Background
Challela, Mary Scahill was born on November 30, 1927 in Hopedale, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of James and Sarah Mary (Norton) Scahill.
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Mary Scahill Challela
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Mary Scahill Challela, American Maternal, child health nurse Avocations: poetry, photography, aerobics, swimming.
F C. Recipient Citizen Achievement award Massachusetts Association for Retarded Citizens, 1987, Excellence in Nursing award Sigma Theta Tau, 1987; American Association Mental Retardation fellow, 1988.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Boston University, 1954. Master of Science, Boston University, 1967. Doctor in Nursing Science, Boston University, 1979.
Career
Staff nurse, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1949-1951; staff nurse, United States Indian Svc., Arizona, 1951-1952; senior instructor, Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital School Nursing, 1954-1966; assistant professor, Northeastern U., Boston, 1967-1970; consultant, Shriver Center, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1970-1972; director nursing university affiliated program, Shriver Center, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1972-1993; retired, 1993. Member of staff continuing education New England Regional Genetics Group, 1990-1992.
Achievements
Membership
President Sacred heart Guild, Hopedale, 1972-1974. Chair Commission on Disabilities, Hopedale, 1987-1995. Member strategic planning steering committee Hopedale Public Schools, 1999.
With RCIA program Sacred Heart Church, Hopedale, since 1996. Chair council on aging, Hopedale, 1997-2001. Member American Nurses Association, Massachusetts Nurses Association, International Association Nurses in Genetics.
Interests
Connections
Married Charles V. Challela, May 29, 1976.
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Nationality
American
Education
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1954
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1967
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1979
Awards
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Recipient Citizen Achievement award Massachusetts Association for Retarded Citizens, 1987, Excellence in Nursing award Sigma Theta Tau, 1987. American Association Mental Retardation fellow, 1988.Recipient Citizen Achievement award Massachusetts Association for Retarded Citizens, 1987, Excellence in Nursing award Sigma Theta Tau, 1987. American Association Mental Retardation fellow, 1988.