Patricia Avant

Background

Avant, Patricia was born on August 15, 1941 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Daughter of Lem Barrett and Georgia Evelyn (Mullennix) Coalson.

Education

Registered Nurse, Methodist Hospital, Dallas, 1962; Bachelor of science in nursing, Texas Christian U., 1963; MSN, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, Texas Woman's U., Denton, 1978.

Achievements

• Patricia Avant has been listed as a noteworthy Nursing educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow: American Academy Nursing. Member Royal College Nursing (Australia), ANA (president District 10 1983-1984), National League Nursing, (1st vice president Texas 1985-1989), North America Nursing Diagnosis Association (taxonomy chair 1994-1998, president-elect1998-).

Connections

Married Gayle R. Avant, September 6, 1963. Children: Samantha Gay Foss, Celia Kay Drews.

Father:

Lem Barrett Coalson

Mother:

Georgia Evelyn (Mullennix) Coalson

Spouse:

Gayle R. Avant

child:

Celia Kay Drews Avant

child:

Samantha Gay Foss Avant