Background
Brown, Myrtle Irene was born on February 1, 1915 in East Peoria, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Clifford Richard and Sarah (Scoville) Brown.
Brown, Myrtle Irene was born on February 1, 1915 in East Peoria, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Clifford Richard and Sarah (Scoville) Brown.
Bachelor, Eureka College, 1939; Bachelor of Science, University of Minnesota, 1942; Master of Science, University of Minnesota, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1961.
Instructor supervisor pediatric nursing, Montana State College, Great Falls, 1939-1941; instructor, supervisor pediatric nursing, University of Minnesota, 1942-1946; instructor advanced pediatric nursing, University of Minnesota, 1947-1949; nursing consultant maternal and child health team, World Health Organization, India, 1949-1950; public health staff nurse, Wayne County Health Department, Eloise, Michigan, 1950-1952; assistant professor maternal and child health, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, 1952-1955; instructor, then associate professor introductory epidemiology, senior clinical nursingmaternal and children's nursing, New York University, 1955-1961; research consultant, American Nurses' Foundation New York City, 1961-1964; associate professor community health and medical practice, U. Missouri School Medicine, Columbia, 1964-1967; associate, professor, School Nursing, 1964-1967; dean, professor, School Nursing, Duke, 1967-1970; professor, associate dean graduate studies, College Nursing, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1970-1980.
Board directors Espicopal Housing Corporation, 1975-1993, Columbia. Trustee Eureka College, Illinois, 1985-1992. Fellow American Public Health Association, American Academy Nursing.
Member American Nurses Association, South Carolina Nurses Association, American Sociological Association, Trained Nurse Association India (life), National League Nursing, North Carolina League Nursing, Kappa Delta Pi.