Annabelle Petersen Shortell

Background

Shortell, Annabelle Petersen was born on November 14, 1924 in Barnegrat, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Robert Charles and Mary Inman (Peterson) Petersen.

Education

Diploma, Monmouth Memorial Hospital, 1946. Certified family nurse practitioner, Frontier School Midwifery, Hyden, Kentucky, 1973.

Career

Nurse, Virginia Health Department, Virginia Beach, 1968-1971; first family nurse practitioner, Virginia Health Department, New Castle, 1973-1987, 93-; family nurse practitioner, Virginia State Health Department, Alleghany District, 1987-1990; family nurse practitioner, Virginia Health Department, Pennington Gap, Virginia, 1990-1993; family nurse practitioner, James Madison U., Harrisonburg, Virginia, since 1994.

Achievements

• Annabelle Petersen Shortell has been listed as a noteworthy Family nurse practitioner by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors American Cancer Society, Craig County, 1974-1993. Member planning committee Craig County Planning Commission, New Castle, 1978-1993. President Craig CountyCancer Unit, New Castle, 1983-1984.

Member Virginia Health Department Nurses (continuing education committee, judge annual nurse practitioner award since 1991, district award as outstanding nurse practitioner for excellence 1990).

Interests

• Avocations: walking, reading, basket weaving.

Connections

Married Nicholas Emmett Shortell, November 22, 1945 (deceased June 1992). Children: Michael James, Susan Catherine, Nicholas Richard, Catherine Anne, Patricia Lynn.

Father:

Robert Charles Petersen

Mother:

Mary Inman (Peterson) Petersen

Spouse:

Nicholas Emmett Shortell

child:

Catherine Anne Shortell

child:

Michael James Shortell

child:

Patricia Lynn Shortell

child:

Nicholas Richard Shortell

child:

Susan Catherine Shortell