives a diploma in nursing from Lincoln General School of Nursing in Lincoln, Nebraska.
1968
Becomes a staff float nurse at Lincoln General Hospital.
1973
Studies at Iowa Western Community College.
1974
Becomes a charge nurse in the Emergency Department of Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa
1974
Becomes a school nurse for the Council Bluffs Public School System.
1975
Becomes a charge nurse in the Emergency Department of Creighton St. Joseph’s Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska.
1976
Becomes a paramedic instructor and clinical coordinator at Creighton University.
1976
Studies at Creighton University and the University of Nebraska.
1982
Studies at Grand Canyon College.
1982
Becomes a staff nurse in the Emergency Department of Good Samaritan Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona.
1987
Becomes south central area coordinator of Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center.
1988
Becomes a staff nurse at Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona.
1991
Studies at Phoenix Community College.
1991
Becomes disaster coordinator at Good Samaritan Medical Center.
1992
Becomes disaster chairman at Good Samaritan Medical Center.
1995
Joins the affiliate faculty of the American Heart Association.
2003
Receives a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Excelsior College of New York.
2008
Receives a Master of Science in bio-ethics from Midwestern University.
2014
Retires from her profession.