Background
Ahlgren, Aleda Joan was born on September 25, 1941 in Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States. Daughter of Lucas Valentine and Hazel Mary (Vanderlin) Kirchoffner.
Career officer nursing administrator
Ahlgren, Aleda Joan was born on September 25, 1941 in Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States. Daughter of Lucas Valentine and Hazel Mary (Vanderlin) Kirchoffner.
Certified, Sisters of St. Joseph School Nursing, Grand Forks, North Dakota, 1962. Bachelor of science in nursing, Loretto Heights College, 1978. Master of Education, University Oklahoma, 1982.
Graduate, Squadron Officer School, 1978. Graduate, Air Command and Staff College, 1980. Student, Air War College, 1984.
Second in command Lieutenant, United States Air Force, 1964;
advanced through grades to colonel, United States Air Force, 1988;
staff nurse multiservice unit, United States Air Force, Webb Air Force Base, Texas, 1964-1966;
staff nurse surgical/pediatric unit, United States Air Force, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, 1966;
staff nurse casualty staging flight, United States Air Force, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, 1966-1968;
flight nurse 56th Advanced Encryption Standard, United States Air Force, Yokota AB, Japan, 1968-1969;
staff nurse medical/surgical, United States Air Force, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, 1970-1972;
staff nurse, nurse manager medical/surgical/OB, United States Air Force, Lajes Field, Azores., Portugal, 1972-1974;
nurse manager medical unit, United States Air Force, Eglin Air Force Base, 1974-1977;
education coordinator, United States Air Force, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, 1978-1982;
chief nurse 1st aeromedical staging unit, United States Air Force, Scott Air Force Base, 1982-1984;
chief nursing services, United States Air Force, Hahn AB, Germany, 1984-1987;
chief nursing service, United States Air Force, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, 1987-1989;
chairperson department nursing, United States Air Force, Scott Air Force Base, 1989-1992;
command nurse, chief nurse executive, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado, 1992-1996;
retired, 1996. Director nursing continuing education Division of Continuing Education, U. Colorado, Colorado Springs, since 1998. Consultant nursing administration Military Airlift Command, Scott Air Force Base, 1991-1992, consultant aeromedical staging facilities, 1991-1992.
Presenter in field.
Member National League Nursing, American Organization Nurse Executives, Air Force Association, Sigma Theta Tau.
Married Robert M. Gibbs, September 5, 1965 (deceased February 1966). Married Robert C. Ahlgren, May 7, 1987.