Background
Chapman, Laura Bernice was born on September 23, 1909 in Wayne, Nebraska, United States. Daughter of William Henry and Lorena Augusta (Curtis) Chapman.
Chapman, Laura Bernice was born on September 23, 1909 in Wayne, Nebraska, United States. Daughter of William Henry and Lorena Augusta (Curtis) Chapman.
Diploma, Grinnell (Iowa) Community Hospital, 1930; Bachelor of Science in Nursing Education, University of Minnesota, 1935; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1952; postgraduate, Columbia University, 1961-1963.
Staff nurse, Community Hospital, Grinnell, 1930-1932; science instructor, Jennie Edmunson Hospital, Council Bluffs, Iowa., 1935-1938; nursing arts instructor, Abbott Hospital, Minneapolis, 1938-1942; science instructor, Broadlawns Hospital, Des Moines, 1942-1943; clinical instructor, Wesley Memorial Hospital, Chicago, 1943-1948; assistant director School Nursing, Wesley Memorial Hospital, Chicago, 1949-1951; assistant professor School Nursing, University of Illinois, 1952-1954; dean, College Nursing, Brigham Young U., 1954-1961. Dean College Nursing, Rutgers, The State University, Newark, 1964-1973.
Member American Nurses Association, New Jersey Nurses Association, Teachers College Alumni Association, Kappa Delta Pi, Sigma Theta Tau.