Rhoda Smeltzer Little

Background

Little, Rhoda Smeltzer was born on January 31, 1938 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Charles Anderson and Rhoda May (Lepperd) Smeltzer.

Education

Diploma in nursing, Thomas Jefferson U. Hospital, Philadelphia, 1960; Bachelor of science in nursing, Grace College, 1960; MSN in Nursing Administration, University of Illinois, 1979.

Career

Divisional director nursing and staff development, Silver Cross Hospital, Joliet, Illinois, 1978-1982; director nursing services, Forkosh Memorial Hospital, Chicago, 1982-1983; director education and nursing quality assurance, Loyola University Medical Center-Mulcahy Outpatient Center, Maywood, Illinois, 1985-1988; assistant administrator patient care, director nursing, maternal/child, emergencyand education, Polyclinic Medical Center, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1989-1996; quality improvement health services division, Health American, Harrisburg, since 1996; quality improvement supervisor, Health American, Harrisburg, since 1997. Consultant St. Francis Hospital, Blue Island, Illinois, 1983-1984.

Achievements

• Rhoda Smeltzer Little has been listed as a noteworthy Nursing administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Organisation Nurse Executives, Pennsylvania Organisation Nurse Executives, Pennsylvania South Control Organisation Nurse Executives (program and marketing committees, member-at-large Executive Committee), Sigma Theta Tau.

Interests

• Avocations: decorating, music.

Connections

Married Lawrence Jess Little, May 26, 1962. Children: Robin Kimberly, Jonathan Sanders.

Father:

Charles Anderson Smeltzer

Mother:

Rhoda May (Lepperd) Smeltzer

Spouse:

Lawrence Jess Little

child:

Robin Kimberly Little

child:

Jonathan Sanders Little