Background
Howard, Bettie Jean was born on September 26, 1926 in Baltimore. Daughter of Milton James and Elizabeth Maria (Morgan) Knight.
Howard, Bettie Jean was born on September 26, 1926 in Baltimore. Daughter of Milton James and Elizabeth Maria (Morgan) Knight.
Diploma, Church Home and Hospital, Baltimore, 1947.
Head nurse medical-surgical unit, Church Home & Hospital, Baltimore, 1947-1948;
surgical pediatrics staff nurse, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1948-1951;
surgical pediatrics acting head nurse, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1951-1952;
otolaryngology endoscopy head nurse, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1952-1956;
pediatrics emergency room triage nurse, U. Maryland. Hospital, Baltimore, 1966-1968;
head nurse surgical endoscopy nurse, U. Maryland. Medical Center, Baltimore, since 1968.
Member of advisory board Astra Merck for Patient Self Management Programs. Speaker Society.Internat. Gastroenterological Nurses and Endoscopy Associations VIth International Congress, Paris, 1996.
Chairman Digestive Disease National Coalition, Washington, 1993-1995. Coordinator executive panel National Digestive Disease Information Clearinghouse, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 1992-2002. Administrative board Grace United Methodist Church, Baltimore, 1993-1995.
Member Society Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc. (president 1988-1989, Gabriele Schindler award 1991), Society International Gastroenterological Nurses and Endoscopy Associations(charter, speaker 1998, newsletter committee member 2008), Chesapeake Society Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (charter, president 1981-1983), Certifying Board Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates Inc. (president 1992-1993).
Married Stanley Lewis Howard. Children: Amanda J. Scott, Sarah L. Howard, Mary McK. Strobel, Elizabeth M. Shaner, Roderick S.