Background
Gustafson, Cynthia Zotalis was born on November 26, 1954 in Mankato, Minnesota, United States. Daughter of Cleanthes Chris and Mary Imogene Zotalis.
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Cynthia Zotalis Gustafson
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Bachelor in Nursing, Gustavus Adolphus College, 1977; Master of Science in Public Health, University of Minnesota, 1983; Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing, University of Michigan, 1998.
Career
Registered Nurse staff nurse, Methodist Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota, 1977-1978;
public health nurse, Helping Hand Cmty. Clinic, St. Paul, 1978-1980;
in-service educator, Alaska Hospital and Medical Center, Anchorage, 1980-1981;
trauma nurse/health educator, Group Health, Inc., St. Paul, 1981-1982;
clinical instructor, North Dakota State University, Fargo, 1982-1984;
assistant professor, TriColl. U. Nursing Program, Fargo, 1984-1985, 89-93;
assistant professor, Montana State University, Billings, 1986-1989;
coordinator/development The Parish Nurse Center, Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota, 1991-1997;
assistant professor, Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota, 1993-1997;
assistant professor, Carroll College, Helena, Montana, since 1997.
Coordinator parish nurse preparation program, Northern Rockies Institute Theology, Great Falls, Montana. Parish nurse Our Redeemers Lutheran Church, Helena.
Achievements
Membership
Board trustees Bethany Homes, Fargo, 1992-1993, University Lutheran Center, Fargo, 1990-1993, Montana Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Church, Great Falls, 1989-1989. Member APHA, ANA, Midwest Research Nursing Society, Sigma Theta Tau.
Interests
Connections
Married Loren Jeffrey Gustafson, May 6, 1978. Children: Sigrid Mary, Julia Rose.
Awards
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Recipient Ella McNeil Memorial award University Michigan, 1994, Blandin Faculty Fellowship grant Minnesota Private College Research Foundation, 1991, 92, 93.Recipient Ella McNeil Memorial award University Michigan, 1994, Blandin Faculty Fellowship grant Minnesota Private College Research Foundation, 1991, 92, 93.