Background
Cochran, Gloria Grimes was born on June 24, 1924 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Paul DeWitt and Muriel Ann (Quackenbush) Grimes.
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Gloria Grimes Cochran
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Bachelor of Science in Zoology, Duke University, 1945. Doctor of Medicine, 1949. Master in Public Health, Johns Hopkins School Hygiene, Baltimore, 1979.
Career
Assistant resident Pathology Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, 1949—1950, assistant resident Pediatrics, 1950—1951. Chief resident Pediatrics Charlotte Memorial Hospital, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1952—1953. Clinic pediatrician, school medical advisor health department Montgomery County, Maryland, 1955—1965.
Fellow in pediatrics habilitation St. Christopher Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, 1965-1966. Associate director Child Development Clinic Baylor Medical School, Texas Children's Hospital, 1966-1972. Director Northern Virginia Child Development Field Services Bureau Child Health State Health Department Commonwealth Virginia, 1972-1976.
Coordinator Handicapped Services Children's Hospital National Medical Center, Washington, 1976-1978. Acting chief Division of Services to Children with Special Needs Bureau School Health Services, 1982-1989. Retired, 1989
Consultant Head Start Program, Maryland, Virginia, Texas, Pennsylvania, District of Columbia, 1965-1989.
Board member Centers for Handicapped, Silver Spring, Maryland, 1982-1989. Child Health committee Medical Society District of Columbia, Washington, 1976-1991.
Achievements
Membership
Steering committee Rock Days Inter-Church Camp, Washington, 1978-1982. Board member Open Door Community Center, Columbus, Georgia, 1993-1994. Co-chair curriculum committee Columbus College Academy of Life Long Learning, Columbus, 1994.
Member American Association Mental Retardation, American Medical Women's Association, Association for Retarded Citizens, American Academy Cerebral Palsy, American Academy Pediatrics, Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Omega.
Interests
Connections
Married Winston Earle Cochran, June 10, 1950 (deceased June 19, 2003). Children: Edith Ann, Winston Earle, Junior, Donald Lee, Robert Edward.
