Barbara Roderick Smith

Background

Smith, Barbara Roderick was born on March 5, 1948 in Peoria, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Fremont August and Jessie May Roderick.

Education

Student, Peoria School Practical Nursing, Illinois, 1968. Associate, Illinois Center College Registered Nursing, 1971. Bachelor of Science, College St. Francis, Joliet, 1981.

Postgraduate, University Illinois, 1990. Postgraduate, University Iowa, Iowa City. Postgraduate, Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois, 1993.

Master of Science in Nursing, Columbia State University, 1995. Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work, Columbia State University, 1997.

Career

Medical coordinator Covenant Children's Home, Princeton, Illinois. Consultant Donna Home Care, Bartonville. Nursing consultant Rose Shelter, Peoria.

Administrator health service Catholic Social Service. Director Alzheimer unit Americana Health Care Manor Corporation. Member faculty Illinois Center College, East Peoria, since 1992.

Assistant nurse manager Tuba City Indian Hospital, Navajo Hopi Reservation, Tuba City, Arizona. Traveling nurse Chinte Indian Health Service, since 2007. Guest speaker St. Francis College Nursing.

Administrator detox, nursing programs White Oaks Detox Center. Executive director Rural Peoria County Council on Aging. Assistant to chief nurse State of Illinois Health Service Management Health Policy Division.

Minority advisory council Illinois Department Public Health. Consultant in field.

Achievements

• Barbara Roderick Smith has been listed as a noteworthy Health and social services administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member subcommittee on nursing Forward Peoria. Advisory council Native American Child Welfare. Member Illinois Nursing Association (board directors), Illinois Association Maternal Child Health (board directors), American Indian Council of Illinois.

Sigma Theta Tau.

Connections

Married Ronald NelsonSmith, June 18, 1976. Children: Yvette, Roderick, Jennifer.

Father:

Fremont August Roderick

Mother:

Jessie May Roderick

Spouse:

Ronald NelsonSmith

child:

Jennifer Smith

child:

Roderick Smith

child:

Yvette Smith