Background
Allen, Alice Virginia was born on November 22, 1920 in Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Vern W. and Ella Marie (Krantz) Berggren.
Allen, Alice Virginia was born on November 22, 1920 in Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Vern W. and Ella Marie (Krantz) Berggren.
Student, Carnegie Institute of Technology, 1942. Diploma, Millard Fillmore Hospital School Nursing, Buffalo, 1944. Bachelor of Science in Nursing Education, University Rochester, 1949.
Certified vocational-technical education, State University College, Buffalo, 1967. MSN, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1972.
Cancer researcher, Billings Hospital, Chicago, 1951; head nurse, night supervisor, VA Tuberculosis Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin, 1951-1953; float charge nurse, Millard Fillmore Hospital, Buffalo, 1961-1963; clinical instructor student PN's, Boces 1st Supervisor Dist Erie Company, Buffalo, 1964-1966; instructor nursing, Niagara County Community College, Niagara Falls, New York, 1967-1969; float head nurse nights, Roswell Park Memorial Institute, Buffalo, 1969-1970; assistant director nursing service, Sisters of Charity Hospital, Buffalo, 1972-1973; assistant professor nursing, Monroe Community College, Rochester, New York, 1974-1975; consultant hospital nursing services, New York State Department Health, Rochester, New York, 1975-1990. Nurse consultant St. Paul's Day Care Center, Rochester, 1991-1995. Nurse cons.Children's World Daycare Nursery, Inc., 1994-1995.
Block representative Canterbury/Harvard Neighborhood Association, Rochester, since 1977. Volunteer tutor 3rd and 4th grade English to Speakers of Other Languages students Martin Luther King School 9, since 1991. Volunteer fundraiser American Heart Association, Leukemia Society, Rochester, Rochester Philharmonic League.
Volunteer Rochester chapter American Red Cross, 1974-1995. Program chair St. Paul's Churchwomen, since 1995. Member American Business Women's Association (Top Ten award 1979), Nurses Christian Fellowship (local chapter since 1979), Rochester Carnegie Mellon Clan (president 1978-1979, treasurer since 1995), Millard Fillmore Hospital School Nursing Alumni Association (associate), Rochester Museum and Science Center.
Married Walter Pierce Allen, August 28, 1948 (divorced April 1962). Children: Virginia Gayle, Lee Frederic, Victoria Lynne.