Laura Redic

Background

Redic, Laura was born on January 8, 1946 in McCrory, Arkansas, United States. Daughter of Laurence Von and LaVerne (Brown) Roddy.

Education

Bachelor of science in nursing, Mercy College, 1974; Master of Arts in Gerontology, U. Arkansas, Little Rock, 1989; postgraduate, U. Arkansas, since 1992.

Career

Public health nurse, Visiting Nurse Association of Detroit, 1974; charge nurse neurology, U. Arkansas Medical School Hospital, Little Rock, 1975-1976; nurse medical reviewer, Arkansas Department Health, Little Rock, 1976-1978; staff nurse, Doctors Hospital, Little Rock, since 1979. Assistant professor of University Arkansas, Pine Bluff, since 1988, chair faculty research committee, since 1991.

Achievements

• Laura Redic has been listed as a noteworthy Community health nurse, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Volunteer Community Health Clinic, Tafton, Arkansas, 1975. Member ANA (certified gerontological nurse), Association Black Nursing Faculty in Higher Education (co-state coordinator), Arkansas State Nurses Association, Nurses Environmental Health Watch Association, Association Community Health Nursing Educators, North America Nursing Diagnosis Association, Arkansas Public Health Association, Chi Eta Phi (Pine Bluff chapter organizer since 1991), Sigma Theta Tau.

Interests

• Avocations: developing games, reading, travel, arts and crafts.

Connections

Married John W. Redic, July 19,1968. 1 child, Jacqueline LaVerne.

Father:

Laurence Von Roddy

Mother:

LaVerne (Brown) Roddy

Spouse:

John W. Redic

child:

Jacqueline LaVerne Redic