Gordon Norman Johnsen

Background

Johnsen, Gordon Norman was born on September 18, 1926 in Concord, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Olaf Magnus and Esther Victoria (Johnsen) Johnsen.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Wisconsin, 1950; Master of Sciences, University Wisconsin, 1953; Master of Hospital Administration, University of Minnesota, 1955; graduate, Advanced Management Program, Harvard, 1974.

Career

Assistant administrator, Iowa Methodist Hospital, Des Moines, 1957-1958; administrator, Madison General Hospital, Wisconsin, 1958-1975; president, Madison General Hospital, 1975-1984; clinical professor department preventive medicine, University of Wisconsin Medical School, 1974-1997; president, General Health Services, 1983-1986; Chairman of the Board, Meriter Health Service Inc., 1987-1988; chairman, chief Executive officer, Serenity Support Services, Madison, since 1988. Chairman Wisconsin Comprehensive Mental Health and Mental Retardation Planning Commission, 1963-1965.

Achievements

• Gordon Norman Johnsen has been listed as a noteworthy Health care executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Trinity College, Deerfield, Illinois, 1979-1983. Board directors Edgewood College, Madison, since 1981, American Lifeline Foundation, Watertown, Massachusetts, 1988-1990. President Samariton Counseling Center Southern Wisconsin, Inc., since 1985.

Served with United States Army Air Force, 1945-1946. Fellow American College Health Executives (life). Member Wisconsin Hospital Association (president 1968-1969), American Hospital Association (trustee 1974-1977), Ygdrasil Literature Society (president 1972-1973), Volunteer Hospitals American (board directors 1983-1987), Bascom Hill Society Clubs: Rotary, Madison, Blackhawk Country, Torske Klubben.

Connections

Married Barbara Ann Haddon, July 7, 1951. Children: Carrie, Paul, Victoria, Peter.

Father:

Olaf Magnus Johnsen

Mother:

Esther Victoria (Johnsen) Johnsen

Spouse:

Barbara Ann Haddon

child:

Carrie Johnsen

child:

Victoria Johnsen

child:

Paul Johnsen

child:

Peter Johnsen