Alethea Kolhonen

Background

Kolhonen, Alethea was born on June 30, 1924 in Montour Falls, New York, United States. Daughter of Andrew and Ethel (Webster) Nordquist.

Education

Diploma, Arnot-Ogden Memorial Hospital, Elmira, New York, 1946. Bachelor of science in nursing, Syracuse (New York ) University, 1958. MSN, Catholic University America, 1978.

Career

Staff nurse, Hillcrest Hospital, Tulsa staff nurse, Tulsa County Health Department, Tulsa school nurse, teacher, North Syracuse (New York) Public Schools public health nurse supervisor, program director in school health, Virginia State Health Department, Arlington. Delegate to China with People-to-People, 1987.

Achievements

• Alethea Kolhonen has been listed as a noteworthy community health nurse, administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors Marjorie L. Hughes, Doctor of Medicine Foundation Fund for Children. Active program planning committee March of Dimes, Citizen Advisory Committee on School Health. Member American Nurses Association, Alliance for Health, Physical Education and Recreation, Virginia Nurses Association, National Association School Nurses, Sigma Theta Tau.

Connections

Married Jukka Kolhonen, 1960. Children: Kirsi-Claire, R. Brent.

Father:

Andrew Nordquist

Mother:

Ethel (Webster) Nordquist

Spouse:

Jukka Kolhonen

child:

Kirsi-Claire Kolhonen

child:

R. Brent Kolhonen