Background
Thompson, Norma N. Gill was born on June 26, 1920 in Akron, Ohio, United States.
Thompson, Norma N. Gill was born on June 26, 1920 in Akron, Ohio, United States.
Certified in enterostomal therapy, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 1958.
Director R.B. Turnbull Junior, M.D. School Enterostomal Therapy, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 1961-1978;
coordinator enterostomal therapy, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 1978-1981;
vice president, Worldwide Home Health Care Center, Inc., Akron, since 1981;
vice president, Worldwide Home Health Center, Akron, since 1996. Consultant Akron City Hospital, St. Thomas Hospital Medical Center, Children's Hospital Medical Center Akron. Lecturer on ostomy care.
Consultant in establishing enterostomal therapy schools, England, Australia, Germany, France, Sweden, India, Japan, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Chile. 1st director Rupert B. Turnbull School of Enterostomal Therapy, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 1961. Lecturer to colon-rectal surgeons and enterostomal therapy nurses, Tokyo, Shanghai, China, Hangzhou, China, 1994-1995.
Speaker in field.
Member International Ostomy Association (professional advisory board 1980-1983, 83-85), Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses (honorary. President's aard 1993), United Ostomy Association (enterostomal therapist 1990-1991), Akron Ostomy Association, American Urological Association, Ileitis and Colitis Foundation, French Association Stoma Therapy (honorary president), World Council Enterostomal Therapists (founder 1975, honorary 1984, Norma N. Gill Foundation established 1980).
Richard Nottingham and Esther (Mullennax) Day. Married Edward Grover Gill, September 5, 1938 (deceased 1974). Children: Marilyn A., David E., Sally J. Thompson.
Married Herbert George Thompson, October 1, 1983.