Background
Carter, Merrilee Streun was born on September 10, 1942 in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. Daughter of John Edward and Memory Lee (Sullivant) Streun.
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Merrilee Streun Carter, American Freelance medical editors Recipient National Journalism award National Federal of Press. Women, 1971, United Press International award, 1971, Certified of Appreciation, State of Louisiana Department Health and Human Resources, 1984, Outstanding Community Svc. award, 1977, Internat.Woman of Year award International Biographic Centre, 1991-1992; named one of Outstanding Young Women in American, 1978.
Education
Bachelor in English and Literature, U. Arkansas, 1964.
Career
Various editorial positions, The Shreveport Journal, 1964-1974; director public relations, Bossier Medical Center, Bossier City, Louisiana, 1974-1979; public relations consultant, Union Memorial Hospital, El Dorado, Arkansas, 1975-1979; freelance public relations/marketing consultant, 1975-1980; medical publications coordinator, editor Schumpert Medical Quarterly, Schumpert Medical Center, 1981-1983; freelance editor, Boots Pharmaceutical Company, 1987-1988. Co-owner ImageSet Graphics, Inc., 1987-1989. Member women's advisory board National.Bank of Bossier, 1980-1982.
Achievements
Membership
Member St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1968-1993, publicity chairman benefit styleshow, 1977, teacher 4th grade vacation bible school, 1980, Sunday school teacher 9th-12th grades, 1981, 7th-8th grades, 1982. Co-chairman finance committee Alcohol/Drug Abuse Awareness Coalition, 1976-1977, president, 1977-1979, fin.chmn. Natural High Weekend, 1980, chairman, 1988, board directors, 1974-1981, 89-, Caddo-Bossier Council on Alcoholism, 1975-1981, editor newsletter, 1976-1978.
Chapter secretary Arkansas-Louisiana-Texas chapter St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Shreveport, 1974, board directors Oakwood Home for Women, 1980-1983. Member American Medical Writer's Association (presenter desktop public forum national meeting Boston, 1989, presenter Computer Technology Forum, Ontario, Canada, 1991,Electronic Public, Houston, 1992), Women in Communications, Inc., Society Professional Journalists (Journalism awards 1965-1988, numerous other awards for medical publications 1977, 79-80, 82-83, 85, 87-88), Lambda Tau.
Connections
Children: Todd Hopkins Leatherman, Lori Leigh.
