Patricia Jane Poncar

Background

Poncar, Patricia Jane was born on March 7, 1944 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Daughter of Lloyd Russel and Sara LaRue Schaffer.

Education

Diploma, Trumbull Memorial Hospital, 1964; Bachelor of science in nursing, Case Western Reserve U., 1968; MSN, Kent State University, 1988.

Career

Instructor, Trumbull Memorial Hospital School Nursing, Warren, Ohio., 1968-1970; assistant director nursing, Trumbull Memorial Hospital School Nursing, Warren, Ohio., 1972-1979; staff nurse coronary care, Trumbull Memorial Hospital School Nursing, Warren, Ohio., 1979-1981; nursing supervisor, Health Maintenance Plan, Cortland, Ohio., 1981-1983; director of nursing, Health Maintenance Plan, Cortland, Ohio., 1983-1986; staff nurse, Visiting Nurse Association, Warren, Ohio., 1986-1994; assistant professor nursing, Kent State University, Ashtabula, Ohio., since 1989; faculty chair, Kent State University, Ashtabula, Ohio., 1994-1996.

Achievements

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

Membership

Volunteer Hospice, Warren, 1983-1989. Active Lakeview Band Boosters, Cortland, 1991-1996. Secretary Warren Junior Crafts, 1971-1976.

Member ANA, Ohio Nurses Association (convention delegate 1993), Ashtabula District NursesAssn. (secretary 1992-1994, vice president 1991-1992, board directors since 1996), Kent State University Nursing Alumni Association (board directors 1994-1996), National League for Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau.

Interests

• Avocations: hiking, camping, reading, crafts.

Connections

Married Jan Edward Poncar, April 6, 1968. Children: Jeffrey Eric, Rebecca Elise.

Father:

Lloyd Russel Schaffer

Mother:

Sara LaRue Schaffer

Spouse:

Jan Edward Poncar

child:

Jeffrey Eric Poncar

child:

Rebecca Elise Poncar