Background
Drain, Cecil B. was born on August 25, 1943 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Son of Harry Eugene and F. Colene Drain.
Dean military officer nursing educator
Drain, Cecil B. was born on August 25, 1943 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Son of Harry Eugene and F. Colene Drain.
Diploma, St. Joseph Hospital School Nursing, Fort Worth, 1967. Bachelor of science in nursing, University Arizona, 1976. Master of Science in Medical-Surgical Nursing, University Arizona, 1980.
Nova Scotia in Adult Pulmonary Nursing, University Arizona, 1980. Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Curriculum and Instruction in Higher Education, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1986.
Staff nurse recovery room, head nurse psychiatry, St. Joseph Hospital, 1967;
second in command Lieutenant, United States Army, 1968;
advanced through grades to colonel, United States Army
chief nurse anesthetist, 121st Evacuation Hospital, Seoul, 1972-1973;
retired, 1973;
staff nurse anesthetist, chief respiratory therapy, United States General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, 1973-1974;
staff nurse anesthetist, Tucson Medical Center, 1974-1976, 78-80;
staff nurse anesthetist, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 1976-1978, 86-89;
special project officer, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 1986-1989;
assistant program director United States Army-State University of New York-Buffalo anesthesiology for African National Congress officers course, United States Army Academy Health Sciences, Fort Sam Houston, 1980-1983;
program director program in anesthesia nursing United States Army-Texas, United States Army/Texas Wesleyan University/Academy of Health Sciences, Fort Sam Houston, 1989-1992;
program director, University Texas Health Science Center Houston/AMEDD Center and School, Fort Sam Houston, 1992-1993;
director anesthesia nursing program, United States Army/University Texas, Houston, 1992-1993;
professor clinical nursing, University Texas Health Science Center, Houston, 1992-1993;
professor, Medical College Virginia, Richmond, since 1993;
department chairman nurse anesthesia, Medical College Virginia, Richmond, 1993-1996;
interim dean School Allied Health Professions, Medical College Virginia, Richmond, 1996-1997;
dean School Allied Health Professions, Medical College Virginia, Richmond, since 1997. Teaching assistant U. Arizona, 1979-1980. Clinical instructor family medicine U. Oklahoma, 1983.
Adjunct Professor Texas Wesleyan University, 1989-1992. Guest lecturer Texas A&MU., 1986-1993. Numerous presentations in field.
Member long-term civilian professionals Schooling Selection Board, Alexandria, Virginia, 1988. Reviewer Clinical Review Series in Critical Care Nursing, since 1988.
Baseball commissioner, Fort Sam Houston, 1980-1981. Board directors March of Dimes, San Antonio, 1981-1983. Umpire United States Tennis Association, Bryan, Texas, 1985-1987.
Trustee Yankton College, 2003-2008. Fellow American Academy Nursing, Association Schools Allied Health Professionals (treasurer 2002-2004, Dornell Mare award 2009), Southern Association Schools Allied Health Professions (treasurer 2002-2004). Member American Nurses Association, American Association of Critical Care Nurses (certified of achievement 1980), American Association Nurse Anesthetists (journal faculty 1982-1983, board directors Educational and Research Foundation 1983-1991, research committee 2005^, Helen Hamb award 200), American Society Post Anesthesia Nurses (research committee 1986-1987, Helen Lamb award AANA 2007), Texas Association Post Anesthesia Nurses (life), 38th Parallel Nurses Society (president 1971), Southern Association Allied Health Deans of Academy Medical Centers (treasurer 2002-2004), Military Officers Association American (life), Retired Officers Association (life), Retired Army Nurse Corps Association (associate), Order of Military Medical Merit, Roosevelt High School Hall of Fame, Des Moines, 2010, Downtown Kiwanis, Sigma Theta Tau, Phi Delta Kappa, Sigma Epsilon Chi.
Married Cynthia M. Pfaff, August 21, 1965. Children: Timothy, Stephen, Kathryn.