Fannie Eleanor Garrett Brown

Background

Brown, Fannie Eleanor Garrett was born on August 21, 1924 in Oakland, California, United States. Daughter of Edward Preston and Bessie (Willings) Garrett.

Education

Student, Alcorn State University, 1943. Diploma in nursing, St. Mary's Hospital, St. Louis, 1946. Bachelor of science in nursing, Holy Names College, Oakland, 1969.

Master of Science in Health Science, San Francisco State College, 1971. Doctor of Education in Higher Education, Nova University, 1978.

Career

Oper. room nurse, St. Mary's Hospital, St. Louis, 1946-1947; head nurse on medical-surgical unit, St. Mary's Hospital, San Francisco, 1947-1948; office nurse, Berkeley, California, 1950-1951; staff nurse on surgical unit, Providence Hospital, Oakland, 1948-1950; desk nurse, Providence Hospital, Oakland, 1951-1954; obstetrical/newborn head night nurse, Providence Hospital, Oakland, 1955-1962; staff nurse, Kaiser Permanente Pediatric Clinic, Oakland, 1962-1963; private duty nurse, hospitals in Bay Area, Oakland, 1963-1968; school public health nurse, Richmond (California) School District, 1969-1972; instructor nursing, San Francisco Community College, 1972-1978. Chair advisory board to nursing department City College San Francisco, 1980-1983. Member of advisory board to nursing department Holy Names College, 1983-1987.

Member Executive Board directors, chair planning committee, corporation secretary Mercy Retirement Care Center, Oakland, 1984-1990. Member of advisory board Providence Hospital, Oakland, 1990-1991. Member health education board, member Executive Board Summit Medical Center, Oakland, since 1992.

Achievements

• Fannie Eleanor Garrett Brown has been listed as a noteworthy nurse educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Active American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, 1950-1960. Member executive board Family Aid to Catholic Education, Oakland, 1980-1987. Volunteer St. Patrick's School, Oakland, 1980-1987, volunteer school public health nurse.

Fellow Leadership American, Leadership American Alumnae. Member AAUV (vice president program chair), American Nurses Association, American Public Health Association, American Association of University Women, California Nurse Association, California Retired Teachers Association, East bay Nursing Honor Society, Holy Names College Alumni Association (co-founder, president 1989-1990, leadership council, Alumna of Year 1995), Sigma Theta Tau (Recognition award for Excellence in Nursing Practice, Scholarship and Leadership 1994).

Interests

• Avocations: reading, travel, music, gourmet cooking, swimming.

Connections

Married William Henry Brown, November 2, 1947. Children: William E., Kevin C., Devra.

Father:

Edward Preston Garrett

Mother:

Bessie (Willings) Garrett

Spouse:

William Henry Brown

child:

Kevin C. Brown

child:

William E. Brown

child:

Devra Brown