Leola Delean Bowers, American health facility administrator, educator. Registered Nurse Alabama; certified National Respiratory Disease Course Nurses, New Orleans, 1969, in health occupation education University Alabama, Birmingham, 1975, secondary teacher Alabama.
Background
Bowers, Leola Delean was born on May 5, 1919 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Daughter of Jasper Wiley and Lonie (Dunsford) B. Diploma Carraway Methodist Hospital School Nursing, Birmingham, 1946, Brook Army Medical Center School Anesthesia, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 1953.
Education
Diploma, Carraway Methodist Hospital School Nursing, Birmingham, 1946. Diploma, Brook Army Medical Center School Anesthesia, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 1953. Student, University Georgia, 1954.
Student, University Maryland, 1955. Bachelor of science in nursing, University Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1959. Degree in Class B Secondary Education, Jacksonville State University, 1960.
Master of Science in Education, Jacksonville State University, 1961. Postgraduate, Spring Hill College, 1962. Postgraduate, University Alabama, Mobile, 1963.
Postgraduate, Pepperdine University, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy in Health Education, World University, 1988.
Career
Instructor American Red Cross, Talladega, 1975-1989. Code of Professional Responsibility instructor American Heart Association, Talladega, 1979, advisory projects, 1978-1983. Member tel. committee for election legislators, Talladega, 1982.
Captain Nurses corpus, United States army, 1950-1958.
European Theatre of Operations.Recipient Civil Defense certified State Alabama, 1980, certified service City of Talladega, 1983. Named Teacher of Year, Talladega City Vocational Center and Health Occupation Education, 1979, 83, 84, Outstanding Alabama Teacher, Alabama Vocational Department, 1983, 84.
Membership
Instructor American Red Cross, Talladega, 1975—1989. Advisor, projects American Heart Association, 1978—1983, CPR instructor, since 1979. Member, telephone committee for election legislators, 1982.
Member of Health Occupation Students America (adviser, local club 1976-1989, adviser, District III Alabama 1981-1985), Talladega Nurses Association, Business and Professional Women's Club, Alabama Nurses Association, American Nurses Association, Order Eastern Star Lodge.