Background
Leyh, Joy Huddleston was born on July 6, 1939 in Leakesville, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of Melvin Robert and Joyce (Shoemake) Jones Fattig (divorced).
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Joy Huddleston Leyh
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Diploma, South Mississippi Charity Hospital, Laurel, Mississippi, 1960; Bachelor of Science in Nursing, U. Alabama, 1970; Master of Science in Nursing, U. Southern Mississippi, 1978.
Career
Staff nurse, University Hospital, Jackson City, Mississippi
staff nurse, University Texas Medical Branch Hospital, Galveston
public health nurse, Ham County Health Department, Chatanooga, Tennessee
public health nurse, Mobile (Alabama) County Health Department
instructor nursing, Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College, Gulfport
clinical specialist, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Gulfport
assoc chief nursing service for education, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Fayetteville, Arkansas
associate chief nursing service for education, VA Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina. Adjunct clinical professor University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, 1985-1988. Adjunct instructor Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, 1989-1990.
Adjunct faculty Medical University of Southern California.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Altrusa International, Biloxi, Mississippi, 1983-1988. Secretary Mental Health Association, Harrison County, Gulfport, 1985-1988. Member ANA (certified psychiatric and mental health clinical specialist and continuing education/staff development, advanced practice), Toastmasters Club (board directors), Metropolitan Dinner Club (board directors), Charleston Organisation Nurses Executives, Sigma Theta Tau.
Interests
Connections
Children: Shira Joyce (Huddleston) Sherer, Paul M. Huddleston III.
