Barbara Ann Smith

Background

Smith, Barbara Ann was born on May 6, 1935 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Daughter of George Jefferson and Ina Pearl (Nowlin) Gardner.

Education

Student, University Maine, 1955. Diploma, Maine Medical Center, 1958. Bachelor in Sociology, California State University, 1974.

Master of Arts in Gerontology, California State University, 1982.

Career

Staff nurse, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1958-1959; head nurse, Las Campanas Hospital, Compton, California, 1959-1960; private nurse, Long Beach Hospitals, 1960-1962; visiting nurse, coordinator home health agency, Leisure World, Seal Beach, California, 1962-1970; staff nurse, acting head nurse, Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center, Downey, California, 1970-1975; nursing instructor, Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center, Downey, 1976-1985; consultant, clinical nurse specialist, Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center, Downey, since 1980; clinical coordinator, Southern California Alzheimer's Disease, Diagnosis, Treatment Center, Downey, California, since 1985. Nursing consultant Pacific Geriatric Education Center, since 1990. Member of advisory board AdultDay Care Center, Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center, since 1989.

Achievements

• Barbara Ann Smith has been listed as a noteworthy nursing administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association Legal Nurses Consultant, Association Rehabilitation Nurses, Gerontological Society of America, American Society on Aging.

Connections

1 child Cynthia Marie Dixon.

Father:

George Jefferson Gardner

Mother:

Ina Pearl (Nowlin) Gardner

child:

Cynthia Marie Dixon Smith