Background
Vigen, Kathryn L. Voss was born on September 24, 1934 in Lakefield, Minnesota, United States. Daughter of Edward Stanley and Bertha C. (Richter) Voss.
Dean educator nursing administrator
Vigen, Kathryn L. Voss was born on September 24, 1934 in Lakefield, Minnesota, United States. Daughter of Edward Stanley and Bertha C. (Richter) Voss.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing magna cum laude, St. Olaf College, 1956. Master of Education, South Dakota State University, 1975. Master of Science, Rush University, 1980.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Minnesota, 1987.
Staff nurse various hospitals, Minneapolis, Boston, Chicago, 1956-1968. Nursing instructor S.E.A. School Practical Nursing, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 1969-1974. Statewide coordinator upward mobility in nursing Augustana College, 1974-1978.
Consultant/researcher South Dakota Commission Higher Education, 1974-1979. Governor appointed board member South Dakota Board Nursing, 1975-1979. Registered Nurse upward mobility project director, chair/director division of nursing Huron College South Dakota State University, 1978-1979, mobility project director, 1980-1984.
Head department nursing, associate professor Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, 1984-1994. Professor nursing Graceland College, Independence, Missouri, 1994-2001. Director, dean School Nursing North Park University, Chicago, 2001—2006.
Consultant in field; developer outreach MSN programs Graceland College. Governing board member Midwest Alliance in Nursing, South Dakota and Iowa, 1984-1992, Missouri, since 1998. Founder Society for Advancement of Nursing, Malta, 1992.
Developer Health Care in the Mediterranean Study Abroad Program, Greece and Malta, 1994, 96, 98. Developer summer internship for Maltese nursing students Mayo Medical Center and Luther College. Presenter on international collaboration with Malta for nursing leadership 2d International Academy Congress on Nursing, Kansas City, 1996.
Presenter in field.
Lobbyist Nursing Schools in South Dakota, 1974-1979. Task force member Sen. Tom Harkin's Nurse's Advisory Committee, 1986-1994.
Member American Association of University Women, American Nurses Association, American Association of Critical Care Nurses (honorary member), American Association Colleges Nursing (honorary, executive development subcommittee since 1990, Honorary Member award), International Association Human Caring, Iowa Nurse's Association (board directors 1989-1992, member nursing education committee since 1989, co-president since 1989), Institute Medicine Chicago, Midwest Alliance in Nursing (governor board representative Iowa 1989-1992, chair membership committee 1989-1992, Missouri, since 1998, South Dakota governor board representative 1984-1986, Rozella Schlotfeldt Leadership award 1993), Iowa Academy of Sciences, Iowa Association Colleges Nursing Society, Gerontological Society of America, American Association Colleges Michigan, Lutheran Summer Music Academy, Rotary, Sigma Theta Tau.
Married David C. Vigen, June 23, 1956 (divorced 1977). Children: Eric. E., Amy Vigen Hemstad, Aana Marie.