Ellen Belle Alwood

Background

Alwood, Ellen Belle was born on April 5, 1942 in Ottumwa, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Kenneth Roy and Gladys Louisa (Fairchild) Harter.

Education

Diploma, Missouri Baptist Hospital School Nursing, St. Louis, 1964; Bachelor of Science in Education, Lindenwood College, 1978; Bachelor of science in nursing, Lindenwood College, 1983; postgraduate, U. Missouri, St. Louis, 1984.

Career

Public health nurse, City of St. Louis, 1965-1966; nurse, Normandy (Missouri) Osteopathic Hospital, 1966-1970; health counselor, Ferguson (Missouri)-Florissant School District, 1970-1971; supervisor, education coordinator, Normandy Osteopathic Hospital, 1972-1985; education specialist, critical care nurse, Metropolitan Medical Center, Normandy, 1985-1991; orthropedic rehabilitation nurse, Deaconess Medical Center, St. Louis, 1991; nurse, Deaconess Medical Center W, DesPeres, Missouri, since 1991. Home health nurse Barnes, Jewish, Christian Health Sys., St. Louis, since 1993.

Achievements

• Ellen Belle Alwood has been listed as a noteworthy Nurse by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member ACCN (Greater St. Louis chapter), Missouri State Button Society (secretary-treasurer since 1995).

Interests

• Avocations: collecting buttons, questers, sewing, gardening.

Connections

Married Cornelius P. Alwood, February 13, 1964 (divorced August 1978). Children: Jason Patrick, Nathan Joshua.

Father:

Kenneth Roy Harter

Mother:

Gladys Louisa (Fairchild) Harter

Spouse:

Cornelius P. Alwood

child:

Nathan Joshua Alwood

child:

Jason Patrick Alwood