Glynis Johns Laing

Background

Laing, Glynis Johns was born on September 8, 1949 in Cleveland. Daughter of Garfield and Shirley Mae Johns.

Education

Bachelor of science in nursing, Kent State University, 1974. Master of Arts, Kent State University, 1978. Doctor of Philosophy, Texas Women's University, Denton, 1983.

Career

From staff nurse to assistant head nurse Mount Sinai Hospital, Cleveland, 1974-1976. Instructor Huron Road Hospital, 1977-1979. Assistant professor nursing Lake Erie College, Painesville, Ohio, 1984.

From director of hospice to director program development Lutheran Medical Center, Cleveland, 1985-1992. Program manager Cancer Service, St. Joseph's Hospital, Lorain, Ohio, 1992-1994. Manager education Research and Development Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 1995-1997.

With Kent (Ohio) State University School Nursing, since 1997. Member Congressional Task Force on Breast and Prostate Cancer in Northeast Ohio, since 1994. Presenter in in field.

Achievements

• Glynis Johns Laing has been listed as a noteworthy Nurse, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member special task force American Cancer Society, Cleveland, since 1985. Member American Nurses Association, American Cancer Society (board directors since 1992, chair nursing education committee 1992-1993), National League Nursing, Ohio Hospice Organization (board directors 1986-1988), Eta Sigma Gamma (Distinguished Service award 1980), Sigma Theta Tau (Malcolm Baldrige National Quality award examiner since 1996).

Interests

• Avocations: biking, reading, skiing.

Connections

Married David Allen Laing, June 12, 1971. Children: Steven Paul, Jeffrey Michael.

Father:

Garfield Johns

Mother:

Shirley Mae Johns

Spouse:

David Allen Laing

child:

Jeffrey Michael Laing

child:

Steven Paul Laing