Gloria Park

Background

Park, Gloria was born on April 13, 1930 in Spokane, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of George Edmund and Nellie Edessa (Dorman) Knowles.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Zoology cum laude, Washington State College, 1952; Doctor of Medicine, U. Colorado, 1955.

Career

Intern, St. Anthony Hospital, Denver, 1955-1956; chief outpatient service, Alaska Native Medical Center, Anchorage, 1956-1961; acting chief professional service, Alaska Native Medical Center, Anchorage, 1961-1963; director outpatient department and field health, Alaska Native Medical Center, Anchorage, 1963-1971; assistant director service unit affairs, Alaska Native Medical Center, Anchorage, 1971-1974; director ambulatory care, Alaska Native Medical Center, Anchorage, 1974-1985; member consultant staff family medicine service, Alaska Native Medical Center, Anchorage, since 1985. Consultant hepatitis program Alaska Native Health Board, Anchorage, 1986-1987;clinical instructor U. Washington, Anchorage, 1978-1985.

Achievements

• Gloria Park has been listed as a noteworthy Family physician, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Former member Alaska Governor's Committee on Education. Member Anchorage Municipality Library. Board, 1981-1986; life member Alaska Council on Smoking or Health, since 1981.

Fellow American Academy Family Physicians (committee minority health affairs 1980-1985). Member American Medical Association, American Association Senior Physicians, Alaska Academy Family Physicians (president 1981-1983), Alaska Medical Association (councilor 1984-1988), AnchorageMed. Society (committee member), Alaska Public Health Association (life), Alaska HeartAssn.

(life), Cook Inlet History Society (life).

Interests

• Avocations: travel, fishing, reading, genealogy.

Connections

Married Orlo Edward Park, August 9, 1952. Children: Kevin, Loren, Galen, Diane.

Father:

George Edmund Knowles

Mother:

Nellie Edessa (Dorman) Knowles

Spouse:

Orlo Edward Park

child:

Galen Park

child:

Kevin Park

child:

Diane Park

child:

Loren Park