Background
Lubic, Ruth Watson was born on January 18, 1927 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of John Russell and Lillian (Kraft) Watson.
health facility administrator Nurse midwife
Lubic, Ruth Watson was born on January 18, 1927 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of John Russell and Lillian (Kraft) Watson.
Diploma, School Nursing Hospital University Pennsylvania, 1955. Bachelor of Science, Columbia University, 1959. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1961.
Doctor of Education in Applied Anthropology, Columbia University, 1979. Certified in nurse midwifery, State University of New York, Brooklyn, 1962. Doctor of Science (honorary), State University of New York, Brooklyn, 1993.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Pennsylvania, 1985. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey, 1986. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), College New Rochelle, 1992.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Pace University, 1994. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University Massachusetts, 2009. Doctor of Science with honors, University Massachusetts Medical College, Worcester, 2009.
Member faculty, School Nursing, New York Medical College
member of faculty, Maternity Center Association
member of faculty, State University of New York School Nurse-Midwifery
member of faculty, Downstate Medical Center
staff nurse through head nurse, Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Disease, New York City, 1955-1958;
clinical associate, Graduate School Nursing New York Medical College, New York City, 1962-1963;
parent educator, consultant, Maternity Center Association, New York City, 1963-1967;
general director, Maternity Center Association, New York City, 1970-1995;
director clinical projects, Maternity Center Association, New York City, 1995-1997;
project director, National Association of Childbearing Centers, Washington, since 1997;
president, Chief Executive Officer, District of Columbia Developing Families Center, since 1998;
president, Chief Executive Officer, District of Columbia Columbia Birth Center, since 1998. Consultant in midwifery, nursing and maternal and child health Office of Public Health and Science Department of Health and Human Services, 1995-1997. Adjunct Professor division nursing, New York University, since 1995.
Board directors, vice president American Association for World Health United States Committee for World Health Organization, 1975-1994, president 1980-1981. Member board maternal child and family health National Research Council, 1974-1980. Member Commision on Graduates Foreign Nursing Schools, 1979-1983, vice president 1980-1991, treasurer, 1982-1983.
Board of Governors Frontier Nursing Svc., 1982-1992. Board directors Pan American Health Education Foundation, president 1987-1988. Board directors District of Columbia Birth Center, president, since 1998.
Board directors District of Columbia Developing Families Center, president, since 1998. Visiting professor King Edward Memorial Hospital, Perth, Australia, 1991. KateHanna Harvey visiting professor community health nursing Frances Payne Bolton School Nursing Case Western Reserve, 1991.
Lansdowne lecturer U. Victoria, B.C., Canada, 1992. Adjunct Professor School Nursing, Georgetown University, since 1997. ThereseDondero lecturer American College Nurse-Midwives Foundation, 1995.
Andrea Printy Memorial lecturer University of Minnesota, 1998.
Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society for Applied Anthropology, American Academy Nursing (Living Legend award 2001). Member: American Public Health Association (member committee on international health, secretary maternal and child health council 1982, member governing council 1986-1989, member nominating committee 1987, member action board 1988-1990), Visiting Nurse Service of New York (Lillian Wald award 2003), Herman Biggs Society (secretary-treasurer 1989-1990), American Association Colleges Nursing (McGovern lecturer 1997), National Association Childbearing Centers (president 1983-1991, Lifetime Achievement award 2005), Institute of Medicine of National Academy of Sciences (Lienhard award 2001), American College Nurse Midwives (vice president 1964-1966, president-elect 1969-1970), New York Academy Medicine, Alpha Omega Alpha (honorary).
Married William James Lubic, May 28, 1955. 1 child Douglas Watson.