Rhetaugh Etheldra Graves DUMAS

Background

DUMAS, Rhetaugh Etheldra Graves was born on November 26, 1928 in Natchez, Mississippi, United States. Daughter of Rhetaugh Graves and Josephine (Clemmons) Graves Bell.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Dillard U., 1951; Master of Science in Psychiatric Nursing, Yale University, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy in Social Psychology, Union Graduate School, Union for Experimenting Colleges Universities, Cinn., 1975; also various other courses D Public Svc. (honorary), Simmons College, 1976; D Public Svc. (honorary), University Cincinnati, 1981; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Yale University, 1989; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Dillard U., 1990; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University San Diego, 1993; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Georgetown University, 1996; DPub.

Svc., Florida International U., Miami, 1996; Doctor of Science (honorary), Indiana U., Gary, 1996; Juris Doctor (honorary), Bethune-Cookman College, 1997; Doctor of Science (honorary), Bethune-Cookman College, 1997; Juris Doctor (honorary), University Massachusetts, 1997; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University Mass, 1997.

Career

Instructor, Dillard U., 1957-1959, 61; research assistant, instructor School Nursing, Yale University, 1962-1965; from assistant professor nursing to associate professor, Yale University, 1965-1972; department chairman psychiatric nursing, Yale University, 1972; director nursing, Connecticut Mental Health Center, Yale-New Haven Medical Center, 1966-1972; chief psychiatric nursing education branch, Division Manpower and Training Programs, National Institute of Mental Health, Rockville, Maryland., 1972-1976; deputy director Division Manpower and Training Programs, National Institute of Mental Health, 1976-1979; deputy director, National Institute of Mental Health, 1979-1981; dean, University of Michigan School Nursing, 1981-1994; vice provost health affairs, University of Michigan, 1994-1997; Cole professor school nursing, University of Michigan, since 1994; vice provost emerita, University of Michigan, since 1997; dean emerita, University of Michigan, since 1997. Director Group Rels. Confs. in Tavistock Model. Consultant, speaker, panelist in field.

Fellow Helen Hadley Hall, Yale University, 1972, Branford College, 1972. Director Community Health Care Center Plan, New Haven, 1969-1972. Member United States Assessment Team, consultant to Federal Ministry Health, Nigeria, 1982.

Member of advisory committee Health Policy Agenda for the American People, American Medical Association, 1983-1986. Consultant National Institutes of Health Task Force on Nursing Research, 1984. Member National Commision on Unemployment and Mental Health, National Mental Health Association, 1984-1985.

Member commission to plan major study of national long-term care policy Institute Medicine, 1985. Member of advisory commission to director National Institutes of Health, 1986-1987. Member Secretary's National Commision on Future Structure of Veterans Administration Health Care System, 1990-1991.

Member county on graduate medical education National Advisory Council on Nurse Edition and Practice Workgroup on Primary Care Workforce Projection, Division Nursing, 1994. Member committee torev. breast cancer research program United States Army Medical Research and Material Command, Institute of Medicine, 1996-1997. Member President's National Bioethics Advisory Commission, since 1996.

Achievements

• Rhetaugh Etheldra Graves Dumas has been listed as a noteworthy University official by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors Afro American Center, Yale University, 1968-1972. Member New Haven Board Education, 1968-1971, New Haven City Demonstrations Agency, 1968-1970, Human Relations Council New Haven, 1961-1963, National Neural Circuitry Database Committee, Institute Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, member board scientific advisors, 1985-2007. Member commission on future structure of veterans health care United States Department Veterans Affairs, 1990.

Member President Clinton's National Bioethics Advisory Commission, 1996-1901. Fellow A.K. Rice Institute, American College Mental Health Administrators (founding), American Academy Nursing (charter, president 1987-1989). Member Institute Medicine National Academy of Sciences, American Nurses Association, National Black Nurses Association, American Association Colleges Nursing (governmental affairs committee 1990-1993), American Public Health Association, National League Nursing (president 1997-1999), National Bioethics Advisory Commission, Sigma Theta Tau International (mentor award 1989), Delta Sigma Theta.

Interests

• Reading, music, singing.

Connections

Married A.W. Dumas, Junior, December 25, 1950. 1 child, Adrienne.

Father:

Rhetaugh Graves Bell

Mother:

Josephine (Clemmons) Graves Bell

Spouse:

A.W. Dumas

child:

Adrienne Dumas