Background
Pontius, Madge Alma was born on June 17, 1915 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Earl C. and Erma M. (White) Pierpont.
Pontius, Madge Alma was born on June 17, 1915 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Earl C. and Erma M. (White) Pierpont.
Bachelor of Science in Education, Ohio State University, 1938; Diploma in Nursing, Ohio State University, 1938; Master of Education, Mills College, Oakland, California, 1950.
Instructor nursing, St. David's Hospital, Austin, Texas, 1938-1939; instructor nursing, Santa Clara County Hospital, San Jose, 1940-1943; educational director, Children's Medical Center, Dallas, 1943-1944; assistant director nursing, Highland-Alameda County Hospital, Oakland, 1944-1950; professor, associate director nursing services, Ohio State University Hospital, Columbus, 1950-1951; teacher health education, Ashtabula (Ohio) Area Schools, 1966-1968; director, Ashtabula County Senior Citizen's YM-Young Women’s Christian Association, 1970-1973; executive director, Home Health Superior vena cava syndrome of Ashtabula County, 1974-1981; executive director, Health Action Council, Ashtabula, 1984-1985; member city county, City of Ashtabula, 1987-1993.
Board of directors Ohio Hospice Organisation, Columbus, 1978-1984. Chairman Ashtabula Pre-Kindergarten, 1956-1958. President Ashtabula City Women's Republican Club, 1958-1960, Ashtabula County bar Auxiliary, 1962-1964, Ashtabula Area Garden Council, 1964-1966.
Chairman Arrow Kadets, Ashtabula, 1964-1966. Member American Association of University Women (treasurer 1956-1958), Ohio State Nurses Association, Alameda County Nursing Association (president 1948-1950), Ashtabula County Council Community Nursing (president 1956-1958), Progressive Literacy Club.
Married Roland Pontius, November 24, 1951 (deceased). Children: David Earl, Patricia Ann Pontius Seymour.