Marcella J. Griggs

Background

Griggs, Marcella J. was born on August 8, 1935 in Elwood, Indiana, United States. Daughter of R.E. Anderson and F.G. Mendell Griggs.

Education

Diploma in nursing, University of Southern California L.A County Hospital, 1956; Bachelor of Science cum laude, Radford (Virginia) U., 1984; Master of Science, University of California School Nursing, San Francisco, 1986; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Maryland. School Nursing, Baltimore, 1995.

Career

Staff nurse neurology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles County Hospital, 1956-1957; office nurse and manager, Internal Medicine & Cardiology Group, Los Angeles, 1957-1959; research associate, Mount Zion Hospital Geriatic Superior vena cava syndrome, San Francisco, 1984-1986 research assistant, U. Maryland. at Baltimore School of Nursing, 1989-1991; member of faculty, School Nursing Radford U., since 1986. Member of advisory board Montgomery County Home Health Agency, Blacksburg, Virginia, since 1993.

Achievements

• Marcella J. Griggs has been listed as a noteworthy Nursing educator, geriatrics nurse by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member National Gerontological Nursing Association, Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, Gerontological Society of America, Southern Nursing Research Society, Virginia Nurses Association (commission on professional practice 1994-1996), Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Theta Tau (recording secretary 1994-1996).

Interests

• Avocations: skiing, hiking, reading.

Connections

Children: Bradley, Brian, Bruce.

Father:

R.E. Anderson

Mother:

F.G. Mendell Griggs

child:

Bruce Griggs

child:

Brian Griggs

child:

Bradley Griggs