Background
Simms, Elsie Lieberknecht was born on December 25, 1926 in Jennings, Kansas, United States. Daughter of Rudolph Louis and Anna Emma (Tauche) Lieberknecht.
Simms, Elsie Lieberknecht was born on December 25, 1926 in Jennings, Kansas, United States. Daughter of Rudolph Louis and Anna Emma (Tauche) Lieberknecht.
Bachelor of science in nursing, U. Colorado, 1963; Bachelor of Business Administration, Idaho State University, 1965; MSN, Indiana U., 1966; Doctor of Philosophy in Ednl. Psychology, U. Arizona, 1976.
Director nurses, Boulder (Colorado) Community Hospital, 1958-1962;
in-service instructor and nurse therapist, Arizona Eastern State Hospital, 1967-1968;
instructor nursing program, Mesa College, Grand Junction, Colorado, 1968-1972;
director, assistant professor extended baccalaureate program nursing, U. Utah, 1976-1978;
director, associate professor undergraduate education college nursing, U. Akron, Ohio., 1978-1982;
director undergraduate education, associate professor department nursing, Wichita State University, 1982-1983;
professor, head division nursing, N.E. Missouri State University, 1983-1992. President N.E. Missouri Rural Health Council, Inc., 1986-1992. Member quality assurance advising committee KCOM Rural Health Clinics, since 1984, planning committee Area Health Education Center, since 1984.
Board directors Wesley House of Kirksville, 1983-1988,Planned Parenthood of Kirksville, 1983-1992, Hospice of Wichita, 1982-1983. Agency representative Commision on Interprofl. Education Practice, 1979-1981.
Vice president citizens advisory board Cuyahoga Falls Psychiatric Hospital, 1980-1981, chairperson, 1979-1980.
Member American Association Colls. Nursing, Ednl. Research Association, Alumni Association U. Arizona, ANA, Midwest Alliance in Nursing, Midwest Nurse Research Society, National League for Nursing, Missouri Association Adminstrs. Baccalaureate and Higher Degree Program Nursing (chairperson 1984-1985, agency representative since 1983), Missouri Nurses Association, Sigma ThetaTau, Pi Lambda Theta.
Children: Donald, Casey, Stanley.