Background

Gerken, Mary Hannah was born on October 11, 1944 in Riverdale, Maryland. Daughter of Alden E. and Catherine M. Yelmgren.

Education

Diploma, Misericordia Hospital School Nursing, 1965; postgraduate, Mohawk Valley Community College, 1970-1971; postgraduate, California State College, San Bernardino, 1974-1975; postgraduate, Northern Virginia Community College.

Career

Charge nurse emergency room, Fort Walton Beach (Florida) Hospital, 1971; charge nurse Intensive Care Unit, Houston County Hospital, Warner Robins, Georgia, 1978-1980; staff nurse emergency room, Intensive Care Unit, Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia, 1985-1990; staff nurse emergency room, Fair Oaks Hospital, Fairfax, Virginia, since 1990; nursing supervisor, Jefferson Hospital, Arlington, Virginia, since 1992. Instructor trauma nurse core curriculum.

Achievements

• Mary Hannah Gerken has been listed as a noteworthy Emergency room nurse by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

First lieutenant United States Air Force, 1966-1968. Member C.E.N., Emergency Nurses Association.

Connections

Married Frederick E. Gerken, April 1, 1967. Children: Kristina, John, Christopher, Catherine.

Father:

Alden E. Yelmgren

Mother:

Catherine M. Yelmgren

Spouse:

Frederick E. Gerken

child:

Kristina Gerken

child:

Catherine Gerken

child:

Christopher Gerken

child:

John Gerken