Faith-Hope Kahn

Background

Kahn, Faith-Hope was born on April 25, 1921 in New York City. Daughter of Leon and Hazel (Cook) Green.

Education

Registered Nurse, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York City, 1942. Student, New York University, 1943.

Career

First scrub nurse operating room Beth Israel Hospital, New York City, 1942. Supervisor, operating room Hunts Point General Hospital, 1942. Gynecological reconstruction procedures researcher Phoenixville (Pennsylvania) General Hospital, 1943, Sydenham Hospital, New York City, 1945.

Supervisor American Red Cross Disaster Field Hospital, Queens, New York, 1950-1951.

Administrator, manager team coordinator Doctor Edward Kahn, FACOG, Queens Village, New York, 1945. Inventor, publicity chairman Girl Scouts United States of America, 1953.

Executive director publicity Woodhull Schools, 1956-1960, president, 1961-1962. Executive director publicity New York Department Parks FigureSkating, 1956-1970.

Executive director publicity and applied arts Saint John"s Hospital, Smithtown, New York, 1965-1966.

State advisor New York, United States Congressional Advisory Board, Washington, 1981. National advisory board American Security Council, 1978. Founder American Security Foundation.

Board of trustees, American Police Hall of Fame and Museum, 1983.

Member Republican Presidential Task Force, 1986, Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Centennial Commission, New York, 1986.

Achievements

• Faith-Hope Kahn has been listed as a notable nurse, administrator, writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Inventor, publicity chairman Girl Scouts United States of America, 1953. Executive director publicity Woodhull Schools, 1956—1960, president, 1961—1962. Executive director publicity New York Department Parks Figure Skating, 1956—1970.

Executive director publicity & applied arts St. John's Hospital, Smithtown, New York, 1965—1966. Founder American Security Foundation. State advisor New York United States Congressional Advisory Board, Washington, from 1981.

National advisory board American Security Council, from 1978. Member Republican Presidential Task Force, 1986, Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island Centennial Commission, New York, from 1986. Board trustees American Police Hall of Fame & Museum, from 1983.

Fellow: Academy National Law Enforcement (honorary), World Literature Academy (life). Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association Operating Room Nurses, Sterlingshire Woman's, National Audubon Society, International Intelligence & Organized Crime Investigators Association, International Platform Association, American Federation Police, New York Academy of Sciences, National Critical Care Institute, American Academy Ambulatory Nursing Administration, Nurses Association, National League Nursing, American College Ob-Gyns., National Association Physicians' Nurses, National Association Female Executives, American Police Academy (Appreciation Certified 1979, Appreciation certified 1983), The Retired Officers Association, Security & Intelligence Foundation (Appreciation certified 1986), Smithtown History Society, Paul Revere, Tiyospaye Club.

Connections

Married Edward Kahn, May 29, 1942. Children: Ellen Leora, Faith Hope III, Paula Amy.

Father:

Leon Green

Mother:

Hazel (Cook) Green

Spouse:

Edward Kahn

child:

Paula Amy Kahn

child:

Faith Hope III Kahn

child:

Ellen Leora Kahn