Background
Strand, Nancy Marie was born on December 27, 1926 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Edward Joseph and Ella Frances (Waldron) McNelis.
Strand, Nancy Marie was born on December 27, 1926 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Edward Joseph and Ella Frances (Waldron) McNelis.
Degree in Nursing, College St. Rose, 1947. Bachelor of Science, New York University, 1951. Master of Arts in Counseling, New York University, 1954.
Staff nurse, relief supervisor Veterans Administration Hospital, Bronx, New York, 1947—1959. Staff nurse Children's Hospital, Buffalo, 1959—1961, Veterans Administration Hospital, Buffalo, 1961—1962. With University Arkansas Hospital, 1962—1967, associate director nursing, 1966—1973, director nursing, 1973—1977.
Clinical coordinator nursing Veterans Administration Hospital, Little Rock, 1977—1989. Member nursing curriculum project Southern Regional Education Board. Member faculty research workshop University North Carolina Registered Nurse.
Member of American College of Healthcare Executive Student Association, Arkansas League Nursing (Annual award of Merit 1971), National League Nursing, Arkansas State Nurses Association, American Nurses Association (certified nursing administrator), Sigma Iota Epsilon.
Married Bart Strand, January 15, 1955. Children: Deirdre, Maureen, Sheila.